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Chirag Arora

Assistant Professor (Travel & Tourism),

Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management,

Pt. Ravishankar Shukla, University

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) India

09461410196 (Mobile)

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Work Experience 5 YEAR

Professional summary

·  Presently Working as assistant professor – Travel & Tourism

·  Worked for Goibibo.com as Subject Expert – Post sales in Hotel post sales team.

·  Woked for Inbound tours devision at Gets Holiday (Internation guest from U.S.A, U.K & other countries) as Sr. sales executive, in sales & marketing in Delhi.

·  Worked for travel boutique online as B2B sales & Business develpoment for Pune location.. (Travel Boutique Online - Pune)

·  Woked for OTA in Post sales & Sold out bookings devision.

·  On job traning at Thomas cook Outbound Tours (Rajasthan – Jaipur head office)

·  Self motivated, team player and quick learner. Seamlessly work with global sales, marketing and delivery.

·  Core competencies include demand generation through Direct marketing, Sales calling, Cold calling, day to day travel arrangements, Guest Arrival-departure & hotel check-inn, e-mail campiagns, Tour & itinerary preparation & costing , field events, online and social channel communication.

·  Guest handlaing for emergency & stuck cases & handling for guest complaints & post sales further tour assistance.

Competency in Marketing

·  Client’s interaction, Sales campiagns, field events, direct sales & marketing.

·  Business Development & sales boost –up , Meetings & New Tia ups.

·  Travel agency operaton.

·  Tour Escourting & ground handling & tia-ups with Schools & Colleges, Business houses.

·  Skilled in MS OfficeSuite – Word, Powerpoint, Excel (Excellent Excel skills).

·  Knowledge for travel softwares (Amedaus, Different API platforms of OTAs)

Education Summary

·  UGC – NET April 2014 Qualified

·  Master of Tourism Management– Faculty of management studies Udaipur University, 2008-10. (71.22 %)

·  L.L.B – Govt. Law College, Rajasthan University (3rd Rank)

·  PGDHRM – Human Resource, Symbiosis (SCDL), 2010 (64.03%)

·  BBA– Lord’s International College, Rajasthan University,2005-08

·  Gold medalist (M.T.M. 2008-10)

Career Summary

Assistant Professor Aug -2015 – presently working Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management, PTRSU, Raipur

I am responsible for the following:-

·  Running course P.G.D.T.H.M. (1 year Diploma Course)

·  Taking classes for (Tourism Products of India, Travel agency tour operation, Marketing for Hospitality & tourism, Tourism concept, policy & planning)

·  Taking classes for communication & persanolity development

·  Organiging seminars & tour for students

·  National level 3 day event organization on “World Tourism Day” at Pt. Ravishankar University

·  Taking care for every day activities of Institute & management

·  Fullfilling other departmental responsibilits for institute

·  Website management for Institute

·  Presantation & field training guidence to student development

Subject Expert Oct 2014 to May 2015 Goibibo.com (IBIBO GROUP)

I am responsible for the following:-

·  Interaction with hotels.

·  Interation & handlaing for coustmers after sales.

·  Hnadling changes in tour plan & cancelltions & further bookings.

·  Handling changes & last minutes hotel issues.

·  Handeling customer dissatisfection.

·  Handeling package querys.

Sr. Sales Executive Sep. 2012 to Oct. 2014 Gets Holidays Pvt Ltd .

I was responsible for the following:-

·  Interaction with Internation tourist.

·  Designing tour & plan itinerary for international tourist.

·  Boost-up sales from presently linked agents outside India linked with company.

·  Guest arrivals & group escourting & meetings.

·  Handeling Domestic package queries.

B2B Sales Executive March 2011 to Sep. 2012 – 1.5 year Travel boutique online - Pune Branch

I was responsible for the following:-

·  Interaction with Travel agents & searching new agents in Pune city & nearby industrial areas.

·  Adding new travel agents.

·  Boost-up sales from presently linked agents.

·  Market Research & new agent handling

·  Handeling agents business requirments.

Management trainee Thomas Cook India Ltd

1st November2009 -21st April 2010 (Summer Traing in last semester)

Responsibilities: Marketing & Service Delivery, Itinerary Planing & Presentation . Also for Travel Package related queries in whole Rajasthan Circle.

In this role I was responsible for:-

Managing relationship and growing business through engagement with new dealer points

Organizing different events and activities for generating business.

Handling data & requirments for all over Rajasthan agents.

Making Business review reports of Rajasthan teretory and sending it to Senior management

Seminar / Workshop / Event Organised

· Organized career guidence seminar for Arts students at UGC – Coching center Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

· Organized National level event for 3 day “World Tourism Day” at Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur

Awards & Achievements

Ø  Topper 2008-2010 Batch Master Of Tourism Management (Gold Medalist)

Ø  Management Workshop At Mohanlal Sukhdia University Udaipur

Ø  Participate In National Tourism Quiz Shimla University

Ø  Participate In Roadshow Of Thomascook India Ltd. At Hotel Ramada, Jaipur.

Personal Profile

1)  Father’s Name : Mr. Sunder Shyam Arora (Govt. school – Sr. Maths teacher)

2)  Mother’s Name : Mrs. Beena Arora (Govt. school – Primery teacher)

3)  Date of Birth : 22nd Feb. 1988

4)  Marital Status : Married

5)  Languages Known : English, Hindi, and Punjabi

6)  Nationality : Indian

7)  Sex : Male

8)  Phone : 09461410196

References

1.  Dr. Dinesh Nandini Parihar (Director- Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management, Pt. Ravishankar shukla state university, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) ph: +91 9479207898

2.  Dr. Saurabh Dixit (Professor- IITTM, Gwalior) ph: +91 9425111266

3.  Dr. Ashok Singh (Course Cordinator - Tourism ) , MLS University, Udaipur) ph: +91 9414174747

4.  Mr. Shakti Singh Shekhwat (Manager, Kouni India / SOTC , JAIPUR) ph:+91 9929840000

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