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Easy Trip Planners enters into definitive agreements for investments in Pflege, Jeewani Hospitality, Planet Education | Company Business News
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8m ago
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Easy Trip Planners, the parent company of EaseMyTrip, has entered into agreements for three strategic acquisitions. They have acquired a 49% stake in Dubai-based Pflege Home Health Care Center for ₹30 crore, expanding into the healthcare and medical tourism sector. They have also acquired a 50% stake in Jeewani Hospitality in Uttar Pradesh for ₹100 crore, aiming to enhance their hotel operations. Additionally, they secured a 49% stake in Australia's Planet Education for ₹39.2 crore, venturing into the international education and student services market. These acquisitions are part of the company's efforts to diversify and strengthen its portfolio.
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EaseMyTrip signs LOI to join ONDC at Startup Mahotsav
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1y ago
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Travel tech platform Easy Trip Planners Ltd has announced its intention to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The letter of intent was signed at the ONDC Startup Mahotsav event, indicating Easy Trip Planners' commitment to the digital transformation of commerce in India. By joining ONDC, the company aims to support India's digital economy and contribute to the growth of the travel industry. The ONDC initiative, launched by the government in 2021, aims to create an open and competitive digital commerce ecosystem, benefiting small businesses and promoting fairness in the ecommerce sector.
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Easy Trip loses booking war with MakeMyTrip in key holiday quarter
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1y ago
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Easy Trip Planners, an online travel aggregator in India, experienced its slowest quarterly revenue growth, while rival MakeMyTrip achieved record-high bookings during the holiday quarter. Easy Trip's revenue for the third quarter increased by 18%, reaching Rs 161 crore ($19.4 million), as compared to the rapid growth it had seen since going public. The travel industry in India is booming, but online aggregators like Easy Trip face tough competition from MakeMyTrip, known for its lower charges and better service. Easy Trip aims to strengthen its non-air travel business through strategic investments.
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EaseMyTrip reports 22% decline in net profit to Rs 26Cr
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1y ago
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Easy Trip Planners Limited, which operates an online travel ticket booking platform, couldn't sustain its profit growth as it has reported a 21.82% decline in net profit from Rs 33.6 crore in Q1FY23 to Rs 26.2 crore in Q1FY24 that ended June 30, 2023.
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EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti sells shares worth ₹920 crore
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10m ago
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EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti sold a roughly 14% stake in Easy Trip Planners, the parent company of the travel aggregator, for around ₹920 crore on Wednesday. Pitti offloaded 24.65 crore shares of the startup through three different bulk transactions. Shares of the company dipped more than 15% to end at ₹34.7.
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Wellness Co secures ₹60 cr funding from EaseMyTrip
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10m ago
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The Wellness Co, a luxury wellness brand, has secured ₹60 crore from online travel aggregator EasyMyTrip for a 30% equity stake in its parent company, Rollins International Pvt Ltd. Recently, Inc42 reported that EasyMyTrip’s parent entity, Easy Trip Planners, has approved the acquisition of two companies for a total of ₹90 crore.
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Easy Trip CEO Nishant Pitti resigns over personal reasons
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7m ago
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Nishant Pitti, promoter and co-founder of Easy Trip Planners, resigned as CEO citing personal reasons after selling a 1.4% stake for Rs 78 crore. His resignation will be effective from January 1, 2025, with Rikant Pittie assuming the CEO role. Following the announcement, the company's shares dropped to Rs 15.85. Pitti's stake decreased from 14.21% to 12.8%, and the overall promoter stake in the company fell below 50%.
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EaseMyTrip invests Rs 90 Cr in two overseas firms; enters medical tourism space
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10m ago
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Online travel aggregator (OTA) platform EaseMyTrip has acquired a 30% stake in Rollins International and a 49% stake in Pflege Home Healthcare to enter the medical tourism market. The board of directors at EaseMyTrip has approved the acquisition of Rollins International (30%) and Pflege Home Healthcare (49%) at a consideration of Rs 60 crore and Rs 30 crore, respectively, the company’s disclosure accessed from the National Stock Exchange shows. According to the filings, the consideration of Rs 90 crore will be paid to Rollins and Pflege in the form of an equity swap i.e. issuance of EaseMyTrip’s shares. “The acquisition is a strategic expansion into the rapidly growing medical tourism sector and align with EaseMyTrip’s mission to offer holistic travel solutions by integrating wellness and healthcare services into its service portfolio as medical tourism.” the company added in the disclosure. Pflege Healthcare is a UAE-based medical tourism provider which offers international patients access to treatments worldwide with partnerships across top-tier medical institutions and leading hotel chains. Rollins International is a subsidiary of Singapore-based RHA Holding which focuses on wellness, healthcare, and consumer products such as gluten and lactose-free food products, allergen-free health supplements, wellness therapies and treatments. Earlier this month, EaseMyTrip’s board also approved the proposal for the manufacturing of electric buses. Over the years, the company expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of several firms in the travel and hospitality sectors, including Guideline Travels Holidays, TripShope Travel Technologies, and Dook Travels last year. The Nishant Pitti-led firm recorded a 6.8% quarter-on-quarter decrease in its revenue to Rs 152.6 crore in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year as compared to Rs 164 crore in Q4 FY24. A slight decline in scale led EasyMyTrips’s profits to down by 13% to Rs 33.92 crore in the same period.
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Nishant Pitti's EaseMyTrip parent to open a 5-star hotel near Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
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1y ago
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Nishant Pitti's Easy Trip Planners, the parent company of EaseMyTrip.com, is investing Rs 100 crore to open a luxurious 5-star hotel near the renowned Shree Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The hotel aims to provide a unique blend of spirituality and luxury, catering to the surge in religious tourism to Ayodhya. EaseMyTrip recently reported a net profit of Rs 47.5 crore in the third quarter of FY24, with a year-on-year increase in revenue and EBITDA.
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Merchant bankers charge much more to manage IPOs of digital firms; here's why
Money Control
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10m ago
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Digital companies in the New Age Tech Companies (NATC) sector are paying higher fees to merchant bankers for their initial public offerings (IPOs) compared to traditional companies. Data from Prime Database shows that Unicommerce eSolutions, Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services, and Easy Trip Planners paid more than 4% of their issue size as fees to merchant bankers, while the average fee for IPOs below Rs 500 crore in 2024 stands at 3.93%. Merchant bankers attribute the higher fee to the need for greater efforts in marketing loss-making digital companies and the complexity of working with foreign investments.
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Brij Hotels raises $4 Mn in Series A funding round
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1y ago
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Boutique hotels Brij Hotels has picked up $4 million in Series A round co-led by the Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG) Family Office. High net worth individual investors including Abhay Jain, Bain Capital MD Abhiroop Jayanthi , Rajendra Rao, and Prashant Deshpande also joined the company’s new financing. The company plans to utilise the proceeds for strategic expansion and strengthen its presence in the competitive hospitality industry, Brij Hotels stated in a press release. Founded in 1991 by Udit Kumar and Anant Kumar, Brij is a collection of hotels that offer hyperlocal experiences, all while prioritising sustainability. It lays emphasis on sustainability with the zero-kilometre concept minimising environmental impact. According to the Delhi based company, its portfolio includes eight operational hotels at tourist destinations which are dedicated to create connection between luxury and locale by commitment to sustainability. The company says that it operates as an asset-light model and engages in revenue-sharing agreements with property owners.
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