September 23rd, 2019UK based 178 year old debt ridden firm Thomas Cook file for Bankruptcy after it failed to secure 200 million pounds (USD 250 million, 227 million euros) from private investors
November 12th, 2018Travel meta search firm Ixigo has settled gross transactions of $250 million (about Rs 182 crore) by the end of the current financial year.
“In FY 2017-18, we did GMV of $100 million, and in the year before that (FY 2016-17), we had done $25 million. Next year, we should comfortably exceed $500 million,” Aloke Bajpai, chief...
January 23rd, 2018Noida based RailYatri acqui-hired Kochi based food-delivery technology start-up YatraChef. Yatrachef team will now manage the pan-India supply side of the former's in-transit delivery business.
"YatraChef brings a deep experience of nearly four years in food delivery and vendor management, and have a track-record of...
June 23rd, 2017Comprehensive travel and leisure activities platform Cleartrip today said it has launched the Arabic version of its desktop websites to strengthens its leadership position in the Middle East.
The launch will make available Cleartrips seamless user experience and hassle-free booking experience to Arabic audiences, particularly in...
June 9th, 2017Guiddoo an in-destination platform that offers information on tours and activities, dining and shopping options to Indian travelers going abroad has raised USD 300,000 (about Rs 2 crore) from a clutch of investors.
The company would utilise the funds to support product and technology development through its newly-opened technology and...
May 16th, 2017Yatra.com, India's leading online travel company, today announced Ranbir Kapoor, a Bollywood Superstar, as its new brand ambassador. Ranbir's passion for travelling and his immense fan following amongst the Indian population is an excellent fit for Yatra, which recently unveiled its new brand identity conveying the delivery of a seamless...
May 3rd, 2017Online travel firm MakeMyTrip today said it will raise $330 million (over Rs 2,115 crore) through share sale to investors as well as to Ctrip and Naspers’ arm MIH Internet, to fund expansion.
The company has entered into share purchase agreements with undisclosed investors for placement of its ordinary shares, which is expected to...
April 11th, 2017You are not alone if you are ignoring travel insurance while booking the ticket for your upcoming trip. In fact, 90 percent of Indian travellers going abroad know about travel insurance, but only 2 to 5 percent of them prefer to buy one.
Usually, people in India do not buy travel insurance unless the country they are travelling makes...
