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Cleartrip onboards AirAsia Berhad; Offers more options for Southeast Asia Travel

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 24 February 2023, 1:00 PM 335

Cleartrip, one of India’s fastest-growing OTAs, announced the onboarding of AirAsia Berhad onto its platform. The key development will provide greater travel options to its users – in terms of routes and price offerings. Sectors include the International flights covered by AirAsia from India to Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. AirAsia flies Continue Reading

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TBO’s Tek Travels acquires 100% stake in BookaBed

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 12:00 PM 345

TBO Tek Limited (TBO)’s wholly owned subsidiary, Tek Travels DMCC, has acquired the remaining stake in BookaBed AG. With this acquisition, TBO intends to further deepen its European footprint into Ireland and the UK. BookABed will continue to function under the leadership of Karl Tyrrell. Over the course of a year, the breadth and depth […]Continue Reading

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MMT’s Trip Money partners with Cover Genius to offer ‘Cancel for an Reason’ Travel Protection

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 13 February 2023, 12:00 PM 366

Trip Money, the fintech arm of MakeMyTrip (MMT), has joined hands with Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded protection, to introduce embedded travel protection on MakeMyTrip for its global customers through XCover, a global distribution platform. The integration will also provide ‘Cancel For Any Reasons’ (CFAR) travel protection that offers MakeMyTrip’s customers added Continue Reading

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MMT offers ‘Dynamic Itineraries’ for booking holiday packages

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 16 December 2022, 12:00 PM 359

MakeMyTrip (MMT) has built capabilities to launch ‘Dynamic Itineraries’ that allow travellers to customise and buy Holiday Packages in real-time online. The travellers can now derive multiple package options using filters such as destination city, travel date, duration, etc. In sharp contrast, the Indian Holiday Packages industry primarily uses online for query purposes Continue Reading

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Japan based Air Trip International signs multi-year agreement to use Sabre GDS

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 12 December 2022, 5:00 PM 429

INFINI Travel Information, the exclusive Sabre GDS distribution partner in Japan, and Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, announced a new, multi-year GDS agreement with AirTrip International Corp. The deal will see AirTrip International capitalizing on Sabre’s global distribution system (GDS) Continue Reading

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EaseMyTrip introduces EMTPRO programme for elite customers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 4:00 PM 567

EaseMyTrip has introduced EMTPRO – an invite only, special programme for its elite customers. Under this programme, EaseMyTrip’s customers will be enrolled into a ‘Refer Now & Earn Forever’ programme. Referrer will get exciting cash-backs on flights, hotels, holidays, buses and train bookings for a period of one year by referring a new user to […]Continue Reading