Great Best Place to Work in India!

Creating memorable holidays and shaping great careers - MakeMyTrip.com!

Delhi, 24th June 2011: MakeMyTrip.com, India's leading travel company committed towards creating memorable holidays added another feather to its cap today. Pioneers in online travel in India, MakeMyTrip has been ranked 3rd in the 2011 'Great Place to Work' India survey. This year again, they have been ranked #1 in the Professional Services Category and additionally have been recognized by being given 1st rank in the special category awards of "Fun@Work" & "Employee Involvement & Collaboration".

The survey was conducted based on best practices and employee feedback by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India. The aim of this survey is to identify the Best places to work amongst the leading organizations across different sectors in India. MakeMyTrip is the only travel company (both online and offline) to have been recognized as a great place to work in India. With this rank MakeMyTrip has been consistently in the top three great places to work in India in the past 2 years. The award only reinforces MakeMyTrip's core values and beliefs that of being a young, growing and innovative company working towards offering complete travel solution to customers. MakeMyTrip has been recognized as one of the best places to work in India, beating other established organizations as American Express India, Marriot Hotels India.

Commenting on this joyous occasion Deep Kalra, Founder and CEO, MakeMyTrip.com said, "We believe that happy employees create happy customers, a belief well proven by the fact that we enjoy a high repeat purchase rate and millions of delighted customers continue to draw benefits from our services. Our endeavor is to make MakeMyTrip a place where work is a fun way to meet challenges and create history. With this recognition, MakeMyTrip surges ahead as the most sought-after organization marked by a technology focus, coupled with being a business oriented travel service provider. We wish to sincerely thank our esteemed employees for their support and efforts and helping us evolve into one of the best places to work in India."

Conducted by the research and management consultancy based in the U.S., the Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. has International Affiliate offices throughout the world. Great Place to Work® Institute India Affiliate is committed in their efforts to help organisations across all sectors achieve lasting improvements in their workplace relationships. The survey evaluated and compared organizations on various work place related parameters like credibility of leadership, respect for individuality and contribution, fairness and transparency in all practices and processes, camaraderie and a sense of belonging. First hand information was acquired from employees and the leadership team alike; organizations that passed through stringent evaluation criteria secured their position in the 'Great Place to Work', India survey. Clearly with the passion that Deep Kalra imbibes in his team, it isn't a surprise that MakeMyTrip indeed is one of the best places to work in India!

About MakeMyTrip India:

The India business of MakeMyTrip was launched in September 2005. As the first and only comprehensive online travel site with real time booking for flights, hotels, holidays and cars, MakeMyTrip.com heralded a revolution in the way travel is bought in India. After a successful launch, MakeMyTrip continues to lead the market with innovative products and services. The site attracts over 4.5 Million unique visits every month according to Omniture Web Analytics. Headquartered in Gurgaon, the company achieved sales of Rs.3400 crore during the financial year ending March 2011. Outside of New Delhi, MakeMyTrip has presence in 30 locations within India.

For providing best-in-class services to travelers, MakeMyTrip has received numerous accolades. The company was ranked second in the 'Great Places to Work' 2010 Survey by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India. MakeMyTrip has also received the CNBC Travel Award (2009), Best Service provider company (tour operators category) by Indian Council of Market Research (2009), Most Preferred travel & Holiday Website" by IMINT Shoppers and Consumer Insights Awards in 2010, Galileo- Express Travel World "Best OTA Award" (2007), and was recognized as the 'most-referred full-service Online Travel Agency in India' in a user survey conducted by TravelBiz Monitor in 2008. It has been recognized as a Superbrand by Consumer Superbrands India in 2009.

For more information about MakeMyTrip visit: http://www.makemytrip.com/

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Prajakta Bhosale / Deeksha Pradhan
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