1. WINTER SPECIAL NEWSLETTER [2012]
Makemytrip.com
MakeMyTrip.com an online portal which aims at travel-based products and services combined with
empowering the traveler, was founded in the year excellent technology and dedicated customer service.
2000 and has totally revolutionized the travel
industry ever since. Started by Deep Kalra, Make My Trip, as an online travel agency, offers
MakeMyTrip began its operations in the US, the best deals on travel based products and services
followed by its India operations being launched in at the most reasonable prices. Combining the ease of
2005. Listed on NASDAQ as MMYT in the year online booking and reservation with hard-to-believe
2010, MakeMyTrip has evolved into a one-stop shop prices, MakeMyTrip.com has been spearheading the
for all travel needs and it offers the widest range of travel industry, launching new and better options for
the traveler ever since its inception.

7. Product Offerings :
Flights
Flight+Hotel Deals
International Flights
Hotels
Holidays in India
International Holidays
Bus
Rail
Mobile Site
Mobile Apps
MICE
B2B

12. Ticketvala, online bus ticketing platform provider has been acquired by MakeMyTrip (MMT). MMT and
Ticketvala both have not disclosed the acquisition amount. Ticketvala started its operation in mid 2006 and raised
$2M in 2007 from Bangalore based Footprint Ventures. Ticketvala created a big buzz when it claimed to sold
above 1 million tickets in 2008.
Ticketvala, part of Travis Internet Pvt. Ltd besides booking tickets online to end users provides booking terminal
to travel agents and significant revenue is generated through their agent terminal, in short its a GDS for bus.
Ticketvala possess huge bus inventory, large number of tie ups with Bus operators and covers thousands of routes
in India. Ticketvala users are mainly from north and western region of India.
Redbus is now the sole player left out in the Bus OTA and they have been giving stiff competition to Ticketvala.
Anyone eyeing Redbus?
So why MMT acquired ticketvala, possible reasons could be -
Ticketvala will provide MMT a GDS for bus which was missing in their portfolio.
Bus tickets is a mass market with huge volume and commission/markup is high when compared to air and train
tickets, on an average Bus OTA gets Rs.50 per ticket worth Rs.300
More penetration for MMT in tier 2 and tier 3 cities through ticketvala agent terminal and it provides an
opportunity for them to cross sell their Air ticketing terminal.

13. MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd
Tower A, SP Infocity
243, Udyog Vihar, Phase 1
Gurgaon, Haryana - 122016, India
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