EaseMyTrip pursuit of adding itineraries and entering into new markets, and now into the UK Market it has expanded its footprint. At London in UK, the company has now set up a new office via subsidiary company of EaseMyTrip UK LTD
Commenting on the development, Nishant Pitti, Co-Founder & CEO of EaseMyTrip said, “UK is the 6th most popular tourist destination in the world, with more than 40 million people visiting the country in 2018. We foresee immense potential in this country for travel & tourism sector which will thus boost our business. Our subsidiary company is focused at providing the best travel experience to our customers. Furthermore, we can also customize travel itineraries for UK by analyzing the budget and requirements of our clients.”
According to Visit Britain report, foreign tourists spent US$31.93 billion in the United Kingdom in 2017. In 2017, there was a sharp rise in the number of visitors from China, Australia, the Middle East, India and the US that produced a 9% growth in total spends. The year 2017 observed a record 562,000 visits from India to the UK, which was 35% more in comparison to the previous year. Indian travelers spent a record £454 million in the country, thus showing the absolute popularity of the country’s beauty and culture among Indians.
In the Indian market, EMT has strong footprint. It registered a turnover of INR 1956 Crore in FY 2017-18 with the total ticket sales exceeding to more than 50% in FY 2018-19 & a customer base of more than 8 million direct customers.
In its quest to offer the entire gamut of travel related services, the company recently introduced IRCTC Train Tickets on its platforms. They tied up with China’s Vari Flight for real-time GPS tracking of flights to ensure technologically advanced services to its customers thus enhancing the user experience.
Along with air products, the company is also strengthening its position with non-air products like hotels, bus and train booking.
