May 29, 2017 TnH Global

Abhibus introduces ‘Movies on Board’ for bus travellers

Now, travellers can watch movies of their choice without internet on board a bus

Abhibus celebrates its 10^th anniversary today; Offers 10,000 seats at only Rs 10/seat

Abhibus.com has launched a new product that offers onboard entertainment service to bus travellers. A unique feature of this on Board product, ‘Abhimovies,’ is that bus travellers can watch movies of their choice without internet.

‘Abhimovies’ brings a new innovative feature which allows every passenger to watch movie of their choice on any device. Technology uses own WI-FI network without any data charges incurred by any customer watching onboard a bus. Movie content is pre-loaded on the app and updated frequently.

“We felt passengers get limited onboard entertainment choice. Abhimovies will fill this gap. What is most exciting feature is that travellers don’t need to spend their internet data pack to watch these movies,” said Sudhakar Reddy, CEO and Founder, Abhibus.

“Our pilot launch shows Abhimovies has become quite popular among bus travellers across our network, especially among people choosing long-journey,” he added. Bus operator can offer this product via Abhibus EDGE, the cloud-based software for operators to manage inventory, bus tracking facility and detailed reports to take greater over business control.

Today, Abhibus achieved a milestone as the company completed its 10th anniversary. AbhiBus, was founded on May 29, 2007 on a simple idea to allow Indian bus travellers to book bus tickets at a click, from the convenience of their homes and offices. Today, thanks to enthusiastic employees, devoted partners and happy customers; Abhibus has become India’s fastest growing online bus ticketing company.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Abhibus recently launched a special discount, offering 10,000 seats at only Rs. 10/seat. “On our 10th anniversary, we would like to thank our loyal travel buddies, for helping us reach this milestone. As a small token for gratitude we are offering 10,000 seats at only Rs 10 per seat. The offer is limited to the first 10,000 customers starting today from 10:10 am onwards,” said Reddy.

“At present, Abhibus has the maximum inventory of 14 lakh seats, that includes private and public sector bus operators, to choose from on any given day. We have also introduced travel now and pay later option that allows travellers to pay Abhibus after they have availed the service,” said Reddy.

Abhibus has also introduced female seat occupancy display system that enables visibility of seats booked by women travellers to encourage more women travellers before booking.