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Launching ixigo Money: A Virtual Travel Currency For Hassle-Free Bookings

Enjoy 100% currency usage & instant discounts with no gimmicks, no limits

Oct 31, 2017   16:55 IST 
New Delhi, Delhi, India

ixigo, India’s leading travel marketplace, has launched a first of its kind virtual travel currency which is free of any gimmicky offers and restrictions posed by loyalty programs that other travel apps offer.

 

Announcing the launch, ixigo CEO & Co-Founder, Aloke Bajpai said -- “Research reveals that travellers in India are tired of gimmicky travel loyalty programmes, cashback offers, and wallets that come with limitations and restrictions on their earning and usage. Most existing programmes, have minimum booking values to earn anything at all, you get your cashback or earnings many days after your booking and your earned value is most likely to expire within 90 days. Also, you can never use all of your earnings at once, as they only allow usage of a small percentage on every transaction. All that changes today, with the launch of ixigo money - India’s first no-gimmicks, no limits virtual travel currency.”

 

 

ixigo Money

 

With no minimum booking amounts to earn ixigo money, no usage limit on ixigo money balance, instant discounts on future bookings, guaranteed 48 hour transfers and a 6 months expiry period, ixigo money is an industry-first travel currency that works across multiple OTAs and airlines that are partnered with ixigo. In addition to all these benefits, a major bonus is that when a traveller pays their entire booking amount using ixigo money, they will be charged zero convenience fee by the booking provider.

 

With the value of one ixigo money being equivalent to a rupee, users are entitled to use the entire balance of their ixigo money account on their next booking transaction. The process is very simple, allowing logged in users to both earn and spend ixigo money on each booking. Travellers can avail the benefits of ixigo money by simply signing in to the ixigo website or app on android or iOS. Owing to complete transparency, consumers can now manage their account, track their usage and check out for balance expiry all with a few taps.

 

As an exciting launch offer, ixigo is giving new users Rs.1000 worth of ixigo money on domestic and Rs.2000 worth of ixigo money on international flight bookings. Existing users can get upto Rs.500 worth of ixigo money on domestic flights.

 

Find out more about ixigo money by visiting https://www.ixigo.com/money or by tapping on ixigo money inside the ixigo app

 

About ixigo

Launched in 2007, ixigo is India’s leading travel search app, connecting over 80 million travellers with content & deals from over 25,000 online & offline travel & hospitality businesses. ixigo aggregates and compares real-time travel information, prices & availability for flights, trains, buses, cabs, hotels, packages & destinations. ixigo’s mission is to simplify the lives of travellers by building apps that make their travel search and planning hassle-free and it has won several awards in its journey, including the TiE-Lumis Entrepreneurial Excellence Award and the NASSCOM Top-10 Emerge Award. ixigo’s investors include Sequoia Capital India, Fosun Kinzon Capital, SAIF Partners, MakeMyTrip & Micromax.

 

FAQs

 

What is ixigo money?
 

1 ixigo money = Re. 1
 

ixigo money is ixigo’s virtual currency. Users can both earn and spend ixigo money on each flight booking. Since there is no limit on how much ixigo money you can spend on one booking, users can use 100% of their ixigo money balance on a single flight booking. There is also no limit on how many times you can earn ixigo money in a month. The idea is to simplify and speed up your travel bookings, while ensuring you get additional discounts on the prevailing best deal. There are no gimmicks involved!

 

How is ixigo money better than other virtual travel currencies / loyalty programs?

 

 

Make My Trip

Goibibo

Cleartrip

Yatra

ixigo

Balance usage % allowed to get instant discount

 Rs. 500 or 2% of the total booking amount, whichever is lower

 Max Rs.750
per transaction value or Upto 5%, whichever is lower

No restriction on usage limit 

 2.5% of booking amount upto Rs.500

100% - no restriction on usage amount

Average amount earned on a return flight / two flight bookings (domestic)

No earning on booking. Can only earn via cancellation/refund/promotional coupon

 400 goCash (assumed an average return ticket of Rs.8000)

No earning on booking. Can only earn via cancellation/refund/promotional coupon

Rs.1000 Yatra eCash

Flat Rs.1000 ixigo money

Time to receive the points/balance after booking

Within 24 hours

Within 24 hours

5-7 working days 

Within 24 hours

24-48 hours

Conv. fee charged

Yes

Yes

 Yes

 Yes

No. Zero fee when you pay 100% booking amount with ixigo money

One point/currency is equal to

 NA

 1 goCash = INR 1

NA

 NA

1 ixigo money = Re. 1

 

 

How to earn ixigo money?

 

There are two ways to earn ixigo money:

  • Book a flight -- make sure to apply the coupon code at the time of making your booking and you will receive your ixigo money as per the running offer within 48 hours.

  • ixigo money voucher -- You can also add ixigo money to your account if you have an ixigo money voucher. In order to add the voucher, select the "ixigo money" option from the main menu of the ixigo website or ixigo flights app and click on "add ixigo money."

 

There is no other way to manually add ixigo money to your account, apart from an ixigo money voucher which you can obtain only as a part of a promotional offer or reward.

 

How do I redeem ixigo money? 

  • Search flights via ixigo

  • Select checkbox to redeem your ixigo money balance

  • Get instant off on the total booking amount

 

Can I earn ixigo money on every flight booking?

Yes, you can earn ixigo money on every flight booking. Simply make sure to apply the coupon code at the time of making your booking and you will receive your ixigo money as per the running offer within 2 days of your booking confirmation.

 

Can I redeem ixigo money on every flight booking?

Yes, you can redeem ixigo money on every flight booking. Make sure to select the checkbox at the time of booking, before payment to redeem your ixigo money balance. You will get an instant discount on the total booking amount which is equivalent to your ixigo money balance.

 

What is the validity of my ixigo money?

Your ixigo money will expire in 6 months from the date of transfer to your account. So if you received Rs.500 ixigo money on 15th September 2017, this amount will expire on 15th March 2018.

 

What can I do with my ixigo money balance?

You can use your ixigo money balance to pay for your flight bookings. Make sure to select the checkbox at the time of booking, before payment to redeem your ixigo money balance. You will get an instant discount on the total booking amount which is equivalent to your ixigo money balance.

 

What’s more is that if you pay using only your ixigo money balance you will be charged zero convenience fee on your booking.

 

What are the benefits of using ixigo money?

  • get instant discount on your booking

  • use 100% of your ixigo money account balance in one go

  • get the ixigo money you earned within 48 hours of your booking confirmation

  • pay zero convenience fee when you pay the entire booking amount with your ixigo money balance

  • enjoy lightning fast booking and payment

  • 100% safe & secure way of booking your flights

  • valid on all flights, no restriction on booking amount or travel date

 

How do I pay for my flight bookings with zero convenience fee?

To avoid paying any convenience fee at all, simply pay for your flight ticket using only ixigo money. So if your flight ticket costs Rs.2300, make sure to use up Rs.2300 of your ixigo money balance to make the payment and you will be charged zero convenience fee.  


 
 
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