IRCTC ties up with ixigo for hotel bookings

IRCTC has partnered with ixigo, a leading travel marketplace to exclusively power hotel bookings for its users, a statement from the railways' tourism and catering arm said today.

The partnership brings ixigo's wide range of accommodation offerings -- from its domestic, international hotel partners and OTAs (online travel agencies) -- on the web and mobile platforms of the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

"Our partnership with ixigo is a part of our efforts of enhancing service offerings to railway customers.

"The smart and personalized hotel booking options aggregated from multiple online travel sites will help IRCTC deliver affordable accommodation to users through ixigo's simple and innovative hotel platform, a spokesperson for IRCTC said.

The rail travellers can now go to IRCTC hotels and compare budget and luxury hotels prices, ratings and much more through this new hotel search and booking platform, the spokesperson added.