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Online travel firms see 40% demand revival in flight bookings

A sizeable chunk of these flight bookings are getting cancelled by airline operators, hitting revenues of these firmsThey are now betting on reopening of domestic tourism and intrastate leisure travel to increase sales on their platforms

1 min read14 Jun 2020
Companies

Yatra transitions clients from yet-to-be-closed acquisitions ATB, PL Worldways

The ATB acquisition will close over the next few weeks, says Yatra CFO Alok Vaish, while PL Worldways' 'will be a lot faster'Yatra Online is currently in the process of absorbing employees from Air Travel Bureau (ATB) and PL Worldways

3 min read8 Mar 2019
Industry

In a first, online travel aggregators to be accreditated, classified by government

The guidelines for approval/re-approval of OTAs will ensure that there are adequate safeguards against deficiency of service, alternate arrangements, if needed, and punitive deterrence

2 min read7 Dec 2018
Companies

Hoteliers warn nationwide protests against MakeMytrip and Goibibo

FHRAI writes a letter to online travel aggregators outlining the most critical concerns of the hotel industry which includes the issue of distortion of market price, the demand for exorbitant commissions and the hosting of illegal and unlicensed bed and breakfast accommodations

1 min read5 Dec 2018
Companies

TravelTriangle raises venture debt funding from InnoVen

Online travel startup TravelTriangle will use the funding for expansion and strengthening outbound-based operations, says co-founder Sankalp Agarwal

1 min read17 Oct 2018
Companies

TripFactory in talks to raise at least $100 million

TripFactory is in funding talks with various funds based in Silicon Valley, China and Japan, even as it looks to scale up with its omnichannel strategy and touch sales of 60,000-100,000 holidays per day

2 min read12 Sep 2018
Companies

Cleartrip spreads its wings, acquires Flyin

Size of Cleartrip's first cross-border acquisition said to be $60-70 million

2 min read21 Jun 2018
Companies

Online travel could make up 43% of total market by 2021: Praxis

A report by Praxis says most of the growth in the Indian travel market would come from the increasing penetration of international flight and hotel bookings offered by online portals

1 min read28 Apr 2018
Companies

MakeMyTrip ties up with Flipkart to sell travel services

As part of the deal, customers can book travel services from Flipkart's platform which will be linked to offers by MakeMyTrip

1 min read5 Apr 2018
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Curated experiences are the next big travel trend

Online travel brands are evolving from booking engines to experience platforms

4 min read31 Mar 2018
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