Via.com and Tiger Airways Singapore Sign Exclusive Travel Agent
Distribution Alliance
BANGALORE, December 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Via.com, South East Asia's
leading travel network with leadership position in India, The
Philippines and Indonesia,
today entered into an exclusive strategic alliance with Tiger
Airways Singapore, one of Asia's
leading low cost carriers.
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With this collaboration, Via.com becomes the strategic travel
agent distributor of Tiger Airways' tickets in India, Indonesia and the
Philippines. This partnership perfectly aligns with Tiger
Airways and Via.com's strategic initiatives to expand their
existing customer base while also expanding into new geographic
markets. This partnership will enable both companies to better
serve the burgeoning Indian business and leisure travel market.
Via.com being India's largest
travel network has a strong offline distribution grid with more
than 20,000 stores across 2400 cities. Customers will now be able
to book flights on Tiger Airways through all these stores. Via.com
will offer a complete range of services - from booking of Tiger
Airways flight tickets, purchase ancillary products to hotel
bookings - providing a vast array of holiday options for the Indian
consumer.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Swaminathan, COO of
Via.com, said, "We are very excited about partnering with a
very reputable airline like Tiger Airways. It is an absolute honour
to be the only online travel company to be retailing Tiger Airways'
tickets to beautiful destinations such as Singapore, Australia, and Hong
Kong. By doing so, we aim to give the Indian consumer the
opportunity to experience Tiger Airways and also to explore these
exotic destinations without burning a hole in the pocket by
offering them great deals on travel, hotels and holiday
packages."
Mr. Kaneswaran Avili, Commercial Director of Tiger Airways
Singapore, said, "The partnership with Via.com is strategic as
it extends our reach in India, a
key market for Tiger Airways. Besides direct flights to
Singapore, Tiger Airways provides
great connectivity within our wide network of over 50 destinations
across 13 countries in the Asia
Pacific. By tapping on Via.com's extensive pool of travel
agents, we are thrilled to offer Indian travellers good value
travel deals, greater accessibility and a more convenient payment
system. We look forward to building upon our brand presence in this
country."
To celebrate this partnership, Tiger Airways is offering special
promotional fares from INR 3,900 one-way all-inclusive of taxes.
Booking period starts from 6 - 19 Dec.
2012, with travel period from 1 Feb. - 31 Mar. 2013.
For further details and to take advantage of this amazing
promotion, please visit www.tigerairways.com or your nearest
Via.com travel agent.
Note to Editors:
Details of the flight promotions are
as follows:
One-Way fares from
City Pair (includes tax ) Travel From Travel To
Bangalore - Singapore INR 3,900 1-Feb-13 31-Mar-13
Chennai -Singapore
Thiruvananthanpuram - Singapore
Tiruchirapalli - Singapore
Kochi - Singapore
Hyderabad - Singapore
*Fares reflected in the above table
are promotional fares are subject to availability.
About Tiger Airways:
Tiger Airways is one of Asia's
leading low cost carriers. Tiger Airways Singapore flew 99.99% of
scheduled flights in 2012, and also took second spot in the Top 10
Airlines by Passenger Carriage Award in the 2012 Changi Airline
Awards. It was named the Top Airline by Growth in Passenger
Carriage (Singapore), and is the
only budget carrier to be conferred a security award for the
Threat-Oriented Passenger Screening Integrated System (TOPSIS) in
2012.
Established in September 2004, the
airline has steadily grown its fleet to 30 Airbus A320 aircraft
with an average age of under three years. It has another 10
aircraft of the A320 family operated by associate airlines Mandala
Airlines in Indonesia, and SEAir
in the Philippines.
Tiger Airways and its associate airlines operate a network that
extends to over 50 destinations across 13 countries in the
Asia Pacific region.
Tiger Airways is committed to offering customers great value
fares and friendly service while maintaining the highest standards
of safety, security and reliability. For more information, please
visit www.tigerairways.com.
About Via.com:
Via.com, incorporated in 2007, is South East Asia's leading travel network with
leadership position in India,
The Philippines and Indonesia is a unique and innovative B2B
distribution platform through 20,000 travel agent partners in over
2400 towns and cities in India,
150+ cities in The Philippines and
75+ cities in Indonesia. Today,
via.com is the world's leading travel network that offers travel
suppliers an extensive distribution reach for selling perishable
travel inventory with no incremental cost. Via.com is the travel
provider of choice for domestic & international flight tickets,
hotels, rail tickets and domestic and outbound holidays. For more
information, please visit www.via.com.
Primary Media Contact: Balram Venugopal, balram@via.com,
91-9731655577
Secondary Media Contact: Swaminathan,
swaminathan.v@via.com, 91-9663711555