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Some notes on what the MakeMyTrip merger with Ibibo means

By Viewpoints | October 19, 2016

Ibibo Group and MakeMyTrip, by many measures the top two online travel agencies in India, announced a merger — ending an expensive competitive pricing and discounting race. First, some context. Whi Read More

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MakeMyTrip expands Indian business into Airbnb territory

By Martin Cowen | October 6, 2016

India's MakeMyTrip has launched Rightstay, a standalone brand dedicated to alternative accommodation across the country. The inventory includes villas, apartments, home-stays and guesthouses. The w Read More

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Indian travellers getting younger, more spontaneous

By Martin Cowen | September 15, 2016

MakeMyTrip's look at Indian travel patterns says that 18-35-year-olds are "the driving force behind the changing travel landscape". Its 2016 Indian Travel Report highlighted that 18-35-year-olds ac Read More

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Inspirock prioritises engineering and awareness, sees stellar growth

By Martin Cowen | July 21, 2016

Trip planning site Inspirock has created significantly more itineraries in the first half of 2016 than it did in the whole of 2015, according to co-founder Prakash Sikchi. He told Tnooz that in the Read More

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Yatra valued at $218 million, will list on NASDAQ

By Martin Cowen | July 14, 2016

Indian OTA Yatra.com will be listed on NASDAQ as part of a "business combination" with an investment firm which values Yatra at $218 million. Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation, also listed on NASD Read More

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MakeMyTrip takes Ctrip's advice

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2016

Indian OTA MakeMyTrip remains committed to growing its market share via brand-building rather than through discounting "as the Indian hotel market opens up to mobile". It has shared some impressive Read More

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OYO Rooms captures more funding - this time it's $100 million

By Kevin May | April 14, 2016

The backing for India-based OYO Rooms continues, with the branded hotel booking site luring in a further $100 million in funding. The company has yet to officially confirm the deal, but it is under Read More

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MakeMyTrip sees triple-digit mobile growth

By Martin Cowen | January 29, 2016

MakeMyTrip's first earnings call since Ctrip's $180 million investment showed how strong its mobile and app business has become, with bosses even admitting mobile is growing "faster than we anticipate Read More

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Yatra users willing to spend more on trips

By Martin Cowen | January 14, 2016

Indian OTA Yatra.com has released its winter survey which shows that Indian travellers are increasingly willing to spend more on their leisure trips. The study of 10,000 Yatra users found that 30% Read More

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India's hotel receptionists take more bookings than the OTAs

By Martin Cowen | January 13, 2016

Millward Brown research has identified walk-ins as the dominant channel for hotel bookings in India. In fact, more than one in four hotel bookings across India are made this way. In a glass half-fu Read More

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Ctrip invests $180 million in MakeMyTrip [UPDATED]

By Martin Cowen | January 7, 2016

China's biggest OTA Ctrip is investing US$180 million in MakeMyTrip, India's biggest OTA. Part of the deal, when approved, sees Ctrip getting a place on the MakeMyTrip board. Ctrip has also been g Read More

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Pivotal moments 2015 - when MakeMyTrip blocked OYO

By Martin Cowen | December 29, 2015

One of the biggest success stories to come out of India in the past twelve months has been the online branded accommodation aggregators, led by OYO Rooms and ZO Rooms. Although it might be more acc Read More

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MakeMyTrip brings EasyToBook closer to home

By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2015

Indian OTA MakeMyTrip will continue to operate its Amsterdam-based hotels site EasyToBook.com despite moving some functions back to India. In response to emailed questions, MakeMyTrip shared the fo Read More

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MakeMyTrip app gets close to one million downloads in a week

By Martin Cowen | November 8, 2015

Sales and traffic stats from MakeMyTrip's week-long app-only promotion show Indian consumers are not only interested in a deal but also comfortable booking via an app. The OTAs "Great Indian Getawa Read More

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David versus Goliath in action in online travel

By Kevin May | November 3, 2015

The tough reality of a startup entering a growing online travel market that was previously dominated by a major player is born out in India. Budget accommodation platform Oyo Rooms has made a name Read More

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