New Delhi: Vistara, India’s finest full service carrier, and Avis India, the country’s leading car rental, leasing and fleet management provider, entered a partnership to provide a seamless and premium car rental experience to Vistara customers. The partnership enables all Vistara customers to book their airport transfers, chauffeur-drive cars and self-drive cars directly through Vistara’s website, with additional attractive benefits for members of Club Vistara.
Vistara customers will now enjoy the comfort and safety of a world-class car rental service across 20 Indian cities with Avis. Through this association, customers booked on any Vistara flight can choose to make their airport transfer, chauffeur-drive or self-drive car reservations at the time of booking a Vistara ticket or later, using the ‘Enhance My Booking’ option on Vistara’s website, which directs customers to a dedicated page, www.avis.co.in/partner/airvistara to complete their car rental reservation.
Members of Club Vistara (CV), India’s fastest rewarding frequent flyer program, will get to earn ten CV points on every Rs. 100 spent on making bookings with Avis using this option. To celebrate the launch of this partnership with customers, CV members who book their car rentals using this option until October 31 will get double Club Vistara points (20 CV points per Rs. 100) and a complimentary car upgrade on self-drive cars.
“It is our constant endeavour to offer our customers a seamless and superior travel experience across all touch points, whether it is on ground or at 35,000 feet above it. As part of this philosophy, we choose our travel partners with utmost care. In Avis India, we find a partner that shares our passion for delighting customers with a first-rate travel experience. Avis is a globally respected brand, and this partnership will enhance our efforts of ensuring that our customers’ experience of safety, comfort and style that they expect with Vistara, can be experienced door-to-door with their ground transportation as well,” said Sanjiv Kapoor, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, Vistara.
“We are committed to providing a premium and a hassle free car rental experience to consumers across the country. Our core values of providing safe, reliable and comfortable transportation solutions resonate with what Vistara stands for in air travel. We are delighted to provide all type of car bookings (self-drive cars or airport transfers, city usage, outstation trips and inter-city transfers with chauffeur-drive cars through our network,” added Sunil Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of Avis India.
In a short span of less than three years, Vistara has expanded its network to 21 destinations with over 660 flights a week, operated by a fleet of 16 Airbus A320 aircraft, having flown more than six million happy customers already. Vistara is the first and only airline in India to introduce Premium Economy class and value based frequent flyer program. The airline continues to grow and gain accolades as it redefines air travel in India. (ANI)