News Roundup: Wego Launches Deals While Goibibo releases VIP features
Wego.com, today unveiled a new Deals feature that lists travel deals available in a market at any given time. The new Deals feature is immediately available on all Wego country sites worldwide, but only in the English language editions initially. The new Wego Deals site, available here, features a
Pinterest inspired design that takes a photo driven approach to showcasing travel deals on an endlessly refreshing page. Consumers who want to receive advance notice of new travel deals can sign up for a free newsletter delivered weekly as part of a priority service to Wego users in selected countries.Wego’s professional editors led by travel industry veteran and Wego CMO, Dean Wicks, aim to uncover the best and more unusual deals from multiple partners such as domestic providers Snapdeal, Crazeal, Dealsandyou and Mydala together with online travel agents Expedia, Viva! Holidays, cruise operators Ecruising and Seven Oceans, airlines like Jet Airways, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, KLM and Virgin Australia, adventure operators including Intrepid Travel and G Adventures as well as Agoda, Splendia and many more specialists.
“With a great selection of thousands of travel deals, the new Deals site is a complete menu of mouth-watering travel opportunities,” commented Wicks. “Any travel company that has a fabulous deal that they want to tell consumers about should get in touch with the Wego Deals team.”
In other news Goibibo.com, the online travel website in India has launched its VIP program wherein travelers who book on the portal enjoy a personalized treatment on their arrival along with a free ride to their destination. Upon arrival, Goibibo members get a special conceirge service. They are welcomed by photographers and hostesses holding personalized name placard. They are then
escorted to their special chauffer driven ride.“Our customers are our superstars. Rather than investing in a bollywood star for endorsements, we believe in investing behind making our travelers feel special. Goibibo’s VIP service has been born out of this philosophy.” Says Sanjay Bhasin, MD of Goibibo.com
