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By Martin Cowen | September 12, 2014

Indian online travel agency giant Make My Trip says it has cash to spend on investing and nurturing startups. The so-called Innovation Fund will total $15 million and targeted at "mobile and IP-bas Read More

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Hotels and packages growing strong for MakeMyTrip as EasyToBook buy kicks in

By Karthick Prabu | July 30, 2014

MakeMyTrip's hotels and packages business revenue now contributes about 82% of the company's revenue. Revenue from the hotel and packages (H & P) business in the quarter ending June 2014 (witho Read More

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Indian online travel agencies - mobile, holiday package challenges, and more

By Karthick Prabu | July 25, 2014

In a recent conference (STB-WIT India Travel Executive Forum) run by Singapore Tourism Board and WebInTravel in Bangalore, India, three of the the country's leading online travel agencies discussed pa Read More

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The Indian OTA ticket cancellation and modification dilemma

By Karthick Prabu | July 16, 2014

In India, cancelling a ticket online and getting a refund back to a credit card or bank account is a lengthy process. The majority of these delays are due to the bank processing times - they can ta Read More

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Singapore Airline's mall, RezNext and Internet Moguls, and more

By PhocusWire | June 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Wednesday 25 June 2014: Kuaidi Dache teams up with eLong Kuadi Dache, the C Read More

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MakeMyTrip reports strong growth in hotels and package business

By Karthick Prabu | May 22, 2014

MakeMyTrip reported revenues of $255.4 million for the year ending March 2014, an increase of 11.6% year-on-year. The NASDAQ-listed online travel agency reported a loss of $20.9 million over the sa Read More

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Online travel agents vs hotels - friends, enemies or frenemies?

By Karthick Prabu | May 15, 2014

As the industry knows, online travel agents (OTA) bring additional bookings to hotels, but while doing so, the hotel pays a commission that it could otherwise have avoided via a direct booking on its Read More

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How engaging are Indian online travel brands on Facebook and Twitter?

By Karthick Prabu | April 28, 2014

India's online travel sector has been action packed recently - with brands such as SpiceJet offering huge discounts, ibibo acquiring YourBus, Yatra securing $23 million funding, and various brands lev Read More

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Middle East travel industry - mobile and last-minute bookings kick in

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | March 18, 2014

In my recent visits to Dubai, I have sensed growing excitement around the nascent online space. The opportunities are huge and diverse in the Middle East travel sector. More investors are eying the Read More

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MakeMyTrip reveals share sale plan to fund future acquisitions

By Karthick Prabu | March 11, 2014

Indian online travel agent MakeMyTrip along with certain shareholders of the company plan to offer and sell up to three million and one-and-a-half million ordinary shares respectively. With the cur Read More

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China and Thailand lead mobile purchase race across Asia Pacific

By Linda Fox | February 27, 2014

Chinese and Thai consumers are making more purchases using smartphones than other nationalities in the region according to research. The MasterCard Online Shopping Survey reveals almost 60% of cons Read More

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MakeMyTrip buys EasyToBook hotel service for $5 million

By Kevin May | February 6, 2014

Just two and a half years after selling up to BCD Holdings-owned leisure group Travix, hotel booking site EasyToBook has another owner - MakeMyTrip. The deal sees India-based (but US-listed) online Read More

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MakeMyTrip reports 40% revenue from non-air, mobile channel also grows

By Karthick Prabu | February 3, 2014

India-based OTA MakeMyTrip has reported a revenue less service costs of $28.5 million for the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 42.1% year-on-year. The NASDAQ-listed company said the quarter wa Read More

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Travel MARKETING roundup - January 2014

By PhocusWire | January 30, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for January 2014. 30 January 2014: CheapAir connects each customer with a personal travel advi Read More

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Google creates a Cyber Monday for travel brands in India

By Karthick Prabu | December 4, 2013

After venturing into non-core domains like driver-less cars and technology enabled glasses, now Google has ventured into the online deals business in India. Google's Great Online Shopping Festival Read More

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