


the leaders
Leaders take people where they want to go. Great leaders take people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
—Rosalynn Carter
Dipak’s passion to excel and stand out in what we do is infectious and inspiring. His sense of humour and laughter has filled the board room even at the most difficult of times, making hard-choices and tough decisions relatively easy. Technology and innovation give him the best high! Travel, food and wine are his passions and he couldn’t have been in a better profession.
The guardian of our galaxy. An avid traveller, a history enthusiast, a perfectionist, master of bespoke experiences & a people’s person – these are just a few adjectives to describe Lovleen. Her team knows she has their back!
Leader of the Incentive team, dependable and experienced operations head and nothing is too difficult for him. Having lived in Singapore and in UK, he can switch accents at the blink of an eye.
Energy personified, ever exuberant and ready to take on any challenge, he heads the Leisure team. With multiple balls up in the air, he dons many hats! Our very own Khan Sahib from Lucknow.
A Peoples person, always ready for a good drink! Karan's passion for the destinations is infectious. A Sri Lankan at heart, its his favourite holiday spot.
The team fondly calls him Baba B.B. as he is the king of information on just about any topic in India. Expert Yoga practioner and an avid gardner. Resourceful and innovative.
Jack of all, most well-versed head of the leisure team. Your Go-to person for anything out of the ordinary! Gentle and calm, no team problems are an issue for him.
The Buddha of the team, who rely on him completely. Loves cooking and is passionate about Nepal. A self proclaimed polyglot!
Our wandering explorer and a photographer par excellence! Indophile since centuries!
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A Peoples person, always ready for a good drink! Karan's passion for the destinations is infectious. A Sri Lankan at heart, its his favourite holiday spot.
Karan Varma
The Buddha of the team, who rely on him completely. Loves cooking and is passionate about Nepal. A self proclaimed polyglot !
Devarshi Thapa
Prashant has a very measured philosophy of life, “choose wisely” he says!
Prashant Bhatia
The team fondly calls him Baba B.B. as he is the king of information on just about any topic in India. Expert Yoga practioner and an avid gardner. Resourceful and innovative.
Bharat Bhushan
Believes in the philosophy of STAY CALM & KEEP GOING.
Ramesh Chandra
Keep riding; keep your journey going on.
Richa
Our French speaking Diva with a commitment to work
Srishti Satwani
Cool and collected Devesh loves taking challenges and will not leave a chance to tickle your funny bone!
Devesh Rawat
Helping to explore the world, one adventure at a time
Dhananjay Jaiswal
international offices
Our globetrotting friendly Polyglot who has been with us on this long journey for over 18 years. He is our eyes and ears in France, Benelux and Spain.
Her knowledge and experience of the Indian Subcontinent goes back many years. There is no one better than her in Spain to consult on India as we fondly call her an Indian at heart.
Lively, quick-witted with great sense of humour, Mags has a unique ability to strike a conversation with anyone anywhere and she is generous to a fault.
Always up for a party, our glam gal Mary is the grand master of German travel trade and has a unique ability to connect across all age groups.
Elisabetta, a polyglot and great multitasker comes with vast experience in the Italian MICE industry. Having worked as a Planning & Account manager in Agencies and subsequently with Hotel groups and Convention Bureaus, she has practically worked in all the segments of the supply chain. Her strong market knowledge combined with her flair for strategy and technical knowledge along with her self-proclaimed love for India and its local traditions make her the best ambassador for the region.
A Springbok Rugby buff, Raoul is our go to man in South Africa. Nothing misses his keen eyes and his infectious laughter will make friends anywhere.
Our rock star down under and nothing is too much trouble for her. Her warmth and vivaciousness endears her to all.
Fondly known as AGNES: A-absolutely addicted to coffee; G-great believer in positive thinking; N- never gives up; E-eager to jog every day; S- super focused on details and deadlines. Agnes is our eyes and ears in Poland.
Lover of food, wine, fitness and learning about other cultures, Lauren is kind, personable, and always honourable. She is also always up for a party!
Luxury Travel Marketing are thrilled to be representing Distant Frontiers for the leisure business in Australian & New Zealand markets. India, Bhutan, Nepal & Sri Lanka on in high demand for travellers, and we are proud to be working with the best operator in these countries, to ensure seamless and cost effective travel for our clients.
Meet John, a passionate foodie with a love for the rich flavors of the Indian subcontinent! With over 15 years of experience crafting unforgettable group tours and tailored trips for India, Sri Lanka Nepal and Bhutan, he’s your ultimate guru for all things subcontinent—especially for our Aussie and Kiwi friends!
team leisure
Patient listener and open to learning all the time.
Pankaj Thakur
Meticulous in work and ever so dependable!
Rashmi Gupta
Adaptive and curious! Nature and animal lover.
Deepika Thapa
Determined at-will and explorer at Heart, loves reading, and clicking.
Meet Rawal
Meticulous, diligent and assiduous Bene loves reading classical English Literature and cherishes helping people.
Bene Eapen
Knowledgeable with good sense of humour.
Alok Pandey
A nomad with a brush; ready to paint your journey...
Parmesh Rathore
I believe that a person is as grown up intellectually as much as he has travelled and experienced varied cultures and people.
Khalid Reza
Ever smiling helper of helpers
Bhawna Khatri
Quick-witted and our very own fashionista
Bakhtawar Khan
Confident, multi-talented, and our very own Bollywood lover
Akshay Mittal
Nature lover and passionate street food gourmet!
Joyonto
Meticulous is his middle name
Mithlesh Kandwal
Tech freak!
Karan Singh
Organised and Creative
Kuldeep Panwar
team guides
team leisure
Tech buff with great patience levels that we are all envious of.
Anupam Khare
Always learning new things and our foremost negotiator.
Ashwinder Singh
A people's person and dedicated to work.
Mohammad Khalid
A great cook and famous amongst the team mates for her rum cake recipes.
Oshin Massey
A travel enthusiast - Always a beach person! The ocean calls out to me every time !
Shruti Subhash
Specific to rules, no shortcuts. Person with a golden heart, friend’s friend.
Prateek Srivastava
We travel not to escape life but for life to embrace us and unfold unforgettable experiences.
Sachin Joshi
Vineet loves to travel to different destinations to explore local delicacies. He curates tailor-made travel from the UK.
Vineet Negi
"I know that ever since I started my solo adventure, I slowly morphed into a far more spontaneous, well rounded, and grateful person."
Kunal Rawat
"For me travel is to take a journey into yourself. Travelling to different places and meeting new people teaches me purpose of life."
Mayank Rautela
Being a Delhiite I have spent ample amount of time travelling to and learning about other places in India which helped me plan and help our guest's travel dreams come true.
Himanshu Sharma
A little beyond just planning the trips, I believe putting one's own self in the customer's shoe is a cornerstone for any memorable trip.
Deepak Sadotra
I enjoy hiking through the forest, across lakes and meadows. This is my favourite way to connect with nature and find peace in the wilderness.
Md Jahangir
Harmonizing melodies by the lakeside and crafting scenic journeys.
Rohit Manral
Love exploring new destinations, meeting people and learning about their rich culture.
Binata Dasgupta
Self-Belief and hard work will always earn you success.
Chunni Lal
Success is my Passion.
Abhishek
My heart's is fueled by adventure, soul by good food and energy by the thrill of exploring life to the fullest.
Nikita Upadhyay
I am passionate to travel & explore local food, culture and interact with people.
Alok Kumar Singh
Once the travel bug bites to me, there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.
Pradeep Patel
Result-driven, seasoned tour consultant that pays attention to detail to improve client satisfaction and promote centricity.
Anushri Birla
I am always looking for ways to help others and make a positive impact in the world.
Raj Kumar Kamti
Passport full of dreams, heart full of adventure, Globetrotter with a love for new cultures.
Ravi Kant
Love being close to the nature... connects with new people and interacting with them, understanding their culture.
Ravindra Kumar
Son of Himalaya.
Sushil Thakur
Our Finanace backbone, no bills are passed without his knowledge
B.S. Rawat
team chauffeur
customer support team
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CHAUFFEURS
Pinku Ram
Rajasthan
What do you like about company?
It is a very nice company to work with. Best part is job security.
What motivates you to come to work?
Meeting new people and their excitement to see my country.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
A guest travelled with me and like the country so much and when she
travelled again after 5 years she wanted to travel with me only.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
Most of the guests get surprised to see people following their traditional attire and working modern techniques. They find India land of contradictions where modernity and culture lives together.
CHAUFFEURS
Jagdish Chand
Rajasthan
What do you like about company?
I like the working atmosphere and work environment.
What motivates you to come to work?
Meeting new people and I learn a lot from them.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
When client remember us even after many years.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
Almost all the guests get surprised by honking!
CSE
Dhananjay Singh
What do you like about company?
My job provides me with an opportunity to represent my company to guests. I need to ensure that guests have comfortable and memorable experience. So I like my role and responsibility to make the customer happy. It gives me an opportunity to meet and greet different people from different parts of the world, different culture and different age groups. So in the process of providing service, I enhance my understanding about their culture and expectation. I feel there are very few jobs where one can meet people from such different backgrounds.
I also feel lucky to be part of TCI where we have prescribed procedure that helps us to meet the expectations of our customer very smoothly.
What motivates you to come to work?
Every day when I go back home, I have tasks for the next day. So I focus my attention on the tasks I have for the next day. It helps me to motivate myself to complete the tasks successfully and also motivates me to come to work.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
There are so many unforgettable moments with clients. I would like to share one of them.
Few years back I went to the railway station to receive a couple on arrival. They were arriving very early in the morning at 04:00 hrs. The train arrived 5 minutes before schedule time. I welcomed and assisted them to settle in the car. As it was still very early hours and guests were looking tired, so I didn’t disturb them. We quickly reached the hotel which was located on the bank of the River Ganges and check-in formalities were done in a few minutes. But the room was not available for early check-in (the standard check-in time was 14:00 hrs). However, we had already placed the early check-in request on subject to availability. The hotel offered tea/coffee. As the reception area was quite small, so I asked the guests if they wanted to enjoy tea/coffee on the rooftop by having a view of the Ganges. They liked my idea, and we went to the rooftop where the hotel arranged tea/coffee on a complimentary basis. Guests were pleased to see the Ganges at dawn and took out their camera to click pictures. They also enjoyed a beautiful sunrise. After 20 minutes, they started asking me questions about important places, timings etc. They had three nights in Varanasi, but they had pre-booked only one early morning boat ride with us, and the rest of the time they were on leisure. So I quickly arranged the city map from the hotel and explained them about logistics in detail. They later booked additional evening aarti tour with us. They shared their experience on their past holidays, and we had long interactions. They showed me some pictures and also briefed me about photography skills. Then a hotel staff came and informed us that the room was ready. So when I checked the time, I realised that we spent more than 1 hour. The guests continued the discussion for 15 more minutes, and then they proceeded to the room. Guests were happy, and they told me that they never felt that they were waiting for the room to get ready. I really enjoyed hearing them and sharing some details about my city. It was an unforgettable moment for me with guests, interacting with them and looking at the Ganges at dawn.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
During the period of my employment at TCI, I worked on enhancing traits to achieve success professionally and personally. First, I like to keep my focus on one thing at a time. I try to avoid mixing up my professional & personal life as I feel it distracts my focus. Second, I also developed the art of prioritizing the tasks. It helped me not to miss any deadline both professionally and personally.
Uncertainty is common, it happens in professional as well as personal life. I always accept it, and I try to use the best of my resources and capacity to overcome it.
Also, my job requires a good communication skill and relationship skill. Over the years I have improved on both, and it has helped me smoothly deliver my service and create customer satisfaction. It has also helped me personally as well.
CSE
Kuldeep Rathore
What do you like about company?
SITA being the most prestigious company gives us a platform to enhance our knowledge and learn things with a professional approach!
Seniors always motivate and guide you towards excellence. Everyday here is new a new learning with the pursuit of excellence.
What motivates you to come to work?
Meeting new people from all over the world and share experiences. There is no boredom in work as every day is full of challenges and new learning.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
There are many moments but the best one was handling the movement of the daughter of president IIham alivey of republic of azerbaijan. Felicitating such clients boosts your confidence.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
If we talk professionally, SITA always proved as a best company with best professional mentors and seniors with best professional tools to work with.
I have gained a lot of knowledge about tourism and simultaneously one develops good public relations with different people or trade partners.
Also when you work with very well travelled clients around the globe your knowledge enhances and most importantly travel leaves you speechless and then turns you into a story teller. And on the personal ground one turns out to calm and you develop a professional approach.
CSE
Sharon Jacob
What do you like about company?
One of the most leading and stable company who update and upgrades the entire systems with all the latest technologies and allows us to travel, explore and grow.
What motivates you to come to work?
The Eco-friendly environment with colleagues in and around workspace and interacting with each and every client is always being a learning experience for me in my day-to-day life.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
One of our premium guests for whom I was assigned doing Arrival assistance and I assisted throughout till check in at hotel. I was able to build a good customer relationship between us. When the same clients came back after couple of years directly to Cochin airport. At arrivals terminal in that massive crowd same clients came near and recognised me and I was surprised. They still remember me and my name and everyone near me was staring and was thinking how come they know me.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
By the training programs and brain storming sessions conducted during that really helped me a lot in person to develop my skills , knowledge and make myself more polished in both professional and in personal life.
CSE
Ashik Jayaram
What do you like about company?
The company takes good care of its employees, be it their personal wellbeing or professional growth by investing on training the employees. Considering the job aspect, it’s always a fun and educating job, meeting new people, interacting and having a cultural exchange in between.
What motivates you to come to work?
Every day is a new challenge and new learning. There is always scope for being your better self than the last day.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
It was an incident where the client has caught with a satellite phone on their way back home after the tour. Things escalated quickly as police arrived and took them in custody. With the instructions from the company I’ve took responsibility of the clients and agreed to help as a local point of contact. It took 3 days for them to sort the issue and fly back to their home. During this period I have travelled with them to the court and police station and made them comfortable as much as I could. They were going through a lot of emotions like helplessness, disappointment, anger and at the end it all broke down into tears as the finally said Goodbye at the airport as a free traveller.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
Professionally, I’ve become more responsible, the perspective of viewing a task has changed.
Personally, I’ve learned to manage time, learned to carry both professional and personal life in a balance.
CSE
Lakshman K
What do you like about company?
The unpredictability of the job, the challenge it throws on me when I am on ground. It’s learning in process that never ends. The company is very employee friendly and it provides me a platform to learn more and that helps me to grow professionally and personally.
What motivates you to come to work?
To build a career, achieve success in life-that motivates me.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
One incident I could remember to be quite recent is a departure transfer I had for a couple.
It was a night transfer, almost midnight. I was waiting for the clients to check out and complete the billing process. The room plus taxes was Bill to company and extras by clients.
But apparently the clients started arguing saying it’s all bill to the company and they won’t pay any. I was coordinating with my manager and FHE; meanwhile we were running late for the flight.
Clients were very stubborn not to pay and the hotel was not letting us out without the payment is done. I took a stand, called my friend got his credit card, paid the bill and got the clients to the airport in time for the flight.
The very next day things were sorted and I got back the money too. At that moment there was no time to discuss and argue who is right and wrong! Apparently it was a misunderstanding from the client’s end which was dealt between the FHE and FTO later.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
I have become more optimistic person, who loves to accept and take challenges in life. Learning is a regular process and it has helped to be more clam, focused and act with understanding, confidence and patience both personally and professionally.
CSE
K. Vignesh
What do you like about company?
I joined this company in 2015 as a CSE which I like personally. This role helped me to improve my knowledge about hotels guides and mainly about the destinations.
What motivates you to come to work?
It’s very unique to meet different guest from different nationalities and to interact with them about their basic culture.. Seeing new faces daily keeps me chill to work as CSE.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
A guest had given me a very good feedback on my service during his departure. Client was struck in hotel, due to security reason, so all the major roads were closed, but I took the clients and navigated through the streets and ensured they reach airport safely & also on time to board his flight.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
Training conducted by our company has trained us to grow both professionally and personally. I am able to handle both the aspects with equal importance.
CSE
Vetri Selvan J.B
What do you like about company?
I started my career in this company which helped me to grow in all aspects of life and job role helps me to improve my professional skills and knowledge.
What motivates you to come to work?
Every day I motivate myself to build up my career and learn new things and feel content while offering service to clients.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
UK based settled Tamil NRI came to India with their family to see their places in Chennai, was very happy with my services and blessed me while they are departing back to UK.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
The experience in this company developed me both professionally and personally. Attending trainings in a frequent interval helps me to grow professionally and personally I feel motivated.
CSE
Mayank Rautela
What do you like about company?
This profession has always allowed me to learn something new each day by meeting people of different nationalities and knowing more about their culture.
What motivates you to come to work?
Meeting people from all over the world, interacting with them on various topics like their country, lifestyle and current scenario. I feel proud when i explain details about our country.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
So far I have collected tons of moments with clients but the special one was this, once I was standing at the airport for an arrival on the international flight. I saw a couple waiting for a long time and totally stressed out, from a distance I looked at their baggage they were having a tag related to our company I recognised and reached to them and ask them to show their travel documents, they refused to give those to me because they were scared that people could cheat them and later I convinced them very politely and gave them assurance that nothing bad will happen to them after having a long conversation, they trusted me and gave their documents to me I checked it all and called the operation team at the same time to cross check their profile and later get to know that they are travelling with us because of some miscommunication from foreign operators/agent nobody was their at the airport to facilitate them. So i arranged one representative by calling the logistics team and helped them to reach to their respective hotel. They thanked me and over that they felt sorry and apologised for talking to me rudely in the beginning.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
Professionally, I have learned how to deal with people from different nationalities and knowing their common requirements by giving them a platinum class service when they first arrive to our country.
Personally, I have developed my communication skills and also to think out of the box as i encountered several situations where current decisions or actions are more useful than one’s skill to meet job role.
CSE
Shivam Kanojia
What do you like about company?
The best thing about this company is that, I have got a chance to meet people from different countries of the world everyday, to know about their country and culture and feeling proud like telling about the culture of my country. I also like training programmes providing by the company to expand their knowledge about the work sector.
What motivates you to come to work?
It’s motivate me as I started my career as cse , office gave me lots of training,learning and growth activities or opportunities which help me or motivates me to boost my career and lift to higher level for future goals.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
I have an unforgettable transfer which i remembered. Their was an fresh arrival of the guest and then they had another flight from terminal-1 but they came late due to stuck of Baggage. I informed in my office to DO-cse and file handler, they might be chance to miss the flight .Then we leave for terminal-1 without wasting time because their was very less chance to catch the flight. On the way to airport I also called to airline for delay & when we reached the airport, check-in counter was closed just before 2 min ago. I explain the whole scenario and requested the airline staff to allow them to board the flight . For under a special case they allowed and guest boarded in flight after that they leave a appreciation and thanks letter for me to organisation.
How have you developed both professionally and personally during your period of employment?
Professional developed is basically to give higher standard of hospitality and service. To manage our work time without any error or delay. As we work in hospitality sector we have to maintain the grooming. Always keep our self clam in every condition. Personally improve our strengths and talents. interpersonal skill is the verbal and non verbal behaviors and reactions to interactions with other people. Self confidence improves your ability to problem-solve and think through solutions.
CHAUFFEURS
Yashpal Singh
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
What do you like about company?
It is a very reputed company. Best part is job security and reliability.
What motivates you to come to work?
Providing best experiences about India to clients.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
Every moment is special with clients but if I have to tell one, A drive with my clients to Jaipur and they were very afraid to get out of car and every car coming in opposite directions were looking like ramming into them but making them comfortable was one of best experience.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
One of my clients said the most important part of Indian driving is luck!
CHAUFFEURS
Pawan Rawat
Uttarakhand
What do you like about company?
A very renowned company to work with where there is job security and great learning experience.
What motivates you to come to work?
Providing service to clients with the best of experiences.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
Every moment is special with clients but if I have to tell one than a trek in Narlai with my clients is one of the unforgettable moment.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
The reaction from one of the guest was “Ohhh seriously how you drive on those roads it’s crazy!”
CHAUFFEURS
Nagesh C
Bengaluru, Karnataka
What do you like about company?
One of the oldest company in India and best company to work.
Staffs are friendly and highly professional. Every one want to work with this company.
What motivates you to come to work?
Best company in India Kind of hotels and service offer here are the best in market Drivers are treated in a good manner and respected on doing good job.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
Some of the guests get emotional and cry on final departure and never want to leave India. They wanted me to come to their country
Many clients have treated us as their own son and even they used to call us as son during the tour. Surprisingly clients had wished on my birthday and celebrated.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
Triple riding on bikes in busiest road, Bullock carts on road are some of the surprising moments.
They get scared when they see buses and other big vehicles moving very closely our vehicle and they start screaming sometimes and later they get used to it.
CHAUFFEURS
Vishwanath B
Bengaluru, Karnataka
What do you like about company?
It is a best company in India and is highly reputed among the others. Staffs are always supportive, responsible and encourage for good work. (it doesn’t happen in any other company) Appreciations are shared on good services We do get special care when we represent our company in the market.
What motivates you to come to work?
Travelling with best of the guests. Good services are rewarded. We are respected and treated equal . Every office staffs treat us very well and always encourage us to do the good job.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
Some clients cried on final departure and never wanted to leave India. They wanted me to come to their country . Many clients have treated us as their own son. A guest surprised me by celebrating my birthday and wished me. It was an unforgettable moment.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
They feel surprised seeing other driving zigzag on crowded road. They feel thrilled seeing animals standing and halting in middle of the road.
CHAUFFEURS
Arun Kumar
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
What do you like about company?
The company standard is very high and am proud to work here. Also the salary is very good here comparing with other companies.
What motivates you to come to work?
While travelling with different nationalities make me happy and to know about their culture.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
During a coffee break client left his camera there and without noticing it we started from here, later guest realised we missed it there. Fortunately the staffs over there were known person to me and they had kept it safely and we collected it back.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
Usually while driving through village clients feel frighten on seeing the cows and dogs lying on roads and they feel we may hit them. Also some of the guests like bumpy roads and greeneries on the sides.
CHAUFFEURS
Ganapathy Vinoba
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
What do you like about company?
I like my company because the people are very professional and maintain a standard. I like my company because they take care of me in a good manner with equal respect.
What motivates you to come to work?
To grow in my career and develop my skills.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
I travelled with two ladies (Audley clients), They treated me as their son. They used to get food for me every day and at the time of departure they both were in tears.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
Clients love to travel in Indian roads and they will get surprised while watching different lifestyles of people mostly in remote areas. They usually ask us to stop to take photos And they will get delighted especially while watching agriculture fields and farmers.
CHAUFFEURS
Jebin Jose
Thodupuzha, Kerala
What do you like about company?
One of the most leading companies in India.
What motivates you to come to work?
Friendly behaviour with guest.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
One of our premium guest came 2018 for a tour in Kerala, and he came back 2019 along with family during the month of October. As usually at the time of checkout from hotel on the way to Munnar the guest asked to stop at a hotel for fresh up and they gave me amazing birthday cake. That was great moment in my life.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
Driving on the hilly road is very thrilling. Most of our guest use to apply imaginary breaks in their mind and some time it becomes so real that they apply this imaginary break using legs when they see vehicles passing from opposite side while driving on hilly roads.
CHAUFFEURS
Sajeesh .M.V
Cochin, Kerala
What do you like about company?
It is a reputed company. I feel secured working here.
What motivates you to come to work?
Driving is my passion. It also provides me an oppertunity to share my knowledge about different places with the guests. In return I learn from them as well.
An unforgettable moment with clients?
On my way from Chennai to Kochi with guests. We got an unforgettable moments by seeing Chettinad Manson house storey with old tile making history. I enjoyed a lot with them.
The most unique reactions of the clients while driving on Indian roads?
Most of them compare Indian roads with the one in their own countries. They like their roads most. But the sceneries around the roads in Kerala suppressed all this. They enjoyed it very much.
GUIDES
Sujeet Singh
Delhi
Why Did you become a tour guide?
In modern times in our social sphere there are a number of different professions to earn livelihood. Among many professions it is very hard to select Tour Guide as a profession for non-extraordinary students like me.Being a student of science I have also a very deep interest in travel,history and places of India and world. My deep interest helped me to choose tourism as a profession in my life. During the study of tourism in IITTM at Gwalior I have decided to work as a Tour Guide. I took an exam and got a license from the Ministry of Tourism to work as a Guide.
How long have you been guiding for?
I have been working as a guide for 15 years.
What Is your favourite destination in India and Why?
Kolkata for many reasons. The Whole idea of modalities was born in Bengal under colonial rule in India and the center was Kolkata. Idea of modalities was drafted by the British and introduced to India, which transformed India permanently as per understanding of my capacity. In the 21st century India as a nation state is English but not England due to the English education system. It is the birthplace of modern institutions. Example- Macaulay education system, Indian Legal system, Museological Concept, Land Survey, Institution Of Census and many more and Fish cooked in gravy of mustard, Durga Pooja.
What do you love about working with Distant Frontiers?
I would like to put my view as a freelancer. Distant Frontiers has a friendly working environment for guides and is known for payment on time. Our trade is known for nepotism and favour. Distant Frontiers always recognises the good and hard work of freelancers.
GUIDES
Gaurav Dayal
Delhi
Why Did you become a tour guide?
Travel is one of the things very close to my heart. It is a passion that gives me happiness and energy. In the words of Ibn Battata” Travel it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller “I completely agree to him. One of the things that excites me being a tour guide is to travel to new destinations and meet people from different walks of life. Every day is a different journey a new story add to the life. It is rare opportunity to share and interact with guest from different country and explain social, cultural and religious practices. Sometimes busting their myths and give out correct perceptive of the culture.
How long have you been guiding for?
My journey as tour guide started eighteen years ago and my assosiation with DF is from 2008 it is almost more than 12 years.
What Is your favourite destination in India and Why?
One of my favourite destination is Udaipur in south Rajasthan. Its almost like a timetravel place it got beautiful architecture and amazing vibes. The beauty of city is its protects its heritage and lives in present.
What do you love about working with Distant Frontiers?
I feel proud to be a part of DF. It has been wonderful journey with highly professional and dedicate team to work.
GUIDES
Ajita Skaria
Ernakulam, Kerala
Why Did you become a tour guide?
I became a tour guide because I enjoy meeting people from various places around the world and sharing insights into our amazing cultural identity here in Kerala.
How long have you been guiding for?
I have been an authorised guide for (30 years from 1991)
What Is your favourite destination in India and Why?
My favourite destination in India is Fort Kochi/Mattancherry. It has an incredibly rich geographical and cultural history with a multitude of visible remnants remaining today— our multicultural society (39 communities within 5km!), Chinese fishing nets, towering Rain Trees, canals, and extensive heritage sites. Guests are able to actually witness history as we explore narrow lanes and monuments while I explain significant archeological and cultural details in our long history.
What do you love about working with Distant Frontiers?
I am particularly appreciative of the professionalism and sincerity that Distant Frontiers demonstrates in their role in the tourism industry.
GUIDES
Rishi
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Why Did you become a tour guide?
Travelling is my firstlove.. I learnt many things while I travel Alone and with my family and with my friends.. Everytime I feel the complete different experiences . so I decided to travel and taste the flavor of Tourism . Meeting people from different states and countries in my place and explain about our culture etc.. it’s kind of exchanging our knowledge.. It’s Magical.
How long have you been guiding for?
I started my Carrier as a Tour Guide from Tamil Nadu Tourism 2003 and then I got Guide License from India Tourism as a Regional level Guide for South India 2004 .so 18 years and on….
What Is your favourite destination in India and Why?
Madurai is my favorite place because of I am son of the soil.. Madurai is equal to Madurai.. Vast History culture & Heritage ,Tamil civilization, food and people . Besides Madurai I love Kashmir too because of Gardens and Mountains and especially Food..
What do you love about working with Distant Frontiers?
“You may know by a handful the whole”
Distant Frontiers believes very well that we are all one TEAM..
GUIDES
Zubair Baig
Why Did you become a tour guide?
Hailing from the city of Taj Mahal, it was my childhood dream to show our heritage, monuments, culture and beauty to the world. I worked my way to first become State Level and then Regional level guide of Northern India.
How long have you been guiding for?
Starting from local sightseeing in Agra to leading group of tourists throughout North India, I have been working as a professional tour guide from last 13 years.
What Is your favourite destination in India and Why?
My personal favourite destination in India is New Delhi. New Delhi is the first impression that a foreign tourist get about India. It has a lot to offer, from bustling Chandni Chowk bazaar to quaint Lodhi Gardens. The monument history ranges from 12th Century Qutub Minar to 21st century Akshardham temple. New Delhi also offers excellent choice of hotels to stay at. Cuisine wise New Delhi can also be called the food capital of India.
What do you love about working with Distant Frontiers?
In my guiding career most number of assignments that I have done have been with Distant Frontiers. The reason for this their focus on customer satisfaction, clear set of rules to follow and of course their friendly staff. Remuneration is never an issue with DFT. It all motivates you to give your 100%.