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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Schedule of related party balances and transactions
A summary of balances due to and from related parties, and transactions with related parties are as follows:
Balances at Period EndSeptember 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Amount payable to related party (1)
$42 $13 
Amount receivable from related party (2)
43 38 
Loan receivable from related party (3)
92 — 
Note payable to related party (4)
200 197 
Rent payable to related parties and an affiliate associated with these related parties and an employee(5)
222 — 
Amounts receivable from related parties (6)
156 — 
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Transactions with Related Parties2023202220232022
Offshore IT and software development services, sales support and other services (7)
$— $— $— $660 
Interest income (8)
— 26 — 282 
Payment made on behalf of Mondee Holdings LLC (9)
— 5,241 — 5,241 
Service fees (2)
(1)441 (1)2,382 
Loan receivable from related party (3)
92 — 92 — 
Lease expense (5)
112 58 222 116 
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(1)
As of December 31, 2022 Mondee Tech Pvt Ltd had a payable to Metaminds Software, which was settled in the three months ending March 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, Interep owes a travel credit of $42 to Asi Ginio, a member of the Board of Directors. In connection with the Interep Acquisition, the Company has agreed to provide Mr. Ginio the travel credits in exchange for the general advisory services Mr. Ginio provided to the former owners of Interep.
(2)
Pursuant to a Universal Air Travel Plan (“UATP”) Servicing Agreement dated May 11, 2021, the Company sold certain airline tickets using prepaid UATP credit cards arranged by Mondee Group, LLC (“Mondee Group”), in exchange for a service fee equal to 10.0% of the revenue derived from the sale of such airline tickets. Mondee Group is owned by the Company’s CEO, Prasad Gundumogula, and is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Mondee Group led the fundraising and arranged the funds that were used to purchase prepaid UATP credit cards at a discount from their face value from a certain airline.
(3)
In July 2023, the Company provided financing of $100 to its Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") as part of his relocation package. The promissory note bears an annual interest rate of 3.3% per annum and matures at the earlier of April 2026 or when the CFO's employment with the Company terminates. All outstanding principal, inclusive of any accrued and unpaid interest, is slated for settlement upon maturity of the note. The Company has the option to forgive the obligation in one-third increments which is contingent upon the absence of any breach of the CFO's obligations with the Company and his continued service.
(4)
The Company has a note payable to the CEO amounting to $200 and $197 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The loan is collateralized and carries an interest rate of 2.0% per annum. Principal and interest are due on demand.
(5)
The Company currently leases office space from Metaminds Software. The lease commencement date for this was April 1, 2022. The lease had an original lease term of 11 months, and has been renewed, and the monthly minimum base rent is immaterial. From August 2023, the Company started leasing office spaces from certain employees and entities associated with these employees. These leases were recognized on the Skypass Closing Date and have 3 year terms. The monthly minimum base rent is immaterial.
(6)Corresponds to receivables from former owners of Interep and Skypass for payments made by the Company on their behalf.
(7)
Metaminds Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Metaminds Software Solutions Ltd, corporations limited by shares organized under the laws of India, and Metaminds Global Solutions Inc. (“Metaminds”), provide certain consulting services to Mondee and its subsidiaries in the areas of software development, fulfillment and other support. The CEO co-owns Metaminds with his wife. The CEO is a material shareholder in Mondee, and both the CEO and his wife serve on the Board of Directors of Mondee, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. Prior to acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Metaminds Technologies Pvt Ltd (“Metaminds Technologies”), Mondee hired all employees of Metaminds Technologies and Metaminds Software Solutions Ltd (“Metaminds Software”) in April 2022. There were no services rendered by Metaminds Technologies and Metaminds Software for offshore IT, offshore software development, or sales support for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
(8)
The Company had a secured promissory note receivable from Mondee Group, bearing an interest rate of 2.3% compounded annually, with a 10-year term, and was secured by 14,708 Class A units in Mondee Holdings, LLC. The note was settled upon the occurrence of the reverse recapitalization with ITHAX, partly by a right to receive the Company’s Class A Common Stock to the extent of $20,336 and partly by the asset acquisition of Metaminds Technologies (defined below). On March 10, 2023, the Company received 2,033,578 shares of Class A Common Stock, which were valued at $20,336. The shares are reflected as treasury stock on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as the shares have not been retired as of September 30, 2023.
(9)Corresponds to a payment made to Rocketrip put option holders by the Company on behalf Mondee Holdings LLC.