STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY redBus Expands Digital Booking Experience For Intercity Bus Travel

redBus is strengthening the role of digital booking in India’s intercity bus travel by bringing search, comparison, seat selection, boarding information and journey updates into a connected booking experience. As travellers increasingly evaluate practical details before confirming a bus ticket, the platform is enabling more of the travel decision to take place within the booking […]

CW Bureau · Oct 5, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Coforge Sees AI Agents Reshaping Airline Retailing, Travel Management

Coforge Ltd, an AI-native engineering services company, expects the travel industry to undergo a significant transformation as airlines move towards modern airline retailing (MAR) and agentic travel, where intelligent AI agents can coordinate travel discovery, transactions and journey management. Based on its work with global airlines and travel organisations, Coforge said the shift could change […]

CW Bureau · Sep 30, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Instagram, AI Reshape How Indians Discover And Plan Travel: Survey

Social media and artificial intelligence are increasingly influencing how Indians discover destinations and plan holidays, according to a survey by intercity travel company zingbus. The survey of 2,371 respondents aged 18-40 found that 72% primarily discover new and offbeat destinations through Instagram Reels and other short-form videos. The findings come ahead of World Tourism Day […]

CW Bureau · Sep 25, 2026

HOSPITALITY MakeMyTrip, Tourism Ministry Set To Bring 350 Guided Experiences Online

MakeMyTrip is expanding its tours and attractions play by partnering with the Ministry of Tourism to bring more than 350 guided experiences across 60 cities onto its platform, making locally led tours bookable online from August 15. The partnership marks an attempt to solve a long-standing gap in India’s domestic tourism market: while travellers can […]

CW Bureau · Aug 16, 2026

GENERAL Air India Refines Mobile App With AI-Powered Booking, Baggage Tracking

Air India has rolled out a major upgrade to its mobile application, introducing a host of new AI-powered and customer-centric capabilities aimed at making the travel experience more seamless, from flight booking and payments to baggage tracking, disruption assistance and airport services. Designed and developed by the airline’s in-house digital teams, the revamped app brings […]

CW Bureau · Jul 17, 2026

HOSPITALITY RateGain Joins Hands With Duetto To Automate Hotel Revenue Optimisation

RateGain Travel Technologies, a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, has entered into a strategic partnership with Duetto, a leading provider of revenue and profit software, to help hotels automate pricing, distribution and revenue optimisation across channels. The collaboration combines RateGain’s AI-powered channel manager with Duetto’s Revenue & Profit […]

CW Bureau · Jun 16, 2026

HOSPITALITY ixigo To Buy 55% Stake In Brevistay For ₹65.7 Cr, Balance In The Future

Online travel platform ixigo will acquire a 54.66% stake in Brevistay, a flexible-stay hotel booking platform, for ₹65.69 crore through a combination of primary and secondary share purchases. Founded in 2016, Brevistay specialises in flexible hotel stays and has built a network of directly contracted hotels across India. Upon completion of the transaction, Brevistay will […]

CW Bureau · Jun 8, 2026

HOSPITALITY Hotels Risk Losing Direct Bookings In AI Search Era, Says RateGain Report

RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd, a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, has released its Direct Booking Friction Report 2026, warning that hotels across the APMEA region are losing direct revenue because of friction within their own digital booking experience. The report highlighted that hotels are not losing bookings due […]

CW Bureau · May 29, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Eco Hotels Partners My Travel Bazaar To Expand B2B Travel Services

Eco Hotels and Resorts Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with My Travel Bazaar to enhance its offerings through an integrated platform spanning airline bookings, hotel reservations, railway ticketing and end-to-end travel solutions. Strengthening B2B reach The collaboration provides access to a network of over 20,000 travel agents, significantly expanding the combined entity’s reach […]

CW Bureau · Apr 10, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Thomas Cook India, Atirath Form JV To Build Travel AI Platform

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd (TCIL), the leading omnichannel travel company, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Atirath Technologies Pvt Ltd to invest in Indian Horizon Marketing Services Ltd for co-developing a Travel AI platform for the domestic market. The partnership aims to build a proprietary, AI-driven solution tailored for the travel domain, leveraging […]

CW Bureau · Mar 25, 2026