MakeMyTrip’s Push to Simplify Payments — India Report
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MakeMyTrip has introduced multi-currency payment options, allowing users to make booking payments using the currency of their choice. A move that follows the Indian online travel company's compliance with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The latest facility will allow users to make payments in major global currencies apart from the Indian Rupee. These include:
North America: U.S. Dollar and Canadian Dollar. Europe: British Pound Sterling, Euro, and Danish Krone. Asia: Japanese Yen, Thai Baht, Hong Kong Dollar, Singapore Dollar, UAE Dirham, Bahraini Dinar, Qatari Riyal, Kuwaiti Dinar, Saudi Riyal, Russian Ruble, and South Korean Won. Africa: South African Rand Oceania: New Zealand Dollar“Travel is becoming increasingly borderless, and this step makes it easier for global travelers to engage with us seamlessly. This feature simplifies payments in the currency of their choice for the Indian diaspora spread across the globe, as well as our international customers,” said Rajesh Magow, co-founder and group CEO of MakeMyTrip.
The move is also aimed at expanding MakeMyTrip’s inbound tourism segment. Earlier this year, MakeMyTrip
