Articles tagged “makemytrip”

MakeMyTrip has long been seen as a likely candidate for an India listing, but the company had never explicitly said so. Its latest filing finally puts that possibility on record, signaling that India’s booming capital markets may soon attract one of the country’s biggest travel platforms back home.

Samhi Hotels' acquisition comes with a Marriott-led lifeline for Rare India, which has had to adapt significantly over two decades as experiential has grown in the region.

As war continues in the Middle East develops, Indian airlines are cautiously working to ensure safety of passengers and crew, without ramping up costs.

AI is now a non-negotiable in the travel industry. But how every company uses it is what is setting them apart.

A billion dollars in acquisitions across three continents, and this is still a story most Western travel executives couldn't summarize.

In India’s big cities, hotels are increasingly being designed around ballrooms rather than beds. Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels’ decision to cut room count in Kolkata to expand banqueting and conference space shows how weddings and corporate events are becoming the primary drivers of profitability.

MakeMyTrip’s fastest growth isn’t in flights or hotels, but in everything around them. Ancillaries are turning each trip into a bundle, boosting margins, retention, and resilience.

Indian OTAs are moving beyond pure search-and-book engines as they monetize peace of mind. The ones that stand to gain are those that explain risk clearly and give users the choice to offload uncertainty, at least until AI models can reliably handle rare, disruption-driven shocks.

The Leela's push towards building clusters and circuits around its properties points to a larger ambition: one where its properties are not just stays, but the destinations.

Young travelers are defining India's travel journey, and they are going wherever the music takes them.