Q4 2021 Inspirato Inc Earnings Call
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Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Inspirado fourth quarter and year-end 2021 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants on a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. Please note that this conference call is being recorded today, March 10th, 2022. I will now turn the call over to James Knott, General Counsel.
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by welcome to the inch Berardo fourth quarter and year end 2021 earnings conference call.
All participants on a listen only mode.
A question answer session will follow the formal presentation.
Please note that this conference call is being recorded today March 10, 2022, I will now turn the call over to James not General Counsel.
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James Knott: Thank you, operator. And hello, everyone. By now, everyone should have access to our fourth quarter and year-end 2021 earnings release, which is available on the investor section of the investor website at www.inspirato.com.
Thank you operator, and Hello, everyone by now everyone should have access to our fourth quarter and year end 2021 earnings release, which is available on the investors section of the Investor website at Www <unk> <unk>.
<unk> com before we begin our formal remarks, we need to remind everyone that some of management's comments today will be forward looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including but not limited to those regarding our expectations relating to future operating results and financial position guidance and gross.
James Knott: Before we begin our formal remarks, we need to remind everyone that some of the management's comments today will be forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities law, including but not limited to those regarding our expectations relating to future operating results and financial position, guidance and growth prospects, our anticipated future expenses and investments, our business strategy and plans, and our market growth, market position, and potential market opportunities.
Specs, our anticipated future expenses and investments our business strategy and plans and our market growth market position and potential market opportunities.
James Knott: These statements are based on assumptions and beliefs, and we assume no obligation to update them.
Statements are based on assumptions and beliefs, and we assume no obligation to update them actual results could differ materially from those indicated by these forward looking statements. We refer you to our SEC filings for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact future operating results and financial condition.
James Knott: Actual results could differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements.
James Knott: We refer you to our SEC filings for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact future operating results and financial conditions.
In addition, during the call management will also discuss non-GAAP measures, which we believe can be useful in evaluating the company's operating performance. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP reconciliations of these measures the most.
James Knott: In addition, during the call, management will also discuss non-GAAP measures, which we believe can be useful in evaluating the company's operating performance. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
James Knott: Reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in our earnings release, which is available on the investor relations section of our website and which was furnished with our Form 8K today with the SEC.
Directly comparable GAAP measures are included in our earnings release, which is available on the Investor Relations section of our website and which was furnished with our form 8-K today with the S E C.
Hosting the call today, we have our co founder and CEO , Brent handler, and Chief Financial Officer Web neighbor. They will provide some opening remarks and then we will open the call to questions with that I'll turn the call over to Brent.
James Knott: Hosting the call today, we have our co-founder and CEO , Brent Handler, and Chief Financial Officer, Webb Nabors.
James Knott: They will provide some opening remarks and then we will open the call to questions. With that, I'll turn the call over to Brent.
Thank you James and good afternoon, everyone welcome to the in sporadic fourth quarter and year end 2021 earnings call. The first after closing our business combination I'd like to start by welcoming our newest shareholders and thanking our entire <unk> team for their efforts over the past year to help us get to this point.
Brent Handler: Thank you, James, and good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the Inspirato fourth quarter and year-end 2021 earnings call, the first after closing.
Brent Handler: I'd like to start by welcoming our newest shareholders and thanking our entire Inspirato team for their efforts over the past year to help us get to this point. This is an important milestone in the history of Inspirato, and it positions us for future growth in the years ahead. I also would like to take this opportunity to thank our nearly 14,000 loyal subscribers who entrust us with their most valuable resource, quality experiences, and support.
This is an important milestone in the history of <unk> and it positions us for future growth in the years ahead I also would like to take this opportunity to thank our nearly 14000 loyal subscribers, who entrust us with their most valuable resource quality experiences with family and friends.
Brent Handler: Before we go into our financial results, I would like to quickly talk about the history of our brand and where we stand today.
Before we go into our financial results I would like to quickly talk about the history of our brand and where we stand today My brother, Brad and I originally entered into the luxury travel market back in 2002 with a capital intensive model that required a significant upfront fee and used the money to purchase real estate.
Brent Handler: My brother Brad and I originally entered into the luxury travel market back in 2002 with a capital intensive model that required a significant upfront fee and used the money to purchase real estate.
We evolve that model in 2011, when we launched <unk>, a scalable asset light subscription travel platform. We have been serving affluent travelers now for 20 years and are constantly innovating to provide the best value and experience to the luxury consumer.
Brent Handler: We evolved that model in 2011 when we launched Inspirado, a scalable asset-like subscription travel.
Brent Handler: We have been serving affluent travelers now for 20 years and are constantly innovating to provide the best value and experience to the luxury.
Today. The <unk> platform is comprised of two core subscription products. The first is in sporadic club. The initial product. We launched in 2011 currently new club subscribers pay $600 per month for access to an exclusive portfolio of branded luxury vacation homes five star.
Brent Handler: Today, the Inspirato platform is comprised of two core subscription products. The first is Inspirato Club, the initial product we launched in 2011.
Brent Handler: Currently, new club subscribers pay $600 per month for access to an exclusive portfolio of branded luxury vacation homes, five-star hotels and resort.
Hotels in resort partners, and custom travel experiences and hundreds of destinations around the world. In addition to their monthly subscription subscribers paying nightly rates to book their trips of their choice our club subscribers travel with <unk> because of the luxury service certainty and value that we provide.
Brent Handler: custom travel experiences in hundreds of destinations around the world.
Brent Handler: In addition to their monthly subscription, subscribers pay nightly rates to book the trips of their...
Brent Handler: Our club subscribers travel with Inspirato because of the luxury, service, certainty, and value that we provide.
Brent Handler: Our second product is Inspirato Pass, which we launched in the summer of 2009.
Our second product is <unk> pass, which we launched in the summer of 2019 and for auto passed as the first ever luxury travel subscription inclusive of nightly rates taxes and fees with pass subscribers pay $2500 per month and choose from a list of typically more than one 5 million trips.
Brent Handler: Inspirato PASS is the first ever luxury travel subscription inclusive of nightly rates, taxes,
Brent Handler: With Pass, subscribers pay $2,500 per month and choose from a list of typically more than 1.5 million trips, ranging from luxury homes and hotels to unique travel experiences around the world.
Ranging from luxury homes in hotels, two unique travel experiences around the world.
Brent Handler: A proprietary patented algorithm determines how subscribers use their pass to book and enjoy travel. Our subscribers realize substantial value from this product and we believe it represents a significant opportunity that we can continue to grow as consumers further appreciate its many benefits.
A proprietary patented algorithm determines how subscribers use their pass to book and enjoy travel our subscribers realize substantial value from this product and we believe it represents a significant opportunity that we can continue to grow as consumers further appreciate its many benefits.
One of the differentiating aspects of our model versus traditional hospitality is that we have greater loyalty within our customer base in fact, well have killed while hotel companies pay millions of dollars to incentivize their customers to travel with them. The reverse is true within cerrado, our subscribers pay us for the ability.
Brent Handler: One of the differentiating aspects of our model versus traditional hospitality is that we have greater loyalty within our customers.
Brent Handler: In fact, while hotel companies pay millions of dollars to incentivize their customers to travel with them.
Brent Handler: The reverse is true with Inspirato, our subscribers pay us for the ability of being able to travel within our exclusive platform.
<unk> of being able to travel within our exclusive platform. Additionally, the <unk> demographic is highly coveted consisting of affluent travelers, who want to spend more and better time with family and friends.
Brent Handler: Additionally, the Inspirado demographic is highly coveted, consisting of affluent travelers who want to spend more and better time with family.
Brent Handler: Moving on to the current state of our business, let's start with some recent highlights, specifically
Moving on to the current state of our business, let's start with some recent highlights specifically on February 11th 2022, we closed our business combination and on February 14th 2022, <unk> class, a common stock and warrants commenced trading on NASDAQ under the <unk>.
Brent Handler: On February 11th, 2022, we closed our business.
Brent Handler: And on February 14, 2022, Inspirato's Class A common stock and warrants commenced trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ISPO and ISPOW respectively.
Ticker symbol I S P O and ISP O W respectively.
Pro forma following the closing of the transaction <unk> had approximately $140 million of cash on the balance sheet, including approximately $88 million in gross proceeds from a pipe led by Janus Henderson.
Brent Handler: Pro forma, following the closing of the transaction, Inspirato had approximately $140 million of cash on its balance sheet, including approximately $88 million in gross proceeds from a pipe led by Janice.
Brent Handler: In 2021, we expanded our business on both the supply side and the demand side.
In 2021, we expanded our business on both the supply side and the demand side on the supply side in response to luxury consumer preferences for curated private accommodations. We increased total control of accommodations to 538, a 36% year over year increase.
Brent Handler: On the supply side, in response to luxury consumer preferences for curated private accommodations, we increased total controlled accommodations to 538, a 36% year-over-year increase.
Brent Handler: On the demand side, we grew active subscriptions to 14,875, an 18% year-over-year increase.
On the demand side, we grew app, good subscriptions to 14875, and 18% year over year increase and pass subscriptions to 2987, a 67% year over year increase as a result in 2021.
Brent Handler: and past subscriptions to 2,987, a 67% year-over-year increase.
Brent Handler: As a result, in 2021, we delivered record revenue of $235 million, $13 million ahead of our initial budget.
We delivered record revenue of $235 million $13 million ahead of our initial forecast.
Brent Handler: In September 2021, we launched Inspirato Real Estate, our owner lease-back platform that greatly enhances our supply pipeline and expands the selection of residences offered to our subscribers.
In September 2021, we launched Inspiron real estate are owner leaseback platform that greatly enhances our supply pipeline and expands the selection of residences offered to our subscribers.
Brent Handler: In October of 2021, we released an updated 2.0 version of our innovative PASS product, which allows for greater trip planning flexibility and value for our subscribers. With this release, our PASS trip list grew from around 150,000 trips to over 1.5 million.
In October of 2021, we released an updated two point out version of our innovative past product, which allows for greater trip planning flexibility and value for our subscribers with this release, our past tricked less grew from around 150000 trips to over one 5 million trips.
As we look ahead, we believe there is a lot of room to grow and further improve the luxury travel experience for our subscribers with that as context, let me touch on our recent financial performance key business metrics and other operating metrics.
Brent Handler: As we look ahead, we believe there is a lot of room to grow and further improve the luxury travel experience for our subscribers.
Brent Handler: With that as context, let me touch on our recent financial performance, key business metrics, and other operating
We ended the year with a record fourth quarter with revenues of 68 million up 71% year over year.
Brent Handler: We ended the year with a record fourth quarter with revenues of $68 million, up 71% year over year, a gap net loss of $9 million, and adjusted EBITDA loss
GAAP net loss of $9 million and adjusted EBITDA loss of $6 million for the full year 2021 revenues were $235 million up 42% year over year net loss was $22 million and adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $16 million Andy.
Brent Handler: For the full year, 2021, revenues were $235 million, up 42% year-over-year. Net loss was $22 million, and adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $16 million.
Brent Handler: Annual recurring revenue from our subscriptions grew to $135 million, an increase of 48% year over year. And it's very encouraging to see that our innovative subscription model is scaling as we expected.
Annual recurring revenue from our subscriptions grew to $135 million, an increase of 48% year over year, and it's very encouraging to see that our innovative subscription model is scaling as we expected.
Brent Handler: In a year with varying degrees of travel restrictions in different parts of the U.S. and the world, our unique offering was compelling enough to both retain our subscriber base and attract new affluent travelers.
In a year with varying degrees of travel restrictions in different parts of the U S and the world are unique offering was compelling enough to both retain our subscriber base and attract new affluent travelers in fact, the travel restrictions elevated the importance of envoy of avoiding vacation roulette that high net worth travelers.
Brent Handler: In fact, the travel restrictions elevated the importance of avoiding vacation roulette that high net worth travelers often face with online vacation rental services.
Often face with online vacation rental sites.
Brent Handler: The service and certainty our subscribers get with Inspirato gives them the comfort they need to experience the world with family and friends, even during otherwise challenging and uncertain times.
The service uncertainty our subscribers get within sporadic gives them the comfort they need to experience the world with family and friends, even during otherwise challenging and uncertain times.
Brent Handler: On the supply side, during 2021, we added 141 controlled accommodations.
On the supply side. During 2021, we added 141 controlled accommodations, including new residences hotel penthouses suites and rooms up 36% year over year, an important and growing component of our supply acquisition strategy is working directly with premium hospitality.
Brent Handler: including new residences, hotel penthouses, suites and rooms, up 36% year over year.
Brent Handler: An important and growing component of our supply acquisition strategy is working directly with premium hospitality brands, national resort developers, and institutional owners of high-quality vacation rental products.
<unk> National resort developers and institutional owners of high quality vacation rental product, we have made significant investments over the past year in building our team and infrastructure to execute on these larger more complex transactions.
Brent Handler: We have made significant investments over the past year in building our team and infrastructure to execute on these larger, more complex transactions.
We now have an active pipeline of large strategic lease acquisition opportunities that will give us additional operating scale in some of our core markets and we will expand our footprint into new markets that include some of the most iconic vacation destinations in the world.
Brent Handler: strategic acquisition opportunities that will give us additional operating scale in some of our core markets and will expand our footprint into new markets that include some of the most iconic vacation destinations.
Brent Handler: If consummated, these transactions represent large components of the overall supply growth we have previously forecast.
If consummated these transactions represent large components of the overall supply growth. We have previously forecasted we look forward to updating you as we execute these transactions and have more details to share.
Brent Handler: We look forward to updating you as we execute these transactions and have more details to share. As we look ahead, we
As we look ahead, we continue to focus on growth and innovation first and foremost we are committed to delivering best in class service and certainty to our subscribers.
Brent Handler: First and foremost, we are committed to delivering best-in-class service and certainty to our subscribers.
Brent Handler: Second, we are accelerating our investment into the expansion of our portfolio.
We are accelerating our investment into the expansion of our portfolio.
Brent Handler: Third, we continue to innovate and evolve the past product, which could include offerings such as sports and entertainment events, and perhaps in the future, further segmentation such as new prices.
Third we continue to innovate and evolve the past product, which could include offerings, such as sports and entertainment events and perhaps in the future further segmentation such as new price points and lastly, we see opportunity within adjacent subscription offerings, such as corporate incentive travel.
Brent Handler: And lastly, we see opportunity within adjacent subscription offerings, such as corporate incentive travel, bespoke and adventure travel, private clubs.
Bespoke and adventure travel private clubs and air travel.
Brent Handler: Corporate incentive travel, in particular, represents an attractive growth avenue.
Corporate incentive travel in particular represents an attractive growth Avenue for us in 2021, we received an unsolicited inquiry from a large global software company about providing reward travel for their sales force. This ultra ultimately manifest into a multibillion dollar bespoke program fully.
Brent Handler: In 2021, we received an unsolicited inquiry from a large global software company about providing reward travel.
Brent Handler: This ultimately manifests into a multi-million dollar bespoke program, fully paid up front by our customers.
Paid upfront by our client our early success in this area catalyzed our innovation and product development teams, who are and are actively exploring how to capitalize on the large and growing corporate incentive travel market.
Brent Handler: Our early success in this area catalyzed our innovation and product development.
Brent Handler: who are now actively exploring how to capitalize on the large and growing corporate incentive travel market.
I'll now turn the call over to web to provide more specifics on the financials.
Brent Handler: I'll now turn the call over to Webb to provide more specifics on the financials.
Thank you Brent.
As Brent mentioned, we reported a record $68 million of revenue during the fourth quarter of 2021 up 71% from the same quarter last year.
Webb Nabors: As Brent mentioned, we reported a record $68 million of revenue during the fourth quarter of 2021, up 71% from the same quarter last year.
For the full year ended December 31, 2021 revenue was $235 million versus $166 million in the prior year.
Webb Nabors: December 31st, 2021, revenue was $235 million versus.
Webb Nabors: annual recurring revenue at year end was $135 million.
Annual recurring revenue at year end was $135 million up 49% compared to year end 2020, and up 25% compared to the prior high watermark in early 2020.
Webb Nabors: up 49% compared to year-end 2020 and up 25% compared to the prior high watermark in early 2020. For the fourth quarter, we had a net loss of $9 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $6 million.
For the fourth quarter, we had a net loss of $9 million.
Adjusted EBITDA loss of $6 million.
For the full year, we recorded a net loss of $22 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $16 million, which compares to a net loss of $1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $8 million during the prior year.
Webb Nabors: to a net loss of $1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $8 million during the prior year.
Webb Nabors: We made and are continuing to make significant investments in sales and marketing, operations, corporate infrastructure, and our real estate footprint as the pandemic eases and as we respond to strengthening demand.
We made and are continuing to make significant investments in sales and marketing operations corporate infrastructure and our real estate footprint.
Pandemic eases and as we respond to strengthen demand trends and resume our growth trajectory.
Looking at the fourth quarter's key operating metrics on the subscription side, we ended the year with 13802 active subscribers.
Webb Nabors: On the subscription side, we ended the year with 13,802 active subscribers and 14,875
<unk> thousand 875 active subscriptions.
Webb Nabors: This represents year-over-year increases of 18% for both subscribers and...
This represents year over year increases of 18% for both subscribers and subscriptions.
As a reminder, the difference between these two numbers is that there is a subset of our active subscribers who have more than one active subscription.
Webb Nabors: As a reminder, the difference between these two numbers is that there is a subset of our active subscribers who have more than one active subscription. Selling multiple subscriptions and upgrading existing members to higher revenue subscriptions
Selling multiple subscriptions and upgrading existing members to higher revenue subscriptions is an active part of our full customer lifecycle approach to subscriber sales.
Strong travel demand resulted in a record 95994 nights delivered in 2021.
Webb Nabors: strong travel demand resulted in a record 95,994 nights delivered in 2021. One driver of this increase was increased occupancy, with our occupancy rate for the
One driver of the increase was increased occupancy with our occupancy rate for the fourth quarter of 84% compared to 78% in the year ago period at an average of 88% for the full year 2021 compared to 71% in 2020.
Webb Nabors: an average of 88% for the full year 2021 compared to 71%.
Webb Nabors: This clearly demonstrates the demand we have within our subscriber base and is one of the reasons we are aggressively...
This clearly demonstrates the demand we have within our subscriber base and it was one of the reasons, we are aggressively building out our supply.
Webb Nabors: We ended the year with 538 total controlled accommodations, up 36%.
We ended the year with 538 total controlled accommodations up 36% from 2020.
Webb Nabors: continue to grow our inventory through both our traditional retail and newer institutional channels.
We continue to grow our inventory through both for traditional retail newer institutional channels were committed to developing and maintaining a balance beneficial lease economics structural flexibility and optionality.
Webb Nabors: committed to developing and maintaining a balanced, beneficial lease economics, structural flexibility.
Webb Nabors: commitments and markets where we can amass significant scale and operating leverage.
Strategic commitments in markets, where we can amass significant scale and operating leverage.
Turning to the balance sheet.
Webb Nabors: Our liquidity picture has never been stronger. Our resilient subscription revenue and flexible cost structure are two of the reasons that we have accrued significant amounts of cash over the past two fiscal years.
Our liquidity picture has never been stronger our resilient subscription revenue and flexible cost structure are two of the reasons that we have accrued significant amounts of cash over the past two fiscal years.
Webb Nabors: end of 2019, we had approximately $40 million of cash on our balance sheet. At the end of 2020, that had increased to almost $70 million.
At the end of 2019, we have approximately $40 million of cash on our balance sheet.
At the end of 2020 that had increased to almost $70 million.
At the end of 2021, we had approximately $80 million.
Webb Nabors: I'd remind everyone that we have a capital-like business model and are focused on preserving capital and maintaining judicious spend and investment criteria.
I would remind everyone that we are a capital light business model and are focused on preserving capital and maintaining judicious spend and investment criteria as evidenced by our year end cash balance as compared to the approximately $85 million of total equity we have raised as a private company over more than 10 years of operations before our recent transaction.
Webb Nabors: evidenced by our year-end cash balance as compared to the approximately 85 million of total equity.
Webb Nabors: raised as a private company over more than 10 years of operations before our recent transaction. After the closing of the business combination,
After the closing of the business combination, we have approximately 140 million of cash on a pro forma basis.
As mentioned throughout the destock process.
Webb Nabors: As mentioned throughout the DSPAC process, these NEP proceeds will enable us to accelerate the process.
The proceeds will enable us to accelerate growth.
Webb Nabors: not required for us to hit our previous growth targets for 2022 and beyond.
Required for us to hit our previous growth targets for 2022 and beyond.
Turning to guidance.
Webb Nabors: This being our first earnings call post-business combination, we're establishing our guidance.
This being our first earnings call post business combination, we're establishing our guidance approach.
Webb Nabors: plan to provide a range of expected annual revenue and adjusted EBITDA.
To provide a range of expected annual revenue and adjusted EBITDA and update each quarter.
Webb Nabors: We expect to initiate guidance for any given year when we report the fourth quarter and year.
We expect to initiate guidance for any given year when we report the fourth quarter.
And year end results of the prior year.
We currently expect 2022 full year revenue to range between $350 and $360 million representing year over year growth of 49% and 53% respectively.
Webb Nabors: We currently expect 2022 full-year revenue to range between $350 million and $360 million, representing year-over-year growth.
Webb Nabors: We expect adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of negative $15 to $25 million.
We expect adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of negative 15% to $25 million.
Webb Nabors: Our guidance reflects the strong demand trends driving both subscription acquisition and travel spend.
Our guidance reflects the strong demand trends driving both subscription acquisition and travel spend continued rapid growth of our inventory and near term investments targeted at harnessing and amplifying these growth drivers.
Webb Nabors: continued rapid growth of our inventory and near-term investments targeted at harnessing and amplifying these growth drivers.
With that I'll pass it back to Brent for some closing remarks.
Speaker Change: Thank you, Webb. Before we close our prepared remarks and open the call for questions, I'd like to reiterate
Thank you Ed before we close our prepared remarks and open the call for questions I'd like to reiterate some key points first we are excited to have completed our business combination and trade under the NASDAQ ticker I S. T O.
Speaker Change: First, we are excited to have completed our business combination and trade under the NASDAQ ticker ISPO.
Speaker Change: Second, we feel great about our positioning within the luxury travel market, and specifically the opportunity to capitalize on the trends around consumer subscription.
Second we feel great about our positioning within the luxury travel market and specifically the opportunity to capitalize on the trends around consumer subscriptions.
Speaker Change: Third, we have a number of exciting avenues for growth both within our existing offerings and through expansion into adjacent subscription categories.
Third we have a number of exciting avenues for growth both within our existing offerings and through expansion into adjacent subscription categories.
Speaker Change: Lastly, I want to thank our over 800 dedicated Inspirato team members for their relentless commitment to delivering best-in-class experiences to our nearly 14,000 subscribers. Again, welcome to our newest shareholders, and thank you all for joining today. Operator.
Lastly, I want to thank our over 800 dedicated in sporadic team members for their relentless commitment to delivering best in class experiences to our nearly 14000 subscribers again welcome to our newest shareholders and thank you all for joining today operator. Please open the line for <unk>.
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As a reminder to ask a question we need to press star one on your telephone and toy draw. Your question press the pound key once again Thats star one for questions one more for questions.
Speaker Change: As a reminder, to ask a question, you need to press star 1 on your telephone, and to withdraw your question, just press the pound.
Speaker Change: Once again, that's star one for questions and one more one for questions.
Speaker Change: Our first question will come from Mike Rundle from Northland Securities. You may begin.
Our first question will come from the line of Mike Grondahl from Northland Securities You may begin.
Hey, Brett and web congrats on all the progress in 2021.
Mike Rundle: Hey Brett and Webb, congrats on all the progress in 2021.
Speaker Change: First question is just your active subscribers were nicely ahead of your guidance about 500 incremental subscribers. What would you kind of attribute that outperformance to?
First question is just your active subscribers.
We're nicely ahead of your guidance about 500 incremental subscribers.
What would you kind of attribute that outperformance to.
Hey, Mike It's web I'll take that.
Speaker Change: The, we were really pleased in that performance. And I think as you saw the quarters that we disclosed throughout the year, that trend accelerating. So at the beginning of the year, one year ago, the environment in various parts of the country and the world was still challenged due to the effects of the pandemic. And that teased as the year went on, we frankly had a significant amount of inbound demand for those subscriptions.
We were really pleased in that performance and I think as you saw the quarters that we disclosed throughout the year that trend accelerating so at the beginning of the year one year ago the environment in various parts of the country in the world was still challenged.
Due to the effects of the pandemic and that can be used as the year went on.
Frank frankly had a significant amount of inbound demand for those subscriptions and we ramped up fairly aggressively sales and marketing spend to meet that demand and you saw that grow and accumulate throughout the year ultimately, resulting in like you said approximately 500 more subs than we had previously forecast for the year.
Speaker Change: And we ramped up, fairly aggressively, sales and marketing spend to meet that demand. And you saw that grow and accumulate throughout the year, ultimately resulting in, like you said, approximately 500 more subs than we had previously forecast for the year.
Sure.
Got it got it.
And then just in your controlled accommodations, primarily the residences.
Speaker Change: And then just in your controlled accommodations, primarily the residences.
Speaker Change: How does sort of the, you know, you talked about growing that aggressively.
I'm just sort of the.
You talked about growing that aggressively.
It grew 36% in 2021, what does that backlog look like that pipeline.
Speaker Change: it grew 36% in 2021. What does that backlog look like, that pipeline? And maybe any comments on Inspirato Real Estate, that channel.
And maybe any any comments on inspiron own real estate.
That channel too.
Sure.
Speaker Change: Sure. We've been really pleased at our ability to grow and deliver on the pipeline to date.
We've been really pleased at our ability to grow and deliver on the pipeline to date I would say that is still a nascent operation. It's just been within the last year that we have started to invest in and build a whole new level of infrastructure around that.
Speaker Change: I would say that is still a nascent operation, it's just it's been within the last year that we have started to invest in and build a whole new level of infrastructure around the people, the process, and the systems to grow that inventory. So we've seen great returns, as you point out, we were very happy with more than 35% growth for the year. We are building a robust pipeline behind that.
The people the process and the systems to grow that inventory. So we've seen great returns as you point out we were very happy with more than 35% growth for the year.
We are building a robust pipeline behind that Brent referred to in his comments a few larger institutional opportunities that we have actively been working on so.
Speaker Change: Brent referred to in his comments a few larger institutional opportunities that we have actively been working on, so we don't have anything to announce yet on that front, but we have reason to believe that growth in the pipeline you have seen will continue to accelerate.
So we don't have anything to announce yet on that front, but we have reason to believe that the growth in our pipeline you see you have seen we will continue to accelerate.
Yes got it.
Speaker Change: Yes, got it. Got it. This is Brent.
Brad one quick.
One quick thought on that to our members today to all of our subscribers we launched.
Brent Handler: One quick thought on that, you know, to our members today, to all of our subscribers, we launched the most...
The most requested.
Brent Handler: destination that I can remember in the 20 years of being in this business, we launched.
Destination that I can remember in the 20 years of being in this business, we launched the hamptons today.
Brent Handler: The Hamptons today with releasing 14 new residences and that's an example of a large developer, a strategic.
With releasing 14, new residences and that's an example of a large developer a strategic relationship.
Brent Handler: It's an opportunity to be part of a five star luxury hotel that is going to be able to service and partner with us.
It's a opportunity to be part of a.
Five star luxury hotel that is going to be able to service and partner with us.
Brent Handler: for, you know, really the largest demographic that we serve.
Really the largest demographic that we serve.
Brent Handler: you know, the tri-state area. So that's kind of the first of what, you know, Webb was talking about, which are these larger, more strategic, very important deals.
The Tri state area. So that's kind of the first of what.
<unk> was talking about which of these larger more strategic very important.
Deals.
Brent Handler: from, you know, as they go from pipeline to reality with one of those happening.
As they go from pipeline to reality with one of those happening today.
Great I got that email early this morning, it was nice to see.
Speaker Change: Great. I got that email early this morning. It was nice to see. Um, and then maybe lastly,
And then maybe lastly.
Anything to call out on some of the other growth avenues sort of tickets and Swedes or beyond travels you mentioned sort of the bespoke stuff anything else to call out there.
Speaker Change: Anything to call out on some of the other growth avenues?
Speaker Change: sort of tickets and suites or beyond travels. You mentioned sort of the bespoke stuff. Anything else to call out there?
I think the one that is the most obvious to call out that.
Speaker Change: I think the one that is the most obvious to call out that we referenced a little bit earlier was
We referenced a little bit.
Earlier was around corporate incentive travel market I think if you really look at hospitality overall, one of the reasons <unk> been able to do so well during the pandemic as we had the good fortune of tailwind for both private accommodations with service and certainty so that was it.
Speaker Change: around this corporate incentive travel market. I think if you really look at hospitality overall, one of the reasons Inspirato has been able to do so well during the pandemic is we have the good fortune of tailwinds for both private accommodations with service uncertainty. So that was a big winner during the pandemic.
A big winner during the pandemic and also really it being focused on.
Speaker Change: And also, you know, really it being focused on, you know, the transient user, the non-corporate user.
The transient.
Transient user the non corporate user.
Speaker Change: But most businesses that are in hospitality have some reliance on corporate in some way or another, and some reliance on the more vacation-oriented. And so what we're looking at is an opportunity to take our portfolio and get better utilization and yield out of it by really focusing on this.
But most most businesses that are in hospitality have some reliance on corporate in some way or another and some reliance on.
The more.
More vacation oriented and so what we're looking at is an opportunity to take our portfolio and get better utilization and yield out of that by really focusing on this.
Speaker Change: incentive and kind of corporate reward market that we think is very big. We think we have a really differentiated opportunity in that space.
Incentive and kind of corporate reward market that we think is very big we think we have a really differentiated opportunity in that space. So I think from a growth perspective, it would not be unrealistic to think that we had some very good success with this large software company that we mentioned earlier.
Speaker Change: So, I think from a growth perspective, it would not be unrealistic to think that we had some very good success with this large software company that we mentioned earlier, and just thinking that we might be putting some investment there and thinking through how we would be able to attack that market in the coming quarters.
And just thinking that we might be putting some investment there and thinking through how we will be able to attack that market.
In the coming quarters.
Great. Thanks, a lot guys.
Sure.
Speaker Change: Once again, as a reminder, that's star 1 for questions, star 1.
Once again as a reminder, that star one for a question star one.
Speaker Change: Our next question will come from the line of Tom Champion from Piper Sandler. You may begin.
Next question will come from the line of Tom Champion from Piper Sandler.
Again.
Tom Champion: Good afternoon, guys. Thanks for taking the questions. Web maybe to begin with you that 22 guidance 350 to 360 that looks just a little below the prior expectation expressed in in the deck and the materials. Just curious if you could walk us through The change there and then run maybe two quick ones for you. Can you elaborate on on past 2.0 what was, what was the change that Increase the number of
Good afternoon guys.
Thanks for taking the questions.
Maybe to begin with you that 'twenty two guidance of $3 50 to 360 that looks just a little below the prior expectation expressed in in the deck.
The materials just curious if you could walk us through.
The change there and then Brian maybe two quick ones for you.
Can you elaborate on past two point out what was the what was the change that.
Increase the number of.
Speaker Change: uh... trips uh... it enabled so dramatically and and and you know just what are you seeing on the demand side
Trips.
Labeled so dramatically and then just finally.
What are you seeing on the demand side from from consumers and customer behavior.
Speaker Change: and customer behavior. Are you seeing any any different trends coming out of the pandemic on the side of it or would you characterize it as more to more return to what what you observed from the customer in in 2019 and years prior? Thank you.
Are you seeing any different trends coming out of the pandemic on the side of it or would you characterize it as more of a more return to.
What what you observed from the customer in 2019 in years prior.
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Hey, Tom It's Wes I'll start with the first on guidance.
Speaker Change: We put out a guidance of $350 million to $360 million for the coming year, as you noted. And as we look back at the end of the year, we do see strengthening demand patterns and continued success across a number of the areas of the business.
We put out the guidance of 350 million to $360 million for the coming year as you noted and as we look back at the end of the year, we do see strengthening demand patterns and continued success across a number of the areas of the business.
Speaker Change: That said, we are cognizant of the world that we live in. There have been some global disruptions that haven't affected us in any notable way at all. We also are all feeling the easing of this latest round of the pandemic variants. So we put that guidance out there, feeling really good at delivering 50% or more growth in that range for the coming year, and hoping that we have reason to really outperform that.
That said, we are cognizant of the world that we live in.
There have been some global disruptions that haven't affected us.
And any notable way at all we also are all feeling the easing of this latest round of the pandemic variance.
So we put that guidance out there feeling really good at delivering 50% or more growth in that range for the coming year.
And hoping that we have reason to really outperform that.
And and deliver even higher than those numbers.
Speaker Change: and deliver even higher than those numbers.
Great. Thanks, just to talk about that the innovation that took place last fall.
Speaker Change: Great. Thanks, Webb. Just to talk about the innovation that took place last fall with PaaS, when we launched PaaS...
With past when we launched pass.
Speaker Change: The trips that were available for your subscription were only trips.
Trips that were available for your subscription we're only trips that when you took that trip. The day you checked out you could book. Your next trip. So for example, it's March right now that would make it and it wouldnt make it feasible using your path for example, if you wanted.
Speaker Change: that when you took that trip, the day you checked out, you could book your next trip. So for example, it's March right now, that wouldn't make it feasible using your pass, for example, if you wanted to next September to go to Napa for a weekend, because you'd be holding up your pass for too long. You couldn't book your next trip until you checked out and that wouldn't make sense for a weekend next September .
Two next September to go to naphtha for a weekend because you'd be holding up your path for too long you Couldnt book. Your next trip until you checked out and that wouldn't make sense for a weekend next September .
Speaker Change: We changed the algorithm and we updated our systems and product to be able to now allow all trips are priced in a number of past days.
We changed the algorithm and we updated our.
We updated our systems and product to be able to now allow all trips are priced in a number of past days and a past day is defined as how long you have to wait to book. Your next trip. So if you wanted to book a trip that was you would check out 15.
Speaker Change: And a pass day is defined as how long you have to wait to book your next trip. So if you wanted to book a trip that was, you know, you would check out 15 days from today, wherever that might be, let's say it was in New York at one of our penthouses, that would cost 15 days, but you also now using PASS are able to go to the wine country, use 15 days of your PASS, and book a trip when you...
Days from today wherever that might be let's say it was in New York at one of our houses that would cost 15 days, but you also now using pass are able to go to the wine country use 15 days of your path and look at track when you.
We'll go next September the result of that means you can't make your next reservation for 15 days from today, but then you get to keep your reservation that you made in September and just because of the way that the trips would lay out and the number of new opportunities and experience.
Speaker Change: The result of that means you can't make your next reservation for 15 days from today, but then you get to keep your reservation that you made in September . And just because of the way that the trips would lay out and the number of new opportunities and experiences that that was able to provide our subscribers, it resulted in roughly a 10x...
Is that that was able to provide our subscribers. It resulted in roughly a 10 X increase and obviously made the product much more mainstream much more.
Speaker Change: Increase and obviously made the product much more mainstream much more
Speaker Change: valuable for people who are looking to get out and travel and experience the world with family and friends.
Valuable for people, who are looking to get out and travel and experience the world with family and friends.
Speaker Change: On your second question, which is around the demand side, you know, I have been doing this for a little bit, I guess roughly 20 years.
On your second question, which is around the demand side.
I have been doing this for a little bit I guess roughly 20 years.
Speaker Change: You know, we've not really seen demand like this in the past, and it feels like there is a demographic shift that's taking place in how people think about where they're going to work from. This work from anywhere is a real thing. People...
We've not really seen demand like this in the past and it feels like there is a demographic shift that's taking place in how people think about where theyre going to work from this work from anywhere is a real thing people staying longer.
Speaker Change: Staying longer in accommodations is a real thing.
In accommodations is a real thing.
Speaker Change: extended stay, particularly in our residential accommodations.
Stendal state, particularly in our residential accommodations is a real thing and all of that really those are some really big.
Speaker Change: is a real thing. And all of that really, those are, you know, some, some really big.
Speaker Change: tailwinds that we have going for us.
<unk> that we have going for us.
Speaker Change: You combine that with the service and certainty that we offer, that there really isn't an issue of vacation roulette with Inspirato. What am I going to get? Who's going to take care of me? How am I going to get my key? Is the place going to be nice? How am I going to get housekeeping? I've never heard of this company. The combination of all of those things really bode well for Inspirato and our platform.
Combine that with the service and certainty that we offer that there really isn't.
An issue of vacation roulette within broader what am I going to get we're going to take care of me how am I going to get my key.
The place is going to be nice how am I going to get housekeeping I've never heard of this company. The combination of all of those things really.
Bode well for <unk> in our platform and really I think.
Speaker Change: you know, we see that with the type of demand that we're seeing for folks that want to be using our subscriptions.
We see that with the type of demand that we're seeing for folks that want to be using our subscriptions.
Thanks, Brent Thanks, a lot.
Speaker Change: Thank you, and I'm not showing any further questions in the queue. I'll turn it back over to web neighbor CFO for any closing remarks.
Thank you I'm not showing any further questions in the queue I will turn it back over to web neighbor CFO for any closing remarks.
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