Cleartrip says mobile app traffic overtakes website Business Standard
Online travel portal Cleartrip says its Android app is the leading provider of traffic, contributing 48 per cent in the mobile business segment during the July-September quarter. Apps created for other mobile operating systems such as Windows and Apple’s iOS have a share of four and 15 per cent, respectively. During the quarter, mobile traffic touched 59 per cent of […]
Nearly 60% of Cleartrip’s traffic in Q2 FY15 came via mobile Medianama
59% of Cleartrip’s overall traffic and 46% of all transactions on the platform came from mobile, the company said while sharing data on its Q2 2015 performance. Overall, the platform saw a 24% growth in quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) traffic; with a 17% growth in air transactions and 41% growth in hotel transactions during the same time period. Cleartrip […]
Cleartrip users get active on ‘Activities’ Tnooz
Cleartrip ‘s latest quarterly mobile insights report shows that its recently launched ‘Activities’ channel now accounts for 15% of mobile traffic. The activities channel on Cleartrip went live across its range of apps in August. Cleartrip also showed that the booking window for activities is evenly spread – 16% of bookings are within 24 hours, with 18% booked […]
Travelling the Indian way! More of unbundled packages’ less of set travel itineraries India Infoline
Cleartrip’s Q2’15 Mobile Insight highlights an interesting trend where Indian travelers are choosing more of the ‘unbundled’ itineraries, replete with interesting and unique hyper-local experiences that they can indulge in at their convenience, in the city they are holidaying at, or staying in. As per Cleartrip’s Q2’15 Mobile Insight, early traction in the leisure markets show that the trend of […]
Travel portals seeing bulk of hotel bookings on mobile site, apps Business Standard
In a clear sign of changing hotel and flight booking habits among Indians, travel portals like MakeMyTrip and Cleartrip are seeing about half of the hotel bookings coming from mobile phones, including apps, which now also account for a significant one-third of their flight bookings. Moreover, bulk of the new customers are coming through such channels […]
88% year-end weekend holiday bookings made 45-days in advance: Cleartrip The Financial Express
Most Indians love to holiday during the year-end, wherein about 88 per cent of the travelers booked their Christmas and New Year weekends almost 30-45 days in advance this year. “A whopping 88 per cent of travelers booked their Christmas and New Year weekends almost 30-45 days in advance this year-end. By doing this, they saved […]
Don’t just visit: Explore new destinations, take longer vacations The Hindustan Time
Last month, a study conducted by global consulting firm Northstar, in 26 countries, revealed that India ranks fourth among the world’s most vacation-deprived nations. Apparently, around 73% of the respondents polled felt they deserve more breaks than what they got. But the reverse also seems to be true. Travel experts say a growing tribe of […]
Travel e-commerce companies to see brisk hiring The Economic Times
Half a dozen travel ecommerce companies are hiring about 1,500 people in the next 12 months, at a time when most startups are struggling to stay alive. Most of the hiring is likely to be in technology, product development and marketing. With the travel market showing signs of promise, companies such as Goibibo, TravelTriangle and iTraveller […]
‘Activities’ to be 15% of revenues; expand to 100 cities: Cleartrip The Economic Times
Online travel aggregator Cleartrip expects its ‘Activities’ offering to account for 15 per cent of its revenues by March 2017 as it expands the hyperlocal service to more Indian cities. The mobile-only product allows users to book about 5,000 activities, including culinary classes, day tours, yachting, hiking and night treks, across 50 cities through its app.
Plan your own holiday to save more money: Samyukth Sridharan, Cleartrip The Economic Times
From the latest travel trend and use of mobile apps to the new Cleartip product on local activities, Samyukth Sridharan discusses a range of topics in an interview with ET. “We are not focusing on apps, but there are a few things only an app can do. Almost 60% of our consumers are conducting their […]
Cleartrip’s mobile journey from 2010 to 2015 Yourstory.in
Earlier this year, YourStory did a story on Cleartrip revamping its mobile website. The CMO Subramanya Sharma told us, “Right now, mobile web contributes to 47 per cent of mobile traffic. The rate of growth is similar to that of the apps.” He added that from a financial standpoint, apps make a lot of sense: lifetime value, conversions, and retention are […]
Why are Indian Companies Bothering With Apple Watch Apps? NDTV Gadgets
In absolute terms, the iPhone is a small seller in India, though you wouldn’t realise it when you look at the number of pre-order deals that were being made for the latest variants of the device. The Apple Watch has an even smaller presence, which isn’t a surprise, considering that it’s not even been officially launched in India […]
For better flight deals, go for last-minute bookings Economic Times
The early birds may not get to fly cheaper any more. Airlines seem to be reducing fares closer to the travel date, an analysis of tickets on offer for travel on six key sectors showed. The fares quoted for travel on October 17 were more expensive when booked 30 days in advance than 10 days. […]
Cleartrip sees Mobile Web and App remaining active Tnooz
Indian OTA Cleartrip is seeing a strong take-up of its recently launched activities channel and confirmed ambitious plans to add more content in more cities over the next year or so. Subramanya Sharma, its chief marketing officer and head of product, told Tnooz how Cleartrip’s focus on activities had become a key part of not only […]
Cleartrip’s Activities for a memorable experience Hindu Business Line
Online travel services provider Cleartrip, which clocked ₹800 crore in revenue for FY 2015, expects to generate 15-20 per cent of its revenue from its recently launched vertical — Activities, in FY 2017. Available on the Cleartrip mobile app across iOS, Android and Windows, Activities is a set of 3,500 handpicked collection of experiences and […]
Make travelling easy this holiday season with this brilliant App! BusinessInsider.in
Whether you are planning a short weekend getaway on Friday night or struggling to plan a perfect yet short trip this holiday season, Clear Trip Activities is at your rescue! Leading online travel website provides handpicked and comprehensive list of activities to do in your city and also while you are away. “Packages are getting […]
Apps redefine tourism space New Indian Express
When it comes to travel nowadays, tech savvy citizens in the country increasingly prefer online solutions and the trend is now switching towards mobile phones too. The size of ‘e’ and ‘m’ space travel together is of $15 billion a year with a growth rate of 60-70 per cent year-on-year. About 30-40 per cent of […]
Long weekend plans: Travel portals see a jump in bookings Hindustan Times
If one had to measure the number of people who booked a holiday over the next two weekends, here’s an indication. At Cleartrip for instance, while the Eid weekend saw a 48% increase in bookings as compared with the same weekend last year, the subsequent long weekend recorded a 54% jump. “Alternatively, we have seen a […]
SBI joins 7 e-com firms for payments Business Standard
SBI Card on Tuesday rolled out an online specific credit card — SimplyCLICK — in association with seven partners including Amazon India, BookMyShow and Cleartrip. “We wanted to launch a card with special benefit meant for online purchases. In this card, whatever the spending be, we will offer a five times more reward than in case of […]
How one Indian OTA is clearing the unbeaten path for tours & activities EyeforTravel.com
With domestic travel booming, Cleartrip sees ‘tremendous potential’ for tours & activities. One of the biggest problems in the fast-growing market of tours & activities is ‘bookability’. “The major problem so far has been the discoverability and ‘bookability’ of these experiences online,” says Anand Kandadai, Executive Vice President, Mobile Business Solutions, Cleartrip .“ Indeed, there is no […]
“Heads Up” on NDTV Prime features Cleartrip’s Samyukth Sridharan NDTV
“Heads Up” on NDTV Prime – features Cleartrip’s President & Chief Operating Officer – Samyukth Sridharan – on their exclusive Panel that speaks about Innovations around start-ups.
Flipkart, Myntra users go mobile; desktop still key for Online Travel firms Livemint
Online travel firms get just about half of their traffic from their mobile websites and apps, with the rest coming from desktop websites. For India’s online shoppers, the shift from desktop computers to mobile phones is still a work in progress. Online travel agencies Cleartrip Pvt. Ltd and MakeMyTrip (India) Pvt. Ltd get just about […]
No Monday morning blues, city sets out for long weekend Hindustan Times
Many in the city are making the most of this weekend. With two public holidays — Independence Day on Saturday and Parsi New Year on Tuesday — working couples, youngsters and families have booked short getaways. For instance, travel portal Cleartrip saw a 10% rise in bookings between August 15 and August 18, compared to […]
Cleartrip Launches Activities, a Curated Weekend To-Do List for Your City NDTV
Online travel website Cleartrip launched a new feature on its website and apps Thursday, the Activities tab, providing a hand-picked and comprehensive collection of activities, experiences, and things to do in your city and also when you are away. Cleartrip has aggregated over 2,000 activities over 30 cities, spanning metros, and tourist destinations. There are currently […]
Nearly 45% of Cleartrip’s hotel transactions come from mobile Medianama
The first quarter this Financial Year has taken off to flying start at Cleartrip. The accommodation space continues on a strong growth trajectory, similar to last quarters. We saw an 83% growth in searches (YoY, Q1’15) and 120% growth in room nights (YoY, Q1’14) booked through Cleartrip, a strong indication that Indians are not ones to stay at home […]
Ahmedabad has higher utilization of last–minute hotel bookings: Cleartrip The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
The city with India’s best business acumen, Ahmedabad, sure carries travel at its fingertips. Hotel bookings made on Cleartrip Mobile from Ahmedabad, have seen a magnificent 564% year-on-year growth, according to an insight shared by Cleartrip. Similarly, air bookings made on Cleartrip Mobile from Ahmedabad, have seen an exceptional 197% year-on-year growth. “Ahmedabad plans travel […]
Jet beats competition with business class discounts, sees 50% jump in bookings Firstpost
Jet Airways’ three-day sale on business class seats across the domestic network has taken competition by surprise. Sources tell us Vistara and Air India were also preparing a discount scheme for business class seats on their respective domestic networks when Jet pulled the rug from under the feet of both airlines. Neither Vistara nor Air […]
Cleartrip shows the value of mobile web Tnooz
Indian OTA Cleartrip has outlined a sharp growth in mobile bookings and expects its relaunched mobile web site to drive even bigger numbers in the future. In the first three months of last year, mobile accounted for 42% of air volumes and 22% of hotel. Consecutive quarterly increases followed, and in the final three months […]
Travel Reboot Economic Times
Indian wander bugs have never had it so good with online travel pioneers and new niche startups both competing and partnering with each other to offer travellers a range of experiences & full-stack packages. Until two years ago, dot-com era companies such as MakeMyTrip were the primary go-to’s for your travel needs. Since then, some 80 […]
Smartphone wielding customer has the attention of large travel companies Business Standard
Anyone who has used a smartphone to book a holiday is familiar with the host of product and feature innovations and exclusive app-only offers. Walks, history tours, special discounts on shows and events, hotel deals and guides that offer a tantalising glimpse of the destination, you name it and you can have it. As more and […]
Cleartrip sees mobiles driving growth Financial Chronicle
Online travel agent Cleartrip, which is backed by Concur Technologies, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and DAG Ventures, among others, is betting big on the Saudi market this year, higher number of mobile transactions and new-tie-ups as it aims to clock 45 per cent overall growth compared to 39 per cent in 2014-15. “Saudi is a big market […]
Wearables booming in Asia-Pacific, so travel and Apple Watch have a big opportunity Tnooz
“Apple Watch is an attractive proposition for multiple lifestyle and social benefits,” says Ctrip’s mobile engineering director Haoran Chen For its part, Ctrip was one of the first, launching a has launched the Chinese version of its Apple Watch app soon after launch. India’s OTAs were also ready to respond. Cleartrip’s chief marketing officer Subramanya Sharma […]
Cleartrip is not going app-only, gives its mobile web a makeover Yourstory
There has been a lot of debate about going app-only. Many e-commerce sites have shut down their mobile websites and the future of mobile web is being discussed actively. Myntra recently conducted an open mobile hackday pushing the app-only envelope, and Flipkart is of course backing the move. Other e-commerce biggies like Urban Ladder are also in favour of the move but there is one company that is clearly not in the favour of going […]
Cleartrip commits to mobile web with relaunch Tnooz
Indian OTA Cleartrip has released its regular quarterly recap, with the October-December 14 period significant in that its mobile traffic exceeded desktop for the first quarter ever. But the mobile picture is more complicated than just a simple shift from desktop to mobile. More than 70% of Cleartrip’s mobile users say mobile is their only […]
Over half of Cleartrip’s traffic and 40% of all transactions now come from mobile Medianama
53% of Cleartrip’s overall traffic and 40% of all transactions on the platform came from mobile, the company said while sharing data on its Q4 2014 performance. Overall, the platform saw a 26% growth in quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) traffic, and a 31% growth in air+hotel transactions during the same time period. Chrome dominated the list of browsers […]
Cleartrip on CNBC’s “Business of Smart Travel” CNBC TV18
Cleartrip’s President and Chief Operating Officer Samyukth Sridharan speaks about Cleartrip’s Mobile-first approach to travel, on CNBC’s “Business of Smart Travel”. With Asia at the cusp of explosive tourism growth, how is the region developing its tourism infrastructure, unlocking unprecedented consumer demand and sustaining growth in the longer term? The Singapore Tourism Board and CNBC […]
Cleartrip For Apple Watch Brings Travel Details To Your Wrist Huffington Post
Online travel booking agency Cleartrip announced that they are the first to launch an app for Apple Watch, which can be enabled through the Watch app on an iPhone. The app shows travellers a concise list of all their upcoming trips, and presents contextual, time-sensitive information when it’s needed, a company spokesperson wrote. The app […]
Cleartrip becomes first Indian online travel agency to feature on Apple Watch Hindu Business Line
Since its launch for iOS in August 2012, Cleartrip has been committed to offer iOS users the best travel app experience possible on iOS devices. From being the first to support Passbook on iOS, to the first to redesign the app for iOS 7, and the first travel app in India to have a universal […]
Mobile meet Millennials: Cleartrip bets on mobile to take leap to the top Web in Trave
A year is a long time in online travel and that was quite evident when we returned for our second Middle East edition in Dubai last week. According to emarketeer, UAE has the highest smartphone user penetration – at 73% – and in Dubai, a city of two million people, apparently there are 500 government service […]