The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Managing Committee was elected for the 2017-2019 term at the 66th Annual General Meeting held on November 28, 2017 at The Lalit in Mumbai, India.
At the same meeting, all the office bearers of regions and chapters of TAAI – President; Vice President; Hon. Secretary General, and Hon. Treasurer – were announced as they were duly elected earlier during the year.
In the President’s address, Mr. Sunil Kumar R. said: “The industry of travel, in the last two decades, witnessed changes that caused tremendous discomfort and posed challenges to its stakeholders. Enormous financials and time investments, do not reward us well, today.
“The turn of industry events – from depriving us of respectable remuneration, to competition with principals, to high technology costs, to expensive administration, to complex government regulations, and other areas – have negatively impacted the fraternity. As a result, most new generations prefer better career options.
“There is a great need to roll up sleeves as TAAI. We urgently must find the best way forward. At a recent Managing Committee meeting, we concluded to prepare a program titled ‘The Travel Agent of Tomorrow.’ This program must define and model the successful entrepreneur, given the complexities that exist.”
The newly-elected officers and Managing Committee members are:
President
Mr. Sunil Kumar R.
Travel World, Secunderabad
Vice President
Mr. Sanjay Narula
Apex Travel and Tours, New Delhi
Hon. Secretary General
Mrs. Jyoti Mayal
New Airways Travels (Delhi) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Hon. Treasurer
Mr. Imtiaz Qureshi
Viceroy Travels Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
Managing Committee:
Mr. Anil Kumar
Acma Travel Tours Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
Mr. Anoop B. Kanuga
Bathija Travels Pvt. Limited, Mumbai
Mr. Bhagwan T. Ramnani
Vensimal World Travel Agents Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata
Mrs. Devaki Thiyagarajan
Avocet Tours & Travel Private Limited, Chennai
Mr. Gurmeet Singh Vij
Nova Tours & Travels, Nagpur
Mr. Rajan Sehgal
Airborne Travels Pvt. Limited, New Delhi
Mr. P. Saravanan
Viking Tours & Travel, Chennai
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- At a recent Managing Committee meeting, we concluded to prepare a program titled ‘The Travel Agent of Tomorrow.
- “There is a great need to roll up sleeves as TAAI.
- “The turn of industry events – from depriving us of respectable remuneration, to competition with principals, to high technology costs, to expensive administration, to complex government regulations, and other areas –.
