Paytm Travel eyes top spot in online bus, flight ticket bookings

Paytm Travel claims to have a base of around 13 million customers, a threefold increase over the user base in FY17

Paytm Travel, the online travel booking business of payment wallet Paytm, is bracing to overtake Nasdaq-listed MakeMyTrip in online bus and flight ticket bookings in FY20. The company sold 38 million rail, bus and flight tickets in FY18 with threefold growth over FY17 and is aiming to close the current year with sale of over 70 million tickets. 

“In the current financial year, we are seeing a near twofold growth rate over the high base of FY18 in online bookings. We have