The company may not take travel as one of its strategic growth businesses. But it might still be adding more travel-related offerings on its platform to explore all potential for monetization of user traffic.
Paytm says its travel business, launched in 2016, has more than 15 million customers and gross value of $1 billion.
31% of travelers surveyed go to Mafengwo for overseas trip planning and 23% choose Ctrip.
The company already runs five holiday travel websites including Snaptrip, Last Minute Cottages, Big Cottages, and Dog Friendly Cottages.
With the voice introductions in Chinese, Chinese travelers can better understand the culture and features of overseas attractions.
The software can be used so far to pay for services from delivery firm Pos Malaysia, airport rail link KLIA Ekspres, holiday resort operator TripCarte and travel company CatchThatBus
AvantStay already works with Airbnb, Vrbo, HomeAway and other rental platforms.
The company will be launching a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign with ads running on TV and digital platforms, highlighting its hosts and promoting the benefits of hosting.
