Human beings are inherently social creatures. We love socializing, and traveling allows us to socialize. So we love to travel.

There are many forms of travel, such as backpacking, solo travel, weekend travel, luxury travel, and so on…

In which category do you fall? Tell me in the comments.

Actually, it doesn’t matter in whichever category you fall. To travel, you’ve to book tickets, make itineraries, do research about the place, and all those traveling requirements.

Google takes care of the research part but for other things like booking tickets, hotels, etc. You need a travel company or travel agency.

Back in the day, Tour and Travel were more of B2B business, but with the rise of the internet, it has mainly become B2C. Now you book tickets directly with the travel companies.

Since the tourism industry is so lucrative and the rise of internet users has led the foundation of many travel companies in India and Worldwide.

There’s no doubt in this that you love hassle-free traveling. You want your vacation to be memorable as you get just 2-3 holidays a year, which means you can’t afford to take it for granted.

So, to make your holiday memorable, either you need a reliable travel company/agency to plan your holiday or you can plan everything by yourself.

Backpackers mostly prefer the latter option, and chances are very likely to go something wrong with this option. Things can get tricky when traveling internationally, especially if you’re visiting any country with complicated visa or passport requirements.

If you don’t fall into the category of backpackers, you would like your trip to be organized, well-curated, and full of good memories. A top travel company can only fulfill all this expectation of yours.

Here comes the end of your quest to find top travel companies in India.

Top Travel Companies in India to make your travel smoother

1. MakeMyTrip

In India, Makemytrip is synonymous with an online travel booking company.

MakeMyTrip was founded in 2000 by Deep Kalra with a vision to ‘ empower the travelers.’

The company started its Indian operations in 2005 and is considered as a pioneer in India’s online travel industry.

Services:

• Domestic and international flight booking
• Holiday packages (domestic+ international)
• Hotels, Villas, and Apts bookings
• Train tickets, Bus tickets, and cab bookings
• Visa services
• Business travel

Features and Benefits:

• MMTDOUBLEBLACK

This feature of MakeMyTrip, let you and one additional traveler cancel your first 2 domestic flight and 2 domestic hotels without any cancellation charge.

The total annual waiver will be capped at Rs 20000.

Read all the details here: MMTDOUBLEBLACK

• Free cancellation, zero payment now

This feature of MakeMyTrip lets you book hotels without any fee and cancel the bookings at no cost till the free cancellation end date.

Not many know this, MakeMyTrip also invests resources and creates awareness to support environmental sustainability and, sustainable and responsible tourism in India through their public charitable trust, called Makemytrip Foundation.

In 2019, MakeMyTrip planted 1 million trees under the MakeMyTrip Foundation.

WEBSITE: MakeMyTrip

2. Goibibo

After Makemytrip, Goibibo is the second most popular online travel booking company in India.

Goibibo is widely known for its lowest flight fares and cheap hotel bookings.

Goibibo was the first brand to introduce virtual booking currency- Gocash and Gocash+ rewards.

In 2017, the company was acquired by MakeMyTrip.

Services:

• Domestic and international flight bookings
• Hotel bookings
• Bus tickets, Train tickets, and Cab bookings
• Tourist visa services

Features and Benefits:

• GoStays Hotels

GoStays hotels are handpicked certified quality hotels by Goibibo with amenities like free wifi, clean room, hygienic washroom, ac, tv, and breakfast.

• India Travel Guide

A travel guide curated for travelers by Goibibo. You get here all the information – Places to visit, how to reach, suggested hotels, weekend getaways, the best time to visit about any Indian destinations.

Check it out here: Goibibo Destinations

WEBSITE: Goibibo

3. IRCTC Tourism

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. is an Indian government enterprise under the Ministry of Railways.

The company was incorporated on 27th Sept 1999 with a mission to ‘enhance customer services and facilitation in Railway catering, hospitality, travel, and tourism with best Industry practices.’

IRCTC specializes in Rail Tourism. Besides rail tourism, it also offers other travel services which is as follows.

Services:

• Domestic and international flight bookings
• Lounge and retiring room bookings
• Hotel bookings
• Holiday packages (Domestic + International)
• Train tickets
• Cruise bookings
• E-catering ( food delivery in train at your seat)
• Corporate travel services

Features and Benefits:

• Luxury Train Tours

IRCTC is famous for its exclusive luxury train tours like Maharaja’s express, Buddhist circuit special train, Bharat Darshan special and Golden Chariot

• Pilgrimage Tours

IRCTC also offers tours to pilgrimage places of India.

WEBSITE: IRCTC Tourism

4. Yatra

Yatra is also one of the major leading online travel company in India.

Dhruv Shringi and Manish Amin founded the company in 2006 with a mission of ‘creating happy travelers.’ Since its inception, Yatra has served 7 million customers.

Yatra is India’s largest platform for domestic hotels, with over 83k hotels contracted across India.

The company also claims that it is the largest corporate travel services platform in India by gross bookings.

Services:

• Domestic and international hotel bookings
• Hotel bookings
• Holidays packages (Domestic + International)
• Bus tickets, Train tickets, and Cab bookings
•  Insurance services
• Corporate travel

Features and benefits:

• Yatra Smart Choice Hotel

When you book a Yatra smart choice hotel, you get 8 assured services i.e. Free Cancellation, Wifi, A/C Rooms, 24×7 Room Service, Tv, 24×7 Security, 2 Water Bottles, Hot & cold shower.

• Escapes by Yatra

It’s a domestic holiday package by Yatra where you get 5 annual escapes in a one time plan.

Know more about it here: Escapes by Yatra

• Cancellation protection on Domestic flights

You can select a ‘cancellation protection option’ by paying an additional fee during the booking process and enjoy a zero cancellation fee in case you cancel your booking. Know more

• Yatra Assure on International flights

With this program, Yatra protects you against airfare drop post your flight booking and allows you to enjoy a zero cancellation fee in case you cancel your booking.

Read all the terms and conditions of Yatra assure

• Ecash transfer

You can transfer your Ecash to family and friends to help them save big on travel booking using yatra ecash. Know more about Yatra Ecash.

WEBSITE: Yatra

5. EaseMyTrip

EaseMyTrip is another popular online travel company in India. It is widely known for not charging any convenience fee on flight tickets.

EaseMyTrip was founded by Pitti brothers in the year 2008.

The company’s primary focus was on the B2B2C distribution channel. Subsequently, with the rise of internet users in the country, they commenced their operations in the B2C distribution channel in 2011 and eventually B2E (business to enterprise) distribution channel in 2013.

The company has won many awards and accolades in the travel industry such as the ‘Best travel booking/app website award’ in the Times Travel award 2019 and it was also recognized as one of the top travel partners in terms of revenue and passenger count by GoAir, Spicejet and Vistara.

Services:

• Domestic and International flight bookings
• Holiday packages (Domestic + International)
• Hotel Bookings
• Bus tickets, train tickets, and cab bookings
• Tickets for activities and attractions
• Travel insurance
• Visa services
• Corporate travel

Features and Benefits:

• Zero convenience fee on airline tickets

• Activities and things to do

You can book activities on the Easemytrip website. The company claims that it is a world-leading activities booking website over 30000+ activities worldwide.

WEBSITE: EaseMyTrip

6. SOTC

SOTC India is also one of the leading travel and tourism companies in India.

The company was established in 1949 and is considered one of the pioneers of the Indian travel industry. Since then, SOTC has escorted lakhs of travelers to various destinations around the world.

The company states that ‘ SOTC strives to make holidays a priority for every Indian.’

In 2015, the company was acquired by Thomas Cook (India) which is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings group.

Services :

• Domestic and International holiday bookings
• Holiday packages (Domestic + International)
• Hotel bookings
• Visa services
• Forex services
• Business travel

WEBSITE: SOTC India

7. Thomas Cook (India)

Next in the list is Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. It is also one of the oldest and still top-rated travel agencies in India, as it is rated 4.2/5 based on 22946 reviews.

Thomas cook India group is today one of the largest travel service provider networks headquartered in the Asia- Pacific region.

The company is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.

Services:

• Domestic and International flight bookings
• Holiday packages ( Domestic + International)
• Hotel bookings
• Visa services
• Travel insurance
• Forex services

WEBSITE: Thomas Cook India

8. Kesari

Kesari is another common name in the Indian tourism Industry. It’s the largest tour operator in the country.

The company started its journey by conducting family tours to Indian destinations and then to International destinations.

The company has a pool of 300+ expert tour leaders and has served 1100000+ guests in the last 35 years. It claims that it has the largest family tour options in the Indian tourism industry.

Services:

• Holidays packages
• Unique speciality tours like My fair lady for ladies and Second Innings for seniors.
• Corporate travel
• Travel insurance
• Multipurpose remittance solutions
• Forex services

WEBSITE: Kesari

9. Akbartravels.com

Akbartravels.com is also a leading online travel company in India, providing a diverse range of world-class hassle-free travel services online.

The company promises ‘unbeatable’ services both in pricing and quality. It offers travelers to book flights with zero convenience fee every Wednesday.

The company has more than 150 branches worldwide with offices in India, UK, US, Middle East, Europe, and Malaysia. This extends the company reach to almost all major travel destinations in the world.

In India, the company has a total of 57 IATA approved branches and 40 non-IATA offices.

Services:

• Domestic and International travel bookings
• Hotel bookings
• Bus tickets and cab bookings
• Holiday packages
• Cruise bookings
• Visa services
• Forex services

WEBSITE: akbartravels.com

10. Cleartrip

Cleartrip is also one of the major online travel companies in India.

The company was founded in 2006 with the vision to ‘make travel simpler.’

The company has three functional offices in India, and one in the middle east.

Because of its operations in the middle east, Cleartrip is the preferred travel company among travelers to the Arabian Gulf states.

Services:

• Domestic and International flight bookings
• Hotel bookings
• Tickets for activities
• Train Tickets
• Business travel

WEBSITE: Cleartrip

Conclusion

Experience all types of travel but please travel sustainably. Sometimes go solo and sometimes do backpacking and sometimes pamper yourself with luxury travel. Just make sure to travel enough. As they say:

“Travel far enough, and you’ll meet yourself.”

So what are you thinking about?

Go ahead and plan your trip with any of the above mentioned top travel companies in India and Bon Voyage!

Which one is your most preferred travel company? Tell me in the comments.

Happy Traveling!