Online travel firm MakeMyTrip has signed an agreement with Travelport’s distributor for India, interglobe technology quotient (ITQ), for the use of the UK- headquartered firm’s travel commerce platform. Under the terms of the agreement, MakeMyTrip can expand the use of Travelport’s technology, from the Ibibo group to its other primary distribution channels, the companies said.
“In India, we have been in the market since 1980 and have been working with our partner ITQ… We are very excited about the Indian market. We are committed to our partnership with MakeMyTrip,” Travelport President and CEO Gordon Wilson said in his media address. MakeMyTrip’s decision to work with us is “a testament to Travelport’s investment in leading-edge search, shopping and booking technology”, he added.
“We are very excited about the partnership with Travelport. Our partnership with Trvaelport stands out for what we want to offer to our customers,” Deep Kalra, Founder Chairman and Group-CEO, MakeMyTrip said. The partnership is seen as an outcome of “best of class technology provided by Travelport to power our back end so that we can give the best front end experience for consumers”.
MakeMyTrip has been using Amadeus as its sole global distribution provider since 2009. However, in January MakeMyTrip acquired competitor Goibibo, which is a Travelport customer. “MakeMyTrip is a tremendous partner for us and we are delighted to be building on the good work we started with Ibibo Group which is now part of the MakeMyTrip Group,” said Anil Parashar, president and CEO of ITQ.
Through its combined brands, MakeMyTrip, Goibibo and redBus, MakeMyTrip receives more than 33 million visits each month on its desktop and mobile-web platforms. Working with ITQ, which serves as TravelPort’s distributor in India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, the partners will deliver MakeMyTrip real-time travel content to approximately 400 airlines, including merchandising elements like fares families and ancillary products like paid seat assignments, baggage fees, and priority boarding.
