MakeMyTrip tips

Focusing on personalization as a key factor in customer satisfaction, online travel platform Yatra.com has launched a subscription program — Yatra Prime. The online travel company aims to provide exclusive benefits and enhanced travel experiences for its members through the program.

Indians say they still plan on traveling — but 9 in 10 in a recent survey said the increased costs of living will influence their plans for 2023. That might mean choosing cheaper destinations or non-peak travel periods.

While there is no information yet on the availability of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 tickets, fans have in large numbers already booked their accommodation in host cities. Hotel room rates in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad have already skyrocketed more than 10-fold during the match days, especially for October 15 ahead of the highly-anticipated India-Pakistan match.

MakeMyTrip said Tuesday that all its travel segments have now grown past pre-pandemic levels, and that it posted its highest-ever quarterly gross bookings at $1.98 billion. Here are other highlights from the online travel agency’s quarterly results:

India’s youngest airline Akasa Air is looking to cover the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, Southeast Asian countries and countries in the Middle East, co-founder Aditya Ghosh told CNBC TV18.