Tara Gupta Email & Phone Number

San Mateo, Ca, Us

India by Design offers Specialized - Customized - Personalized Journeys to the Indian sub-continent ensuring that every journey is ideally suited to your individual interests. Travel Consultant & Tour Operator:- Craft personalized itineraries for those who want to explore on their own. Ideally suited to the traveler seeking an experience that resonates with their own personal interests and goals, these highly customized and personalized journeys promise that “On a journey with Tara, the possibilities are endless & the discoveries magical!” - Lead Escorted Journeys to the Indian sub-continent. Its like traveling with a "local friend" in the camaraderie of maximum of 8 -10 like-minded travelers who relish learning and discovery. The journeys are filled with insider experiences that make your visit authentic and insightful. You experience the warmth of being treated like out-of-town guests leaving behind friendships and memories that last a lifetime. - Provide concierge level travel planning services to world wide destinations for a select group of long-time clients ensuring that each custom designed journey is individually crafted to match the travelers’ personal specifications.Dear Traveler,If you share our lust for life and curiosity for culture, we invite you to join us in exploring one of the worlds most extraordinary and enriching destinations. Our passion to take you off the beaten track into the heart of the destination to create lasting travel memories is evident in every journey we plan for you. Let us show you the best way to experience India and her neighboring countries with an exciting array of insider-visits and behind-the-scenes encounters.We believe that travel is made better by the people you meet along the way, the epicurean delights that satisfy the soul, the places you stay that pamper your spirit and the things you experience that enrich your mind. Come join us for an authentic experience that is truly unique. Tara Gupta

• Travel Consulting: Advise clients on strategic business planning to increase productivity & improve process efficiencies. Offer insight on targeted Product Development and build & implement strategic Marketing plans. • Travel Training & Education: Keynote speaking, break out sessions, seminars & workshops for Travel Industry professionals. My Vision is "To continuously raise the bar of knowledge, skills and abilities of Travel Professionals in a dynamically changing environment where prospective clients recognize the true value of their services."My Mission is "To help Travel & and Hospitality Industry organizations turn strategy into results through the power of their people. I believe that Travel Professionals work on behalf of the client and are responsible for the time and money the client invests on their vacation. My goal is to train Travel Professionals to build life-long client relationships by providing sales skills with tactical techniques, scalable tools which produce quick results and processes that increase efficiency!Clients include:• American Express Retail Travel Representatives• World Travel Bureau - A Virtuoso Organization • The Travel Institute• ASTA, PATA & other Travel Organizations• Ancient Summit Enterprises• Chen-Martin Travel Network• The Travel Guild - Sacramento

Responsibility: Recruited to manage strategic planning and profitability of 3 service locations of AAA NCNU. Held accountability for planning and executing sales & marketing strategy, P&L responsibility and establishing a competitive market position

Responsibility: Promoted to a leadership force to provide AAA members and employees with quality products and services through trained professionals: Charged with improving Travel & Membership operations, managing employee productivity and retention with a strong focus on service, quality and profitability

• Promoted to contribute to the design, development & delivery of Sales and Customer Service Skills Courseware , Destination & Product Training for Travel and Membership sales personnel (appr. 200) • Pioneered the implementation of synchronous e-learning programs and online evaluation and testing tools

• Additional professional background includes progressively responsible positions as an individual contributor to leadership roles: Travel Agent, Agency Supervisor, Agency Manager, Account Manager, Sales Development Manager with: British Airways, Sabena Airlines, several IATAN Travel Agencies in New Delhi and San Francisco

Hr Management, Training And Development In Organizations

Additional courses in Sales & Marketing, Business Administration, Change Management, Writing for Travel, etc.

Iata/Uftaa Advanced Diploma

Masters, English Literature

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