Ixigo Makes Quarterly Gains in Flights and Spiritual Tourism
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Like other travel players such as MakeMyTrip and the Indian Hotels Co., Ixigo is taking advantage of the spiritual tourism trend in the quarter that end December 31.
In its fiscal year 2025 third quarter earnings call Tuesday, the company noted that bookings to spiritual destinations such as Varanasi, Gaya, Shirdi, Puri, Haridwar, and Vaishno Devi were up 100-150% year-on-year.
In fact, advance purchases leading up to the Mahakumbh religious gathering in Prayagraj, which takes place in January and February, also contributed to the success, Saurabh Devendra Singh, Group CFO said. Passenger segments booked for Prayagraj and adjacent towns increased 4.62 times year-on-year in January this year. Flight and bus searches for the city increased 14 times, Ixigo noted.
This segment is expected to have momentum as Ixigo noted that more people in the 20 to 29 age group were traveling to
