Pandian Kumaravel

• Represent the interests of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, and Andaman in the tourism sector. • Collaborate with state governments and stakeholders to promote responsible tourism initiatives. • Strengthen industry collaboration, leading to increased tourism engagement across South India. • Advocate for sustainable practices, resulting in a measurable increase in eco-friendly tourism activities.

Having operated as a Sole Proprietorship concern, I decided to merge the 2 major, well established tourism brands in India - South Tourism & Indian Panorama, in the year 2011 and registered the company as a private limited company under the name “Cholan Tours Pvt Ltd”. South Tourism & Indian Panorama being 2 separate brands, serving B2B & B2C market respectively gained its own identity and brand image purely through its relentless client service, following strict business ethics, providing excellent customer service as committed along with the standard and quality. To leverage the brand image to its fullest potential, to emerge as a single powerful brand & to gain the confidence of the partners in the industry, this merger was initiated & has been successful. Apart from the name change, our style of operation, focus etc remains the same. We are the only company to have a close network of 12 offices in India backed by excellent infrastructure, dynamic team of people, own fleet of vehicles etc. We are the recipient of 2 National Tourism Awards consecutively as the ‘Best Inbound Tour Operator in India from the Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India for the year 2008-09 & 2009-10. Regardless of the laurels we earned during our journey, our secret of success is that we follow strict business ethics, keep upgrading our services, discover new destinations to explore, provide service that is blended with uniqueness, high standards of quality that ultimately paves way for customer delight. For more details, www.cholantours.com