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Orbitz to begin inbound division in 2009

Chetan Kapoor - Mumbai

Rupen Vikamsey Managing Director Orbitz Corporate & Leisure Holiday Travels India

Orbitz Corporate & Leisure Holiday Travels India is in the process of starting an inbound division. According to Rupen Vikamsey, its managing director, "At the moment, our inbound business is supplemented through MICE. But we are in the process of developing products specifically for the inbound segment and our new division will be in place by 2009."

According to him, even though the incentive part of MICE has been more popular market as far as India is concerned, the company has decided to focus on every category of MICE individually through separate departments. In fact, it has launched a division for organising exhibitions. The company has also enhanced its meetings segment by organising business study tours "Through this, we are bringing the Indian trade and those of foreign countries together for various industries such as dairy, ceramics, architecture, buildings and construction," informed Vikamsey.

For its Premium Holidays division, Vikamsey says, "We have new products this year with our Europe and Kashmir brochures that offer tailor-made packages with Indian food, high-end private cars, drivers and tour guides all to themselves. They can do what they want, when they want at a price which doesn't hurt their pockets." Orbitz is also in the process of adding new destinations such as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and South America to its offerings and open one more international office in the near future.