MakeMyTrip, Axis Bank launch long-weekend travel offers through March 2027

The partners will offer Axis Bank cardholders discounts across eight long weekends on flights, hotels, holiday packages, buses, cabs and attractions via MakeMyTrip, Goibibo and redBus.

— Source publishedMon, 24 Aug, 2026, 18:39 IST·First seen Mon, 24 Aug, 2026, 18:47 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

MakeMyTrip and Axis Bank partnered to offer credit-card discounts on domestic and international travel bookings across eight long weekends through March 2027,

Key facts

  • 10% instant discount on domestic flights, capped at ₹1,800
  • Up to 15% off domestic hotels, capped at ₹5,000
  • Additional 5% discount on holiday packages, capped at ₹20,000
  • Eight long-weekend offer periods
  • Axis Bank has over 6,295 domestic branches

Why this matters

The deal illustrates how a bank-card partner can secure multi-category travel distribution and measurable customer acquisition through a multi-brand OTA ecosystem.

What to watch

  • Booking-volume uplift and average order value during each long-weekend campaign versus non-promotional periods.
  • Mix shift toward higher-margin hotels, packages, attractions and cross-sold cabs rather than flight-only transactions.
  • Axis card activation, repeat usage and share of travel spend after the promotional window ends.
  • Discount funding split between Axis, MakeMyTrip and travel suppliers, which will determine margin impact.
  • Competitive offer launches from HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI Card, Kotak, Yatra, Cleartrip and EaseMyTrip.
  • Evidence of inventory constraints, fare inflation or hotel blackout dates reducing the advertised-value proposition.
  • MakeMyTrip is likely to concentrate inventory, app placements and CRM campaigns around the eight designated booking windows, especially for hotel and holiday-package bundles.
  • Axis Bank may add spend milestones, EMI offers, lounge benefits or premium-card accelerators to convert discount users into broader relationship customers.
  • The partners may use booking behavior to issue targeted offers by destination, fare band, card tier and customer geography, improving subsidy efficiency over successive windows.
  • Rival OTAs and banks may launch competing long-weekend offers, with the strongest response likely in domestic flights, hotels and package holidays.