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India's hinterland air travel surged last year, driven by civil aviation ministry data and government schemes. Airports like Diu, Pantnagar, Tezpur, and Prayagraj saw significant growth, boosted by the Udan scheme and low fares. IndiGo and other air...

Indian carriers like MakeMyTrip, IndiGo, and Cleartrip have added direct flights to various destinations, leading to a significant increase in outbound tourist numbers from India.

Anuj Rathi has been appointed as the chief business and growth officer of Cleartrip, Flipkart's travel booking unit, replacing Ayyappan R. He announced this in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.

Prathyusha Agarwal has joined Flipkart as vice president (VP) and head of Shopsy, a spokesperson for the firm confirmed to ET. She was previously the chief business officer of edtech firm Byju’s, with earlier stints at Zee Entertainment, Tata Cliq a...

Flipkart is seeing another set of top-deck changes, as it ropes in Anuj Rathi as the new CEO of its travel booking unit Cleartrip, while top executives Prabh Simran Singh and Sankalp Mehrotra are exiting the firm.

For the third consecutive year, delays in Schengen visa appointments have led Indian travelers preparing for their summer vacations to explore alternative destinations. Industry executives note a growing trend of Indian holidaymakers turning to coun...

Cleartrip's CFO Aditya Agarwal resigns amid Flipkart's senior management changes. Akshat Mishra to succeed him. Agarwal's key role in Cleartrip's integration into Flipkart highlighted. Former CEO Ayyappan R departing for consumer tech venture. Layof...

​One thing common to a lot of these places is that they have made it much easier for Indians to travel either by providing visa-free travel or making it much-much easier for Indians to obtain visas so that is becoming a big spur in demand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, representing Chennai Super Kings, becomes Cleartrip's brand ambassador, appealing to all generations. Cleartrip leverages his values to expand the user base, as his brand value continues to rise post-retirement.

Bhatia will spearhead brand and performance marketing initiatives as well as drive the central planning and growth charter at Cleartrip, the firm said in a release.

Companies are catering to this trend with upscale offerings, such as Thomas Cook's relaunch of premium European packages and Cleartrip's surge in sales of premium air tickets. This shift reflects a growing preference for exclusive and curated travel...

At the Four Seasons Mumbai, rooftop bar AER and restaurant San:Qi saw a "significant' turnout, higher than the usual weekend rush," said general manager Nitesh Gandhi. "Evenings are more high energy on such weekends especially when home means an ele...

Uttarakhand received 4 million, 7.5 million and 8.3 million tourists in April, May and June, respectively, last year. The Himalayan state expects to surpass last year’s performance this summer season, said Sumit Pant, director of marketing and publi...

Cleartrip has seen a significant increase in flight bookings and hotel bookings for religious destinations like Ayodhya. They offer free flight tickets to senior citizens and have launched packages for Ayodhya and other destinations. Karthick Prabu ...

Flipkart group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy on Tuesday informed staff about senior-level exits in the ecommerce major, confirming ET’s scoop. More on this in today’s ETtech Top 5.

Executives at airlines and travel companies said increased activity among IT, mechanical, banking services, and pharmaceutical companies is driving the trend. At a time when fares are rising amid capacity cuts by airlines, the growth trend in corpor...

India's largest airline, IndiGo, has 74 aircraft grounded till December. While it is ramping up capacity by extending its lease on existing aircraft and leasing new planes for the short term, chief financial officer Gaurav Negi said he expects airli...

Spotlight on Cleartrip, grocery and Shopsy; $1-billion funding in progress at company.

Data from the civil aviation ministry shows average occupancy of airlines has stayed below 85%, against airlines' expectation of 90% load in the peak season, while industry executives said there has been a 10-15% drop in yield compared to last year'...