Online bus ticket booking website Abhibus.com will offer a flat 15 per cent discount on all bookings across all sectors on Thursday, marking seven years of its existence.

“Coinciding with the anniversary celebrations, Abhibus.com has upgraded the domestic travel insurance policy for bus commuters purchasing tickets from the portal. The travel insurance policy provides a cover to the passenger up to Rs 2 lakh at a premium of just Rs 10, the online portal said in a statement.

It added that as a token of gratitude to all its customers, abhibus.com would provide domestic travel Insurance free of cost on May 29, 2014, for all those who book a ticket from abhibus.com.

As part of the insurance benefits, customers would be reimbursed for hospitalisation expenses due to injury suffered during the bus travel, personal accident cover and daily hospitalisation allowance. To obtain this benefit, consumers would need to tick the 'Buy Bus travel insurance' option while booking tickets on Abhibus.com.

In terms of the insurance cover, ICICI Lombard GIC will cover hospitalisation expenses up to Rs 1.5 lakh, while the cover for personal accident would be Rs 2 lakh. In addition, it will pay Rs 500 per day as a daily allowance (except for the first 24 hours) in case of hospitalisation for a maximum of 7 days, the company said.

Sudhakar Reddy, Founder and CEO, Abhibus.com, said, "Today, customers are empowered to exercise their choice and decisions by a click, today customers demand for the best content at the cheapest prices. Providing them comprehensive content at lowest prices and a great customer experience across all platforms is our constant endeavor at abhibus. Our partnership with ICICI Lombard is one of the steps towards it.”

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