TravTalk India Online Magazine
Ebixcash Tours & Travels has become the preferred travel and Forex partner of five IPL teams. The company will handle travel needs of players and provide end-to-end support, including charter flights, ground transportation, foreign exchange, hotel rooms and event insurance coverage.
Manas Dwivedi
A fully-owned subsidiary of Ebix Inc., EbixCash has announced that it is handling the travel needs for five of the eight franchises involved in the 82-day Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket sporting extravaganza in the UAE. Under the leadership of Naveen Kundu, Managing Director, EbixCash Tours & Travels, EbixCash has been able to secure this prestigious assignment. As part of this engagement of EbixCash by five of the IPL franchises, EbixCash is handling 19,000-plus hotel room night bookings for four franchises, chartered flights for five franchises, ground transportation for two franchises, foreign exchange needs for the entire entourage of four of the teams, and event insurance coverage for one team.
Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are the five franchises that have engaged EbixCash Tours & Travels for varied travel needs of each of the franchises.
Sharing his exhilaration on the deal, Kundu says, “We are honoured to have been chosen as the vendor of choice by the majority of the IPL franchises. Their decision was made easier with EbixCash emerging as the only end-to-end services provider who could handle their varied needs under one window. Our depth of products and services, international expanse, travel expertise and past record was instrumental in us being selected for this prestigious engagement.”
Robin Raina, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Ebix, says, “In COVID-19 times, when most travel providers are struggling, we have managed to secure this prestigious win. I congratulate Naveen and his team for this engagement. I am especially pleased that Naveen has started his taking over as MD of EbixCash Tours & Travels on this strong note. He has a fantastic record with us over the last two years, having grown the Mercury Travel division that he previously headed for us, by more than 300 per cent over a span of two years.”
