Online Travel Companies

War worries! Yatra Online, Easy Trip Planners, ixigo, TBO TEK dip up to 14%

The escalation in the US-Israel-Iran conflict has led to airspace closures across the Gulf and damage/disruptions at Dubai and Abu Dhabi hubs.

Ixigo to acquire 60% stake in Spanish train booking platform Trenes

Travel aggregator Ixigo's board has approved the acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Spain's second-largest train booking platform Online Travel Solutions (Trenes), for 11.70 million euro (over Rs 125 crore). The proposed acquisition will help leverage Ixigo's product, technology and AI leadership in the European OTA market as Trenes is engaged in the business of providing an online platform for train ticket bookings, primarily catering to the Spanish market, with operations extending to certain other parts of Southern Europe. Consequent to the acquisition, Online Travel Solutions, S.L. will become a step-down subsidiary of Ixigo, it stated in a late-night regulatory filing on Friday. The board of directors of Ixigo also approved the acquisition of a 45.02 per cent stake in Squad As Service, S.L., Spain (Sqaas) for a total consideration of 0.45 million euro (over Rs 4.83 crore). The total consideration for both acquisitions includes non-compete fees and authorisation of the signi

Ixigo hits new high, stock rallies 33% in 1 month on healthy outlook

The stock price of Ixigo hit a new high at ₹316.80 on Thursday, and has more-than-doubled or zoomed 167 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹118.65 touched on April 7, 2025.

Ayurveda, palaces, yoga: India's tourism market to add ₹5.1 lakh cr by 2028

According to Capitalmind PMS's new report, India's travel boom is picking up fast. More money in people's pockets and better transport are leading to record trips within the country

ixigo Q1 net profit rises 28% to ₹19 crore, revenue up 73% at ₹314 crore

Driven by higher train and bus ticket bookings, ixigo posted strong Q1 earnings, while its AI agent TARA now handles over 60 per cent of voice calls on its platform

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

Namma Yatri hits 100 million rides, enables ₹1,600 cr driver earnings

Namma Yatri achieves a landmark 100 million zero-commission rides, generating Rs 1,600 crore for 6 lakh drivers while building an open AI-led mobility infrastructure

India-Pak standoff: Indian travel firms take stand on Turkey, Azerbaijan

Indian travel firms are suspending bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan following the countries' statements on India's military action against Pakistan

ixigo IPO: Shares to list tomorrow, June 18, on NSE, BSE; what's GMP today?

ixigo IPO listing: Given the strong demand indicated by the oversubscription, the grey market premium (GMP) for ixigo shares as of June 17, 2024, stands at Rs 29

MakeMyTrip expands global reach, now available in over 150 countries

India's online travel firm has expanded its reach to major travel markets like the UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, France, and others

Online travel firm Expedia to eliminate 1,500 jobs as its growth moderates

The company and its online travel peers such as Airbnb Inc. and Booking Holdings are contending with moderating travel growth

MakeMyTrip logs highest-ever quarterly gross bookings at $2.08 billion

The online travel services platform delivered its highest-ever quarterly gross bookings during Q3 FY24

Lakshadweep's 'one-stop' tourism guide website launched by Thrillophilia

Lakshadweep tourism: Rajasthan-based travel platform Thrillophilia has announced a dedicated online platform for Lakshadweep for all travel-related information

E-booking co EaseMyTrip ventures into insurance sector with new subsidiary

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.

Travel platform Yatra Online reports Q1 net profit of Rs 5.99 crore

Platform sees strongest quarter on the air front since Covid

Easy hacks: 47% Indians willing to alter travel plans for bargain deals

Over half of Indians (55%) are planning purpose-related travel in India to engage in activities such as scuba diving, golf, yoga, or wellness retreats.

EaseMyTrip to establish offline retail stores through franchise model

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

Have adequate funds to survive any Covid curbs: MakeMyTrip CEO Magow

In an interview with Business Standard, MakeMyTrip CEO Rajesh Magow talks about the steps the company took to emerge stronger from the Covid setback will help them withstand any uncertainty

Hotels to tickets: Travel return fuels growth for online travel aggregators

EaseMyTrip, Airbnb and OYO among companies reporting steady growth in business as pandemic wanes

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