Paytm wants a large pie of online travel market

Payment wallet Paytm is preparing for a journey to numero uno spot in the online travel space

Payment wallet major Paytm is preparing for a journey to a numero uno position in the online travel space dominated by incumbents MakeMyTrip and Yatra. Based on the number of travel tickets it books, the Alibaba-backed company claims to be second to MakeMyTrip-Ibibo.

The advantage Paytm enjoys over other online travel companies is a large user base and the opportunity to get a chunk of these users to book travel tickets. “Our biggest strength is the reach we enjoy. Millions of users can come online through us to book a travel ticket. Right now, we have about 200 million users on