Deep Kalra

World Travel & Tourism Council, India Initiative (WTTCII) appoints Deep Kalra Founder & Chairman, MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd as Chairperson and Dr Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson & Managing Director of the Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, as Vice Chairperson for 2024-25.

In the wake of the unprecedented devastation in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, MakeMyTrip Foundation initiates the immediate deployment of INR 5 crores towards relief efforts.

To support healthcare community during the unprecedented public health crisis, MakeMyTrip (MMYT) has launched ‘Stays for Saviours’ to support temporary accommodation needs of the medical frontline force fighting COVID-19. This initiative has been rolled out in partnership with hotel chains and independent hotels that are pitching in to support our healthcare heroes across 26 states […]

Deep Kalra, group chief executives of MakeMyTrip, has stepped down, with co-founder Rajesh Magow, who was heading its India business, taking over Kalra’s role. Kalra will now serve as executive chairman, the company said in a statement. “He will devote his full time to pursuing strategic initiatives, including product innovation and expansion, geographic growth, business […]

Indian regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 42.5% of outstanding voting shares in MakeMyTrip by Chinese online travel agency (OTA) Ctrip. Ctrip holds nearly half of the Indian online travel firm after this acquisition. Ctrip has acquired the additional stake in MakeMyTrip in a swap deal with South Africa-based Naspers […]

Online travel agency (OTA) MakeMyTrip (MMT) has narrowed its adjusted operating loss for the first quarter of 2020 by USD 3.6 million to USD 29.2 million. The India-based company reported gross bookings up 24% to USD 1.7 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, and adjusted revenue up 21% to USD 198.5 million. Group […]

In a push to promote India as a heritage tourism destination, MakeMyTrip has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for convenient and hassle-free online booking for 116 historical monuments and sites across India. The agreement entails listing and offering an online booking gateway to world heritage and well-known monuments […]

MakeMyTrip and Flipkart announced a partnership that will leverage the MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, and Redbus products and services to provide Flipkart’s customers with online travel bookings.