ixigo bags the 1st Place in Workplace Experience Ranking for 2017 in the Large Company Category by Business World & Culturro
Launched in 2007, ixigo is India’s leading travel marketplace, connecting over 80 million travelers to over 100 travel suppliers and OTAs. ixigo aggregates and compares real-time travel information, prices & availability for flights, trains, buses, cabs, hotels, packages & destinations. ixigo’s vision is to empower every traveler with trustworthy & personalized travel recommendations and it has won several awards during its journey, including the TiE-Lumis Entrepreneurial Excellence Award and the NASSCOM Top-10 Emerge Award. ixigo has recently bagged the People’s Choice Runner-Up award for ‘Travel Innovation’ at the prestigious Phocuswright Innovation Launch event held in Florida for announcing the launch of its voice-based AI-powered travel assistant, TARA. ixigo’s investors include Sequoia Capital India, Fosun Kinzon Capital, SAIF Partners, MakeMyTrip & Micromax.
ixigo, has been recognized as the best place to work by Workplace Experience Ranking among large startups in India. Culturro collaborated with BW Business World in partnership with Indian Angel Network and F6s to develop a platform to recognize the startups that contribute to the holistic growth of their employees.
The survey was organized to evaluate the overall experience of employees at their organization. The productivity of the employees and their tenure in the company largely depends on their experience within the organization. The parameters under which the organizations were measured were Enablement, Communication, Organizational Alignment, Ownership, Wellbeing, Agility, Performance Focus, Growth & Development, Innovation and Developing leaders.
Commenting on this win, ixigo AVP HR, Kanchi Chawla said -- “We are delighted to win the Workplace Experience Ranking 2017. The recognition underscores our commitment to employee satisfaction since the inception of ixigo. The absence of hierarchy and the freedom to lead activities and express their opinion makes the system transparent and motivates our employees to do more. Over the last couple of years, we have spawned a culture of honing intrapreneurs who are recognized and respected as domain experts within the industry. We make sure to provide them with ample opportunities. Our constant endeavor has been to foster an environment that would enable the employees to achieve their highest potential.”
