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Cleartrip releases TVCs about new features
MUMBAI: It is clearly addressing human emotion! Cleartrip is set to remove anxiety in travel bookings with the launch of two new features –‘Price Lock’ and ‘Pay@Hotel’. One of the first portals to ease travel plans by offering simple and fast booking solutions, Cleartrip is also releasing two TVCs to educate the customers about the new features.
The films will be launched across offline and online mediums including television and popular digital platforms.
The first feature, Price Lock, helps lock prices by just paying a small fee and pay only if the plans are confirmed. Thus a traveller can hold the lowest price well in advance and be protected from price increases.
Pay@Hotel, on the other hand, lets the traveller book now and pay later at the hotel. The traveler pays only after he stays. Also, in case the hotel turns out to be different from what he saw at the time of booking, Cleartrip offers a “Sleep promise” and will find another hotel that is more suited to the traveller’s needs.
Developed by Mullen Lintas Bangalore, the films revolve around the insight that the common emotion felt during flight or hotel bookings is anxiety – about getting a good deal, the right time to book and plans changing. But with the new features, Cleartrip is putting these issues to rest, ensuring that consumers get hassle-free travel and stay solutions.
Cleartrip’s chief marketing officer Subramanya Sharma, said, “Cleartrip’s new TVC creatively amplifies the ‘anxiety’ problem, and provides the solution in a cool, quirky & fun way.”
Mullen Lintas NCD Shriram Iyer, said, “Anxiety is universal– from uncertainty about fare to practical fears about plans changing. We chose a creative device that builds this world of anxiety and then bring the product as a solution into it. Why would you still make your bookings elsewhere?”
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