 In
1973, a young man, Mr. Subhash Goyal, who
was the President of the Delhi University Student's
Union sowed the seeds of his vision by setting
up a travel centre for students visiting India.
The centre offered them various services while they
travelled across the length and breadth of India.
He called it 'Student Travel Information Centre'...
and thus Stic was born! From such humble
beginnings of a 'one table one chair' unit, today
Stic grew to a network of over 32 offices throughout
India. "The Hyderabad operations were started
more than 15 years ago," said Mrs. Anuradha,
Branch Manager.
"Mainly our Hyderabad branch operations
are limited to national and international flight
ticket booking and confirmations. But our group
provides all travel related services to individuals,
travel agents and tour operators," pointed
Mrs. Anuradha. The Stic Group has the following
independent divisions Airline Marketing, Airport
Handling, Cargo & Charters, Cruises & Hotel Marketing,
Education, Students & Youth Travel, Foreign Exchange
and Banking, etc.
 According
to Mrs. Anuradha, Stic is the India's largest wholesale
airline marketing organisation. It represents some
of the world's best airlines as its General Sales
Agent. The airlines marketed by the Stic Group
are Srilankan Airlines, Continental Airlines,
Emirates, Indian Airlines, Royal Nepal Airlines,
Royal Brunei Airlines, Thai Airways International,
Virgin Atlantic. Stic's Airport handling is
considered one of the best in the country. "We
have provided dedicated staff for supervision and
coordination with the ground-handling agent to the
following airlines Airlanka (Delhi) All Nippon Airways
( Mumbai) Royal Brunei Airlines (Calcutta). Our
Cargo & Charters Division also coordinates
interline cargo and helps in logistics, loading,
storing, ware-housing, custom clearances,"
added Mrs. Anuradha. Cargo & Charters Division of
Stic, can provide charters from small executive
jets, helicopters to Boeing 747s or any type of
aircraft both for passenger travel and cargo.
 Stic
was amongst the first few companies of India to
get a full-fledged money changer's license from
the Reserve Bank of India, after liberalisation
of the economy. This division issues American
Express Traveller Cheques, and can buy and sell
foreign exchange just like a bank. The Education,
Students & Youth Travel Division offers services
to students and youth wishing to travel anywhere
in India or abroad. It also helps students to enroll
in secondary, certificate, diploma, under/post graduate
courses overseas. From selection of the right university
or college to bidding the student Bon Voyage, Stic
provides all assistance possible.
 "
Our PR and Govt. Liaison Division offers
excellent services like Liaison with Director General
Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airport Authority of India
(AAI), Reserve Bank of India, Controller of Imports
& Exports, Customs, Immigration, Income Tax Authority.
The division also takes up Filing of Schedules,
Slot Clearance from the Airport Authority, Security
Clearance & Filing of Security Manual, Getting Import
Licenses, Organising Custom Clearances Over-fly
Clearances, Obtaining Landing permits," explained
Mrs. Anuradha.
 Besides
the unflinching trust of millions of customers worldwide,
the company's passion for excellence has won for
it, a host of prestigious awards. These Include
No. 1 Sales Award from Royal Nepal Airlines for
the last 20 years, Top Agent Award from Airlanka
for last 9 years, Golden Award from Malaysia Airlines
for 7 years, Pacific Area Travel Writers' Association
Award. Chairman of the Stic group, Mr. Subhash Goyal
and Managing Director Gursharn Goyal, received several
awards for his unmatched service to the tourism
industry. Some of them are, Gem of India Award
for 1991, Udyog Gaurav Award for 1992, Udyog
Rattan Award for 1993.
Address: Stic Travels Private Limited,
No. 3-5-874/A, Ground Floor, Vipanchi Estate, Hyderguda
Hyderabad - 500029 (India) Phones: +91-40-3235657,
3231451/3210127/3210131 Fax : +91-40-3210131
Email : stichyd@eth.net
Website: www.stictravels.com |
| - Mohan G Jagan |
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