PhonePe’s 54+ Crore Users to Benefit from Enhanced Travel Booking Services Powered by ixigo, AbhiBus, and ConfirmTkt Brands
New Delhi, 24 June 2024: ixigo, India’s leading OTA for the next billion users, has announced the expansion of its exclusive partnership with PhonePe, India’s leading fintech platform. This partnership, which initially covered train bookings, will now include flight and bus bookings on the PhonePe app, all powered by ixigo, AbhiBus, and ConfirmTkt brands.
This collaboration will enable over 54 crore PhonePe users to access a comprehensive range of travel booking options for flights, trains, and buses. Users will benefit from simplified payment processes, exciting discounts, and offers on all types of travel bookings. Additionally, PhonePe users can enjoy advanced features and value-added services from the ixigo Group, including ixigo Assured (Free Cancellation), ixigo Assured Flex, and Abhi Assured, which offer fully flexible and freely reschedulable tickets with instant refunds upon cancellation.
Aloke Bajpai, Group CEO, ixigo, and Rajnish Kumar, Group Co-CEO, ixigo, commented on the partnership: “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with PhonePe to bring our travel booking services to their extensive user base. This collaboration will particularly benefit travelers from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, leveraging ixigo’s products and offerings for the next billion users and PhonePe’s growing penetration in smaller towns along with its fintech expertise. Together, we aim to make travel bookings more accessible, affordable, and convenient for millions of Indians.”
Sameer Nigam, Founder & CEO, PhonePe, added, “We are excited to partner with the ixigo Group for flight, train, and bus booking options on PhonePe. With rising disposable incomes and the growing aspirations of Indian travelers, we are seeing rapid adoption of our travel offerings. The ixigo, ConfirmTkt, and AbhiBus apps offer a great customer experience that is ideal for catering to the fast-evolving travel needs of Indians.”
