Online Travel Agencies

This move aligns with our growth plans to expand the non-air business and will help us establish a strong foothold in the growing EV and eMobility sector, said Rikant Pittie, EaseMyTrip's co-founder

On June 07, Ixigo secured Rs 333.05 crore from anchor investors, offering a total of 35,811,405 shares

Online travel and related services provider Booking Holdings, which runs the website booking.com and agoda.com among others, on Wednesday announced the official opening of its centre of excellence in Bengaluru. The new facility which will serve as a hub for specialised and highly skilled technology talent supporting the company's growth and vision, the company said in a press release. With a projected investment of USD 250 million over five years, it is expected that 1,000 jobs will be created in Bengaluru by the end of 2026, the release said. Booking Holdings India General Manager Randhir Bindra said the centre will enable the company to tap into the city's world-class talent pool. It will further accelerate innovation to support transformation of the travel experience and unlock new potential for the company to meet the ever-evolving needs of its business and customers, he added. Initially, the work of the centre will focus on expanding capabilities in fintech, data analytics an

Thailand's capital city Bangkok has become the most popular destination for solo travelers from India, according to a report by digital travel platform Agoda

In an interview with Business Standard, MakeMyTrip CEO Rajesh Magow talks about the steps the company took to emerge stronger from the Covid setback will help them withstand any uncertainty

EaseMyTrip, Airbnb and OYO among companies reporting steady growth in business as pandemic wanes

The hike in airfare prices is a result of the increased cost of aviation turbine fuel, according to ixigo's data

Lucrative discounts and packages lure Indians: here is how to choose the best deals

One thing about booking at the eleventh hour is the thrill of not knowing where you're going till the very last minute; also, you can get a good deal both at the hotel and the airline

MakeMyTrip said it has witnessed a nearly 150% increase in bookings for super-luxury and premium hotels during the pandemic

People associated with the tourism industry have welcomed finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's loan package for travel agencies and tourist guides which is likely to revive the industry

Easy Trip has no listed peers in the domestic market, having a similar operating model although it faces competition from private players like Cleartrip, MakeMyTrip and Yatra Online

Easy Trip is the only profitable company among the key online travel players

A travel and tourism competitor, who met Kerkar at corporate events, says, "He seemed to have many irons in the fire, and it was hard to tell how these businesses were all doing"

Air India is being 'monopolistic', says group representing travel agents.

The company is taking certain steps especially on the corporate side of business

Gurugram-based Yatra had said on Friday that it was going to end its pending merger deal with Ebix, and had filed a case in Delaware, US against Ebix for breach of agreement

Online travel aggregators like Air B&B, Makemytrip, Yatra and Oyo will now need to be recognised by the Tourism Ministry in order to operate, a senior official said. For the first time, the ministry has prepared a set of guidelines by which it will approve and classify online travel aggregators (OTAs) ensuring reliability of their services. The scheme for approval/re-approval of OTAs will be rolled out online by the end of this month and all applications and fee payment will have to be made on it, the ministry official said. "The scheme will set standards towards accreditation and add value to the dependability and reliability to the aggregators in the online space operating in the organised tourism sector," he added. The recognition as an approved OTA will be granted by the ministry for five years, based on the inspection report and recommendations of a committee comprising representatives of The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and The Indian ...

Every player in the segment is growing at a minimum 20 per cent and some are claiming a three-digit growth

According to recent study by Euromonitor International, online travel sales and e-commerce was in growth phase in India in 2017