India’s EaseMyTrip Invests in B2B Travel Portal ETrav Tech
Having diversified into hotels and insurance, EaseMyTrip now ventures into the B2B travel market with its latest investment.
Peden Doma Bhutia is Asia Editor at Skift, where she covers the travel industry across Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Based in India, she reports on airlines, online travel companies, hospitality, travel technology and the business of travel, with a focus on how emerging markets are shaping global trends.
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