Smart TravelerA Pole Vault Consulting Company

Travel Consulting Business Idea

Story Line

Our Genesis

Our Journey Our Idea Our

Workflow Commercial

OUR GENESIS

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

EconomicalB&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 ?

Our Endeavour

Our Learnings – Few things which agents may not advise !!

• 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

In 2008 we set out a goal to cover atleast one international destination a year

OUR JOURNEY

Our Trip Summary – We just got hooked !!

Destination(s) Places Covered Duration Cost per

Person (INR)(1)Year

EuropeParis, Zurich, Lucerne, Bern, Basel, Vienna,

Munich11 days 73,000 2008

South Africa/DubaiCapetown, Knysana,

Oudtshoorn, Hermanus, Dubai

11 days 75,000 2009

Egypt/TurkeyCairo, 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

ScandinaviaStockholm, 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

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/-

OUR IDEA

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

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 portalsLocal country

websitesAggregators

ReviewsBlogs

ForumsGuides/Books

Personal ExpOther clients

No CommissionsPay as we book

Our Offerings

Research

Bookings

Personal Experienc

es

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

Target Clientele

Who can benefit from this?

• 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

We may not be able to add value to?

• 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

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

OUR WORKFLOW

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

D1D2

D3

D1 to D6 are deliverables to client explained in next slide

D4

D5D6

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 bookingscompletion

Confirmations through email

D6

Detailed Travel plan with What to do? How to do? When to do? Where to eat/shop..etc?

COMMERCIALS

Commercials

Our Charges

• 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)

Payment TermsPayment 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 # 3Accommodations

+ R&D Fee Part 3

100% Advance Inter Country travel confirmation Cheque/NEFT

Website: www.smarttraveler.com

Email

tarun.gupta@polevaultconsulting.com

Contact

Tarun Gupta @ +91-97117779031

Company Name: Pole Vault Consulting

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