for the first time, cleartrip Has partnered with Flipkart for the big Billion Days sale that runs till October 10 and offers 20% off on domestic flights, a full refund on flight cancellations, and up to ₹25,000 off on international flights .
Prahlad Krishnamurthy, Chief Business Officer, Cleartrip said that the sale will provide travelers with an opportunity to explore various domestic and international destinations.
“Over the past year, people have been restricting themselves to plan and book their travels well in advance due to the ambiguity around COVID regulations and high cancellation charges. Cleartrip is bringing back the convenience and flexibility of booking to its customers. Ready to bring through deals like EzCancel. @Re 1 during the sale days,” he added.
EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti said that the pandemic was tough for everyone and this year everyone wants to make the most of the oncoming traffic. “That’s why various hotels and airlines are running more offers than last year. EaseMyTrip is running a lot of offers during this festive season on flights, hotels, bus and trains with different banks and wallets,” he added.
“Offers like FestiveCell where users will get up to 25% off on all domestic flights is one of the most popular offers at the moment. Additionally, if our users cancel due to medical reasons, we offer our full full refund on domestic flights Let’s continue to expand,” he added.
Pitti said bookings for flights, hotels and holidays are looking positive as the demand for travel has increased significantly. “We have seen a jump of around 50% in our hotel and vacations business. We have a jump of between 15%-20 in our domestic flight bookings and a jump of around 25% for our international bookings,” he said.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has launched ‘Dekho Apna Desh Festivals by India, Stay by Taj’ offer which offers ‘special’ room rates for bookings made till 15 October for stays from 1 October to 15 January next year. and provides ‘festival’ facilities. . IndiGo is offering gift vouchers that are fully transferable, which can be split across multiple visits, and are valid for 90 days from the date of purchase.
Alok Bajpai, Co-Founder and Group CEO, AxisGo said that October has seen an encouraging growth in festive travel demand in flights, trains and buses, with his company running offers on the Xigo app and website with bank partners.
Kanika Tekriwal, CEO and Founder, Jetsetgo Aviation, said that her company is working on a package to boost sales this season. “The JetSteels program allows our guests to experience private charter at a low cost with the help of our empty legs offers and deals. These offers allow greater accessibility for those needing to travel at a much lower cost than usual. are,” she said.
Tekriwal said that over the past one month, he has been receiving travel requests from families and friends who want to visit their loved ones during the festive season, especially Diwali. “Requests from parents of students studying abroad are also coming in. This month, we are also seeing a significant increase in requests for holiday travel especially. People have taken note of the ongoing strong immunization campaign and the opening of several popular international destinations. I have restored my confidence in traveling with the Indian travellers,” he added.