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Cleartrip turns up the heat; Urges travellers to book now with #NationOnVacation
Mumbai: As India gears up for the upcoming summer travel frenzy, Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, is launching the second edition of its marquee travel event, #NationOnVacation. In its latest proposition, Cleartrip urges travellers to plan their dream vacation right now before the prices skyrocket.
The core message of the campaign is ‘India aur Cleartrip Taiyyar hai, Bas Aapke Booking ka Intezaar hai’. Amidst high demand, airfares are likely to go up for the summer season. With #NationOnVacation, Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel are providing an opportunity for their customers to take advantage of the best offers on their platform and book their dream holidays. In line with its customer-centric values, Cleartrip, under the umbrella of ‘ClearChoice’, is also offering greater flexibility for its users. With ClearChoice PLUS and ClearChoice MAX, travellers can cancel or modify their bookings and get a full refund as opposed to the standard airline changes ranging from INR 2500 onwards.
Here’s what travellers can avail during #NationOnVacation on Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel platforms:
Domestic flights starting from INR 999
International flights starting from Rs 4999
4&5 star hotels starting from INR 2499
Up to Rs 500 off on bus bookings
35 per cent + an extra 10 per cent off on Packages
Talking about #NationOnVacation, Cleartrip, chief marketing officer Kunal Dubey said, “Summer is always a period of excitement for travellers across the country. #NationOnVacation was curated and created last year to make travel more accessible, easy and convenient for anyone considering a vacation. This year, we at Cleartrip are set to elevate the travel experience for users across the board. Be it Srinagar, Goa, Jaipur, Bagdogra, Kochi, Bangkok, Singapore, Denpasar, Toronto or London, Cleartrip is committed to providing travellers unparalleled offerings to make their dream summer vacation memorable.”
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Through the second edition of #NationOnVacation, Cleartrip plans to strengthen its position as a trusted travel partner this summer. The first edition launched in March 2023 saw a 60 per cent increase in bookings across categories compared to the previous year.
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UK’s OnlyFans seeks US investor at $3bn valuation after owner’s death
The adult video platform is seeking stability after the death of its billionaire owner
LONDON: OnlyFans is looking for a new partner. The London-based adult video platform is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake of less than 20 per cent to Architect Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm, in a deal that would value the business at more than $3bn (£2.2bn).
The move is driven by an urgent need for stability. Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned OnlyFans, died of cancer last month at the age of 43, leaving the future of one of Britain’s most profitable privately held businesses suddenly uncertain.
The choice of Architect Capital is not arbitrary. The firm has deep expertise in financial services, which aligns neatly with OnlyFans’ ambitions to offer banking products to its creators, many of whom have long struggled to access basic financial services because of the nature of their work.
The numbers behind OnlyFans are, by any measure, staggering. The platform posted revenues of $1.4bn in the year to 30th November 2024, with a pre-tax profit of $684m, up four per cent on the prior year. Payments to creators totalled $7.2bn over the same period, a rise of nearly ten per cent. Radvinsky personally collected $701m in dividends from the business in 2024 alone, on top of more than $1bn in such payments he had already received. The platform, run through its parent company Felix International, hosts 4.6m creator accounts, with performers keeping 80 per cent of subscription proceeds and the platform pocketing the remaining 20 per cent. It has 377m fan accounts in total.
The current minority stake talks represent a notable scaling back of ambitions. In January, OnlyFans was reported to be in discussions with Architect about selling a majority stake of 60 per cent. Before that, the company had explored a sale to a consortium led by Forest Road Company, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. Neither deal materialised.
OnlyFans has built an enormously lucrative business on content that mainstream finance has long refused to touch. Now, with its owner gone and a $3bn valuation on the table, it is looking for the kind of respectable institutional backing that might finally persuade the banks to take its calls.
