Kesari Tours
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| Kesari Tours Pvt Ltd. | |
| Travel Agency | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Hospitality & Tourism |
| Founded 📆 | 1984/06/08 |
| Founder 👔 | Kesari Patil |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Mahim, Mumbai , India |
Areas served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Kesari Patil,Sunita Patil,Shailesh Patil,Zelam Chaubai,Himanshu Patil,Sangita Patil |
| Products 📟 | Group Tours, Inbound Holidays, Free Individual Travel, Corporate Travel - MICE and Speciality Tours. |
| Brands | Kesari MICE, Strawberi Holidays |
| Owners | Kesari Patil,Sunita Patil,Shailesh Patil,Zelam Chaubai,Himanshu Patil,Sangita Patil |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 750+ |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.kesari.in/ |
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Kesari Tours earlier known as Kesari Travels was founded by Kesari Patil in 1984[1]. Kesari Tours is an Indian online and offline Travel Company based in Mumbai, India that caters to wide range of family group tours, speciality tours, inbound holidays, free individual travel and corporate level. With 500 Office and 400 tours leaders, Kesari Tours Offers travels services including domestic and international holiday packages, hotel reservations, flight tickets, rail and bus tickets etc[2].
The company has a record of serving for decades & successfully expanding its presence with more than 45 options for Europe, more than 50 options for South East Asia, 150 in India, and more than 70 in the rest of the world, 80 options for unique Speciality tours, thereby making Kesari Tours the largest private tour operator in India[3].
History[edit]
Kesari Tours was established by Kesari Patil in 1984 at the age of 50. Prior starting up his own film, Kesari Patil was working in his brothers company named Raja Rani. With 21 years of experience as a tour expert, Kesari Patil laid the foundation of Kesari tours in a rented flat in Matunga with a typist and his wife conducting his first tour with a group of 13 people in Rajasthan. With expansion of the business in 1986, his daughter Veena Patil and his son Shailesh Patil joined as directors[4].
On 29th Foundation Day of the company in 2013, Shailesh Patil became Managing Director of Kesari Tours[5].
Operations[edit]
Kesari Tours has its corporate office in Mahim, Mumbai with other regional offices in Ahmedabad, Banglore, Borivali, Delhi, Girgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Nagpur, Pune, Nashik, Thane, Vasai and Vashi, along with preferred sales partners across Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh etc.
Recently the company has launched an app for android users where customers can directly plan and buy the required packages[6].
Awards & Achievements[edit]
Kesari Tours has been recognized as India's Most Valuable Travel Destinations Company 2017 at India Leadership Conclave 2017.
References[edit]
- Despite late start Kesari Patil made his travel firm a big success. Economic Times. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- Kesari Tours mulls Rs 100-crore IPO. Economic Times. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- For founder chairman of Kesari Tours life is a never-ending adventure.... DNA India. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- Kesari Tours mulls Rs 100 cr IPO. Business Standard. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- Kesari: Doing it differently. Travel Biz Monitor. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- Kesari Business Reflect values. Trav Talk India. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- Tourism Malaysia Mumbai associated with Kesari Tours & Travel to conduct a four city Product Briefing Seminar. Travel Trade Journal. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- Tourism Malaysia Mumbai and Kesari Tours to conduct a 4-city Product Briefing Seminar – Surat, Indore, Nashik, Pune. Udaipur Times. Retrieved March 06, 2019.
- Kesari Tours Undergoes Major Overhaul. Travel Trends Today. Retrieved July 08, 2013.
- Kesari Tours: Bringing the World of Congenial Travel. Travel Trends Today. Retrieved July 08, 2013.
- Renowned Travel Company & Nation’s Biggest Tour Operator Kesari voted as India’s Most Valuable Travel Destination Company 2017 at India Leadership Conclave 2017. Breakfastnews. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- The rivals. Hindustantimes. Retrieved July 07, 2008.
- Kesari Tours undergoes management change; to launch travel & tourism academy, new products and services. Travelbizmonitor. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- Kesari Tours – Android App on Playstore. Google Play Store.
- Buy A Journey called Life book. cart91
- Greatbhet with Kesari Patil. Maharashtra1 Tv, Youtube. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
