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Rathi is joining Cleartrip to replace Ayyappan R, the current CEO of Cleartrip, who is on his way out after spending over 11 years at the Bengaluru-based company

Cleartrip announces partnership with Axis Bank to offer benefits for 12.5 million users

Under the partnership, Axis Bank credit cardholders can access specially curated travel offers without having to wait to collect/redeem points to enjoy the benefits

DGCA asks cash-strapped GoFirst to refund customers; bookings still available on OTAs

On May 2, Domestic budget carrier Go First announced that it has filed an application for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi.

Cleartrip partners with Adani One to offer air travel services

According to an official notification, Adani Group’s Adani One will help users book flights, check their flight status in real-time, access Pranaam Meet & Greet Service, and benefits like airport parking, cabs and duty-free products.

Flight booking platform Cleartrip suffers customer data breach

In an email to customers, Cleartrip said that there was "security anomaly that entailed illegal and unauthorised access to a part of Cleartrip’s internal systems"

Wego to acquire Cleartrip's Middle East business

The transaction also includes the sale of Flyin.com and a technology co-operation agreement between Wego and Flipkart.

Cleartrip to hire 400 by December; total headcount strength to reach 700

The company has increased its workforce strength by 60 per cent in the ongoing quarter, according to the statement.

Despite cancellations by foreigners, tourism industry hopes for a bumper Christmas and New Year

Domestic tourists may have to be the mainstay of the travel and tourism industry during the holiday season with the new curbs to contain the Omicron Covid variant dampening interest among foreign tourists

Adani Group to pick up stake in Cleartrip, firms up ties with Flipkart

After being acquired by Flipkart, Cleartrip has seen a ten-fold growth in flight bookings. The Adani deal likely to be sealed in November.

Walmart-backed Flipkart makes big splash in online travel segment, announces acquisition of 100% stake in Cleartrip

Under the terms of the agreement, Cleartrip operations will be acquired by Flipkart. Cleartrip will continue to operate as a separate brand, retaining all employees while working closely with Flipkart to further develop technology solutions to make travel simple for customers.

Walmart-backed Flipkart in final-stage talks to buy ClearTrip; announcement likely soon

With the proposed acquisition, Flipkart would warm up to the ‘super app strategy’ and will be better positioned to take on the likes of MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Booking.com, EaseMyTrip and IPO-bound Ixigo.

Walmart-owned Flipkart in talks to add Cleartrip to its shopping cart

Most large ecommerce players like Flipkart, Amazon and Paytm want to embrace the super-app strategy and be present in every business segment, be it retail, food delivery, payment services and travel. From that vantage online travel aggregator Cleartrip makes sense for Flipkart.

22% increase in number of women travelling abroad, says Balu Ramachandran of Cleartrip

There is a lot of growth happening as far as travel is concerned, both domestic and international, and it will remain consistent in the years to come

Learnings from India helped us expand to other markets rapidly: Cleartrip CEO

In a market saddled with heavy discounting resulting in high cash burn, Cleartrip has operated at break-even profitability for the last four years

Cleartrip acquires Saudi Arabia's Flyin

The combined company will have over 60 percent market share throughout the Middle East and improved profitability due to better unit economics and larger scale of operations, Cleartrip said in a statement.

Cleartrip announces acquisition of Saudi Arabia-based OTA Flyin

The deal is expected to offer Cleartrip a wider outreach and a larger client base in an adjacent market

SpiceJet, Cleartrip team up with Google Flights

Launched in India in 2015, Google Flights offers travellers the facility to explore destinations and find the best flights at affordable prices.

Cleartrip integrates with Uber API to offer local activities

This integration will also offer seamless Uber ride requests on the Cleartrip platform, a release issued here said.

Ola acquires Chennai-based Qarth Tech for payment solutions

Teams of Qarth and Ola money will join to further build cutting edge solutions to provide a seamless payment experience for users, Ola said in a statement.

Startups write to Prime Minister to defend net neutrality

Around 500 people have signed the letter including Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal, Cleartrip Founder Hrush Bhatt, XYSEC LABS Founder Subho Halder, iSPIRT Foundation co-founder Sharad Sharma and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

'Activities' to be 15% of rev;target 100 cities:Cleartrip

The mobile-only product allows users to book about 5,000 activities, including culinary classes, day tours, yachting, hiking and night treks, across 50 cities through its app.

Indian hotel industry to touch $1.8 bn mark by 2016: ICRA

With increasing online competition, popular models that have come up include online travel agents (OTAs) offering a single marketplace for all travel-related needs, and meta search engines like Tripadvisor and Kayak, that operate like travel discovery platforms.

SBI Card launches credit card for online shopping

"We wanted to launch a card with special benefit meant for online purchases. In this card, whatever the spending be, we will offer a five times more reward than in case of normal cards," says Vijay Jasuja, CEO SBI Card

Cleartrip targets 45% growth in transaction value

Online travel portal Cleartrip on Tuesday said it is targeting 45 percent growth in the transaction value on its site in the current fiscal.

Airtel defends toll free platform; supports net neutrality

Due to the outrage over social media, e-commerce major Flipkart has withdrawn from Airtel Zero. Meanwhile, Cleartrip, NDTV and Times Group have logged out from internet.org platform of Facebook, where Reliance Communication is a partner.