Online travel portals make huge profits NDTV.com, New Delhi, April 14, 2008: Online travel portals are making huge profits lately as more and more people are planning their entire travel trips online. The travel portals have proliferated on the Internet and are wooing their new clients - the Indian travelers. A perfect take off means a smooth beginning to a dream holiday but before that there could be nightmares of planning and bookings. Welcome to the world made easy by the Internet. No more going downtown hunting for a fancy Travel Agency ''Saves us trouble from standing in long queue, saves time, energy and it's easy,'' said Sonam, net savvy traveler. "It is a myth that Indians are not tech savvy, they are increasingly getting hooked on to Internet," said Vikram, net Savvy traveller. No wonder the online travel portals are doing big business. So what's drawing travellers to online planning? Travel portal owners say more and more people are logging on because they get comprehensive information on websites. "It's comprehensive search across multiple hubs across multiple carriers," said Aloke Bajpayee, CEO, Ixigo.Com "Ever since low-cost carriers came in everything has come in at one place, we have collected all information, this is the pain area and now people can make informed decision there. It is for the people who like self help, it's also for people who are planning a holiday, who think the whole discovery process is fun," said Deep Kalra, CEO, Makemytrip.Com. Technology is becoming one of the key facilitators of growth in the travel segment and with the rapidly growing online travel sector, touring within the country is increasingly becoming fun and cost effective. Back