HolidayIQ.com wins IDA Award for best travel website

BENGALURU – HolidayIQ.com, India’s largest travel community with over 30 lakh members from 80+ Indian cities, has won the award for ‘Best Travel Website’. The award was presented by the India Internet and Mobile Association at the 5th India Digital Awards.
 

HolidayIQ.com outdid brands like MakeMyTrip, Goibibo in content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity, overall experience and won the title.
 

Speaking on the occasion and commenting about the award, Mr. Hari Nair, Founder and CEO, HolidayIQ.com said, “HolidayIQ.com represents the future of Indian travel online. Disruption is a way of life at HolidayIQ and we have always been ahead of the curve. We have figured out innovative ways to get reviews from lots of different Indian travelers, who were not familiar with the concept of sharing reviews. The 2014 India Digital Awards recognizes our consistent achievement, rapid growth and potential to create significant traction in the Indian tourism industry.” He further added, “We recently crossed 1 million travel opinions for Indian holidays and are poised to take this to 10 million in the next 18 months. Focused primarily on leisure travel, traveler reviews and mobile devices, HolidayIQ provides the sharpest information for the on-the-go, smarter Indian travelers.“
 

Apart from this, the company has won Red Herring Asia top 100 for Innovation. It was nominated for Best Travel Website in ‘India Travel Awards’ by Incredible India, and Outlook Traveller Awards. HolidayIQ was also nominated for the most innovative mobile app in the 2014 India Digital Awards.

 

Photo caption (left to right): Lalit Pramar – Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Hari Nair, Founder & CEO HolidayIQ, Vijay Anand – Sr. VP Business Operations, Abhimanyu, Head, Transaction Business.