Ixigo Expands Hotel Segment, Targets Leadership in Budget-to-Mid Market OTA
Ixigo is focusing on hotels as its fourth growth engine alongside trains, flights, and buses, reporting a sixfold revenue increase to ₹8.1 crore in Q2 FY27. The hotel segment's contribution margin improved despite a widened loss, supported by investments in technology and partnerships with over 12,000 hotels across 1,100 towns. CEO Alok Bajpai aims for Ixigo to become India's largest online hotel booking platform in the budget-to-mid-market segment within four to five years, targeting growth driven by Tier 2 and 3 city travelers.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (65/100). Lens Score 39/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (58–72/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
inc42media broke this story on 20 Oct, 04:50 pm. Other outlets followed.
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