India Post launches online ticket service

India Post (Karnataka Circle) today announced the launch of online travel ticket booking service in Karnataka on a pilot basis in association with ARM i-Solutions Private Limited, a Chennai-based technology solutions provider.

The service is initially available across 150 post offices across all 28 districts in the state. Karnataka is the second state after Tamil Nadu where India Post has launched the service in 200 post offices.

Branded Genie Ease-Ticket, the service facilitates distribution of all types of travel products like air, train, bus, car, hotels, tour packages and movie tickets from a single platform.

India Post will provide the service in addition to the existing services like Speed Post, Business Post, Bill Mail Service, Express Parcel Post, Retail Post, Logistics Post and Direct Post. India Post has trained its staff to handle customer requirements pertaining to the sale of these products through Genie Ease-Ticket.

India Post will launch the service in Maharashtra and Kerala shortly, said M P Rajan, chief post master general.

He said ARM and India Post will install Genie Ease-Ticket system across 8,000 post offices in the next one year.

At a later date, Karnataka Postal Circle will launch bus tickets to over 300 cities and towns, car rental services in 24 cities and room bookings for over 4,000 hotels in 300 cities and towns, holiday and tour package booking services.