Airbnb partners with SEWA in India to offer home stays and rural experiences
Airbnb has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA) to expand its network of homes in rural Indi…
Travel
Airbnb’s massive expansion will challenge existing travel services
By Brindaalakshmi K and Nikhil Pahwa Airbnb is expanding across the travel sector, and will no longer be just a BnB and hotel aggregator: the co…
#Outlook16: What Indian online travel companies plan to do in 2016
In our #Outlook16 series, we ask online travel companies – MakeMyTrip, ixigo, Oyo Rooms and Cleartrip about their focus areas for 2016 and the chal…
Rocket Internet-backed ridesharing service Tripda expands to India
Rocket Internet-backed ridesharing service Tripda has launched its operations in India, reports The Times of India. With this, the company is now p…
Can Uber’s low-cost UberGO be an alternative for Auto rickshaws?
Online cab booking service Uber has launched a new service called UberGO that will offer fares lower than its affordable UberX service. The company…
India.com launches travel guide iTripTo
India.com, a joint venture between Mail.com Media Corporation and Zee Entertainment Enterprises, has launched a travel information lookup platform …
You can now book autos from Ola in Bangalore
Online cab booking service Ola (previously Olacabs) has started piloting an on-demand autorickshaw service on its mobile app in Bangalore, allowing…
Bookmycab expands to Hyderabad with CabonClick acquisition
Mumbai-based taxi rental service Bookmycab.com has acquired Hyderabad-based online taxi booking service provider CabonClick to enter the city, reports …
Uber extends its Vehicle Financing Program to India
Online cab service Uber has partnered with lending firms like Sriram Finance, AU Financiers and Toyota Financial Services to launch its Vehicle Financi…
Justdial plans a cab booking app to take on Olacabs, Uber & Others
Directory services company Justdial is developing a cab-hailing app, that will allow users to book any type of cabs, including traditional cabs, co…
30% transactions on Cleartrip are from mobile; Mobiles vs Tablets; Android vs iOS
30% of Cleartrip’s overall transactions were carried out via mobile, same as in September this year, the company told Medianama. 43% of overall traffic…
Government introduces FASTag to make toll collection easy
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Electronic Toll Collection system called FASTag, which was launched last month, is now operational a…