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Festive demand strong, but overall growth seen muted this year: Cleartrip

Festive cheer is set to lift India's travel industry this year, with strong demand from Gen Z travellers and a surge in spiritual tourism expected to drive bookings, even as overall growth faces headwinds from recent incidents and geopolitical tensions, a top Cleartrip executive has said. "The beginning of the year was very strong with January, February and March accounting for unprecedented growth, in terms of yields, and it was an excellent time for the industry as a whole. "However, in June and July, we saw disruption following geopolitical tensions and the unfortunate Air India crash, which resulted in a moderation of growth. The industry has been flat over the last four months in terms of domestic flying numbers, and the yields have also tanked," Cleartrip Chief Growth and Business Officer Manjari Singhal told PTI. However, there has been a reversal in demand since the second half of August, as a result, overall growth is likely to remain muted, she added. These bookings are .

Cleartrip grows 3-4 times faster than travel industry, plans new verticals

Flipkart-owned Cleartrip is growing three to four times faster than the travel industry in 2025 and plans to add new business lines, including hotels, trains and buses, to expand its reach

For Cleartrip, it's more chat, less bots as customer care workforce expands

Cleartrip veers towards higher people engagement in periods following AI crash, West Asia crisis

Flipkart's Cleartrip appoints Manoj Awasthi as chief technology officer

Flipkart-owned online travel platform Cleartrip on Wednesday announced the appointment of Manoj Awasthi as its Chief Technology Officer, terming it a strategic move to bolster the company's leadership. At Cleartrip, Manoj will lead the tech charter, bringing together engineering, data, and infrastructure to build a more scalable and user-focused platform, it stated. Prior to joining Cleartrip, Manoj served as the Chief Technology & Product Officer at Julo. Ramesh Gururaja, Senior Vice President, Consumer Products & Growth, Flipkart said, "Manoj's appointment is a big step forward in building a future-ready leadership team with strong, cross-functional expertise. His arrival aligns perfectly with our vision of strengthening our tech platform to drive long-term growth and innovation". Manoj Awasthi, Chief Technology Officer, Cleartrip, said, "Over the years, I've led large product and engineering teams and built platforms that serve millions. At Cleartrip, I look forward to ...

Turkish, Azeri tourism off India travel map; up to 260% drop in bookings

Indian tour operators are also seeing a drop in future bookings, by at least a fifth of what they would usually get at this time

Cleartrip appoints Manjari Singhal as Chief Growth and Business Officer

Online travel platform Cleartrip on Thursday announced the appointment of Manjari Singhal as its new Chief Growth and Business Officer. She succeeds Anuj Rathi who is moving on to pursue new opportunities. Over the next month she will work closely with Rathi to ensure a smooth and seamless transition, said Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, in a statement. In her new role, Singhal will oversee the business, growth, marketing, and customer experience functions, it added. "Travel is a significant focus for us at Flipkart, and we are deeply committed to investing in and scaling the business to unlock its huge potential. We are excited to welcome Manjari into this pivotal role," Flipkart Senior Vice President Ajay Veer Yadav said. He further said, "With her proven leadership, strategic vision, and deep understanding of customer behaviour, we are confident that she will continue to drive growth and lead Cleartrip into its next phase of expansion." Singhal currently leads the Beauty, FMCG,

Republic Day weekend rush: Coldplay and Kumbh drive travel interest

Coldplay is set to perform two back-to-back shows at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad over the weekend

Flipkart's annual event, 'The Big Billion Days' will also be on Cleartrip

/ -- With the festive season around the corner, Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, is gearing up for one of the biggest travel extravaganza of the year by bringing Flipkart's flagship event, 'The Big Billion Days' (TBBD) on its platform from 8 to 15 October 2023 (Sale starts early on Cleartrip on 7 October 2023). Curated to create value and affordability for customers, this year's TBBD will bring to customers, never-seen-before offers across its lines of businesses on Cleartrip. This year's edition of Flipkart's TBBD will see the addition of exciting features across its categories. Cleartrip has recently undergone a significant overhaul of its user experience across its platform. This transformation was driven by a commitment to an exceptional customer experience, especially during high-demand festive periods when time is of the essence. This revamp strongly emphasises enhancing price options and display of features, empowering users to make informed decisions throughout the booking ...

Hotels, buses would contribute more than half of our biz: Cleartrip CEO

The Flipkart-owned travel tech firm said that categories such as flights, hotels and buses together are an opportunity worth $80 billion

Axis Bank partners Cleartrip to give travel benefits to credit card holders

Under this collaboration, customers will be provided with an array of privileges for domestic flight bookings, including discount on booking seats up to Rs 1,200, and free meals up to Rs 500

Cleartrip says aiming for growth in flight tickets, hotels business in 2023

The improved performance will be led by revenue growth, expansion in business-to-business (B2B) category and lower marketing spends

Cleartrip 2.0: The second coming of the 16-year-old travel company

Cleatrip, which was acquired by Flipkart in a distress sale last year now becoming one of the fastest-growing online travel platforms

Flipkart launches hotel-booking service, sees travel industry gaining

Flipkart Hotels will provide room bookings at 3 lakh domestic and international hotels. It will offer customers services like flexible travel and booking-related policies, and easy EMI options

Terrific Thursday as airlines fly over 398,000 passengers over long weekend

This is the highest single day passenger traffic since resumption of air travel in May 2020

Online travel player Wego to acquire Cleartrip's Mideast biz from Flipkart

The Boards of Directors of Wego and Flipkart have approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the second half of 2022.

Yatra.com partners Cleartrip to offer wider hotel inventory to customers

Online travel company Yatra Online on Monday announced its partnership with Cleartrip, owned by the Flipkart Group, to offer a wider hotel inventory to its customers. This strategic association between Yatra and Cleartrip, both leading brands in the online travel space in India, aims to provide a boost to the entire hospitality and travel ecosystem and uplift the sentiments of both customers as well as suppliers for hospitality as the industry emerge out of the pandemic, according to a statement. Under this agreement, Cleartrip customers will now have access to Yatra.com's inventory of 94,000 hotels and homestays in over 1,400 cities and towns, the online travel company said. The addition of Yatra's inventory with real-time pricing on Cleartrip, will enable both domestic and international travellers to have access to a wider selection of relevant and ideal accommodations to meet their travel needs. Yatra.com will also benefit from this association through the large customer base of

Cleartrip to raise employee headcount by 40% in coming quarter

The additional hiring will be across tech, product, growth and emerging business areas, it added

Adani Group buys minority stake in online travel aggregator Cleartrip

The deal is expected to close in November, subject to customary closing conditions

Adani Group to invest in Cleartrip, deepens strategic ties with Flipkart

As part of this investment, the Adani Group will acquire a significant minority stake in Cleartrip. The companies didn't reveal the value of the transaction

Cleartrip to retain brand identity even after Flipkart fully acquires it

All employees to be retained even as Cleartrip works closely with Flipkart to further develop technology solutions and make travel simple for customers