This exciting Travel venture has been started by Siddharth Kundu, an MBA graduate from The Asian Institute of Management, Manila. After having spent close to sixteen months in paradise (read-The Philippines), he realized that there were umpteen stunning and exotic locations just waiting to be discovered! During one of his travels, Siddharth wanted to showcase these beautiful and untouched places to the world and decided to start right here at home- by encouraging Indians to make the trip of a lifetime to The Philippines and likewise bring Filipinos to this magical world called India! So with the support of the Indian Tourism Department and Department of Tourism, Philippines, he intends to promote a novel concept called ‘Bilateral Tourism’. In his own words Siddharth describes the experience as “Incredible India having More Fun in The Philippines.”Luho means “LUXURY" in Tagalog, "BHRAMAN" means travel in Sanskrit. This one line defines us and we will strive to provide the best Luxury Experience for you and your loved ones, be it in The Philippines while you are out having “more Fun’ than usual or be it in this “incredible” country called India.
We unlike the other travel consultants & agents have not chosen to serve you the whole world but only India & Philippines in the most luxurious way because no one knows these two countries better than us.
We intend to customize your trip to provide Luxury at every step of the way. Be it lazing around the sun kissed beaches in El-Nido, or trekking through the delicious ‘Chocolate Hills’, we promise to never let Luxury leave your side for a single minute. In India, our vast network will ensure that you are never without the best while holidaying in the lap of the mighty Himalayas or riding across the stunning deserts of Rajasthan to the historic forts and palaces.
Come and experience Luxury, like it’s never been experienced before.Welcome to LuhoBrahman!
B2B partnership scope and proposal for Philippines Tour & travel suppliers
1. PHILIPPINES DESTINATION
MARKETING STRATEGY FOR INDIA
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Presentation by –
Siddharth Kundu
Chief Experience Officer & Founder
Luhobhraman Pvt. Ltd( India)
2. Population 1.21 Billion ( 2011)
15 – 35 years account for 50% of the population
Hindi, English, and Tamil are the commonly spoken
languages
Seventh largest country in the world with 3.2
Million Sq. km. land area
27 States( provinces), 5 autonomous regions
( union territories ), 14 International Airports
Major business centers are Delhi, Mumbai,
Bangalore, Chennai , Kolkata
Glimpse of India
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3. More than 150 dollar-billionaires and
200,000 dollar-millionaires in India!
An average Indian traveller spent US$ 1,800
dollar per trip, which amounts to a US$15
billion Indian outbound market Most of the
money came from their own pockets, and
not from bank-loans.
Are the IndianWallets Fat?
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4. Is Philippines getting the adequate share of the cake ?
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NO!
An example- 0.03% Indian outbound travelers makes approximately 10 %
of New Zealand's inbound travelers in 2010.
Share of neighboring countries of Indian Tourists in 2010
5. 17.4 million Indian outbound travellers in 2010 growing
at the rate of 10.5% CAGR
14.19 Billion US Dollar spending in 2010 which is 1.54%
of the global spending on tourism, ranking 17th in the world
in tourism receipts
The size of the cake( Read India)…
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6. Growth % 8.3 16.1 15.6 16.1 17.3 11.1 1.8 17.4
Growth of Indian OutboundTravel
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• Indian outbound travelers growing 10.5% CAGR
• Indian outbound travel is expected to 50 Million by 2020
7. Reasons for the growth of Indian OutboundTravel
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Large flow of travellers fluent in English and comfortable with international travel
Growing economy and foreign investment
Air transport liberalization – more Indian airlines and more foreign carriers adding new
services or increasing frequencies
Increasing number of destination tourist boards setting up offices and expanding their
market representation in different cities
‘Look East’ policy – a desire to boost trade and travel relations with China (PRC) and
North and Southeast Asia
Growing number of multinationals investing in India, leading to more outbound travel
for conventions, incentives and business travel
Growing demand for niche travel products, such as honeymoon and cruises
The marketing impact of Bollywood movies shot abroad
8. Singapore 725,624
Thailand 596,600
Indonesia 1,565,545
Malaysia 590,000
Macau 107,513
Australia 124,888
New Zealand 55,336
Korea 73,000
Philippines 42,000
Surely Indian tourists have
not yet explored that its more
fun in the Philippines !!!
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TopTourist Destinations for Indians, 2011
9. Growth %( YOY) 29.71 4.92 24.92 15.1 13.8 23.89
India Contribution inTourism Business of Philippines & neighboring countries
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10. Do you think are we missing out on
something ?
The great potential of Incredible India!
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11. Difficult
PhilippinesVisa
Processing till
year 2011
Avoidance of
Indian travel
Agents of
Philippines market
due to lack of
proper Business
partnership
No direct flight
and poor
connectivity
between both
countries
The big question ‘Why’ is the opportunity unexplored ?
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12. ‘What’ remains the unsolved problem ?
Problem 1-Lack of Destination Marketing by DOT, Philippines in India
compared to other hot selling tourist destinations in India
Problem 2-Lack of tie ups with Indian travel agents withTravel &
hospitality Industry of Philippines due to lack of information, trust,
awareness about the products and services and scope of business
Problem 3- Lack of direct connectivity between the countries all flights
have a layover at BKK, KUL , SING, HK etc and no flight to India Manila
is less than total 7 hours.
Problem 4 – Lack of monetary incentives for Indian travel agents compared
to other destinations from the Philippines hospitality & travel industry due to
low volume and hence reducing attractiveness of the Philippines Market
13. Extremely price – conscious category
• Price is a major consideration
• Tour cost has to be cheap
• No optional tours and demand compliance with tour description
• They don’t mind paying extra to go shopping or other activities not included in the package.
• 3 /4 star accommodation but has to be value for money
• Shop authentic but cheap souvenirs for neighbors, colleagues, etc.
Luxury Customers category
• Beautiful scenery and new experience in terms of service and hospitality
• Relaxation, knowledge and experience different culture
• Taste different food
• Give status in the community
• Personal attention and Pamper
• Exclusive travel arrangements and hotel accommodation
• Service Attitude and quality
• High Budget shopping of clothes and accessories
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Key Success factors of Indian Travelers
15. Personal
Travel Agent,
41%
Online Mega
Agents, 29%
Specialised
New Agent,
10%
Direct
Booking
Online, 9%
Other, 7%
Travel Arrangements for PleasureTravelers
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16. This exciting venture has been started by Siddharth Kundu, an MBA graduate
from The Asian Institute of Management, Manila. After having spent close to
sixteen months in paradise (read-The Philippines), he realized that there were
umpteen stunning and exotic locations just waiting to be discovered! During one
of his travels, Siddharth wanted to showcase these beautiful and untouched
places to the world and decided to start right here at home- by encouraging
Indians to make the trip of a lifetime to The Philippines and likewise bring
Filipinos to this magical world called India! So with the support of the Indian
Tourism Department and Department of Tourism, Philippines, he intends to
promote a novel concept called 'Bilateral Tourism'. In his own words Siddharth
describes the experience as "Incredible India having More Fun in The
Philippines."
What’s Luhobhraman
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17. After detailed calculation and analysis the previous trends
• Get business from over 3000 Outbound travel agents in India
• Luhobhraman will have a very high ranking Search engine optimization on Google India
for Keywords related to Philippines holiday, travel and packages by June 2013
• We will update you on regular trends of Indian tourism pattern and other statistics
• We will make attractive packages and offers with your existing resources, if required
• We have office set up, and right networking in both in Philippines and India this will make
transactions more easier , earn trust and do business with transparency
• Support of Department of Tourism, Philippines, intending to promote a novel concept
called Bilateral tourism
• We Expect the flow of Tourist flow from India to Philippines to increase by 200% to
approximately 120,000 by 2014* ( with other factors taken as constant)
• By 2020 we can expect an year flow 1 million( annually) Indian travelers in Philippines
Why partner with Luhobhraman
18. What is required for partnering with Luhobhraman
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Your business entity will be providing us the best rates for your
different kind services you offer and keep us updated with
different offers on timely basis
We will scrutinize the best available offer given by your company
by comparing it with other offers given at different give you
feedback on ways of improving the offer and / or accept your
offer
We will repackage the offers for the seal of trust ( or can be sold
on your brand name* ) and then we will push your offer among
the 3000 Indian out bound travel agencies . Surely the best offer
will get most of the business India can generate for Philippines !
20. • Indian Food at hotels and choice of vegetarian if possible besides world cuisines (
most Indian's also enjoy Thai and Italian food),Yet some Indians have specific needs
(e.g. dietary) when traveling because of their social/religious background
Big spenders but always want quality competitive prices – looking for deals always (
not necessarily cheap )
Sticklers for detail and service quality as Indian culture is highly service oriented
eg – Bell boys taking bags/Service with a genuine smile/ Equal respect for all
Attitude towards travel: Status is important. The prestige attached is high
Going somewhere off the beat track…destinations such as Koh Samui or Chiang Mai are
becoming popular.
Other city delights similar to global leisure - Shopping , night life , spa etc
The Indian market is highly complex and consists of many segments (region, religion,
caste, language, etc.)
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22. Sex
Male 68%
Female 32%
Age
30 or younger 28%
31 – 50 49%
51 and older 21%
Demographic Profile of Indian Traveler
Middle class – 15 to 20,000 USD(PA)
Nouveau Riche– 20 to 50 ,000 USD(PA)
Elite - Not accounted for
Marital Status
Married 78%
Non-married 20%
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23. If you find my work interesting , I'd be happy to meet and
discuss details. I look forward to hear from you.
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Contact –
Name -Siddharth Kundu
Designation- Chief Experience Officer
Email – info@luhobhraman.com
Yahoo- Siddharth.kundu@yahoo.com
Skype – siddharth.kundu007
Telephone- (+91)8584921647
(+63)9152611289
LinkedIn-
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