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OUTSTANDING CATEGORY

SUNEET GOENKA
FOUNDER & GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR


Red Apple Travel (S) Pte Ltd
#9-324 The Plaza,7500 A Beach Road
199591 Singapore
65 6396 6623 /24
www.redappletravel.com


It is well said that ‘We are all connected by a love for travel’. With the shifting sands of time and a flourishing economy, the Travel and Tourism sector is on an upward curve. Among the key players in this expanding domain, Red Apple Travel is rapidly gaining ground by actualizing people’s dream of travelling the world. All this was made possible by Mr. Suneet Goenka, a post graduate from Sheffield University, UK.

Even his topic for dissertation was developing a business model that focused on the emerging frontiers in the tourism sector. Working on his dissertation gave him an insight into this field and a fair comprehension of its future growth.

After completing his education, he soon returned to his family abode in Myanmar. He is the grandson of the illustrious Padma Bhushan S.N.Goenka who founded Vipassana meditation centre. He was the recipient of many awards and honours in his lifetime, including a prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from the President of India in 2012. This is one of the highest civilian awards given by the Indian Government.

His family was at that time in the business of trading. The business also boasted of a small travel division, Bandoola Travels, which was a GSA for Indian Airlines. Armed with a vision of newer vistas for tourism, Suneet impressed upon his father that travel was more than just ticketing. Convincing him with a business model which he had developed when at Sheffield, he shared an idea of a commercial activity which evolved from this prototype.

Fired with a zeal and passion for succeeding, he was all of 22 when he took a plunge in the rough and tumble of running the business. He started an inbound division in Bandoola Travel. His vision was to give enthusiastic travellers a quality holiday worth their while as well as their money. Underpinned in the ethos of love for travel, love for people, and love for places, Suneet focused on giving a memorable holiday experience with an optimal level of gratification, quality products, and personalized service.

It was in 2002 when the opportunity beckoned. Suneet seized the chance and enshrined Red Apple Travel, a B2B business, with just a laptop and a steely determination. Though the company had a modest start in Myanmar, it was with steadfast faith that Suneet opened an inbound division in Sri Lanka. The company was soon handling 15000 tourists annually. This speaks volume of his sharp analytical mind, enhanced by high standards of ethics, constantly seeking newer vistas to realize his potential and drive.

With an ear to the ground and eye on advancement in the field of travel, Suneet took the company to another level making Red Apple Travel one of the largest Destination Management Company (DMC) globally. Driven by a customer-centric operating model, delivering a quality experience and offering thorough destination know-how, Red Apple Travel actualizes its mantra “The world is our playground…explore it with us.”

Empowered with a mission to optimize client satisfaction, Suneet ensured that every section of Red Apple Travel operates with transparency and honesty, enhancing every sphere of the business to deliver excellence in service as well as being cost effective to their clients.

Growing from strength to strength, the service portfolio today endeavours to take into consideration every desire of an enthusiastic holiday seeker. It includes an exciting bouquet of a dynamic, standalone, and ready tour packages encompassing the complete spectrum of travellers. With expertise in planning, designing and delivering customized products, the company also offers services in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Macau, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Greece, Myanmar, UAE, UK, Australia, Eastern & Central Europe, Egypt, Phuket, Pattaya, Italy and Spain.

A persuasive negotiator, Suneet and his team hand pick and negotiate the best deals on hotels, resorts, villas, restaurants, tours, and attractions in order to offer his clients quality products at competitive rates across the DMC value chain.

From just 15,000 then, today Red Apple Travel handles 3,500,000 travellers annually, with the number steadily increasing. They also have an impressive database of 3000 customers and industry partners in 40 countries across all continents. The annual turnover of Red Apple Travel today is 95 million USD.

Under his astute vision, the company today has 19 destination offices and 20 sales offices globally. Plans are afoot to spread their wings in other destinations soon. To offer a holistic facility to his customers, Suneet built various infrastructures in the business. He initiated and enlisted multi-lingual team members in the worldwide network of Red Apple offices. Today, there are more than 400 strong eclectic team members who can speak diverse dialects.

Making yet another distinction, the company also has its own fleet of coaches, sedans and vans, all to serve the travellers better and make their way around at the holiday destination enjoyable.

Adding to the list of infrastructure, the company will soon have hotels at various destinations. This will further make the customers secure and comfortable.

Not forgetting the traditional tourist who misses his Indian fare, the company has its own restaurants that serve an array of delectable Indian cuisines. The menus at the restaurants are created with the tourist’s preferred taste and flavour in mind. All these amenities were integrated into the business to make the traveller’s holiday memorable and thoroughly delightful.

His keen sense of perception and intuitiveness helps immensely in bringing about newer changes aiding the company in taking leading strides and to be on the global front lines of this segment. Identifying smart tools to automate and streamline the processes, Suneet regularly invests in inventive technologies to ensure a smooth experience for their valued clientele as well as our employees. Marching along with technology, the company now has seamless connectivity via XML/API for the tech- enabled customers to integrate for static content, real-time price & availability. The company also has an accreditation from established trade association such as OTOAI & ETOA that propagates the highest standard of professional excellence.

Under his leadership, Red Apple Travel has won several international awards thus making its mark in the subcontinent’s largest cities. Some of the awards won by the company are Top Performer award, Top Agent award, Top Aces Achiever Travel Agent, Outstanding Sales Performer to name a few. Suneet’s sagacity and sharp sense of business have made Red Apple Travel one of the few companies to have grown without any support of venture capitalists. It is a debt- free company with a strong force of more than 400 employees. With all team members encouraged to grow and be leaders in their area of specialization, the company boasts of the highest employee retention rate in the industry. The mission is to generate a turnover of 250 million USD by 2020 with 30 destinations offices and 40 sales offices.

Setting international benchmarks and high standards of efficiency and reliability, Suneet’s vision is to make Red Apple Travel one of the largest DMCs in the world with the best services matching global standards, industry expertise, driven by pioneering technology, designing contextual products, and a dedicated team who bring smiles to customers, industry partners, employees and investors.

OUTSTANDING CATEGORY

SUNEET GOENKA
FOUNDER & GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR

It is well said that ‘We are all connected by a love for travel’. With the shifting sands of time and a flourishing economy, the Travel and Tourism sector is on an upward curve. Among the key players in this expanding domain, Red Apple Travel is rapidly gaining ground by actualizing people’s dream of travelling the world. All this was made possible by Mr. Suneet Goenka, a post graduate from Sheffield University, UK.

Even his topic for dissertation was developing a business model that focused on the emerging frontiers in the tourism sector. Working on his dissertation gave him an insight into this field and a fair comprehension of its future growth.

After completing his education, he soon returned to his family abode in Myanmar. He is the grandson of the illustrious Padma Bhushan S.N.Goenka who founded Vipassana meditation centre. He was the recipient of many awards and honours in his lifetime, including a prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from the President of India in 2012. This is one of the highest civilian awards given by the Indian Government.

His family was at that time in the business of trading. The business also boasted of a small travel division, Bandoola Travels, which was a GSA for Indian Airlines. Armed with a vision of newer vistas for tourism, Suneet impressed upon his father that travel was more than just ticketing. Convincing him with a business model which he had developed when at Sheffield, he shared an idea of a commercial activity which evolved from this prototype.

Fired with a zeal and passion for succeeding, he was all of 22 when he took a plunge in the rough and tumble of running the business. He started an inbound division in Bandoola Travel. His vision was to give enthusiastic travellers a quality holiday worth their while as well as their money. Underpinned in the ethos of love for travel, love for people, and love for places, Suneet focused on giving a memorable holiday experience with an optimal level of gratification, quality products, and personalized service.

It was in 2002 when the opportunity beckoned. Suneet seized the chance and enshrined Red Apple Travel, a B2B business, with just a laptop and a steely determination. Though the company had a modest start in Myanmar, it was with steadfast faith that Suneet opened an inbound division in Sri Lanka. The company was soon handling 15000 tourists annually. This speaks volume of his sharp analytical mind, enhanced by high standards of ethics, constantly seeking newer vistas to realize his potential and drive.


Red Apple Travel (S) Pte Ltd
#9-324 The Plaza,7500 A Beach Road
199591 Singapore
65 6396 6623 /24
www.redappletravel.com


With an ear to the ground and eye on advancement in the field of travel, Suneet took the company to another level making Red Apple Travel one of the largest Destination Management Company (DMC) globally. Driven by a customer-centric operating model, delivering a quality experience and offering thorough destination know-how, Red Apple Travel actualizes its mantra “The world is our playground…explore it with us.”

Empowered with a mission to optimize client satisfaction, Suneet ensured that every section of Red Apple Travel operates with transparency and honesty, enhancing every sphere of the business to deliver excellence in service as well as being cost effective to their clients.

Growing from strength to strength, the service portfolio today endeavours to take into consideration every desire of an enthusiastic holiday seeker. It includes an exciting bouquet of a dynamic, standalone, and ready tour packages encompassing the complete spectrum of travellers. With expertise in planning, designing and delivering customized products, the company also offers services in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Macau, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Greece, Myanmar, UAE, UK, Australia, Eastern & Central Europe, Egypt, Phuket, Pattaya, Italy and Spain.

A persuasive negotiator, Suneet and his team hand pick and negotiate the best deals on hotels, resorts, villas, restaurants, tours, and attractions in order to offer his clients quality products at competitive rates across the DMC value chain.

From just 15,000 then, today Red Apple Travel handles 3,500,000 travellers annually, with the number steadily increasing. They also have an impressive database of 3000 customers and industry partners in 40 countries across all continents. The annual turnover of Red Apple Travel today is 95 million USD.

Under his astute vision, the company today has 19 destination offices and 20 sales offices globally. Plans are afoot to spread their wings in other destinations soon. To offer a holistic facility to his customers, Suneet built various infrastructures in the business. He initiated and enlisted multi-lingual team members in the worldwide network of Red Apple offices. Today, there are more than 400 strong eclectic team members who can speak diverse dialects.

Making yet another distinction, the company also has its own fleet of coaches, sedans and vans, all to serve the travellers better and make their way around at the holiday destination enjoyable.

Adding to the list of infrastructure, the company will soon have hotels at various destinations. This will further make the customers secure and comfortable.

Not forgetting the traditional tourist who misses his Indian fare, the company has its own restaurants that serve an array of delectable Indian cuisines. The menus at the restaurants are created with the tourist’s preferred taste and flavour in mind. All these amenities were integrated into the business to make the traveller’s holiday memorable and thoroughly delightful.

His keen sense of perception and intuitiveness helps immensely in bringing about newer changes aiding the company in taking leading strides and to be on the global front lines of this segment. Identifying smart tools to automate and streamline the processes, Suneet regularly invests in inventive technologies to ensure a smooth experience for their valued clientele as well as our employees. Marching along with technology, the company now has seamless connectivity via XML/API for the tech- enabled customers to integrate for static content, real-time price & availability. The company also has an accreditation from established trade association such as OTOAI & ETOA that propagates the highest standard of professional excellence.

Under his leadership, Red Apple Travel has won several international awards thus making its mark in the subcontinent’s largest cities. Some of the awards won by the company are Top Performer award, Top Agent award, Top Aces Achiever Travel Agent, Outstanding Sales Performer to name a few. Suneet’s sagacity and sharp sense of business have made Red Apple Travel one of the few companies to have grown without any support of venture capitalists. It is a debt- free company with a strong force of more than 400 employees. With all team members encouraged to grow and be leaders in their area of specialization, the company boasts of the highest employee retention rate in the industry. The mission is to generate a turnover of 250 million USD by 2020 with 30 destinations offices and 40 sales offices.

Setting international benchmarks and high standards of efficiency and reliability, Suneet’s vision is to make Red Apple Travel one of the largest DMCs in the world with the best services matching global standards, industry expertise, driven by pioneering technology, designing contextual products, and a dedicated team who bring smiles to customers, industry partners, employees and investors.