It is rightly said that we travel not to escape life but for letting life not escape us. Traveling brings to us lots of learnings and helps in rejuvenating mood. Travel & tourism sector in the country is on booming stage, and there are numerous agencies or websites or companies mushrooming in every nook and corner of the country claiming to offer best and the most attractive yet economical travel deals. But there is a line of distinction which separates few from the crowd.
From deciding the best destination to getting you the best itinerary and letting you cherish the best memories, travel company can play a vital role in your trip.
Most of the travelers depend largely on travel companies for bookings and packages, as they get to avail value added benefits, planned trips or some offers from these companies. Here we are discussing the top 10 best travel companies in India for you to make an informed choice.
10. Cox and Kings
Cox & Kings is a premium global brand which began its operations in the year 1758, has its headquarters situated in Mumbai.
This travel agency has its fully owned offices located in 12 major cities of the nation.
The services offered by the company are Domestic Holidays, Outbound Tourism, Trade Fairs, Incentive & Conference Solutions, Destination Management, Business Travel, Foreign Exchange & Insurance.
Cox and Kings has secured the tenth position in the list of top 10 best travel companies in India.
9. Expedia
One of the fastest growing travel portal in the nation is Expedia, has newly emerged in the maps of travel agencies.
Headquarters is situated in Washington, U.S, Expedia was established in the year 1996 and is amongst one of the fastest growing travel websites in Asia.
This brand has extensive network and tie-ups with luxury hotels and provides impeccable travel packages at very competitive rates. Unlike the rest of the travel agencies, Expedia offers over 80,000 hotels and 3000+ holiday packages with value-added features.
8. Cleartrip
The brand attribute is its dedication to making traveling simple and enjoyable. Cleartrip has its head office located in Mumbai where it started its operations in the year 2006 by Matthew Spacie, Hrush Bhatt & Stuart Crighton. This company stands eighth in the list of top 10 best travel companies in India.
Cleartrip caters with one of the largest selection of flights, hotels and trains. This Indian online travel company provides online booking services for flights and train tickets, hotel reservations, and domestic and international holiday packages.
7. Ixigo
Comes with a great deal of hotels, is India’s leading online and mobile travel search and planning website, Ixigo is the brainchild of Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar.
Simplify the life of travelers Ixigo has brought tremendous options like best deals for flights, hotels, buses, trains and packages, reviews which are utterly trustworthy travel information at one place.
Ixigo.com has famous investors namely SAIF Partners, MakeMyTrip Ltd. & Micromax Informatics Ltd.
6.Thomas Cook
The company holds its corporate head office in London and was first established in India during the year 1881. Thomas Cook operates in more than 231 locations and 92 cities across India.
The company won many prestigious and international recognition awards and thus, stands out as a revered brand in the tourism industry, has secured the sixth position in the list of top 10 best travel companies in India.
Thomas Cook offers a broad spectrum of services including Foreign Exchange, MICE, Corporate Travel, Leisure Travel, Insurance, E-Business, Visa & Passport services etc.
5. Akbar travels
Akbar Travels have very rapidly gained a lot of repute in India has its head office located in Mumbai and possesses the largest number of IATA approved Branches.
The company had humble beginnings in the year 1978, and whose growth began in the southern Indian state of Kerala and spreading out in the entire nation.
Akbar Travels stands in number fifth position in the list of top 10 Travel Companies in India.
4. Trip Advisor
Trip advisor is said to be world’s largest trip site which operates in almost 48 countries worldwide. Trip advisor has gained a lot of momentum and stands fourth on the list of top 10 best travel companies in India.
It covers a gigantic range of plans and bookings, that helps in linking to the booking tools that check numerous of websites to find great hotel prices.
TripAdvisor branded sites make up one of the largest traveler’s community globally, reaching out to more than 350 million monthly visitors and covering more than 6.2 million accommodations, restaurants and tourist attractions.
3.Yatra
This B2C brand which is based in Gurugram and was established in the year 2006 is well renowned in ruling the roost in the field of travel and tourism. Spread out in around 335 cities, Yatra also gained a lot of popularity using the online mode.
The company has a good reputation in the market and famous for delivery memorable travel experience, has aptly suited slogan which says “Creating Happy Travelers”.
Yatra.com provides pricing, information, availability and booking facility for domestic or international air travel, holiday packages, hotel bookings and bus and railway reservations and lots more.
2. Goibibo
Corporate office of Goibibo is located in Gurugram by Ashish Kashyap, which commenced its operations in the year 2009.
The enterprise emerged as a brand range which allows users to choose from a variety of services and packages. Goibibo is one amongst the leading online travel website in the country.
Within a very short span the company has grown in leaps and bounds and was accoladed with many awards, naming one which is The Economic Times ‘Best Tech Travel Aggregator Brand’Award for 2015’.
1. MakeMyTrip
MakeMyTrip the pioneer of the entire online travel industry in India heads its corporate office in Gurugram, and was established in the year 2000 by Deep Kalra.
MakeMyTrip had emerged as a trailblazer in travel & tourism industry, offering national and international travel packages and stands number one in the list of top 10 popular travel agencies in India. The current tag line of the brands says “Dil toh roaming hai”.The current tag line of the brands says “Dil toh roaming hai”.
MakeMyTrip.com captures about 47% market share in the travel sector and is a B2C company which caters with impeccable services, having not only online but a strong offline presence in the country too.
MakeMyTrip’s Products are Holiday Packages and Hotels, International and Domestic Air Tickets, Domestic Bus and Rail Tickets, Private Car and Taxi Rentals, B2B and Affiliate Services etc.
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