SOTC, the outbound travel division of Kuoni Travel Group India, plans to introduce a travel portal, which will provide a comprehensive range of services for B2C clients. The division is looking at introducing the portal around November this year. The company is also looking at strengthening its presence in activity based tourism through acquisition of companies operating adventure tourism activities. SOTC is already incorporating river rafting, hot-air ballooning, trekking, etc. in the existing holiday packages. The online model of SOTC will be enhanced by online payment gateways, various domestic and international tour packages, car rentals, foreign exchange, travel insurance services, visas, passport services and others.
“We will incorporate all the services required by our clients steadily on our portal. We will not introduce the services as and when the demand goes up,” said Sunil Gupta, COO – India and South Asia – Outbound division, SOTC. Elaborating on the plans for the portal, Gupta said, “As the travel industry is moving towards online services rapidly, we want to keep up with the changes sweeping across the industry. |