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Vi and EaseMyTrip sign a partnership to extend exclusive propositions around travel & international roaming
Mumbai: Vi, the leading Indian telecom operator, partners with EaseMyTrip.com, one of the largest online travel tech platforms, in a continuous endeavour to build more value for its users. In this partnership, EaseMyTrip will offer Vi customers exclusive deals in flights, hotels, trains, buses, and cab bookings on the Vi app.
With this partnership, Vi aims to bring more convenience and the best offers for Vi users. As an introductory offer, there will be zero convenience fees on all flight bookings. Additionally, the users will soon be entitled to get offers on domestic and international hotels, holidays, buses, activities and cab bookings.
As part of the association, the users will also be able to avail exclusive benefits on travel-related services such as activities, experiences and holiday packages on the Vi app. In future, users will have access to other value-added services like free airport pick up/drop on flights and hotel bookings at a minimum booking value.
Commenting on the launch of the travel section on Vi app, CMO, Vi Avneesh Khosla said “At Vi, it’s our continuous endeavour to bring the best for our customers, be it on the telco front or any category that consumers are engaging with. Travel is one of the high-demand categories and is only growing with time, whether domestic or international. EaseMyTrip in many ways is at the forefront of this phenomenon. We are extremely excited with this partnership and hope our consumers will appreciate what this partnership will bring out for them to make their travel bookings more delightful.”
Commenting on the association, EaseMyTrip co-founder Rikant Pittie said, “Vi is one of India’s leading telecom service providers and is at the forefront of developing infrastructure to introduce newer and smarter technologies and offering world-class tech-driven experiences to customers. We share a common ground with Vi of being a digital-first brand and believe in servicing our customers with nothing but the best. Our unique association will go a long way in providing exceptional services to our and Vi customers ensuring travel bookings become easy and seamless for them through the Vi app.”
Vi offers exclusive services like Vi Music, Vi Games, Vi Jobs & Education and VI Movies & TV on the Vi App. The partnership with EaseMyTrip will add another new service Travel on the Vi App.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
