Yatra.com has announced a ‘Day Use’ Hotels feature. On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Yatra is reaching out to an increasing segment of travellers looking to use a hotel only for half a day, or just for a few hours. A key part of this segment is the business traveller who needs a hotel for a few hours to freshen up and relax before or after business meetings and Yatra believes that this format will rapidly gain popularity as it is backed by the strong benefit of rates that are up to 60 per cent lower.
The ‘Day Use’ feature allows the customer to choose a hotel with options ranging from budget to star properties. The booking can be made by providing the check-in and check-out time, and hours they need, in packs of 3, 4 and 6 hours. It offers the customer flexibility and payment according to use, so that they can book a hotel only for the time they actually need it.
Commenting on this development, Sharat Dhall, President, Yatra.com said, “The addition of the ‘Day Use’ hotel feature is in line with our continuous efforts to address the evolving needs of the Indian traveller. The feature enhances the flexibility for travellers needing a hotel for only a few hours who are not keen to pay for a full 24 hour use – whether they are looking for an informal meeting space, long layovers or a convenient base for a day out sight-seeing. This model creates a win-win for travellers and hoteliers and hence we believe that it has tremendous growth potential in the country.”
Over 680 hotels have signed up for the ‘Day Use’ option across 25 cities including Bangalore, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata etc. showing the exciting potential of this feature. Yatra.com is further planning to expand this feature to cover 40 more relevant cities.
