New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- India's domestic travel sector is gearing up for major expansion as new airports in Noida and Navi Mumbai prepare to ease congestion and stabilize flight prices. But while the skies may open up, hotels remain a costly bottleneck.

Against this backdrop, online travel giant Yatra is doubling down on corporate travel, pulling away from direct-to-consumer bookings to focus on a high-growth, tech-driven segment that now makes up 60% of its business.

"Airlines will start flying into these airports soon, which will increase capacity and ease pressure off the top two cities. But on the hotel side, travellers will continue to face high costs in the next 2-3-year period, until enough new supply comes in to catch up to the gr...