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Trail Blazer Tours India:
We Focus On Destination Management, Group and Individual Tours,
Corporate Travel and International Vacations
rail Blazer Tours India Pvt known, has 270 professionals the legacy of the Katgara Group
Ltd is owned by the well operating from 9 locations in India with vision and dynamism. He
Tknown Katgara Group, and an international presence was Director TCI, served as Past
pioneers in the travel and tourism in Australia, Brazil, Germany, President of TAAI (Travel Agents
industry. The Katgara Family Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain, UK, Association of India) and in
began its involvement in travel and South Korea and China through various capacities with national
tourism as far back as 1925, when its representatives who work and international travel trade
Jeena and Company (established closely with local tour operators associations.
in 1900) diversified into the travel and destination management Jehangir Katgara, Chairman & MD
field with Jeena Tours and Travels, companies. of TBi received Most Influential
the first Indian - owned travel TBi’s focus is on Destination Person in the Travel Industry
company. Management, Group and Individual Award from NDTV Profit, Travel
1961, Jeena Tours and Travels was Tours, Corporate Travel and Digest and Fairfest Media in Feb
integrated with Travel Corporation International Vacations. 2014.
(India) Pvt Ltd which grew to He was presented with the
become India’s largest travel TBi’s Dynamic Leadership prestigious WTM 2014 World
company under the dynamic Jehangir Katgara is the Chairman Travel Leader Award in recognition
leadership of the Katgaras. In 2006, and Managing Director. A stalwart of his outstanding contribution to
TCI changed hands and became a of the Indian Travel Industry for the Indian travel industry on 5th
part of Thomas Cook. over 30 years, Jehangir continues November 2014.
Today, TBi, as it is popularly
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