Vadodara, India | December 19, 2023: Yatra Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: YTRA), through its Indian subsidiary, Yatra Online Limited (“Yatra”), India’s largest corporate travel services provider and the third largest online travel company in India among key OTA players in terms of gross booking revenue and operating revenue, for Fiscal Year 2023. (Source: CRISIL Report), today announced the opening of its new offline franchise store in Vadodara, Gujarat. The expansion of the franchise network is an extension of Yatra’s commitment to delivering convenient and hassle-free travel solutions, now in an offline setting. Recognizing the immense potential of travelers from Gujarat exploring destinations both within India and overseas, Yatra has established its presence in Vadodara to provide an enhanced and personalized experience. The physical interface will allow customers to experience personalized attention-driven services for all their travel journeys.
The new franchised store will be 100% digitized and allow customers to instantly access and book an array of Yatra's products and services that includes holiday packages for both international and domestic destinations, flight bookings, hotel bookings, visa assistance services, travel insurance, and more. The physical interface will allow customers to experience personalised attention-driven services for all their travel journeys.
“We are thrilled to open our new franchise store in Vadodara, Gujarat. The offline store will help us build stronger connect with our customers thereby solidifying trust in the brand. With interactive in-store experience, and personalised assistance and expert guidance, we aim to cater to the changing needs of our travelers on a first-hand basis and elevate their travel journeys. By having a local presence, we aim to forge stronger connections with the community and provide them with the high-quality service that Yatra is known for.”
Sabina Chopra, COO, Corporate Travel & Head Industry Relations, Yatra
The new Yatra store is situated at 104 Trivia Complex, Opp. Natu Bhai Circle, Racecourse Road, Vadodara, Gujarat - 390007 and will operate between 10 am to 6:30 pm from Monday to Saturday.
About Yatra Online, Inc.
Yatra Online, Inc. is the ultimate parent company of Yatra Online Limited (Formerly known as Yatra Online Private Limited, herein after referred to as "Yatra India") whose corporate office is based in Gurugram, India. Yatra India is India's leading corporate travel services provider with approximately 813 large corporate customers and approximately 58,000 registered SME customers and the second largest consumer online travel company (OTC) in the country in terms of gross booking revenue for Fiscal 2020 (Source: CRISIL Report). Leisure and business travelers use Yatra India's mobile applications, its website, www.yatra.com, and its other offerings and services to explore, research, compare prices and book a wide range of travel-related services. These services include domestic and international air ticketing on nearly all Indian and international airlines, as well as bus ticketing, rail ticketing, cab bookings and ancillary services within India. With approximately 103,000 hotels in approximately 1,400 cities and towns in India as well as more than 2 million hotels around the world, Yatra India has the largest hotel inventory amongst key Indian online travel agency (OTA) players (Source: CRISIL Report). Yatra India also launched a freight forwarding business in late 2020 called Yatra Freight to further expand its corporate service offerings.
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