Holiday India –» Profile

Management Team

	Pradeep Kataria - gets with him over 27 years of experience in handling tours. He is the man behind raising one of the biggest Domestic Travel Company. Apart from the overall supervision, he heads the operation and service delivery departments. He is an active member of all major Domestic Travel Associations and International Travel Bodies. He loves traveling himself and likes to meet almost all the guests who come on tour with Holiday India. Reach him on his email: info@holidayindia.net
	Sachin Sharma – an aggressive go getter, gets with him over 10 years of accumulated experience in IT & Travel. His love for traveling gets him to work with Holiday India. He believes in working hard himself and setting examples for his colleagues. His work keeps him on the chair while his heart travels everywhere. He knows what, when done can get maximum impact. He has a flawless knowledge of his work and likes speaking to people in their native accent. So don’t be surprised when you hear an American voice calling for you. Reach him on his email: sachin@holidayindia.net
	Shobhit Goyal – a gold medalist in MBA from one of the best Universities for Travel, gets with him 5 years of experience in the Travel. You will always see him smiling and giving reasons for doing everything that is impossible. Can speak for hours together. He has been with the company from the beginning of his career. He also did his summer training with Holiday India. He is a talking calculator and can give you cost of the itinerary within a jiffy. He has an extensive knowledge of the travel laws and has special interest in adventure. Reach him on his email: shobhit@holidayindia.net
	Dhruv Gehlot – the most composed of all the team members. Dhruv has over 9 years of experience in Travel and loves reading about travel. You can expect the best of destination and tour details from him as he makes everything look so beautiful. He is a master of art and that reflects really well in all his itineraries. He is a master pacemaker of the company and doesn't loose temper at all. He loves what his wife cooks and still manages to maintain his health. Reach him on his email: dhruv@holidayindia.net
	Hemant Sharma – is a serious salesman and there is nothing he can’t do to make his guest happy. He is fond of shopping and can get you to the best of places for shopping. He is a strong believer of “Live Today”. He likes partying and can hear everything without speaking for hours together. Reach him on his email: hemant@holidayindia.net

About Us

World'd Biggest Travel Certification Organization Certified Company

As an India based Tour Operating Company we have 2 offices in India. One based in the capital of India – New Delhi and the other in Noida – Near Capital Region (NCR). We employ a staff of 30 Guest Services Consultants in the New Delhi office and 10 Guest Services Consultants in Noida.

What makes Holiday India different from any other Tour Operating Company is that we are one of the very few companies, which has a Transport Division too. We have a dedicated fleet of over 50 luxury cars driven by English speaking drivers. So when traveling with Holiday India, you don’t have to worry about the surprises that few guests get on arriving.

Based on the recommendation from our guests in the USA, Canada & UK, we have dedicated local numbers for our guests there. We have always believed that speaking on phone helps putting things across easily.

And yes, we do all this for just one destination – INDIA ! And that is why we have the highest rate of guest satisfaction in the industry.

OUR SERVICES :

India Tours
We organize and operate a variety of activity-based tours for Individual tourists and have been able to deliver what we commit efficiently.

As a company we specialize in Inbound Tours to India. We offer a host of related services to inbound tourists in the India and neighboring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet.

One can get in touch with us for any kind of cultural tours, adventure tours, beach tours, eco tourism, golf tours, art and crafts tour, heritage holidays, museum tours, backwater tours, wildlife tours, religious tours, yoga & meditation tours, Rejuvenation & Ayurveda tours and wildlife safaris.

Hotel Reservations
We can help you make an individual or a group booking in any hotel of any category and in any part of Indian subcontinent. We bring together years of good relations with the hotels in almost every part of the country. We offer lucrative discounted rates to our clients round the year.  


Itinerary Planning and Tailor Made Holiday
Holiday India has a long experience of helping its guests with necessary arrangements making their dream holiday true. All one needs to do is to bring out every thought they have about their holiday and we will then put the ideas into a string to deliver the best.
Car Rental Services
With a fleet of over 50 luxury cars we don’t only have an inventory to serve but also a variety and a quality to offer to our guests.

Awards

National Achievers Award For Travel & Hospitality 2006

National Economic Forum Award for Inbound Tours 2006

National Achievers Award for Travel & Hospitality 2007

Travel Fairs that we attend

How we do this ? 

We don’t hide costs - our prices and inclusions are clearly mentioned in the proposal designed and sent to you.

We don’t ask you to increase your budget – We get you a tour of your choice and destinations within your budget by simply using our skills.

Nobody knows INDIA better then us – We are one of the pioneers in the Industry with over 22 years of experience.

Everything under 1 roof – We cater to all your requests under 1 roof. You don’t have to bother once you decide to travel with us. We take care of everything including your transport, hotel, food, shopping. Do you need anything else ?

Highest levers of Personalized service delivery – At Holiday India we strive to deliver the best to our guests, as we know, when our guests go back home, they will recommend Holiday India to their friends and in families.

Visit India with Holiday India. Nobody knows it better then us.

What makes us stand different ?

Hospitality - World Class: You enter a world of impeccable service and hospitality as soon as you meet the company representative of Holiday India on arrival at the Airport. We also take care of your biggest worries – food, cuisine and what sights or events you'd like to spend your time exploring.
Personalized Service: Since we don’t do Group Tours, our guests always receive a personal touch which apparently no other company does. All your travel or sightseeing will be exclusive. This gives you a liberty to spend as much time as you want at any monument or tourist spot.

Value for time: Before we send you a proposal, we call you to acknowledge receipt of your request. You can give us your ideas before we prepare the itinerary. This helps us get finalize the tour quickly.

Saving Money: Since we also have an inbuilt division which takes care of the transport, our tour costs are always cheaper. No company offers the choice of vehicle which we do. And that makes us a specialist.

We are Quick: Now that we also have a local number for our customers in USA, Canada & UK. Reaching either ways has become lot easier. We surprise 90% of our customers by calling them within 5 – 10 minutes of their dropping us an enquiry or voice mail.
You, for sure would like to deal with the company which gets back to you as quickly as we do. Not with the ones who send you a mail for a mail.

We give you the choice of deciding your travel dates yourself. We offer to give you a Royal treatment on your visit. So please tell us, if you would want to surprise your mate by gifting her Maharaja type royal package full of luxuries. We bet, we will make it really memorable for the 2 of you.

We organize your tour: We organize your trip and observe every progress from our own office. We don’t sell tours to the whole world and leave you at the mercy of local travel agents at each location. Though at a few places, we use services of other agencies to enable us to provide you with what you want, we still ensure their efficiency in doing so.

No risk of money: To avoid issues like theft of credit card details or personal details we use the safest mode of money transfers. We either receive by Bank Transfer or Credit Cards but offline. We don’t ask you to enter your credit card details online.

Refunds or Cancellation: Don’t worry if your mate backed out leaving you alone. You can either travel individually by paying the supplement or if you drop the idea, then we refund the complete amount received within a week. We are certified company by Trust Earned Travel ( http://www.tet.org/sealholder/holidayindia.php ). We strictly follow our cancellation policy.

Holiday India Cancellation Policy

You will be subject to a cancellation fee for tours booked / paid for and later cancelled. Following deductions shall be applicable:
2 months prior to the arrival date in India - 100% refund
30 - 60 days prior to arrival date in India - 75% refund
15 - 30 days prior to arrival date in India - 50% refund
Less then 15 days prior to arrival date - No Refund

The bank transaction charges shall be deducted on refund in addition to a $100 administration fee.

Our choice of Hotels: Because you haven’t been to India doesn’t mean that we will book a 3 star hotel and charge you for a 4 star category hotel. Our choice of hotels, clearly speak that we choose and offer the best in category.
Unlike other tour operators who offer tours to India, we always try to design a new tour for you. You can read a few other websites, brochures and then compare it with the itinerary/brochure that we send to you.

Testimonials

From: NAVIN MISTRY
To: Sachin Sharma
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: RE: tour

Sachin,
I have finally sent an email as a reference to Mrs. Hughes. I have been a bit busy with my work - but am still planning a trip back to India. I have fond memories of my travel last year. Thanks to you and Saurabh.
Other then work, I bet you were happy with the cricket !?

Regards,
Navin

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From: joanne southgate
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:04 PM
To: Sachin Sharma [Holiday India]
Subject: Re: India Trip

I'd definitely recommend your company Sachin. And yes, certainly to all my female friends who want to visit India but are concerned about their security. We had great fun and an unforgettable experience.

And here's a number of things we loved about your service and suggest you keep on doing:-

1.  Sending people to the Bikaner Camel Festival, what a wonderful event!

2.  Using the Hotel that we stayed in at Bikaner.

3.  Using Pushkar Burgh!  A fantastic place to stay with fantastic people working there!

4.  Saurabh calling us every evening to check if we were comfortable…I recommend he gets a good appraisal this time.

5.  Being your lovely selves!!

Thanks for everything.  If I think of anything else I'll let you know.

Best wishes to you all
"Namesti"
Jo
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From: Becky Vann
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:04 PM
To: Sachin Sharma [Holiday India]
Subject: Re: India Trip

I’d like to thank you on behalf of me and Jo. Let me tell you that you guys do your job the best.

Saurabh: I will send you the Jaipur picture soon. Also, Jo conveys her Namastey to you.

Thanks again guys.

Becky

An honest comparison between Holiday India and any other Tour Operating Company:

1. You deal directly with our team professional staff in India and not a middleman selling tours to India. He might have not been to India himself, even once. 2. We add spice to Luxury travel in India & tours of India unlike low priced, low end travel in India or an uninspired luxury tour of India. 3. In India, you may end up spending half of your waking hours, just traveling in a car, coach or a train without being informed about the sanitation and hygiene issues. We ensure that whatever time you spend traveling, you are comfortable. All our cars are equipped with DVD screen players and you can carry your favorite set of DVD/VCD’s while travelling. 4. We stay in India and know it better then anybody who has just been here for 3 weeks on a beach holiday in Goa. Nobody can explain India better then us as each of our team members love the country and we want everybody who comes to India, to take back the same feeling of love.

If you need to send us a mail/fax or request for tour.
You may directly write to us or call us on any of the numbers below. In case if you call after working hours, you can leave a voice mail and be sure that we will call you the following day.

Holiday India Address : A 87, Sector 4, Noida – 201301, UP (India) Phone : +91 120 4274801/02/03/04/05 For Customers in USA & Canada: +1 646 915 0059 For Customers in UK: +44 20 30261906 24 hrs helpline: +91 9953465574, 9873937232, 9873937237 Fax     : +91 120 4274806 Email  : info@holidayindia.net   Delhi Office. 21, G.F., Community Centre East of Kailash, New Delhi – 10065 India. Phone : +91 11 46570707 Fax     : +91 11 46571892 CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATION

Please note a few important points:

1. An Indian Tourist Visa is required for all tourists visiting India. You may get this from the Consulate General of India in your country of residence. All you require to acquire a VISA is a valid passport along with your travel documents. You can get the exact details after speaking to them or from their website. Every consulate has a different website.

Passport: You must carry your passport all the time while traveling. Before the trip starts, check that your passport is in order and will be valid for the period of your stay. Otherwise, get it renewed. If, by any chance, your passport gets lost or stolen, immediately contact your country's embassy and the nearest police station at the same time.

Visa: The second most essential document for your visit to India. Only in case of Nepal, you don’t need any prior visa. The only requirement is of identification papers, and visa is issued at the airport itself on arrival. There are different types of visas for different travel purposes. Make sure that you apply for the correct Visa to avoid surprises when you arrive.

Photocopies: Don’t forget to keep photocopies of your important documents in different bags during your tour. Just in case you misplace your originals, the photocopies will help you.

2. Vaccinations are advisable. One can find very useful information on www.cdc.gov or with your National Travel Board for latest updates on vaccinations and viruses.

3. We will send you a list of all important things that you need to carry to avoid inconvenience during your stay in India due to weather, hygiene, food and water.

4. Please ensure that you mail us the details like the name as per passport, age and sex of all the members accompanying you. This helps us select a souvenir which we give to our guest after they finish their tour.

5. Providing us with your exact flight arrival and departure details help us receiving you from the Airport just in time. India has a severe traffic problem and to avoid delays, we prefer doing everything ahead of time.
 
6. We have tried to provide exhaustive details on all the destinations, monuments and sightseeing places in our website and the proposal sent to you. Incase if you want us to send you more details and pictures of a wildlife safari or a destination in particular, do not hesitate to ask us. We have specialists, who read a lot of books and refer to a lot of insights of everything. They will be glad to put together all the information you require. Since we do personal tours and not group tours, you have the liberty to spend as much time as you want at just 1 sight or activity.