travel

By Vipin Agnihotri

The Indian online travel industry is in full form. It has come into the notice of The India Street that the industry grew at 126 per cent from a base of $295 million in 2005 to $796 in 2006. This year, there is a good chance that it will record a 66 per cent growth to $1.3 billion. According to sources, by 2008, online travel is expected to be a $2-billion industry. Interestingly, more than 17 per cent of all the flight tickets booked in India are done via Internet websites.

I recently reviewed the site Indiahotelreview.com which is still in beta, but highly functional. As a test, I chose Bangalore as the city to review the site. I also selected the top hotels I typically stay in when visiting the city.