Travel & Ticketing sites

skinnylizard · May 23rd, 2006, 17:28

hi,

i was driving to a meeting and saw an ad for some new ticketing website. of course i told myself id check it out when i got back but for the life of me i cant.

the only india based one i know of is make my trip and its a**

anyone know of the other ones. (there is one in the works with Tv18 and reliance i think)

gypsie,lotus · May 23rd, 2006, 17:54

Sorry I cannot think of any at this time, but will keep it in mind if I can remember.
Gypsie

navinkurian2002 · May 24th, 2006, 09:59

http://www.ndtvtravels.com/default.asp but it is powered by makemytrip.com

skinnylizard · May 24th, 2006, 11:28

nope. thts not it. its a new thing all together. make my trip sucks horse ass

nil_biz · May 24th, 2006, 13:13

you can search from google , search exact word what u want you will get many opions

skinnylizard · May 24th, 2006, 15:27

if i knew the exact words, i wouldnt need to post it here

arunchs · May 24th, 2006, 18:44

http://travel.indiatimes.com/
http://in.rediff.com/r/r/ic7
http://travelguru.com/

None of these sites give you rates that vary much from what makemytrip can give you.

skinnylizard · May 24th, 2006, 22:18

the make my trip interface is horrible. the site is slow many a times and i hate the way they add nonsensical taxes.

nadreg · May 24th, 2006, 22:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by skinnylizard

the make my trip interface is horrible. the site is slow many a times and i hate the way they add nonsensical taxes.

I agree. India online travel sites in general are waaaay behind the US ones in terms of usability.

skinnylizard · May 25th, 2006, 11:55

travel guru is the one i saw advertised. indian sites are horrible. i dont think people here have any idea or care what a consumer wants it seems. almost all travel sites are simple and quick to load.
here its the other way round for some reason.

my good friends father is a major independent travel agent and i have been pestering them to go online but they dont listen.

aadil · May 25th, 2006, 12:46

Why doesn't IM start something like this when it is what is needed very much in a country like India and especially for the travellers coming here from other countries? I am sure it would work out well if the site was fast, easy to operate and gave the most comprehensive listings from all the airlines combined and not just a "sorry there is no flight from Mumbai to Khajuraho" instead of giving the right connections to get there by multiple flights or whatever. It would mean more work for the site managers but then at least one would get a quality site doing things that the traveller wants most.

Cheers,
Aadil.

Shaktipalooza · May 25th, 2006, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by aadil

Why doesn't IM start something like this when it is what is needed very much in a country like India and especially for the travellers coming here from other countries? I am sure it would work out well if the site was fast, easy to operate and gave the most comprehensive listings from all the airlines combined and not just a "sorry there is no flight from Mumbai to Khajuraho" instead of giving the right connections to get there by multiple flights or whatever. It would mean a more work for the site managers but then at least one would get a quality site doing things that the traveller wants most.

Cheers,
Aadil.

that's way out of the scope of canned software like vBulletin which is driving this site.

At the moment I'm writing code to simplify the Indian train system. It will include clickable maps and provide up to date schedule information. Next I'll be working on the airlines system, takes quite a bit of fiddling since there appears to be no centralized booking system (like SABRE) for all the airlines operating in India. Finally I'll be consolidating the bus transit info.

The goal is to allow someone to plug in two cities, get Rail/Flight/Bus comparisons all lined up with travel times.

amarshah · May 25th, 2006, 14:31

I found this site GHUMO.com its nice to compare low cost air travel fares

skinnylizard · May 25th, 2006, 14:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaktipalooza

that's way out of the scope of canned software like vBulletin which is driving this site.

At the moment I'm writing code to simplify the Indian train system. It will include clickable maps and provide up to date schedule information. Next I'll be working on the airlines system, takes quite a bit of fiddling since there appears to be no centralized booking system (like SABRE) for all the airlines operating in India. Finally I'll be consolidating the bus transit info.

The goal is to allow someone to plug in two cities, get Rail/Flight/Bus comparisons all lined up with travel times.

actually i think AMADEUS is a centralized booking system followed most popularly here. im not sure you can access it without the relevant royalty or expenses and the IATA requirements.

Aadil, the problem is that the sheer cost of setting up something which will run smoothly, be accurate, easy to navigate and well planned.

with $10million in funding and $1-2million in revenues makemytrip still cant do anything above what a college grad would.

nadreg · May 26th, 2006, 07:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by aadil

Why doesn't IM start something like this when it is what is needed very much in a country like India and especially for the travellers coming here from other countries?

I have been thinking of doing exactly that. I am providing a similar service through the other site I have, but that's more of an affiliate program.

Do you think an online booking engine would be popular with IM users? It seems that most people on the site prefer to book directly with the hotels byt calling them up or emailing them.

May 23rd, 2006, 17:28	#1
skinnylizard Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 584	Travel & Ticketing sites hi, i was driving to a meeting and saw an ad for some new ticketing website. of course i told myself id check it out when i got back but for the life of me i cant. the only india based one i know of is make my trip and its a** anyone know of the other ones. (there is one in the works with Tv18 and reliance i think) __________________ My Eating Out Blog blog

May 23rd, 2006, 17:54	#2
gypsie,lotus Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 96	skinnylizard, Sorry I cannot think of any at this time, but will keep it in mind if I can remember. Gypsie

May 24th, 2006, 09:59	#3
navinkurian2002 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai,India Posts: 736	http://www.ndtvtravels.com/default.asp but it is powered by makemytrip.com __________________ It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare dream of meeting your heart's longing. Budget Hotels ]

May 24th, 2006, 13:13	#5
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May 24th, 2006, 18:44	#7
arunchs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 297	http://travel.indiatimes.com/ http://in.rediff.com/r/r/ic7 http://travelguru.com/ None of these sites give you rates that vary much from what makemytrip can give you. __________________ My India travel blog and my Images from India

May 24th, 2006, 11:28	#4
skinnylizard Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 584	nope. thts not it. its a new thing all together. make my trip sucks horse ass

May 24th, 2006, 15:27	#6
skinnylizard Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 584	if i knew the exact words, i wouldnt need to post it here

May 24th, 2006, 22:18	#8
skinnylizard Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 584	the make my trip interface is horrible. the site is slow many a times and i hate the way they add nonsensical taxes.

May 25th, 2006, 11:55	#10
skinnylizard Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 584	travel guru is the one i saw advertised. indian sites are horrible. i dont think people here have any idea or care what a consumer wants it seems. almost all travel sites are simple and quick to load. here its the other way round for some reason. my good friends father is a major independent travel agent and i have been pestering them to go online but they dont listen.

May 25th, 2006, 12:46	#11
aadil Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mumbai, India. (Lat 18.967 N, Long 72.833 E, Alt 11 m) Posts: 1,835	Why doesn't IM start something like this when it is what is needed very much in a country like India and especially for the travellers coming here from other countries? I am sure it would work out well if the site was fast, easy to operate and gave the most comprehensive listings from all the airlines combined and not just a "sorry there is no flight from Mumbai to Khajuraho" instead of giving the right connections to get there by multiple flights or whatever. It would mean more work for the site managers but then at least one would get a quality site doing things that the traveller wants most. Cheers, Aadil. __________________ Climb high; climb far; Your goal, the sky, Your aim, the stars!!! Last edited by aadil : May 25th, 2006 at 23:03.

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amarshah Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 686	I found this site GHUMO.com its nice to compare low cost air travel fares __________________ Cheers Amar Year 2008 Trips - http://amards14.googlepages.com/

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