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Our secret sauce to success is focus: MakeMyTrip founder Rajesh Magow
In this scenario, OTAs like us are the specialised experts that provide comprehensive offering across the travel value chain and therefore have the right to succeed in the market, he said
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MMT to expand its footprint, gets down to business with corporate travel
MMT has sporadically forayed into corporate travel management in the past
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Naspers exits MakeMyTrip, Ctrip raises stake to 49% in share-swap deal
Naspers will own about 5.6% of Ctrip's shares, while Ctrip will raise its shareholding to 49% in MMT
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From Thomas Cook to MakeMyTrip, travel firms cash in on the festive spirit
Both MakeMyTrip, a digital age veteran and Thomas Cook, a legacy travel operator say that festivals and travel on long weekends have opened up the market
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MakeMyTrip ties up with Capital Float to offer zero interest loans
Customers will be able to pay back in monthly instalments of up to nine months at zero interest and with zero down payment
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OYO, Makemytrip look to douse the discount fire from partner brands
Online travel and hospitality brands are caught between customers and clients as they walk the line between discounts and deals
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We will be more receptive to hotel owners, says MakeMyTrip CEO Deep Kalra
How can we stop a hotel from discounting? They are the owners, says MakeMyTrip CEO Deep Kalra
MakeMyTrip and Yatra looking to optimise promotional costs to trim losses
MakeMyTrip aims to continue the journey of bringing down the promotional costs
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MakeMyTrip picks up stake in travel tech solutions firm Bitla Software
Deal value undisclosed; This is firm's sixth investment in tech space; target company's cloud, mobile applications are used by bus operators, ticketing portals, hotels and tour operators
MakeMyTrip, Goibibo plan distinct travel routes for hotel, flight bookings
The hotel tariff offered by the two brands is quite identical, though both platforms offer discounts on bookings
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Revision petition needs new facts
Revision proceedings are maintainable when the forum has violated the principles of natural justice
MakeMyTrip subsidiary applies for liquidation
In the recent past, a number of companies has filed for voluntary liquidation to shut their subsidiaries
Ashish Kashyap quits as MakeMyTrip president
Kashyap's resignation is effective from September 30
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MakeMyTrip co-founder and president Ashish Kashyap resigns
Kashyap's resignation is effective from September 30
MakeMyTrip sees big growth in corporate travel in next 2-3 years
MakeMyTrip expects corporate travel to be an important business segment in next two-three years.The country's largest online travel portal is tapping corporate travel segment and this move comes in the backdrop of rival firm Yatra acquiring corporate travel specialist Air Travel Bureau.Last week MakeMyTrip announced the launch of its self booking tool targeting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which contributes to around 70 per cent of corporate travel business in India. "Our corporate business should be an important division within the next 2-3 years. Our plan is to reach out to a large segment of SMEs across all tiers of towns in India. Since the soft launch two weeks ago, 2400 companies have reached out, out of this 1000 companies have been registered and 400 companies have already transacted on the platform," said Ranjeet Oak, chief business officer of MakeMyTrip.In FY 17 MakeMyTrip reported revenue of $ 447 million and half of it came from hotels and packages ...
MakeMyTrip on a profitless journey
Paytm poses significant threat to older online travel firms in air ticketing
MakeMyTrip set to upset e-commerce order
Along with ibibo, it clocked air travel and hotel bookings worth $1 billion in April-June quarter
Monsoon holiday bookings see 27% jump in India in 2017: MakeMyTrip survey
60 per cent Indians travelled overseas during the monsoon this year
MMT employee questions Rajnath tweet on Amarnath, firm distances itself
In unusual rebuttal to online trolls, Rajnath Singh today asserted all Kashmiris were not terrorists
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After ex-COO bats for 'right to eat',#BoycottMakeMyTrip trends on Twitter
Soon after the backlash, Joshi withdrew his comments and apologised for the same
