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TravelAgentMall.com, a B2B portal, aims to achieve a worldwide presence, by end 2008. With an investment of Rs 2.5 crore (approximate), the portal aims to touch a turnover of Rs 400 crore by March 2009.

“Our first priority is to enter the Middle East, Europe and Australia. Once we get in there, we have plans to enter China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, by this year end”, says Vikas Kannan, Marketing Head - Global, TravelAgentMall.com. The portal, which was launched in India this February, has registered over 10,000 Indian agents, already. In USA, the portal launched in March and registered more than 35,000 travel agents from the country.

According to Kannan, the portal has signed a deal with a German consolidator to enter European marketing. Elaborating on expansion plans, Kannan says, “We plan to start our operations in Europe within a month, while operations from the Middle East and Australia will start by June 2008. By the end of this year, we will operate from most countries worldwide”. The portal is in talks with consolidators from Australia and the Middle East and is expected to sign a deal by mid April 2008.

Apart from expansion plans, the portal will see the addition of new features and facilities, this year. Currently, the portal offers only air ticketing facilities on domestic and international routes. “We are awaiting an approval from Amadeus; once it is clear, we will add hotels and car rental facilities, as well,” says Kannan. The portal plans to offer about 6,000 domestic and 15,000 international hotels, online, in India. According to Kannan, the portal is looking for railway bookings, once the Indian Railways grants an API (Application Program Interface) approval. “We will also look at bus bookings by mid 2008, along with railway bookings”, adds Kannan.

TravelAgentMall.com will provide access to special fares offered by international and domestic consolidators. Every agent will be provided with a unique user name and password to login to the website. The portal is a part of USA-based Travel Technology company called Wizie.com.