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Balitrip Wisata, one of the top Indian DMCs to Bali, successfully concluded its 4-city India roadshows covering Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Indore and New Delhi. During the roadshow, which covered the West and North India, the DMC unveiled new packages encompassing East Bali and announced plans to include North Bali in its itineraries.
TT Bureau
Balitrip Wisata, one of the top Indian DMCs to Bali with head office in New Delhi and branch offices across India, recently organised a four-city India roadshow, which covered Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Indore and New Delhi. The roadshow aimed to offer high-quality services to customers and satisfy expectations of clients with personalised and innovative solutions.
The DMC has deployed a local team in India to understand the requirements and expectations of Indian guests. Dheeraj Ranjan Kumar, Director, Balitrip Wisata, said, “As a DMC, we clearly understand that it’s not just about buying and selling and doing a business. We feel that it is our objective and responsibility to educate the travel agencies across India about the products, services and destination. We always drive in conducting sales mission, roadshows and all other training programmes we have for the travel agencies across India.” In all, 15 hospitality partners from Bali, including hotel partners, villa, restaurant and activity owners came to take part in the roadshow to get the first-hand experience.
Good news for Indians
Sharing a good new about visas to Indians, Kumar said, “Visa is not a problem for Indians visiting Indonesia, as currently it has visa-on-arrival, and one can have visa online with just a click.”
He added that Indonesian government has decided to waive off the visa for Indians, which should come into effect by November, to further boost tourism. When asked if there was a dearth of good DMCs to sell destinations, Ranjan said it was not the lack of DMCs but the lack of awareness about them. DMCs should come forward to introduce themselves into the market, not only as a seller of a product, but also indulge in training programmes and marketing awareness, he suggested.
New offerings
Unveiling their plans to upsell Bali through interesting packages, Ranjan said, “We have launched itineraries for East Bali named ‘Explore the unexplored in Bali’ after witnessing a huge demand from the market seeking something new. There are also plans to include North Bali in the itineraries.”
New portal soon
DMC business is an offline business, but its digitalisation is key, noted Ranjan, adding that they are going to launch a dynamic portal in the next three months, which will allow the travel agencies across India to book their packages, flights and hotels online.
BaliTrip Wisata’s 10 years
Going ahead, he said, BaliTrip Wisata is going to complete a decade in the business. “We will celebrate 10-year journey in 2025. We have planned a huge marketing activity, including organisation of roadshows twice a year.”
