Eventful, lots of information, but there is a possibility to immediately request a quote from the homepage

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1 Revenue model The website Touringcarofferte.nl At Touringcarofferte.nl there is made use of a subscription model for coach companies. This means that the companies can apply, for a certain price, to obtain an overview of requests and see these requests back of recent months. Eventful, lots of information, but there is a possibility to immediately request a quote from the homepage The certification markings of the coach companies are listed on the homepage Sufficient information is provided for both the coach companies, as the customer who wants to rent a bus. Touringcarhurenvergeli jker.nl On the website there is nothing found about using a revenue model. There are a few coach companies listed, so the customer can get in touch with them for requesting a quote. But there is nothing made clear that as a company you should subscribe or register yourself The homepage contains a lot of information. Hereby you can continue to request a quote, view various coach companies, obtain information about the services and see the latest applications There is also an immediately refer to information about the successful concept of Touringcarhurenvergelijker.nl Furthermore, the website has an overview of different prices for coaches with different amounts of travel distances and people Huurjebus.nl At Huurjebus.nl there is a revenue model with a commission, also called intermediation model. A coach company can sign itself free on the site in order to provide quotes and to get an overview of applications within their region. But the company must pay Huurjebus.nl 5% of the quote price, if the applicant books the ride with them The homepage of the website is concise, it immediately returns a reference to requesting a quote and it looks very easy On the site there is also explained how the principle of the website works and what to expect as a customer For the coach companies that register, everything is clearly marked and there is no fine print Mijnbusofferte.nl Bus-offerte.nl At Mijnbusofferte.nl there is made use of an entry model. Hereby requesting for a quote is free, but when you want to book the trip there is a booking fee of At bus-offerte.nl there is made use of the consumption model. Coach companies can register themselves and then create a business page for free, but they have to pay a fixed price per quote request At first sight the website is tight and clear to the customer. It is immediately clear what needs to be completed to request a quote In addition, you can click through various pages containing the process, tips, advice and contact details. Herein all the information is again short and concise, which creates a tight and clear overview The homepage immediately shows a small section of the form that must be completed before requesting a quote. There is also information found about what the company exactly does for the customer On the homepage there is also a list of satisfied business users, such as KLM, Martinair and TNT Bussite.eu At Bussite.eu there is a subscription model for coach companies. The companies can get a subscription and pay an amount per month to get the inquiries of the customers. There are links to pages like contact, subscribe transporters and log in On the page 'subscribe transporters' there is clearly explained what the conditions and benefits are for creating an account The homepage immediately shows the form that needs to be filled in. There are only a few points only shown in English. There is a short description of how you need to request for a quote There is a list of just incoming trips. There is a clear part in the website with FAQ that gives the customer all the information they need. Busofferte.com At Busofferte.com there is made use of a revenuemodel with a commission, which can also be called an intermediation model. The coach companies can subscribe themselves free to the site and promoting their bustrips for free. But when someone sends a request and books the trip at them, they have to pay The homepage contains a lot of information. It will distract the customer from requesting a quote, because there is so much to see. There is a clear description of how you can request a quote, so for the customers it is very easy to begin with this. There is shown a list of recent inquiries.

2 Bookabus.nl Huureenbus.nl At Bookabus.nl there is also made use of an intermediation model. When someone books a trip at a coach company, this company needs to pay a commission to the platform. At Huureenbus.nl there is are two ways of earning money. When the customer books a trip at the coach company they have to pay 4% of the final price. But when the coach company wants to advertise they have to pay an amount per month. The homepage is very clear and looks professional There is shown a certification mark which will take care of more trust from the customers. You can immediately see the contact details for if you have any further questions The homepage contains lots of information. It is not unclear, but it is just too much There is an overview of the most recent inquiries

3 Way of requesting quotes By requesting the quotes there are several additional services listed as examples (e.g. toilet, minibar, TV/DVD, etc.) The quotes can be receiver by , post and telephone There may also be described when the quote must be received (Possibly) notable features Overview of recent applications, with the date, departure and the number of people indicated There is an application for the Twitter account of the company on the side available, which shows the latest updates There is talk of a newsletter once a month A small selection of participating coach companies is displayed The information to be entered at first sight seems very little. This provides an advantage for the company, because the customer wants effort as little as possible When making a request, the route is immediately verified. After checking, there is immediately indicated how many kilometres it is and what the expected travel time would be After checking the route, there must be more information given by the customer. But since they already started, they wont leave the page so easily On the site you will need, when applying, to give very little information to get an indication of the price. This price indication is taken broadly, but can also show how much it will cost per person approximately At the request there will be immediately indicated what the travel distance and expected travel time is Verify the route A selection of coach companies that are approached by the company There is an overview of recent applications There are given tips such as where to be aware of if you want to hire a coach? At the site itself you can find a list of several coach companies with its telephone number On this site there is also displayed a list of recent applications and a list of several coach companies In addition, you can search by city or zip code to see different coach companies in your region The prices of the quotes are not visible for other coach companies, so there can not be competition in prices Few data to fill in for requesting a quote When filling in the information to request a quote, there is immediately displayed a brief summary of the journey on the side of the page Clear summary of the application on the side of the page The buttons register new customers and log in existing customers will put off customers, since they must create an account for using the website Requesting a quote looks easy The list of services and additional options, like touringcarofferte.nl, is a wise choice. This allows the customer is tempted to make the trip even more luxurious and extensive On the homepage the customer should fill in the place of departure, the type of trip and the number of persons. After this, the customer can go 'further' where they have to fill in general information and eventually add additional options or services The descriptions of recently applications for trips are shown on the homepage Declaring the satisfied business partners generates trust with the customers There are some reviews from customers on the homepage The form contents lots of errors. Not only in the orthography, but also the wrong language and checkboxes that are not in good places. The list of just incoming trips is something where you can see how many bookings there are at this platform Next to filling in more information you can see an indication of the price with the amount of kilometers. Perhaps this only shows 1 price and not a range of prices, so it can always dissapoint. There is only a little information to fill in for requesting a quote. All the information they need is clear. The illustrations at the needed facilities are good looking and clear The date can be set up with a calendar, so the customer can see they are booking the right day and not find out too late that it was another day Forwarding the type of bus you want, so the customer also can request for a special trip. You can forward the type of bus you wish for. This does not only contain normal buses, but also party or VIP buses choices.

4 You can pass on needed facilities, which are described and illustrated The customer can't indicate if they want a single trip or a retour. When they only want a single trip they also need to fill in the places for the return, even if they do not want to use this. The page shows sorts of buses that can be rented with pictures. This is something that may seek attention from the customer. There is only some general information to fill in and not additional services or anything It is clear what you need to fill in. You can request combination trips When your doing an application by the home page it says that they calculate the route, but it does not show anything and you have to pass on to step 3 filling in your contact details. But when you pass on on the homepage and get to another page for requesting a quote, there will be shown the route There is immediately shown what the amount of kilometers will be. The list with most recent inquiries

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