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Well Maps and travel seem to go hand in hand. Recently we had blogged about a start up entrip which claimed to be a visual travel blog and integrated the map experience to travel planning. Well that is something even zoomtra seems to be attempting.
According to this release zoomtra has tied up with routeguru to [...]

We had recently covered iXiGo.com’s strategy of going mobile and essentially eliminating the OTA with their new mobile click to call feature. We caught up with Aloke Bajpai of iXiGo.com to know more about their business model with the mobile version and on current traction at iXiGo.
Here is the interview:
1) Why go mobile whats the [...]

This is just in: According this news piece Tencent Holdings Ltd a hongkong listed firm said it has secured an option to acquire up to 50 pct of MIH India Global Internet Ltd. They will be doing so by investing about 7.5 million $ over the next 3 years in the company. As some of you might know that Ibibo.com and its family of sites i.e. dwaar.com and onefamily.com which form a part of Ibibo Web Pvt Ltd in India are owned by MIH India Global Internet Ltd.

Online travel has been a really bitterly fought segment with tonnes of funded players and many of them having more money than they need. With so many options to buy tickets Travel aggregators have come to fore and have got funding themselves. And now even portals like Ibibo has jumped on to the travel bandwagon. [...]

A new travel engine just launched yesterday, So whats so different about Ixigo. Well as they bluntly mention on their website they do not sell anything, but they hope to make buying, travel related services online more comprehensive and let’s just say trouble free. I spoke to Aloke Bajpai Founder & CEO, here’s the encounter [...]