Satguru eyes key biz deals at ATM

Showcasing its various verticals at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) this year, Satguru Travel plans to sign important business deals with some existing partners, as well as some new ones, shares Dinkar Dasaur, General Manager, UAE, Satguru Travel. From their recent ventures like luxury hotels to desert camps, the company has a steady growth strategy working alongside its partners.

TT Bureau

How important is ATM this year for Satguru?

ATM is an important platform for everyone involved in the field of travel, tourism and hospitality, as well as those supporting the industries, such as technology and government entities. ATM is a platform where we meet people, network with them, showcase our products and most importantly sign contracts. So, for us, ATM is a global platform, where we get the opportunity to meet our global suppliers, it would be airlines, agencies, TMCs and DMCs. As you know, we at Satguru have several verticals and, being in the UAE as a mature market, we are in the space of B2B and B2C, we are in the space of corporate TMCs, outbound, inbound providing packages and also in the space of GSA. With all these verticals, ATM is an opportunity for us to showcase all these products and ensure that we lock in some good partnerships for the year.

Tell us about your recent acquisitions of luxury hotels, car rentals etc?

We have acquired luxury hotels in India and Africa, as well as car rental companies. So, these are the products that we are going to showcase at this year’s ATM stand. The chain of hotels is called Bravia and we have got four hotels in Africa and three hotels in India, which we will be promoting aggressively at ATM.

What are the expectations from ATM?

ATM presents an opportunity to grow, it’s an opportunity to do business, and it’s an opportunity to expand. We are looking forward to meeting a lot of new partners from some of the new countries who will be present this year. We started up small, we grew and we are growing today. We are in a position to say that our technology front is at the materialisation front to cater to all countries and all businesses in the UAE and we look forward to meeting up and tying up with companies from untouched countries. The reason why I say that is that some countries are traditional countries where we go for vacations but there are some untouched countries which are beautiful and we would love to encounter those people and meet up with them and sign up contracts, so that we enhance our portfolio with business opportunities.

How are your M!CE and weddings verticals?

We are proud to say if the region is growing so, it is because we are present in all the countries in the region, especially UAE. However, there are our neighbouring countries like Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia also venturing into this and opening the platform for a lot of companies to come into the M!CE activities, as well as weddings, or rather destination weddings, which is becoming an important segment in the region.