Classic Travel appointed GSA Sri Lanka for India’s leading OTA MakeMyTrip.com
View(s):Classic Travel, the well-known leisure and travel subsidiary of Expolanka Holdings has been appointed as the General Sales Agent of India-based MakeMyTrip.com for Sri Lanka.
With this tie-up, MakeMyTrip’s complete range of value-based International holiday travel products will now be available exclusively through GSA in Sri Lanka. The products and services on offer through this partnership include online air-ticketing and inernational hotel and holidays, with instant confirmation and payment, competitive pricing and access to retail outlets – backed by MakeMyTrip and GSA’s domain expertise in this sector. MakeMyTrip is the largest online travel company and the largest e-commerce business in India, a media release from Expolanka Holdings said.
Commenting on the partnership Chief Executive Officer – Classic Travel – Suresh Mendis said, “In the recent past MakeMyTrip has become a household name, not only in India but right across the world. We at Classic Travel are truly proud to represent MakeMyTrip as their General Sales Agent in Sri Lanka. We hope that this partnership will bring in rich dividends to both our organizations”. Hailed as the pioneer of online travel in India, MakeMyTrip is renowned for its innovative products and services and great-value prices. The website attracted over 7.2 million unique visitors per month in the fiscal year 2013 according to comScore. MakeMyTrip also has an offline presence through 64 stores across India.
Speaking on this development, Mohit Gupta – Chief Business Officer (Holidays), MakeMyTrip.com said, “Sri Lankans are adventurous travellers and we are pleased to offer them access to our full suite of offerings through Classic Travels – a company with a successful and a proven business model.
We are confident that travellers in this market will respond enthusiastically to the products and services we offer – with the convenience and choice of both online and offline purchase.”