Vimal Mathew

I'm seasoned travel professional, with more than a decade’s experience in the travel industry. After completing my graduation in Tourism and MBA in HR, I joined the software industry and worked with Infosys for some time and soon entered the travel industry to indulge in my passion to travel. Working in India and Middle East with leading bespoke travel companies, has travelled extensively in India, UAE, Oman, Sri Lanka and Thailand and has built up long-standing friendships with travel specialists and experts around the world, escorted many group tours and designed 100's of very successful tour itineraries.

My skill sets include:

• Highly skilled in understanding the destination potentials and create market strategy to promote accordingly.
• Experience in developing, managing and operating Inbound Tours.
• Highly skilled in creating Tailor-Made Holidays, Group Tours and Lecture Tours.
• Strong knowledge on Indian Travel market and domestic agents.
• Experience in handling FIT, GIT and MICE programs and escorting group and lecture tours.
• Deep knowledge of European and Indian client requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication and presentation skills.
• Successful track record producing results with limited supervision.
• Participated in International & National Travel Trade Fairs, Road Shows and Partnership Meets.
* Extensively travelled in India, UAE & Sri Lanka inspecting Hotels & Resorts and identifying travel destinations and off beat paths.