Online travel services provider Easy Trip Planners Ltd on Friday reported a 9.56 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 45.68 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2023. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 41.69 crore in the same period last fiscal, Easy Trip Planners, which operates under the brand EaseMyTrip, said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 160.79 crore as against Rs 136.15 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses were higher at Rs 105.05 crore as compared to Rs 82.6 crore in the corresponding period a year ago, the company said. "Looking ahead, we're intensifying efforts to grow our air ticketing business and enhance our presence in non-air segments such as hotels, holidays, and transportation on a global scale," Easy Trip Planners Co-founder and CEO Nishant Pitti said. Also, he said, "We are expanding our retail footprints domestically and explorin
Online travel booking platform EaseMyTrip.com on Wednesday announced venturing into the insurance sector with the launch of its subsidiary EaseMyTrip Insurance Broker Pvt Ltd. The company termed it a "strategic move" to diversify its service portfolio and tap into the insurance market by creating a specialised product to solve customer needs. "The new venture is expected to solidify EaseMyTrip's position in the industry and cater to a Rs 7.9 trillion market with EaseMyTrip's own 20 million userbase," the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's insurance foray comes days after it made headlines for suspending flight bookings to the Maldives in the wake of diplomatic tensions between India and the island nation.
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Online travel service provider Easy Trip Planners Ltd is planning to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore through a preferential issue. The board of directors of the company, at its meeting held on Tuesday, has given in-principle approval for the fundraising proposal, Easy Trip Planners, which operates under the brand EaseMyTrip, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company further said that the board's in-principle approval pertains to "identifying the optimum combination of equity shares and/or warrants convertible into equivalent number of equity shares of the company to be issued on preferential basis for raising funds up to Rs 1,000 crore." The exercise will be on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the board in accordance with SEBI regulations and other applicable laws and to identify the list of proposed allottees for the aforesaid purpose, it added.
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Online travel service provider Easy Trip Planners Ltd on Monday said it has signed a general sales agreement with SpiceJet for selling and promoting the carrier's passenger tickets and other services to passengers in India. The agreement will commence from August 1, 2023, under which the company will be responsible for selling and promoting the products and services offered by SpiceJet in India, Easy Trip Planners, which operates under brand EaseMyTrip, said in a statement. "With this collaboration and the potential for future acquisitions, we are presented with a fantastic opportunity for growth," EaseMyTrip CEO and Co-Founder Nishant Pitti said. The company anticipates gaining additional momentum and propel towards becoming a leader in the air ticketing industry within the next 18 to 24 months, he added. "With their extensive experience, strong industry connections, and deep understanding of the Indian market, we are confident that they (EaseMyTrip) will drive our sales efforts
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Online travel tech platform EaseMyTrip.com on Tuesday said it has acquired a 55 per cent majority stake in cheQin for Rs 3 crore. cheQin is a real-time marketplace, which allows travellers to bargain with hoteliers without any effort. The deal will help in strengthening EaseMyTrip's hotel channel in terms of technology, adaptability, personalisation, and the acceptance of bulk booking and long stay requests, the company said in a statement. "EaseMyTrip is focusing on the growth of its non-air segments. This acquisition is a step towards revolutionising the hotel business altogether. Through cheQin, which is a unique app in the hotels industry, we will diversify our hotel booking experience through technology support," EaseMyTrip CEO and Co-Founder Nishant Pitti said.
Products and services that will be offered under the EaseMyTrip Franchise will include flight booking, group fares, hotels, holidays, IRCTC (rail booking), cabs, buses, cruises, charters, and visas
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"We are looking to acquire profitable, asset-light and tech-driven businesses in travel," Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip, said in an interview on Reuters' Trading India chatroom
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While revenge travel has been one of the biggest factors driving the increase in bookings since last year, long weekend travel is now emerging as the new trend in the sector, the company said
The company had posted a profit after tax of Rs 22 crore in the same period last fiscal
EaseMyTrip said its board has approved issuance of bonus shares with a view to allow its shareholders increase their equity and gain greater exposure to its future growth
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