TravTalk India Online Magazine
Having celebrated its seventh anniversary last month, World Travel Studio is thankful to its team members, clients and trade partners. The company offers customised itineraries across continents, enabling travellers to see the world in a brand new way.
Manas Dwivedi
With over 300 carefully- curated bespoke vacation options that can be further customised based on the client’s interest and budget, World Travel Studio’s product portfolio may be Europe-centric, but caters to Australia, New Zealand and Africa as well. According to Haresh Koyande, Founder & Managing Director, World Travel Studio, several travel trade partners from across the country have been supporting them since inception. “Our highly experienced vacation architects co-work with them to create an offering that suits their VIP clients,” he says.
While future bookings slowed, business is back to normal and we may soon see a sudden spurt in bookings due to the pent-up demand
Talking about business amid the coronavirus outbreak, he says that only a couple of clients postponed the trips. “Most clients travelled as scheduled, only a couple of clients postponed the trips. While future bookings slowed post the out- break news, business is back to normal and we may soon see a sudden spurt in bookings due to the pent-up demand,” Koyande adds. He is also hopeful that though the government has proposed five per cent TCS on international packages, it will not implement the same and be kind to outbound travel companies whose business is already affected due to the coronavirus. “Social harmony is extremely important for economic progress, hence, I am hopeful that all entities concerned will work together in a focused manner to create a conducive environment for growth,” he shares.
Some of the interesting experiences being offered by World Travel Studio are an opportunity to journey through Italy on a Ferrari, watch penguins in their natural habitat during the Antarctica expedition on National Geographic Explorer, a visit to Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru and Petra in Jordan as part of the ‘New 7 Wonders of the World’, visit to Iguazu Falls in Argentina/Brazil and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam – both ranked amongst New 7 Wonders of Nature, Rocky Mountaineer’s Rail Journey in Canada, visit to Louvre museum in France, a visit to Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, Wildlife safaris in Kenya, Acropolis of Athens in Greece, Mercedes Benz Museum in Germany, NASA Space Center in USA, or James Bond Island in Thailand.
