ONLINE TRAVEL AGGREGATOR

PolicyBazaar rejigs the top deck, names Sarbvir Singh as its CEO
Online insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar has appointed former venture capital investor Sarbvir Singh as its new chief executive along with cofounder Yashish Dahiya taking up a broader group CEO role. The company has also appointed Sharat Dhall, who was previously with online travel operator Yatra, as its new chief operating officer.

Over 50% Indians now use credit, debit and prepaid cards for international travels: Report
Indian globetrotters spend most on duty-free shopp...

EaseMyTrip to promote travel to Kerala after last year's floods
EaseMyTrip has around 2.53% users from Kerala and the company is planning to ...
Oyo China partners travel portal Ctrip
Both companies to collaborate across multiple areas of business.
Millennial travellers opt for loans to see dream destinations
With many financing avenues available, travel gets affordable for globetrotters.
Indians spent Rs 6.5 lakh crore on travel in 2018
Expenditure of Indian travellers grew at a compounded rate of 9.3% over the last three years and could grow up to $136 billion
ICICI Bank ties-up with MakeMyTrip to launch a range of co-branded credit cards
ICICI Bank will offer two types of credit card – MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Credit Card and MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Credit Card.
Leaving on a jet plane! Indian travellers impulsive, rarely book in advance
Booking flight tickets and hotels months in advance while planning a vacation is a thing of the past.
B2B travel co Travel Boutique Online has a clutch of PE suitors
Investment in Travel Boutique Online could potentially provide Naspers a blockbuster exit
Naspers scouts for buyers to exit travel boutique online
Naspers is said to have approached online travel services providers MakeMyTrip and Yatra, as well as financial investors for its stake in the business.
Can internet industry based in metros and diversified across sectors find a cohesive voice?
IAMAI and Nasscom measure themselves by government action on their policy recommendations — with, say, Trai and DIPP — not high-decibel statements to the media.
Online budget hotel brands bet on corporate travel
FabHotels has over 200 registered corporates and over 3,000 SME clients.
Auto-rickshaw aggregator Jugnoo ties up with Trainman
"Trainman will be directing its users to the Jugnoo app whenever they seek auto-rickshaw transport, thereby increasing our reach among the addressable target group."
Yatra partners taxi aggregators to offer cab facility
Going forward, Yatra will be also tying up with intra-city point-to-point aggregators, as well as self drive and car pooling options, he said.
How online travel agencies are competing with the newer and more funds-flushed budget hotel aggregators
For the OTAs, slow overall revenue growth and lower margins are pushing them into the online budget aggregator space.