In a rapidly growing online Indian travel market, the top (OTA) agencies of India are now taking the services of online solution providers’ to meet the global players successfully. The five OTAs are Indiatimes, MakeMyTrip, Sify, Travelguru and Yatra that have been associated with Amadeus, online service provider, and are using the Amadeus API, which enables these travel link searchers to book the full range of domestic and international airline content in Amadeus’ distribution system. Interestingly, all OTAs have chosen Amadeus Master Pricer, an international airfare search engine.
Ankur Bhatia, managing director, Amadeus India said:
The new genre of online travel is fast sweeping the nation and Amadeus is right there in the leadership slot empowering all major players who at present account for almost 65 percent of total online travel in India.
It is worth mentioning that Indian online travel market is projected to cross $750 million in 2006 and by 2008, it is expected to surpass $2 billion mark. Therefore, the deal of companies is very important in this context. It will also assist travelers to know the international fares and better organize their tours.
Via: Eyefortravel
