‘Once upon a time…’- these words bring back beautiful childhood memories of our daadis and naanis (grandmothers) telling us endless stories and taking us to fantasy journey with their tales. But we have all grown up now, moved on with our lives with little or no place of stories in it. Or is there? Stories… Read more →
Delivering ‘Smart-Care’ on IVR
Ask a consumer their favourite part of calling customer support (post-buy) of any popular brand, and you’re most likely to get a raised eyebrow or a have-you-lost-it look! To stay true to being a Product Company, we believe our Products should be intuitive to even first time users; and should we fall short we’ll spare… Read more →
Introducing ‘Cleartrip Instant Search’ for Hotels
At Cleartrip we strive towards one clear goal – to help make travel decisions fast and simple. And a key element in enabling fast decision making is to show the best results in the quickest way possible; thus search performance has always been important to us. When we solved for helping choose the perfect hotel… Read more →
Design nuances of Indian Rupee Symbol
We at Cleartrip, have always shared design nuances of products and features we build. We believe it’s a great way to make every reader sensitive to design. Here’s an audio interview with Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, the man who designed currency sign for the Indian rupee, the official currency of India. Following are design related questions asked… Read more →
Introducing Expressway Plus – Priority Flying
When we think of travelling, our minds merrily omit airport hassles. We’re all about what to pack and where to eat, when we reach our destination. Closer to the travel date, however, worry starts gnawing at us. What is the appropriate time to leave home? The aim is always to hit the sweet spot between… Read more →
Top Deals – discover destinations within your budget
Summer is almost upon us and most parents start to plan a family holiday trip. But planning a holiday is not trivial given all the things to do: 1. Picking a holiday destination that fits in the budget 2. Finalizing travel dates 3. Buying flight tickets 4. Reserving hotels to stay Once you have decided… Read more →
Cleartrip + Uber = Simpler Travel + Transport
At Cleartrip, we obsess on the problems our users face and are always on the lookout to identify and solve them. We have been hard at work providing the best travel booking experience for over a decade, and now taking that over to the Local things-to-do space as well. But we realised there’s still a… Read more →
[Design Nuances] Cleartrip now feels more at home
Cleartrip has always stood for attention to detail; Be it pixel fitted icons or the small little touches that makes the booking experience delightful. Today we would like to share a similar nuance where we’ve tried to make design invisible by changing typeface of our products. After years of using Helvetica, we are moving into… Read more →
Difference between good and great designers
T.S. Eliot book; The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism (1920) says, “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal”, and then a number of debatable instances where Pablo Picasso and then later Steve Jobs saying “good artists copy and great artist steal.” Here’s a nice find which describes 9 skills between a good and a… Read more →
Cancellation protection for your hotel bookings
We understand that picking the right hotel for your stay is an important and complex decision. Users often get caught up between searching for the perfect hotel and worrying about steep cancellation charges. In our efforts to ‘make travel simple’, we bring you – cancellation protection to help make your travel accommodation decisions easier. What… Read more →