Travel Business Idea

1. Smart Traveler
A Pole Vault Consulting Company
Travel Consulting Business Idea

2. Story Line
Our
Genesis
Our
Journey
Our Idea
Our
Workflow
Commercial

3. OUR GENESIS

4. Foreign Vacation – Our Plight!!
Exorbitant costs -
Singapore/Malaysia
only fit the budget
Standard with Half day for
emporium shopping !!
Double commission –
local agents and its
foreign counterpart
Economical
B&B/Guesthouse
accommodations - not
listed
Group bookings with
timetabled regimens –
“Following the flag”
Enticing advertisements
but
“T&C Apply”
Can find cheaper on our own
DO WE HAVE TIME ?

5. Our Endeavour
• Travelling weekdays is cheaper than weekends ~ 4K per person
• Travel portals offer good discounts on international flights/Credit Cards
• Overnight Train is much cheaper than Night stay + Morning flight
• Booking ticket through local websites is much cheaper than a rail pass
• Renting a car from an aggregator is much cheaper than individual companies
• Flexible trip dates can be a saving of atleast 30% in stays
• Limited Early Bird tickets can offer upto 50% discounts
Our Learnings – Few things which agents may not advise !!
In 2008 we set out a goal to cover atleast one international destination a year

6. OUR JOURNEY

7. Our Trip Summary – We just got hooked !!
Destination(s)
Places
Covered
Duration
Cost per
Person (INR)(1)
Year
Europe
Paris, Zurich, Lucerne,
Bern, Basel, Vienna,
Munich
11 days 73,000 2008
South Africa/Dubai
Capetown, Knysana,
Oudtshoorn,
Hermanus, Dubai
11 days 75,000 2009
Egypt/Turkey
Cairo, Alexandria, Abu
Simbel, Luxor, Aswan,
Istanbul, Cappadocia
10 days 65,000 2010
New
Zealand/Malaysia(2)
Auckland, Rotorua,
Christchurch, Franz
Josef, Queenstown,
Milford Sound, Lake
Tecapau KL
11 days 90,000 2011
China/HK
HK, Macau, Guilin,
Xian, Beijing, Shanghai 13 days 95,000 2013
Scandinavia
Stockholm, Bergen,
Flam, Oslo,
Copenhagen, Helsinki
12 days 99,000 2014
Average cost per person INR 83,000
(1) The above costs are the total trip costs per person except for meals. Our offerings are listed on slide#7
(2) Per special offer by Malaysian Airlines of return ticket Mumbai – Auckland of ~INR 35K per person

8. Insight into our Savings – Our Proud Moments 
 Point to Point ticket from Vienna to Zurich was Euro 49 at 1/3rd the normal price
 Early bird discounted Flam to Oslo ticket is 269 NOK v/s 540 NOK regular fare
 5 Night stay inclusive of breakfast in Capetown B&B was INR 9780/-
 Two Day local Beijing city travel in only 20 Yuan or ~ INR 200/-
 Two Day Paris city travel in Euro 34 or INR ~ 2800
 Car Rentals at ~ INR 1200 per day in New Zealand and SA
 Economical inter city travel in Egypt and China
 Return air ticket to Auckland at INR 34,800/-

9. OUR IDEA

10. This idea is about Travel consulting
i.e. replicating what we have been
doing for last 6 years for the benefit
of bigger set of people

11. Our Value Proposition
Affordability
 Optimized Bookings
 Rigorous Planning
Research
 What to do?
 How to do?
 When to do?
Experience
• First Hand Account
• Feedback Loop
Transparency
• No Hidden Costs
• NO T&C
Lodging/Boarding
portals
Ticketing portals
Local country websites
Aggregators
Reviews
Blogs
Forums
Guides/Books
Personal Exp
Other clients
No Commissions
Pay as we book

12. Our Offerings
Research Bookings
Personal
Experiences
Research
• Offline and online searches to find out the best places to visit
• Short listing of places to stay based on review and budget
• Research and Analysis to eliminate “Middle of Peak” travel
• Optimized travel routing to minimize cost and maximize time
Bookings
• Air Tickets – best deal from multiple national/international portals
• Stays – affordable B&B accommodations; extremely clean & safe; added local flavor
• Inland Travel – early bird discounted tickets using local websites/aggregators
Personal Experiences
• Leverage Past knowledge into building the itineraries
• Incorporating Learnings from co-travelers
• Imbibing best practices from our ongoing research and planning

13. Target Clientele
•People looking to have an economical international vacation
•People looking to explore non routine international destinations
•People looking to explore places on their own v/s “following the flag”
•People willing to try out multiple eating options
•People looking to experience local stay rather then standard hotels
•People with little flexibility in the trip timings
Who can benefit from this?
•People preferring to travel only in group guided tours
•People looking for luxurious trip with high end accommodations
•People preferring to have only Indian food
•Commercially exploited destinations - India, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand
•Any private pick-ups/transfers/cabs between the cities/countries
•Pre booked guided city tours/ Pre bought museum tickets
•Meals
We may not be able to add value to?

14. Benefits
(1) Bed and Breakfast/Guesthouses Lodgings which are economical yet extremely good & safe places
(2) Research using Trip advisor, Lonely planet, tourism websites, blogs, travel forums and online literature
Monetary
• 30% to 40% cheaper compared to others
• No hidden charges - all bookings at cost with proof of payment
• No commissions – all bookings directly with the source
Non Monetary
• TIME – We save you the hassle of Research and Planning
• Extensively well researched travel plan – with best ways to explore cities(2)
• Experience local culture by staying in budget lodgings(1) instead of standard hotels
• Leveraging personal experiences
• Transparent - all bookings come to your email account directly

15. OUR WORKFLOW

16. Our Workflow
Extensive
research &
Itinerary
Optimization
Client
acceptance
and itinerary
sign off
To & Fro Air
bookings
from India
Inter country
travel
bookings
Accommodations
Payment # 1
Payment # 2
Payment # 3
D1
D2
D3
D1 to D6 are deliverables to
client explained in next slide
D4
D5
D6

17. Our Deliverables
# Due On Deliverable
D1 Itinerary sign off High level travel plan
D2 Itinerary sign off Detailed trip costing sheet
D3
Air Bookings
completion
Confirmations through email
D4
Internal travel
bookings completion
Confirmations through email
D5
Stay bookings
completion
Confirmations through email
D6
Detailed Travel plan with
 What to do?
 How to do?
 When to do?
 Where to eat/shop..etc?

18. COMMERCIALS

19. Commercials
• R&D Fee only of 10% of the total trip cost for all travelers combined
• Payable in three parts as illustrated below
• 12.36% service tax levy on the total trip cost + R&D Fee
• Payable in the final bill or in separate invoices (TBC)
Our Charges
Payment Terms
Payment Particulars Payment Type Due On Payment
Mode
Payment # 1
Air Bookings
(To/Fro from India)
+
R&D Fee Part 1
100% Advance
Go-ahead from client on
finalized plan
Cheque/NEFT
Payment # 2
Inter Country Travel
(Trains/Flights/Bus/Ship)
+
R&D Fee Part 2
100% Advance
Air tickets confirmation
to client’s account
Cheque/NEFT
Payment # 3
Accommodations
+
R&D Fee Part 3
100% Advance
Inter Country travel
confirmation
Cheque/NEFT

20.  Website: www.smarttraveler.com
 Email
 tarun.gupta@polevaultconsulting.com
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 Contact 
 Tarun Gupta @ +91-97117779031
 Company Name: Pole Vault Consulting
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