Award-winning Parveen Travels spreads its horizons

Parveen Travels has been the recipient of National Tourism Award presented by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. It is notable that they have been awarded 10th time this year

A. Afzal, Chairman & Managing Director, and A. Aarif, Director, ABBE Business Enterprises, (extreme left and right respectively), receiving the National Tourism Award 2018 from Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of Tourism & Culture, and Zurab Pololikashvili, UNWTO Secretary General

Parveen Travels, the flagship of ABBE Business Enterprises, is a household name in the sector of passenger mobility in the whole of South India and a top-notch brand with high-end buses and elite cars such as the Rolls Royce and some unique and innovative vehicles such as the house-on-wheels, conference-on-wheels for meetings on the go, etc. Such innovations have been, in fact, part and parcel of the Parveen Group since 50 years. The company is also certified with ISO for quality standards. The company’s vision has been to be a trendsetter in the tourism and travel industry and to be a behemoth in service excellence.

“Exceptional service makes the customers realise the value of money spent. And we have become a household brand by adhering to this philosophy,” a company’s spokesperson states. The traditional motto of the company, service before oneself, has been followed at all levels of the management with emphasis placed on ensuring customer comfort at every stage of the business. “The core for every travel and tourism business is customer satisfaction. Make the customers’ travel a happy part of his or her life. Every customer is important,” he adds.

Further, as part of their march into the digital age, the company has been offering its services online since 2004 and has now launched a mobile app, supported by intense digital marketing to promote their e-business. The company has been professionally managed since its inception backed by an efficient team of experts in the areas of human resources, management, operations and all verticals as a whole. Parveen Travels is now setting its sights on an IPO with a targeted deadline of 2022.

The company has also forayed into developing state-of-the-art workshops under the banner of Motorzone that includes the authorised dealership of Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors and AMW. Very soon, the company will sign a contract for manufacturing three and four-wheelers electric goods vehicles and passenger vans. It will also collaborate with a Hungary-based manufacturer to bring in 100 electric buses which will include signing up with leasing companies to venture into electric buses under the new FAME 2 scheme introduced in India by Niti Aayog. Furthermore, it plans to bring in 3,000 electric buses for intra and intercity operations in a joint venture with the OEMs and leasing companies by the year 2025.

The company is also engaged in cargo logistics, managing 220 destinations covering the whole of South India and now plans to expand pan-India. It also has a presence in the food sector, catering to 25,000 students and employees everyday at colleges and MNCs under the banner AB Resorts and Restaurants. Parveen Holidays, the extended arm of Parveen Travels, is now gradually spreading its branches internationally. The company already has offices in Dubai, France and Sri Lanka and very soon will set up base in the Far East and Japan.