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Sprice.com, the world’s leading travel search engine, announced a partnership with Sify Technologies Limited, India’s pioneer & leader in Internet, Networking and e-Commerce services. As part of the agreement, Sprice.com will power their newly launched online travel search services, which will now allow visitors of sify.com access to a large variety of travel deals and enable them to compare hotels deals from over 120,000 vendors across the globe.
Vikas Gulati, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Sprice.com, said, “Our research shows that an average consumer visits a minimum of five websites before booking hotel accommodation or flight tickets – this however, does not always ensure the availability of best deals. Sprice.com’s revolutionary search technology significantly cuts travellers’ research time by approximately 50 to 70 percent, offering the easiest and fastest access to the best deals over an easy-to-navigate user interface. Running on real-time deep search technology, we enable consumers to search and compare up-to-date airfares from various travel vendors.”
Using the functions of Sprice.com’s unique technology, visitors will also have the ability to virtually evaluate their hotel options before they set their foot in. This is made possible through the reviews and photographs posted by fellow travellers.
Venkata Rao Mallineni, Head-Portals & Consumer Marketing, Sify Technologies Limited, said, “With an increased number of people turning to the Internet to make travel purchases, we decided to launch a solution that functions as a one-stop-shop for all travel requirements. We are happy to have a partner like Sprice.com, that has a deep understanding of travel search business and an enviable track record of delivering best-of-the-class solutions.”
Gulati concluded: “We are very excited to join hands with one of Asia Pacific’s leading consumer travel portals. According to a recent report by leading travel research firm PhoCusWright, Indian online travel industry grew by 51% and is estimated at US$2 billion in 2008. As both Sprice.com and Sify continue to expand their respective global footprints, we confident that this latest addition to Sify’s site will not only prove to be a value-add, but also align well with the company’s primary business objectives.”
Theodore is the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of TravelDailyNews Media Network; his responsibilities include business development and planning for TravelDailyNews long-term opportunities.
