Reported by Santosh Jagdev

Bhubaneswar, Nov 27:

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There is good news for bus passengers. They don’t have to stand in queue in front of the ticket counter any longer and can now book their tickets from the comfort of their homes with the mere click of a mouse.

The online travel company MakeMyTrip, in partnership with the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC), is now offering real-time online ticket booking for OSRTC bus services. The company is offering their inventory buses within Odisha and neighboring States on the MakeMyTrip.com website and also on the mobile phone.

The portal offers a lowest-price guarantee on bus-tickets through 1500 plus operators for over 14000 plus routes across the country.

The portal enables customers to search, compare and book bus-tickets for various routes with complete transparency at their own convenience. MakeMyTrip recently tied up with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to offer their inventory online.

MakeMyTrip co-founder and CEO Rajesh Magow said “Local customers will now be able to experience the convenience and value offered by online bookings on MakeMyTrip.”

Bhubaneswar-Kolkata is the top-selling route in the market and the ticket prices for this route on the website ranges from Rs 300 to Rs 800. Bus bookings from Odisha on MakeMyTrip website has grown by over 130 per cent on a year-on-year basis, the CEO added.