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SKIL, a leading homegrown comprehensive travel solutions brand, announced a significant milestone in its journey: surpassing the INR 100-crore turnover mark, reaching a total turnover of INR 113 crores. This achievement highlights the company’s robust performance and undeterred commitment to excellence especially during the challenging global backdrop.

The breakdown of SKIL’s turnover underscores the diversity of its service offerings. With 19 crores attributed to Hotels, Flights & Visa services, SKIL Travel has facilitated over 37,500 room nights, both domestically and internationally for their corporate clients. The company’s transportation services arm CABI has generated 47 crores in revenue, with over 100,000 car bookings completed. Moreover, SKIL Events has contributed another staggering 47 crores to its turnover in the MICE segment, overseeing a diverse range of events. SKIL Events planned and executed more than 2000 corporate events in the FY 2023-24. These figures are a testament to SKIL’s comprehensive approach to corporate travel solutions and its ability to deliver value across diverse sectors of the travel industry.

Key factors contributing to this success include strategic expansion into new markets, wherein the group is currently serving over 230 cities with its car rental business; continuous innovation in products and services to meet evolving customer needs, and a strong focus on operational efficiency, with an exceptional satisfaction level of 99.8% in over 1,50,000 transactions.

“This achievement is a testament to our long-term goals and strategic vision of sustainable growth and market leadership,” said Ramanpreet Singh, VP – Growth & Strategy, SKIL. “It confirms our commitment to driving innovation, nurturing customer relationships, and creating value for all stakeholders.”

Despite facing challenges such as market volatility, regulatory changes, and global economic uncertainty, SKIL remained resilient and agile. The company scaled up from 40 employees in 2022 to 140 currently, demonstrating its ability to adapt and thrive in dynamic external environments.

Some of the noteworthy initiatives and strategies that contributed to SKIL’s success include the implementation of targeted marketing campaigns to expand market reach and attract new customers; the launch of SKIL Events as a separate brand catering to the growing demand for event management services; CABI’s introduction of EV cabs across the top 10 cities in India; aligning with the company’s commitment to sustainability, strategic partnerships and collaborations to enhance market penetration and competitiveness, and SKIL Travel along with SKIL’s other business’ continuous investment in technology and infrastructure to improve operational efficiency and scalability.

Shylender Jindal, Managing Director, SKIL, attributes this achievement to clients’ unwavering support, the dedication of SKIL’s team, and the collaborative spirit of its partners. “This achievement belongs to each one of them,” he emphasized.

India’s leading end-to-end corporate travel solutions provider, SKIL Travel, has recently promoted Trishal Rao to Chief Sales Officer. Currently working as the Director of SKIL Travel, Trishal plays a phenomenal leadership role and exudes strong business strategies that have helped SKIL Travel to flourish in the growing travel trade market.

A seasoned executive known for driving businesses to success, Trishal possesses sharp analytical acumen that he has developed over the years through his diverse exposure in the dynamic hospitality sector. He has previously been a part of hospitality brands of repute like Oakwood and Hyatt which have aided in shaping up his strategic business development and execution. Over the years, Trishal’s role as Director at SKIL Travel has helped the company in attaining the market-leading position in providing bespoke end-to-end corporate travel solutions. A team player with a strong collaborative aura, he has helped bring in several noteworthy recognitions and accolades for SKIL Travel on the back of providing exceptional services and spotless quality year on year.

Speaking about the promotion, Trishal Rao, said, “It indeed is an honour to take on the new role of Chief Sales Officer at SKIL Travel. While here at SKIL Travel, every day is filled with learnings, the new role will bring more opportunities to make the maximum out of and in turn help the company’s sales strategies to shape up better. Backed by our talented team, I am excited to take on the new role and work together to achieve untapped heights in business objectives.”

Shylender Jindal, Managing Director & Founder, SKIL Travel, added, “Trishal has brought a lot of development within SKIL Travel which goes beyond measure. While bringing in brilliant results, Trishal’s strong communication skills have only helped nurture good relations within the travel trade fraternity. With our trajectory to grow manifold, we at SKIL Travel are confident that Trishal is the right person to take on the role of Chief Sales Officer. Under his aegis, SKIL Travel will indeed reach newer heights of success.”