Online travel firm MakeMyTrip is looking to add over 10,000 alternative accommodation properties in India in 2020, with the company expecting to achieve double-digit growth in the segment during the period. Currently, the company has 1,70,000 bookable properties in India and overseas in the alternative accommodation segment which includes villas, apartments, home stays, guesthouses and hostels, among others.
“MakeMyTrip is confident of encouraging a shift in driving consideration for the segment among st leisure and corporate consumers travelling in India who are looking for more choice”
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MakeMyTrip’s main emphasis and primary focus is on its customer satisfaction with maximum choices so that they always find the best experience on their one-stop travel shop, he added. Currently, the firm is also catering alternative accommodations across various prime properties including Goa, Coorg, Wayanad, Lonavala, Shimla, Darjeeling, Ooty, Alleppey and the metros.
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Currently out of 1,70,000 properties overall in the segment, Makemytrip has approximate 25,000 properties for booking in India. In international destinations Makemytrip caters to various booking options in Dubai, Singapore, Bali, Kuala Lumpur, London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Sydney, Las Vegas, New York, Ho-Chi-Minh City and Hanoi.
As per a recent study initiated by MakeMyTrip, around 48 per cent of Indian tourists are more fascinated to book an alternative accommodation for their next holiday vacation.