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Outbound travel cracks: airfares up 30-50%, MakeMyTrip air ticketing slips as rupee, war, fuel bite

Iran-US conflict, $90+ crude and a rupee at 96.96/USD have pushed Europe roundtrips from Rs 60-70k to ~Rs 1 lakh and packages up 30-35%. MakeMyTrip air ticketing fell 2% QoQ to $58.73M; outward remittances dropped to $1.09bn in March from $1.65bn in January. Travellers defer or pivot to Japan, Vietnam, Korea; premium experiential demand holds.

Forbes India · 6/2/2026, 11:26:29 AM

War, weak rupee push Indian outbound fares up 30-35%; MakeMyTrip bookings dip, APAC gains

West Asia conflict, an 11% YoY rupee slide to 96.96/USD and elevated ATF costs have lifted Europe airfares from Rs 60-70k to ~Rs 1 lakh and package prices 30-35%. MakeMyTrip air ticketing fell 2% QoQ to $58.73M with gross bookings off 6.2%. Travel remittances slid to $1.09B in March from $1.65B in January as travellers pivot to Japan, Vietnam and South Korea.

Forbes India · 6/2/2026, 11:16:19 AM

Indian travelers pivot from West to Asia-Pacific and domestic for summer 2026, platforms report

Cleartrip, Thomas Cook, SOTC and EaseMyTrip flag a sharp summer 2026 reroute: long-haul Western bookings down 15-20%, while Philippines triples, Tokyo and Busan spike 90-95%, and domestic searches surge 60% with Jaisalmer up 300%. High airfares and flight disruptions are redirecting wallets to short-haul and heritage circuits like Jaipur, Udaipur and Goa.

ET Small Business · 5/31/2026, 12:41:09 AM

War, weak rupee and 47-60% higher Europe fares squeeze MakeMyTrip, ixigo, Yatra air revenue

Q4FY25 air ticketing softened across India's online travel agents: MakeMyTrip air revenue fell to $58.73M (-2% QoQ, -5% YoY), ixigo dropped 6.5% QoQ to ₹95.7cr, Yatra slipped 1% QoQ. Delhi-London fares jumped to ₹1.15 lakh from ₹72,000, redirecting travellers to Southeast Asia — Cleartrip's Philippines bookings tripled.

Mint · Industry · 5/24/2026, 7:53:44 AM

Flipkart Foundation's CSR push reaches 2.8M lives via Sahyog volunteering across group brands

Flipkart Foundation's Sahyog and Payroll Giving programs, spanning Flipkart, Cleartrip and Myntra, have touched 2.8 million lives with 4,300+ volunteers logging 6,000+ hours. Sahyog alone aided 40,000+ lives, while group CSR reached 7 lakh beneficiaries in 2025. Activities span Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru, including 15 beach clean-ups removing 3,235 kg of waste.

YourStory · Capital · 5/20/2026, 10:58:17 AM