With visitors from Gujarat rising by 18 per cent, Mumbai-based amusement park EsselWorld is vying for the state travel agents' attention. Pan India Paryatan Pvt. Ltd. that manages EsselWorld and Water Kingdom held the first ever event by EsselWorld to award their travel agents for their contribution was successfully held at Vadodara.
The Gujarat Travel Agents Meet witnessed the presence of leading travel agents from Surat, Mehsana, Vapi, Silvassa, Valsad, Baroda, Patan, Ahmedabad, Navsari and other areas.
"The tour operators use innovative methods of packaging aimed at individuals to couples and families This service is extended not just to the individuals but even group travel in the form of picnics from schools, companies, team outings etc. This year has also seen more than 2,000 students on school picnics who arrived at EsselWorld via air. This is mainly because of the end to end services offered by the travel agents – with air package at economical costs," said Shirish Deshpande, CEO of Pan India Paryatan Pvt. Ltd. (Essel World and Water Kingdom).
Travel agents have contributed to a large amount of travel business for EsselWorld & Water Kingdom over the years. In 2010-11, out of total of 16 lakh annual visitors to both the parks, 1.25 lakh visitors were from Gujarat . In the current year 2011-2012, the number of tour operators in Gujarat have doubled, mainly because of the increasing demand of the travelling trend from visitors based in Gujarat to Mumbai’s favourite entertainment destination – EsselWorld & Water Kingdom. Compared to last year, EsselWorld has witnessed an 18 per cent increase in the its visitors from Gujarat.
The Travel Agents Meet in Vadodara was followed by an Awards Ceremony held and saw over 75 tour operators attending the event.
While Ashok Patel from Shree Hari Immigration & Travels and Snehal Bhai Vibhuti Travels won awards for the outstanding contribution in FY 2010-’11, other prominent travel operators present from Gujarat included Modern Travels, Jirawala Tours, Gandhi Tours & ESPI Tours & Travels.