Caper eyes outbound
With new plans and projects underway, Caper Travel Company is certainly on an upswing. Bharat Bhushan Atree, Managing Director, Caper Travel Company, tells us more.
of the demand of corporate charter aircraft in India. In a year or so, we would look at intercontinental jets as well,” he adds.
He further adds, “We are involved in domestic and medical evacuation services on a daily basis, and in two months it will get into international medical evacuations. We have submitted applications in the DGCA (Director General Civil Aviation) to land at critical airfields where a few charter aircrafts go, like Leh, Kulu, Shimla, Srinagar and Kathmandu.”
While many people claiming that the inbound industry is not doing so well, Atree claims that while tour operators are getting a little conservative in terms of spending and expansion, Caper is actually spreading its business in all domains. “We feel that it is an opportunity for us to enhance our operations and explore new markets. We know that the times are changing and we are adapting ourselves for different things,” he says.
We have submitted applications in the DGCA to land at critical airfields where a few charter aircrafts go, like Leh, Kulu, Shimla, Srinagar and Kathmandu
Talking about his company, Atree claims, “In 2015 we had 100,000 passengers coming in to India through us.” The Caper Travel company has several brands under its umbrella, such as Hi-Life Tours, an online B2B portal which focuses on niche and high-end travel; Aamantran, headed by Deepak Bhatnagar, looks into Japanese and Russian markets, Aayan Journeys focuses on the Australian and Far East markets, their hospitality brand-Era Hospitality, as well as its aviation arm Jet Concepts. The company also has recently launched their software arm.
Atree informs that they are starting their outbound as well as domestic operations and are opening offices in major Indian cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and a few cities in Punjab under the brand EasyHols. “We want to work with consolidators and partners, who have been sending groups to us, and now we want to reciprocate and send travellers from India to them,” he adds.