Rebuffed by airlines, portals turn to bus reservations
New Delhi: The downturn in the aviation sector has affected the margins of online travel portals. From October, agents will earn no commission on air ticket bookings. To maintain profitability, travel portals are now offering online bus bookings. Read the rest of this entry »
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MUMBAI: Allaying fears of travel agents that interline travel would get adversely affected by the enforcement of 100 per cent e-ticketing, IATA on Saturday said e-ticketing agreements between airlines would cover about 90 per cent of such travel by May 31. 
GoAir, India’s smart airline, has signed a deal with Yatra Online to offer Rs 200 cash back on all GoAir travel bookings valid upto April-end. Passengers can avail this cash back offer by booking their GoAir tickets between March 7 to March 16, 2008. This offer is part of an on-going initiative by GoAir to offer passengers best bargains for early GoAir bookings made through Yatra Online. This offer is valid on all bookings made through www.yatra.com during the booking period.
Mumbai : Cleartrip, India’s second largest and fastest growing online travel company today announced to give away the Motorola L6 mobile phone worth Rs.6020/- absolutely free of cost on booking SpiceJet roundtrip flights for 2 persons on Cleartrip.com. The offer is valid on all SpiceJet flights across India.
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New Delhi: According to a new study, online travel agencies are all set to triple their market share in the tourism market, while traditional travel agencies dramatically lose share from 32 per cent in 2005 to a mere 10 per cent in 2008.
New Delhi: Travel2Agent.com and SpiceJet have tied up to distribute inventory to travel agencies throughout India. The agreement was signed recently in New Delhi and is valid for selling inventory only in India. 