ixigo launches AI-native app with TARA assistant and agentic booking flows

At its ixigo NEXT event, the travel platform unveiled a rebuilt app centered on TARA, a multimodal voice/text assistant in English, Hindi and Hinglish. Agentic flows now automate boarding passes, refunds and real-time updates across flights and hotels for its 54 crore FY25 annual active user base.

— FiledWed, 13 May, 2026, 22:14 IST·First seen Wed, 13 May, 2026, 22:10 IST·Source NDTV Profit

What happened

ixigo launched an AI-native travel app at its ixigo NEXT event, revamping assistant TARA with multimodal voice/text support in English, Hindi, Hinglish, plus

Key facts

  • 54 crore annual active users FY25
  • founded 2007

Why this matters

TARA's cross-surface reach into ConfirmTkt, AbhiBus and WhatsApp raises the strategic value of vernacular travel assistants and tightens the window for partnerships or acquisitions in Indian agentic travel tech.