- Shirin Travel Hub and Bhaktvatsal Cab & Travel Services offer one-stop shop solution for newer destinations & attractive experiences
GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
AHMEDABAD, JULY 2
Staying in the travel and tourism industry business meant being innovative, flexible and responsive to change. To be successful, it also meant a willingness to collaborate, sometimes with a perceived competitor. Connecting and embracing collaboration with others in the industry, despite being in lockdown, ultimately allowed many travel professionals to stay afloat during the most challenging of times.
Blending knowledge, experiences, and sometimes budgets, can result in outcomes that far exceed the results from working in silos. The travel, tourism and hospitality industry may still have years before returning to its pre-pandemic level of travel. But these two travel professionals – Vaishali Vaidya Acharya, Bhaktvatsal Cab & Travel Services and Himani Aurora, Shirin Travel Hub – have used innovative collaboration models to propel them forward during recovery.
While Vaishali Vaidya Acharya’s forte is road transport and that of Himani Aurora is air and sea travels and the duo have proved their mettle in all hospitality and tourism industry related services.
After testing the power of their collaboration over a period of two months by catering to over 150 clients, they have firmed up their collaboration by opening their unified office at 819, 8th Floor, Sun Gravitas, Near Shyamal Cross Road, Shyamal, Ahmedabad on Saturday, July 1, 2023.
In order to help the globe-trotting Gujaratis to undertake domestic and international travels and the foreigners visiting the ‘Incedible India’, the travelpreneurs share their experiences and vision with navjeevanexpress.com.
The duo said, “In today’s competitive world, collaboration of brands is of significant importance as it offers numerous benefits that can contribute to the success and growth of the participating brands. It is crucial for driving growth, expanding market reach, fostering innovation, and building stronger brand identities. By combining their resources, expertise, and customer bases, brands can create mutually beneficial partnerships that yield long-term success. It enhances credibility and trust, provides access to newer markets and segments, helps in knowledge sharing and innovation and helps in competitive advantages through cost and risk sharing.”
Vaishali became a travelpreneur from grass root level through immense hard work and training, associated with Uber and Ola and helped more than 25,000 happy customers to reach their destinations. She has created a niche for herself as a “One-way Cab” service provider in a male dominated Taxi Service Industry and in a short span of time she has expanded her reach to PAN India network of Drivers and Vendors from Luxury Buses to Taxis. She even manages Corporate and their requirements in business events. Her business also has networks of Hotels and Resort in India as well as in various countries like Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Maldives. With intention to have Paisa Vasool Vacation, Honeymoon trips and business Trips of Customer, She always ready to support 24X7 without any time zone boundaries. Apart from Travel industry she has also produced a Short Film “Vaishnav Jan” which was selected as International Gujarati Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA. She drives her business with sense of Social-economical Responsibility.
The Journey of Himani Aurora – Founder, Shirin Travel Hub began from the Skies. With 28 years of experience in the tours and travel industry, her journey began in 1994 with Delta Airlines. For the next 24 years she worked for some other international airlines and Holiday companies like Mercury Travels and TUI India. Then she started her own venture – Shirin Travel Hub in Ahmedabad in 2018. As a one-stop shop solution for extended travel products like flight tickets, visas, insurance, travel insurance, foreign exchange etc. , she catered to mainly domestic and international holiday packages for families, individuals, adventure travellers, destination weddings, corporate travellers and group travel. She has designed, organized and executed customized holiday packages for travellers mainly to international destinations in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Singapore etc as we also provide assistance with domestic travel destinations. She believes that that she has “an agency with a soul”.
Vaishali Vaidya Acharya, Founder of Bhaktvatsal Services
“Growing domestic tourism, excellent government initiatives and call for Atmanirbhar Bharat Campaign & Incredible India, G20 Leadership, Vibrant Gujarat, medical tourism, the cultural and heritage tourism in India and especially in Gujarat due to Statue of Unity Circuit and the new Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, growth of hospitality industry and adventure tourism brings people from all across the globe to Ahmedabad, Gujarat. All tourists will need professional travel services and hence we need to work together as experts to manage the industry. I am happy that I and Himani came to a collaborative understanding and we look forward to work together,” said Vaishali Vaidya Acharya.
When all kinds of transportation was shutdown during the Covid-induced lockdown, Vaishali did a roaring business as the cab service was the only mode of transport allowed by the government.
Himani Aurora – Founder, Shirin Travel Hub
“There are immense global opportunities this year as the Economic Growth and Disposable income of Gujarati families are favourable. Gujarati families are ready to explore new destinations, looking for educational opportunities. Post Covid pandemic they are looking for vacations as an opportunity to bond better. And strong Gujarati diaspora across the globe have become stronger and there is easy accessibility. And now Ahmedabad will even have an American Consulate to cater to the needs of Gujaratis. So our collaboration comes at a right time as there is lot of quality work to be done in tour and travel industry,” said Himani on the collaboration announcement.
