Classic Travel appointed GSA Sri Lanka for India’s leading OTA MakeMyTrip.com

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Leading travel solutions provider Classic Travel, a subsidiary of Expolanka Holdings was appointed as the General Sales Agent of MakeMyTrip.com for Sri Lanka. With this tie-up, MakeMyTrip’s complete range of value-based international holiday travel products will now be available exclusively through GSA in Sri Lanka. The products and services on offer through this partnership include online air-ticketing and international hotel and holidays, with instant confirmation and payment, competitive pricing and access to retail outlets – backed by MakeMyTrip and GSA’s domain expertise in this sector. MakeMyTrip is the largest online travel company and the largest e-commerce business in India.

Commenting on the partnership, Classic Travel Chief Executive Officer Suresh Mendis said: “In the recent past MakeMyTrip has become a household name, not only in India but right across the world. We at Classic Travel are truly proud to represent MakeMyTrip as their General Sales Agent in Sri Lanka. We hope that this partnership will bring in rich dividends to both our organisations.” Hailed as the pioneer of online travel in India, MakeMyTrip is renowned for its innovative products and services and great-value prices. The website attracted over 7.2 million unique visitors per month in fiscal year 2013 according to comScore. MakeMyTrip also has an offline presence through 64 stores across India. Speaking on this development, MakeMyTrip.com Chief Business Officer (Holidays) Mohit Gupta said: “We are delighted to partner Classic Travels and offer our range of international travel products to customers in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans are adventurous travellers and we are pleased to offer them access to our full suite of offerings through Classic Travels - a company with a successful and a proven business model. We are confident that travellers in this market will respond enthusiastically to the products and services we offer – with the convenience and choice of both online and offline purchase.” MakeMyTrip has received numerous accolades for providing best-in-class services to travellers. Most recently, it was awarded the CNBC Travel Award (2013) and the Lonely Planet Travel Award for Best Travel Facilitator (2013 & 2012). Classic Travel Ltd., incorporated in 1994, is an IATA accredited travel agent based in Sri Lanka. A member of the prestigious Expolanka Group of Companies, Classic Travel specialises in providing a total travel solution to both the corporate and leisure markets. Whilst being strategically located in the heart of Colombo with branches in World Trade Centre, Hambantota, Galle, Ratnapura, Katunayake, Bangladesh and also in the Maldives, Classic Travel is the only travel agent in Sri Lanka to be open 24 hours, 365 days of the year. Travellers can call or walk in anytime to obtain flight information, purchase air tickets, book hotels or even just to discuss their future holiday travel plans.