Bangalore – November 26, 2019 – Amazon India has partnered with the leading online bus ticket booking platform, redBus, to provide the largest selection of bus services from Bus operators, for 50,000+ routes across India. All Amazon customers can get 20% cashback up to INR 200 on their first bus ticket booking on Amazon for a limited period, with additional benefits for Amazon Pay ICICI credit card customers; who will earn an extra 2% reward every time they book bus tickets on Amazon.in.

With this partnership, Amazon customers will also get access to redBus platform’s exclusive features such as Bus Service Ratings by passengers and live tracking of buses. Customers can use ratings of a bus service, by other customers, as a guide to choose the best bus option available on their route. They can track the live location of their bus and check the expected time of arrival to their boarding point. They get the bus number and contact information of the bus staff prior to departure.

The customers can now find largest selection of shopping and payment use cases on Amazon which provides added convenience and control. In addition to shopping, money transfers, utility bill payments, mobile recharges, flight bookings, and movie tickets, they now have – all in one single app – ability to
buy tickets for private buses.

To book bus tickets on Amazon.in, customers can go to ‘Bus Tickets’ category under ‘Amazon Pay’ tab and they can use their existing contact details and payment information which saves the effort of re-entering this information every time. They can use their Amazon Pay balance, Amazon Pay UPI or Amazon Pay ICICI credit card or other digital payment methods for an easy checkout experience. In case customers need to cancel a ticket, they only pay the cancellation penalty as per the cancellation policy defined by the operator; Amazon.in does not levy any additional charges.

Speaking on the launch, Vikas Bansal, Director, Amazon Pay said, “Over the course of time Amazon app has become one stop destination for shopping and payment needs of our customers. They love the convenience we offer of shopping and paying - all in one single app. Today, we are pleased to announce
the booking of bus tickets on Amazon. We are excited to partner with redBus and move another step forward in making life easy for our customers.”

Manoj Agarwala, Senior Vice President, redBus, said, "We are excited to partner with Amazon to bring bus ticketing to its large customer base to further widen and deepen the penetration of online bus ticketing in our country. With this partnership, we are offering yet another avenue to our bus operator partners to distribute their inventory and help grow their sales and occupancy"

About Amazon Pay

Amazon Pay is a trusted, convenient and rewarding way to pay for anything, anywhere on and off Amazon.in. Amazon continues to extend the convenience of Amazon Pay by making it possible for millions of cash customers to start making digital transactions and support the Government’s vision of encouraging electronic payment leading to a less-cash society in India. Amazon Pay smoothens the customer experience of online payments at the time of placing orders with the benefit of ‘one-click’ payments leading to a faster and smoother check out process. With its cash-load feature, Amazon Pay also solves the pain point of tendering exact amount of cash at the time of delivery. For more information, visit https://www.amazonpay.in/

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about

About redBus

redBus is the world’s largest online bus ticketing platform. It connects bus travelers with a network of over 3000 bus operators across India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Peru and Colombia. redBus has globally sold more than 180 million bus tickets till date and has a customer base of around 20 million users. redBus is now part of the MakeMyTrip group (Nasdaq, MMYT) which is the largest travel aggregator in India with offerings across categories such as Flights, Hotels, Holiday Packages, etc. For more information, visit https://www.redbus.in/info/aboutus