DECEMBER 20174The travel sector is growing phenomenally with Indians booking tickets on the fly. The sector had been quite dormant about a decade ago, however with the growth of the internet and information exchange across the globe, it has witnessed a second coming. With the growing awareness related to the places to travel, the number of travel enthusiasts has also seen a rise. This recent travel craze has resulted in several interesting pop culture quirks. Increase in the sale of bikes, DSLR cameras and people posting on social media networks has now become a common phenomenon. As the market is set to grow from 18 million to 30-50 million outbound travellers in the next 5-7 years, there is fleet of travel startups seen in the market currently steering the industry forward with their innovative approach and contemporarily tailored solutions. These are the startups that take care of curating travel lists, making travel arrangements, arranging foreign exchange, and handling the back-operations of travel. In fact, they have been perceived spending massive budgets on marketing and focusing on branding and customer service.We have listed "10 Best Startups in Travel" in this edition. Realizing the market potential that such a vast and populous country with incredible travel vistas to boot can offer, these prominent travel startups have jumped into the fray to emerge as the most promising in a market untapped. We also recommend you to read our cover story on Wovoyage, one of the best tourism service providers that offers a variety of customizable packages to suit all travelling needs. Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorTravel Startups: Redefining the Tourism Industry EDITOR'S NOTE Vol 3 · Issue 7-3 · December 13, 2017 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Ananth. V Pooja Devi Shefali Mathur Tashi Sangmo Prisila Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Ashu Sethi Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.startupcity.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2017 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Sr .Visualiser Maitreyee Visualisers Sheethal M Krishna MohanSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Shashi Ranjansiliconindia
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