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Who Owns Rang7.com?
Explore Article VCCircle (May 19 2009) Travel
Rang7.com is the latest online travel portal to hit the Indian market. The website has attracted a lot of attention in the last few days as a leading newspaper reported the portal was owned by India’s three major domestic airlines - Kingfisher Airlines, IndiGo Airlines and SpiceJet. And that the venture was floated by airlines to checkmate other independent OTAs who survive largely on commission payouts by airline companies. Even though the ownership of the travel portal is still being speculated, VCCircle digs for more information on the people behind the OTA, which is reportedly trying to become an Orbitz in India, a US based ...Comment on Article Mentions: Ixigo Travelguru Affiliate Program Galileo
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Stocks to watch: Jet Airways, Ranbaxy, IFCI
Explore Article The Economic Times (Oct 14 2008) Travel
Television Eighteen India has informed that Network 18 Group has decided to exit the joint venture agreement entered by it through Web18 Holdings with Ambit ...Comment on Article Mentions: Web18 Straits Times Dr Reddy
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Travelocity Global buys Travelguru
Explore Article Google News (Aug 18 2009) Travel , Acquisition
Travelocity Global buys TravelguruDaily News & AnalysisIt raised $25 million in 2006 -- $10 million from Sequoia Capital India, which the latter followed up with a $15 million co-investment with Battery Venture. ...and more »Comment on Article Mentions: Travelocity Global Sequoia Capital India
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Indian Online Hotel Site TravelGuru Acquired By Travelocity
Explore Article MediaNama.com (Aug 18 2009) Travel , Acquisition
Online Travel Agency Travelocity has acquired Indian online hotel aggregator TravelGuru, according to a company release. Travel news site TravelBizMonitor had reported the deal a couple of days ago. According to Roshan Mendis, Regional VP (Travelocity Asia Pacific), “Travelguru will continue to operate as a stand alone business and brand in India”. The terms of the deal [...] More at MediaNama.com
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Kingfisher boards Twitter. Who is next?
Explore Article India Business Blog (Apr 29 2009) Mobile , Social Networking , Travel
Kingfisher became the first company in India to use Twitter. Kingfisher will update its guests through the social media rising star - twitter. When I said it was the first company that was a hunch. Because I did not hear any other Indian company using Twitter. Maybe few startups are using it but, none in [...]
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Kingfisher offering Search Book & Pay feature On Mobile
Explore Article WATBlog.com (Oct 11 2007) Mobile , Travel
King fisher airlines one of inidas premier airline companies have tied up with Paymate a mobile payment solution provider where users will be able to search, book & even pay for their tickets from the cell phone. the service is called ‘FLYBUYSMS’ where users can do all the above from their mobile handsets using sms [...]
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"We Are In Talks To Build An OTA Backed By Airlines": Rang7.com Founder
Explore Article contentSutra.com (Jun 3 2009) Travel
Rang7.com is an online travel agency (OTA), which is still on the stealth mode. The company is trying to build a business in India on the lines of the successful Orbitz—an OTA founded by a group of airlines. Rang7.com is in the process of cobbling up a group of airline backers to launch its service in India. The company is founded by Ram Seethepalli, who was formerly an MD with Travelport, which had been a major investor with Orbitz. Seethepalli exclusively spoke to VCCircle on his plans, and also clarified on media reports, including VCCircle's, on Rang7. Excerpts: Why another ...
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TravelGuru acquiring Desiya.com?
Explore Article From Information to Knowledge (Oct 11 2007) Travel , Acquisition
There is news that TravelGuru is acquiring another travel portal and online hotel-rooms consolidator, Desiya.com. TravelGuru is currently funded by Sequoia Capital and Battery Ventures. Technorati Tags: TravelGuru, Desiya.com, Sequoia CapitalComment on Article Mentions: Sequoia Capital India
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iXiGO displays lowest fares found recently by other iXiGO users
Explore Article Alootechie (Nov 23 2007) Travel
Travel search engine iXiGO.com has launched iXiGO Box Office, a new feature on its home page that displays the lowest fares found recently by other iXiGO users. According to iXiGO, the new feature allows for easier spotting of real available deals, as and when they are discovered on the iXiGO site.Comment on Article Mentions: Aloke Bajpai Ixigo
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TravelGuru acquires Desiya for Rs 100 crore ($25 million)
Explore Article Indian startups (Dec 20 2007) Travel , Acquisition
The first major act of consolidation in the online travel portal industry in India. TravelGuru ($42 million revenue this fiscal) has acquired B2B hotel portal Desiya for $25 million (Rs 100 crores). TravelGuru has raised $25 million in funding over two rounds. via ET India portals, M & A, desiya, travelguru -
Interview with Aloke Bajpai of iXigo
Explore Article ileher.com (Jul 22 2007) Travel
Aloke Bajpai is a founder of iXigo, an Indian travel search engine that currently serves domestic airline bookings. The online travel business is a fast growing market segment due to increased travel in India as well as growing number of travel service providers like airlines and hotels. This market segment is also competitive with multiple players [...]Comment on Article Mentions: Dharmendra Yashovardhan Rajnish Kumar Aloke Bajpai
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Hotels.com launches Indian Operations
Explore Article WATBlog.com (Feb 2 2009) Travel
TravelGuru was one of the first Indian websites to shift its focus from airline ticketing to hotel booking. Cleartrip and MakeMyTrip realised the potential of raking in profits from hotel booking too. Last August Cleartrip added TripAdvisor’s hotel reviews and also added hotel maps. So why hotels? Unlike the air booking industry where the profit margins are slim, [...] -
Launching India's 1st Travel Deals site Traveltechie.com
Explore Article Welcome to Traveltechie (Oct 1 2009) Travel
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Traveltechie.com is launched with the simple mission to connect Smart Travelers looking for the Best Deals in Travel with the Airlines, Hotels, Resorts, Cruises, Travel Agents, Tour Operators & various Travel Suppliers who offer Great Travel Deals. Traveltechie is India's first publisher of The Best Deals in Travel to the Frequent Travelers (B...1 Comment Mentions: Traveltechie Best
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MakeMyTrip is not Expedia for India Anymore
Explore Article Information Madness (Oct 17 2007) Travel
I remeber when MakeMyTrip.com started back in 2005, they were really aggresive and happy about their service. And to be frank, it was unique in India as no body started something like that before in India. That time, Expedia.com was pretty famous and well reputed travel portal in western countries. So the Deep Kalra, founder and chief executive officer, MakeMyTrip was claiming that "We are Expedia for India". Well not any more. In a recent article on , Sharat Dhall, managing director of Expedia India mentioned that Expedia is soon launching its services in India. I checked the domain name...Comment on Article Mentions: LiveMint Sharat Dhall Expedia Inc
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Conflicts Of Interest
Explore Article VentureWoods (Jun 25 2009) Travel
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Sanjay Anandaram Julius Caesar the great Roman emperor divorced his wife Pompeia as heconsidered his honour and position compromised because Pompeia was indirectly associated with a trial for sacrilege. He explained that his wife should not only be free from sin but from suspicion. Given the state of our political system, this kind of [...]Comment on Article Mentions: Nasscom Vijay Mallya Sanjay Anandaram
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