Aparna Thakurdas

Odyssey Tours & Travels

Established in 1992, Odyssey Tours and Travels is a leading IATA accredited travel agency based in Pune. We provide the entire gamut of travel services including international and domestic air tickets, hotel reservations in India and abroad, customised holidays, passport and visa services, overseas travel insurance and we also organise incentives and conferences. Over the last 29 years, we have developed a healthy mix of corporate and leisure clients. We are part of UNIGLOBE Travel, the world's largest single-brand travel franchise with over 750 locations in more than 60 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Uniglobe has a presence in 23 cities in India. We have a team of 22 travel professionals with a collective experience of 175 years who manage the corporate travel requirements of over 50 clients in Pune and holiday requirements of our clients. On the holiday side of the business, we specialise in providing customised holiday solutions to our clients who like to discover the world at their own pace. We cater to every holiday type - couples, families, honeymoon, self drive holidays, adventure tours, cruises & small family groups. We maintain a comprehensive website www.odysseytravels.net which features holiday deals in India and abroad. Our monthly e-newsletter goes out to a database of over 10,000 people. We launched India's first cruises only website – www.cruisebay.com where clients can research over 1500 cruise holidays from 35 cruiseliners sailing from over 100 departure ports. We have pioneered the concept of CruiseBay Lounges where clients can get professional advice by trained consultants in a cruise-like ambiance. We have set up CruiseBay Lounges in 4 cities in India.