Akbar Travels to open 15 Gulf branches

Dubai: Mumbai-based Akbar Travels will open 15 branches in the Gulf to cash in on the growing travel between India and the region.
The ticketing and tour group began its UAE operations about eight months ago and is opening its first branch in Dubai today.
The group will target Indian workers for airline ticket sales on India-UAE routes, Akbar Travels general manager R. Kannan said.
The company also wants to expand its tour business in the UAE by selling packages for destinations worldwide.
It sees demand for student holiday packages among the Indian community and will promote medical tourism for expatriates.
The group gets a major chunk of its business selling air tickets to Indian workers.
It also operates buses between the southern state of Kerala and the international airport in the business hub of Mumbai.
28/05/07 Shakir Husain/Gulf News, United Arab Emirates

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