Now Book Your Bus Tickets Through An Android App

With the growing smartphone market in India, the easy availability of the Android and iOS platforms, has got us hooked on to the operating systems with devices ranging from budget segment to elite. In a new, the online bus ticketing portal, Ticketgoose.com, has reportedly announced to launch its very own Android and iOS mobile app, to make ticket bookings, in Mangalore, Karnataka.

 Karthi Easwaramoorthy, the president and co-founder of Ticketgoose.com, said that the app was developed three months ago. It was introduced among some loyal customers for testing of the portal, as reported by the Hindu Business Line. After the sample testing succeeded, the company formally launched the app.

The Ticketgoose.com app can be download from both, the Google Play store and the Apple iTunes store. Easwaramoorthy also said that the ‘bus tracking’ option in the app allows the passengers / customers to keep track of their buses, with frequent updates on the location of the bus.

The company says that since bus ticketing is Rs 300 billion market, and upcoming technology is steadily gaining pace. Easwaramoorthy said only 5 per cent of bus tickets are sold through online system, in the country, in the same report. The feedback for this app, right now, counts to nearly 300 to 400 tickets per day sales. The Ticketgoose.com's customer support service helps the customers get information on pick-up points, approximate time of arrival and also bus delays.

The company also has an agreement with the United India Insurance, that will provide travel insurance to its passengers, with an optional service. The service is priced at Rs 20 per passenger, exclusive of the ticket charge. As per the policy, it provides personal accident cover for Rs 200,000 to each passenger, and damage or loss of baggage can be claimed at up to a maximum of Rs 15,000.