MakeMyTrip acquires travel planner Mygola


MakeMyTrip has acquired travel planning website Mygola. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a result of the acquisition, Mygola team will join MakeMyTrip.

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“The acquisition was done through our earlier announced Innovation Fund which is formed to invest in start-up or early-stage companies in the travel technology space,”

the company said in a statement.

MakeMyTrip said the acquisition was done through its Innovation Fund, which is formed to invest in start-up or early-stage companies in the travel technology space. Founded in 2009 by Anshuman Bapna and Prateek Sharma, Mygola covers more than 20,000 destinations worldwide and has half a million organic visitors a month. The company also has a partnership with travel website Expedia.com and gets commission by redirecting customers to Expedia for itinerary bookings.


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