Booking.com Strengthens its India Management Team to Fuel the next Phase of Growth

by Shrutee K/DNS

Mumbai, November 23rd 2017: Booking.com announced the appointment of Ritu Mehrotra as Area Manager as part of its endeavor to strengthen the company’s leadership team in India. Ritu will be responsible for steering Booking.com’s India operations, initially in the North and leading the next phase of growth focused on building strong partnerships throughout the country. Based out of Booking.com’s Gurgaon office, Ritu will work closely with Mr. Vikas Bhola, Head of the Indian Sub-Continent on business expansion. 

Prior to this, Ritu held the position of Vice President, Global Growth at Zomato where she was responsible for starting enterprise teams for strengthening of global partnerships, launch of the table reservation platform and improving the top line growth for the company. At Booking.com, Ritu will head the expansion of the company in the various regions of India and work closely with the team to provide business solutions to property partners to enhance their growth. 

On assuming her new role, Ritu said, “I look forward to working closely with the India team to take forward Booking.com’s commitment to the geography and playing a key role in changing the dynamics of the industry with our diverse range of accommodation options. Since the online travel market is expected to account for nearly half of the total translations by 2020 reaching almost $4B, we hope to deepen our partnerships in India and build Booking.com’s business for the future.” Ritu holds a Master’s Degree in International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, and has undergone leadership development programs at Harvard Business School and Harvard University respectively. 

About Booking.com Established in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com B.V. has grown from a small Dutch start-up to one of the largest travel e-commerce companies in the world. Part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), Booking.com now employs more than 15,000 employees in 204 offices in 70 countries worldwide. With a mission to empower people to experience the world, Booking.com invests in digital technology that helps take the friction out of travel. At Booking.com, we connect travellers with the world’s largest selection of incredible places to stay, including everything from apartments, vacation homes, and familyrun B&Bs to 5-star luxury resorts, tree houses and even igloos. The Booking.com website and mobile apps are available in 43 languages, offer over 1.5 million properties, and cover more than 122,000 destinations in 229 countries and territories worldwide. Each day, more than 1.5 million room nights are reserved on our platform. So whether travelling for business or leisure, customers can instantly book their ideal accommodation quickly and easily with Booking.com, without booking fees and backed up by our promise to price match. Via our customer experience team, customers can reach Booking.com 24/7 for assistance and support in 43 languages, any time of the day or night.