ETW Staff– Mumbai
ixigo.com, travel planning and search engine has launched its application on the Windows Phone Store. The ixigo Windows Phone app is a comprehensive travel planning and search app which is already available on all leading platforms including Android and iOS. The app allows users to not only search and compare the cheapest flight ticket fares but also get best hotel rates, compare best available buses and train fares.
Enthusiastic about launch, Rajnish Kumar, CTO and co-founder, ixigo, said, “Windows is the second most popular platform after Android for smartphones in India and we are excited to offer the simple, fast and light weight ixigo app to Windows Phone users. Users can now search for hotels, buses, trains and flights in this all in one travel app.”
Commenting on this partnership, Navdeep Manaktala, head developer experience, Nokia India Sales, a subsidiary of Microsoft Mobile Devices Group said, “ixigo has been very successful in India with its mobile apps for travel search and planning. We are excited to bring this much-awaited app to our Windows Phone consumers to help them plan their holiday and business travel effortlessly.”
The ixigo app allows travellers to compare rates of 300,000+ hotels in India and across the world, compare information and prices from 100+ travel sites to get the best airfares, and check real-time availability and track live train status for over 2500+ trains running under the Indian Railways.
Over the last one year, ixigo has launched six apps for travel. These include ixigo trains, ingoa Goa travel guide, road trips, PNR status and ixigo buses.
