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ixigo launches 'ixigo for work' to simplify business travel bookings. Bengaluru, 5th October 2026: ixigo, India's leading AI-native travel platform, has introduced 'ixigo for work', a new business-travel experience that simplifies flight bookings by bringing corporate fares and added flexibility into its existing booking journey, Bengaluru, 5th October 2026: ixigo, India's leading AI-native travel platform, has introduced 'ixigo for work', a new business-travel experience that simplifies flight bookings by bringing corporate fares and added flexibility into its existing booking journey, without the need for a separate business account or setup. Currently available on the ixigo app, the experience offers corporate fares on domestic flights. Travellers can simply switch on 'ixigo for work' before searching for domestic flights to discover and compare eligible corporate fares alongside regular fares. Corporate fares offer benefits such as reduced cancellation and rescheduling charges, complimentary seat selection and meals, giving business travellers greater flexibility and convenience. The experience also allows users to save their company's GSTIN, helping them claim applicable GST input credit. Business travellers can also opt for ixigo's flagship Assured product with their booking, which offers a full, instant refund on cancellations with no questions asked, along with travel value-added services such as Travel Insurance, Airport Cabs and Flight Delay Protection. Sumit Vijay, SVP, Flights, ixigo, said, "Business travel comes with enough moving parts, from booking the right fare and managing changes to getting the paperwork right. With ixigo for work, we wanted to make the entire process as simple as booking any other flight on ixigo, while giving travellers access to the flexibility and benefits they need for work travel." With ixigo for work, business travel stays as simple as the rest of the ixigo experience. Travellers can switch on Work mode when starting a flight search, compare eligible fares, add their GSTIN and complete their booking, all within the ixigo app. By bringing business-travel benefits into a familiar booking journey, ixigo continues to build towards its vision of peace-of-mind travel, now extending to work trips too. About ixigo (NSE: IXIGO, BSE: 544192) Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) is India's leading AI-based travel platform, helping millions of travellers every day to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels through its ixigo, ConfirmTkt and Abhibus apps. With over57 crore Annual Active Users in Fiscal 2026, ixigo is India's leading travel platform by user base. For more information, please visit http://www.ixigo.com

Ixigo elevates Subhadeep Chakraborty to head of growth. Chakraborty will lead acquisition, customer engagement and AI-led growth across ixigo's businesses 3 hours ago October 5, 2026 MUMBAI: Travel booking platform ixigo has elevated Subhadeep Chakraborty to head of growth, giving him a broader mandate covering acquisition, customer engagement and AI-led growth across the company's business verticals. Chakraborty announced the move on LinkedIn, saying he will lead overall growth across paid and organic acquisition, customer engagement and AI-led initiatives across Trains, Food on Train, Metro, Credit Card and flight, hotel and bus cross-sell on the ixigo Train and Confirmtkt apps. He thanked ixigo chief executive officer Dinesh Kumar Kotha for the opportunity and said he was looking forward to building, experimenting and scaling the company's growth initiatives. Chakraborty has been with ixigo for more than four years, joining the company as growth manager in August 2022. He was promoted to senior manager - growth in April 2024 and then to head - CRM & performance marketing in April 2025. In his previous role, he managed the growth P&L for ixigo Trains and ConfirmTkt across performance marketing, CRM and acquisition. His profile shows that he managed a monthly marketing budget of more than Rs 6 crore across Meta, Google UAC, programmatic and owned channels. During the role, monthly transacting users increased from 0.8 million to 1.26 million for ixigo Trains and from 1.16 million to 1.7 million for ConfirmTkt. He also reported a 204 per cent year-on-year increase in iOS installs and an improvement in marketing ROI from 170 per cent to 250 per cent. Chakraborty has also worked on AI-led marketing automation, developing workflows to identify non-incremental advertising spend, detect creative fatigue and audience saturation, and generate performance reports with optimisation recommendations. Earlier, as senior manager - growth, he led performance and growth strategy for ixigo Trains and ConfirmTkt, including paid acquisition, audience segmentation and CRM. His work included a reported 29 per cent increase in bookings alongside a 19 per cent reduction in cost per booking through Google UAC restructuring. Before joining ixigo, Chakraborty was growth manager at Fynd, where he handled performance marketing and lifecycle growth. He also held digital marketing roles at FreshToHome and Ace Turtle Services. Chakraborty holds an MBA in marketing, with minors in finance and operations, from the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi and a BTech in computer science and engineering from the Institute of Engineering & Management. In his new role, Chakraborty will oversee a wider growth mandate as ixigo expands cross-selling and AI-led initiatives across its travel and mobility ecosystem.

Gift your parents A Bharat Darshan trip this Diwali; ixigo announces spiritual holiday packages. ixigo Bharat Darshan has launched Spiritual Holiday Packages, allowing people to gift a memorable trip to their loved ones this festive season instead of a conventional present. by Tashika Tyagi Updated: October 05, 2026 2:46 PM What if this festive season, you skipped the usual gifts and gave someone a holiday instead? This Dussehra and Diwali, ixigo Bharat Darshan is giving travellers a chance to do just that with its new spiritual travel gifting feature, allowing users to gift a planned trip to their loved ones. Scroll on to know more about this. Turn A travel dream into A festive gift. From helping parents tick a long-pending destination off their list to gifting a loved one a spiritual journey they have always wanted to take, the new feature by ixigo puts travel at the centre of festive gifting. Instead of something that may eventually sit on a shelf, the idea is to gift an experience that comes with new places, memories and time together. The feature also gives families a chance to turn the festive break into a shared travel opportunity. Children can plan a trip with their parents, gift them a journey to enjoy on their own or simply help make a long-standing travel wish finally happen. Plan A spiritual holiday with ixigo Bharat Darshan. With ixigo Bharat Darshan, users can discover and plan holidays across destinations in India. The platform brings travel discovery, planning and gifting together, making it easier to turn a holiday idea into a bookable trip. For those looking to plan ahead, travellers can book their ixigo Bharat Darshan holiday with an initial payment of ₹250, with the remaining amount payable 16 days before the journey. With Dussehra and Diwali around the corner, these travel packages offer those already planning a festive getaway a new way to make their trip more meaningful. Whether it is a family getaway or a spiritual journey for a loved one, ixigo Bharat Darshan is essentially making it possible to gift a trip instead of another conventional festive present. Because sometimes, the best gift is not something you unwrap, but somewhere you get to go. Cover Image Courtesy: Canva Pro/picturetravels FAQs. What are ixigo Bharat Darshan spiritual holiday packages? These are holiday packages that allow travellers to explore spiritual and other destinations across India, with the option to gift a trip to their loved ones. How much do I need to pay to book an ixigo Bharat Darshan holiday? Travellers can book their holiday with an initial payment of ₹250, while the remaining amount is payable 16 days before the journey. Which destinations can I visit with ixigo Bharat Darshan? ixigo Bharat Darshan offers trips across destinations in India, including spiritual destinations. Travellers can explore the available options while planning their holiday. Tashika Tyagi is a Sub-Editor at Curly Tales with 8 years of experience covering food, travel, lifestyle, fashion, entertainment, and pop culture. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from IMS, Noida. When she's not scouting new places to eat or explore, you'll find her experimenting with Instagram recipes in the kitchen or happily binge-watching a K-drama. For more such snackable content, interesting discoveries and the latest updates on food, travel and experiences in your city, download the Curly Tales App. Download HERE. First Published: October 05, 2026 2:46 PM