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Cleartrip Launches SMS Based Mobile Search
By Nikhil Pahwa
Travel search and booking portal Cleartrip has launched mobile search on their own short code 667744, currently available on Airtel, BPL, Hu… Read more »
Yatra Starts Social Net “Raahi”; Why Not An Answers Site?
By Nikhil Pahwa
The Hindu reports that Yatra.com is expanding its international airlines portfolio: they’ve signed up Lufthansa, Virgin, Gulf Air, Singapore… Read more »
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Travelguru To Sell Hotel Packages Through Air Deccan Website
By Sahad PV
Although I am personally not a fan of Air Deccan website (looks cluttered, and takes longer to download), this is one deal that could help T… Read more »
Jet Airways And Hutch Launch Mobile Airline Ticketing Service
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MakeMyTrip Crosses $100 Million In Sales Ahead Of Target; Full Year Estimate: $120 Million
By Sahad PV
Travel portal Makemytrip.com has announced that it has crossed the $100 million sales mark on February 12, which actually was the full year… Read more »
IRCTC Signs MOU With ICICI Bank For Payment Of E-Tickets
By Nikhil Pahwa
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has plans to set up e-ticketing kiosks, and has signed an MOU with ICICI Bank fo… Read more »
Yahoo’s Travel Aggregator – Farechase
By Nikhil Pahwa
Chanced upon Yahoo’s Farechase, which is apparently ‘NEW’ and in Beta. I tried a few searches for around March 17th, for the rumored Iron Ma… Read more »
Yatra’s Hiring Drive: Poaches Naukri’s Ayesha Kapur As Biz Dev Head, Nikhil Rungta As Marketing Head
By Sahad PV
Travel portal Yatra Online has just snagged a Naukri executive. Ayesha Kapur, VP-Marketing at Naukri.com’ parent Info Edge, is joing Yatra a… Read more »
Online Ticketing For Buses In Tamil Nadu, Elephants In Jaipur
By Nikhil Pahwa
As long as there’s no physical delivery of goods involved, online and mobile are the way to go. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,… Read more »
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Arzoo.com Signs Up Boxing Champion; Yatra Takes The Bollywood Route
By Nikhil Pahwa
Sabeer Bhatia’s travel portal, Arzoo.com will be sponsoring world boxing champion MC Mary Kom, according to a release at Agencyfaqs. The spo… Read more »
@Digital Summit: 2007 Is the Year When Retailers Will Go Online
By Nikhil Pahwa
Mark Fox, President & CEO of Novator gave data from the US, spoke about the growing influence of the web in making purchase decisions (refer… Read more »
Cox & Kings' Travel Portal Ezeego1.com Launched
By Nikhil Pahwa
Another contender in the battle for the travellers wallet: Bricks & Mortar travel company Cox & Kings has launched ezeego1 in beta, reports… Read more »
Rs. 4 Crore Of Online Transactions At IRCTC Using Prepaid Cash Cards
By Nikhil Pahwa
How much of the online transactions in India are done through cash cards? Quite a bit, apparently. Around 7 percent (Rs.4 crore) of the tota… Read more »
Travelocity To Launch Its India Website In February
By Sahad PV
Global online travel giant Travelocity.com would launch its webiste for India in February, reports Bloomberg. The company, which booked $7.4… Read more »
MakeMyTrip.com Seeks PR Firms; Those Who Can Straddle Both "Old" And "New" Media Need Apply
By Sahad PV
Here is a public notice by MakeMyTrip.com for a PR agency. The leading online travel company issued a statement seeking a PR agency “that ha… Read more »
Travel Portals Ramping Up Hotel Rooms Consolidation
By Sahad PV
Travel portals are fast expanding their revenues from the hotel room sales. An Economic Times article says the share of hotel room sales hav… Read more »
MakeMyTrip Announces $13 Million Second Round Funding
By Sahad PV
We were the first to break this story on October 2. MakeMyTrip.com has officially announced that it has raised $13 million in its second rou… Read more »
Brick And Mortar Travel Companies Like Cox & Kings, SOTC, ITH Plan Travel Portals
By Sahad PV
As the pure play travel portals still dominate the online ticketing business, here are the brick-and-mortar travel agencies looking at launc… Read more »
Yatra Hires OMS For Media Planning, Buying
By Nikhil Pahwa
The size of Yatra.com’s media business is apparently Rs.5-6 crore, and Optimum Media Solutions has won the pitch for providing media plannin… Read more »
Cleartrip Gets $8 Million In Series B From DAG Ventures: Report
By Sahad PV
Cleartrip.com, an Indian travel portal, is believed to have raised $8 million in Series B funding, according to VentureWire. DAG Ventures le… Read more »
E-Commerce Stats From Visa: Airlines, Books And Music Most Popular
By Nikhil Pahwa
According to Visa, 40% of online shoppers from India shopped for airline tickets, followed by 29% who bought books and 24% who bought music.… Read more »
Alok Kejriwal To Raise Funding For Games2win; MakeMyTrip Eyeing Gross Sales Of $130 Million By 2007
By Sahad PV
Here are a few snippets from a Business Standard article on online businesses like Naukri, Contests2win, Makemytrip and so on:
-Alok Kejriwa… Read more »
TravelGuru And MTV Launch Backpack Holidays; Site Still Not Fully Developed
By Nikhil Pahwa
MTV has tied up with Travelguru to launch MTV Backpack Holidays. These serve adventure travel needs of the youth in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangal… Read more »
E-commerce In India To Be Rs.9500 crore By 2007
By Nikhil Pahwa
Business Standard has some stats on E-commerce: E-Commerce in India has touched Rs.5,000 crore and is expected to be around Rs.9500 crore by… Read more »
E-Business Summit: CAGR of 100% For Online Transactions Of Physical Goods Over Next 5 Years
By Nikhil Pahwa
The next session of the IAMAI e-Business Summit focused on the challenges and opportunities in e-Business over the next couple of years. Ses… Read more »
Travelguru Announces $15 Million Investment From Battery Ventures, Sequoia Capital India
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It’s official. Battery Ventures and Sequoia Capital India have invested $15 million in online travel company Travelguru. This is the second… Read more »
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