Yatra.com, India’s leading online travel company today announced the appointment of Gautam Kaul as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the newly formed Inbound Division of the company. As a COO, Gautam Kaul will oversee the overall functioning of the Division including structuring policies and developing new strategies. Gautam brings with him, 27 years of rich experience of the inbound travel sector. Prior to this role, Gautam was the Sr. Vice President at SITA / Kuoni Destination Management and headed Sales, Operations, Product Development, Quality Control and Vendor Management.

Dhruv Shringi, Co founder and CEO, Yatra.com, said: “We are delighted to have Gautam on board. His appointment comes at an opportune time when we are expanding our operations in inbound travel. Gautam will be responsible in driving the inbound travel business of the company. Yatra.com will definitely benefit immensely from Gautam’s experience and his proven record of success”.

Yatra.com is India’s premier multi-channel travel services provider, which is servicing over 1 million customers annually and is expected to post a turnover of USD $ 250million for the year 2008. With India’s flourishing inbound tourism & travel market expecting to touch a mark of 6.5 million tourist arrivals in 2008, Yatra.com is gearing up to deliver unmatched services to its clients who will carry back fond memories of their trip to Incredible India.

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About Yatra.com

Yatra.com is India's leading Online Travel Company. It's the one-stop-shop for all travel needs. From air tickets to hotel rooms to holiday packages to buses to car rentals, yatra.com has everything to service today's traveler. With yatra.com, you can book tickets over the internet, through their 24x7 customer care centre, Yatra.com Holiday Lounges or by simply using your mobile phone. Yatra.com gives you an access to the best travel deals across a myriad of national and international destinations. It is one of the largest consolidators of hotels in India. Yatra.com provides reservation for 3,000 hotels across 250 destinations in India as well as Indian Hotels. Yatra also has international tie-ups with all the major international airlines and provides real time access to over 90,000 hotels across the world. All products at yatra.com come with a best price guarantee and an assurance of instant bookings. Currently yatra.com is doing average revenue of Rs 80 crores a month and a volume of more than 6,500 air tickets and 300+ hotel room nights per day.