Case Studies > EaseMyTrip: Enhancing Customer Experience and Conversion with WhatsApp, RCS, and SMS

EaseMyTrip: Enhancing Customer Experience and Conversion with WhatsApp, RCS, and SMS

Technology Category
  • Networks & Connectivity - 5G
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
  • Aerospace
Applicable Functions
  • Procurement
  • Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
  • Chatbots
  • Time Sensitive Networking
Services
  • Testing & Certification
About The Customer
EaseMyTrip is an Indian online travel company founded in 2008. Based in New Delhi, the company offers hotel bookings, air tickets, holiday packages, bus bookings, and white-label services. EaseMyTrip has a network of over 47,000 travel agents and overseas offices in London, Singapore, Dubai, Maldives, and Bangkok. The company primarily targets an audience between the ages of 25 and 40 and is always looking for ways to optimize their customer communication and offer the most convenient and innovative experience.
The Challenge
EaseMyTrip, an Indian online travel company, was facing several challenges in its quest to continuously improve customer experience and engagement. The company was seeking the right channel to engage their customers with the latest deals and updates, regardless of their location. They also wanted to enhance their customer travelling experience by delivering reliable and timely flight notifications to prevent unnecessary customer frustration. Additionally, they were keen on implementing new channels that are being adopted by people in India. To address these challenges and continuously improve their customer journey, they needed a messaging partner that could help them start using new services quickly – one with quick to market solutions.
The Solution
To address these challenges, EaseMyTrip partnered with Infobip in 2019 and implemented multiple channels including WhatsApp Business, Rich Communication Services (RCS), and SMS. WhatsApp, with over 400 million users in India and the ability to support rich media capabilities, was used to send pdf e-tickets to their customers conveniently. SMS, an established and preferred communication channel in India, was used for campaign creation to share the latest promotional deals with their customer base. Infobip’s platform allowed EaseMyTrip to be flexible in both campaign creation and testing different approaches, while the URL tracking feature provided insight into their message engagement. Infobip also helped EaseMyTrip share time-critical information about flight changes. Late in 2020, EaseMyTrip decided to test RCS and used the channel to run promotions and get feedback from their customers about traveling post-Covid. Infobip’s 24/7 support with local language and local presence ensured all the channels were running smoothly.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of WhatsApp Business, RCS, and SMS significantly improved EaseMyTrip's customer engagement and experience. SMS helped their customers receive important flight information on time, while WhatsApp played a significant role in improving the customer experience by providing a convenient platform for sending e-tickets. The company also addressed the problem of emails containing important flight details not being opened on time. With the positive impact of WhatsApp, EaseMyTrip developed a chatbot to help users make new bookings and receive price alerts, and they are enhancing the chatbot to provide customer support. After sending 5.5 million RCS messages, the new communication channel proved to be a success, with higher open rates and CTR compared to email. The team at EaseMyTrip found excellent value in RCS because of the ability to define multiple customer journeys and enrich them with images and links, while also giving them complete control of the interactions.
Quantitative Benefit
  • 10 times more surveys filled
  • 2.7% higher conversion rate
  • Open rate of RCS messages was 7% higher compared to email

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