How to book hotels on zero payment?

Make My Trip hotel booking

Customers who are looking to book their hotel rooms online will now be able to do so without having to make any payment at the time of booking. MakeMyTrip launched a feature called "Book With Zero Payment" that would allow travellers to book a room in lodgings or homestays without payment. 

Making the payment for booking a hotel room will be permitted for a time much closer to the check-in date, as compared to the time of booking. The Gurgaon-based online travel company said this would relieve users' anxiety when it comes to tentative travel plans.

"our attempt is to offer flexibility and alleviate any anxiety related to hotel booking with the launch of Book with Zero Payment. The average advance purchase window for hotels in India is just five days, which is way below the global average," said Abhishek Logani, the Chief Business Officer of Hotels, MakeMyTrip.

Makemytrip has received a highly positive initial reaction to this feature of booking with zero payment. There has been an increase in hotel bookings that will be seen over the next 2-3 months. Because of this feature, Makemytrp received over 30 per cent of the hotel bookings.

Logani added, "This means that Indians don't maximise the benefits of an early booking regarding choice and price advantage. We believe the newly launched feature can potentially help make a behavioural change in Indian travellers." 

Book Now, Pay Later Schemes

Companies such as Make My Trip also offer features such as Book Now, Pay Later (BNPL), which allows users to pay back the amount they owe for a trip over a period between 15 days to 18 months.