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‘Solution
providers are exploring cell phones as payment gateways’
Haranath Lokanadham, CTO of Worldspan India, tells Express
TravelWorld that technology is essential not just for distribution
but for back office and CRM as well.
‘The
future is online for sure’
Ankur Bhatia, managing director of Amadeus India and executive
director of Bird Group, speaks of the past, present and future
of travel distribution.
‘E-business
will help in expanding the market’
Dhiren Savla, chief information officer of Kuoni Travel (India),
believes that technology may become one of the key differentiators
for travel companies. He speaks to Express TravelWorld about
the online travel business in India.
‘The
low-cost category is very dynamic in India’
Viiveck Verma, managing director of Abacus India, speaks to
Reema Sisodia about the changing dynamics of travel in India.
‘Alternate
distribution channels will thrive’
Alternate distribution channels will survive and thrive, because
they appeal to different customer segments, feels Raj Halve,
chief commercial officer of GoAir in an interview with Reema
Sisodia.
‘Systems
need to be user-friendly’
Says Dhruv Shringi, founder and executive director of Yatra,
in conversation with Reema Sisodia.
‘LCCs
have revolutionised online booking’
Sanjay Kumar, vice president (Marketing and Planning)
at SpiceJet, tells Reema Sisodia that the only direction the
online business is going on the popularity charts is upwards,
adding that the main challenge now is to spread awareness
among customers.
‘Technology
should be accessible’
Anuj Gupta, CEO of Final Quadrant Solutions, tells Express
TravelWorld about the kind of technologies that will
enhance travel distribution in the future.
‘Online
and offline businesses complement each other’
Peter Kerkar, group CEO of Cox & Kings, tells Express
TravelWorld he believes online and offline businesses cannot
exist in isolation.
‘Customers
in India are very price sensitive’
Ashwin Damera, CEO, Travelguru, tells Reema Sisodia that the
Indian market is evolving and the future of online travel
is bright, but only for some.
‘Aggressively
moving online especially for 'plain vanilla products’
Deep Kalra, CEO of Makemytrip tells Reema Sisodia that the
online business is already over 20 per cent of the total travel
market and will touch the 50 per cent mark in less than three
years.
‘There
is place for both, traditional and the modern’
Raja Natesan, vice president and CEO of Galileo India, analyses
the future of online travel business, in an interview with
Reema Sisodia.
‘We
will take Indian suppliers to the world’
Travelocity's India managing director Himanshu Singh and Roshan
Mendis, director Asia - Business development & supplier
relations, tell Bhisham Mansukhani about the key differentiators
that are likely to put Travelocity in the box seat in the
online distribution revolution that is currently sweeping
the Indian travel market.
‘Technology
simplifies the search process’
Having successfully launched its India site, Mobissimo.in,
in May this year, Beatrice Tarka, co-founder & CEO, Mobissimo
shares her business plans with Jyoti Koul.
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