Dusit has opened a Global Sales Office (GSO) in Mumbai, India. The newly founded office will manage sales across all market segments including leisure, MICE and corporate business. The team will primarily focus on Tier 1 cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, but will also cover smaller cities which are emerging as important source markets for outbound travel.
Appointed to run the office is Keshwar Bhagat, Director of Sales – GSO India. Bhagat has extensive experience working with hospitality companies in India and France, and has connections with the travel trade fraternity in India. In her new role, Bhagat will be responsible for selling all Dusit Hotels & Resorts, establishing marketing partnerships with leading local companies, and preparing inroads for Dusit branded hotels to open in India in three-to-five years.
Lim Boon Kwee, Chief Operating Officer, Dusit International said, “With the volume of outbound travel increasing by about 25 per cent a year, India is now one of the fastest growing outbound travel markets in the world. When you consider that the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has predicted the number of outbound Indian travelers will reach 50 million by 2020, now is the perfect time for us to open a GSO in the country. Especially as this comes in tandem with our own growth, which will see our current tally of 29 hotels and resorts top 80 worldwide within the next three-to-four years. We are confident that, with Bhagat at the helm, the new GSO will be a huge success.”
