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MakeMyTrip's ‘Book With Zero Payment’ To Contribute Over 30% Of Hotel Bookings On The Platform

The newly launched feature is an attempt to make a behavioural change in the way India books hotels

MakeMyTrip's ‘Book With Zero Payment’ To Contribute Over 30% Of Hotel Bookings On The Platform

Outlook Start-Up Desk

POSTED ON April 26, 2023 10:56 AM

MakeMyTrip, an online travel company, is targeting to make a behavioural change in the way India books hotels with the launch of 'Book With Zero Payment' feature. The feature allows travellers to block a room in hotels or homestays without any payment. 

The platform is indexing on convenience and flexibility to make the entire hotel booking process tension free so that even first-time users feel comfortable transacting online. 

Book With Zero Payment solves any anxiety related to uncertain travel plans as users do not need to pay at the time of booking but much closer to the check-in date, said MakeMyTrip.

“Our attempt is to offer flexibility and alleviate any anxiety related to hotel booking with the launch of Book with Zero Payment. The average advance purchase window for hotels in India is just five days, which is way below the global average. This means that Indians don’t maximise the benefits of an early booking regarding choice ad price advantage. We believe the newly launched feature can potentially help make a behavioural change in Indian travellers,” said Abhishek Logani, chief business officer of hotels, MakeMyTrip. 

The initial reaction to the feature has been highly positive, with an increase in hotel bookings slated to be actualised over the next 2-3 months. Within a short duration of the launch, the feature contributes more than 30 per cent of the hotel bookings on MakeMyTrip.

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