Yatra Online, a NASDAQ-listed online travel service provider which operates Yatra.com, declared on Wednesday the acquisition of the Chennai, India-based corporate travel services provider PL Worldways Limited (PLW).
Although the financial details of this transaction are yet to be disclosed, Yatra is optimistic that this acquisition will help them buttress its foothold in South India and will add over 100 corporate clients to Yatra’s existing portfolio of over 700 companies.
Dhruv Shringi, co-founder and CEO Yatra Online, said that this acquisition will add to the existing reputation of PL Worldways in South India that already has a strong customer focus and consumer service. This new development will further enhance Yatra’s position in the corporate travel sector and a strong presence in South India has long been in its priority list.
The acquisition will also offer an opportunity to cross sell Yatra’s vast hotels network to PLW’s large client portfolio. For this, according to Yatra Online’s COO (B2E) Sunny Sodhi, the south is an important region as it already has a large customer base in the region.
Yatra also aims to serve PLW’s existing customer base through its self-booking platform expense management solution software.
Established in 1985, PLW is a 100% subsidiary of UK-based Peirce Leslie & Co and has been accredited with International Air Transport Association (IATA).