IIT Roorkee Alumni’s Travel-Tech Startup ties with Incredible India campaign to offer Virtual Reality Experiences

The partnership is in line with Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi’s vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat

A travel-Tech startup established by alumni of IIT Roorkee, has partnered with Union Ministry of Tourism’s Incredible India campaign, to offer interactive virtual reality experiences of touristic destinations to the users. 

OutsiteVR was founded in 2016 by Amit Singh and Mayur Karodia, from the Department of Architecture and Planning (2010-15), IIT Roorkee. OutsiteVR is innovating reality with Immersive Technology in the Travel & Hospitality Industry. It is enabling travel enthusiasts to experience travel destinations and unexplored places from their comfort and make informed travel plans. 

The partnership is in line with Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of #AatmaNirbharBharat and supports world-class products manufactured in India.

“We are thrilled to partner with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, to offer personalized and immersive travel experiences which help users to travel our Incredible India from the comfort of their homes. I would like to thank our mentor & alumnus Mr. Pramod Saxena, Chairman of Oxigen Services and Aarambh Ventures for constant support & helping us to accomplish this mission. Also, I am thankful to our faculty (especially Prof. P. S. Chani & Prof. Avlokita Agarwal from Architecture & Planning Deptt.) at IIT Roorkee. The partnership underscores our commitment to support the Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi’s vision of #AatmaNirbharBharat. Virtual Reality is an enabler to boost India’s tourism potential and help regain the confidence of users once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides” said Mr. Amit Singh, IIT Roorkee alumnus and Co-Founder & CEO, OutsiteVR.

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“Travelling in virtual reality is the #NewNormal and we are building a technology that makes VR accessible to the masses. In this global crisis, we are aiming to help people travel safe & make better travel decisions” said Mr. Mayur Karodia, IIT Roorkee alumnus and Co-Founder & Head of Products, OutsiteVR

“The innovative & immersive solutions offered by OutsiteVR will enable us to showcase India’s cultural diversity and heritage on a global tourism map. OutsiteVR’s one-of-a-kind solution satiates the users’ wanderlust amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. This partnership will help travel enthusiasts to experience Incredible India even from any corner of the world & facilitate informed travel plans by the users” said Mr. Venkatesan Dhattareyan, Regional Director (West and Central Region), Ministry of Tourism

“We are delighted with the success of Amit and Mayur. Their pathbreaking professional journey will encourage more students to discover their passion and charter their unique entrepreneurial courses," said Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee

OutsiteVR has also been conferred the prestigious "National Tourism Award-2019" by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for its contribution to encouraging international tourism through the innovative solution. It has earlier won MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in February 2018. The MIT innovation program is one of the best business programs for the world's leading entrepreneurs. It has also been featured amongst India's TOP-24 innovative startups on CNBC & CNN TV in 2017. Moreover, it has won the first prize at IIM Ahmedabad's Masterplan'18 (National level business plan competition) as well as '1 Cr Challenge' by Matrix Partners, India. Both the founding members are distinguished TEDx Speakers.

Mr. Amit Singh is actively supporting the aspiring entrepreneurs at IIT Roorkee and has invested in RecogsquarePvt. Ltd (Invoid), one of the startups incubated at TIDES, IIT Roorkee. The TIDES Business Incubator plays a catalytic role in encouraging the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation at IIT Roorkee. 

Tripigator.com, first travel planning engine launched in partnership with Incredible India of Ministry of Tourism

Revolutionizing the travel and technology space, Tripigator.com, first and only instant, travel planning engine, was launched today in Delhi in partnership with Incredible India of Ministry of Tourism. Tripigator.com instantly generates personalized travel itineraries on fewer inputs and significantly reduces users’ effort by replacing ten tabs with one tab.

The website has been chosen as the official travel planner by the Ministry of Tourism and will also be available on Incredible India website.

Tripigator.com is not an online travel agent or a tour operator, but a first-of-its-kind personalized travel planning service. The website was unveiled by Mr. Parvez Dewan, Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India and its three founders - Mukul Garg, Piyush Grover, and Karteek Narumanchi all graduates from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

Tripigator, a product from WorthYourHolidays, has developed Intuitive Planning Engine, which is a heuristic based decision making technology, considering more than 30 critical factors to design a personalized holiday itinerary with real time prices at a click.

Tripigator will help both domestic and international travellers in planning their trips seamlessly by asking basic inputs such as timeline, budget, areas of interest (adventure, romantic, nature etc.) and destinations of choice. The technology creates a range of travel itineraries in no time and ranks them as per users experience.

Founded by IIT Kharagpur Alumni, WorthYourHolidays was selected in the Top 50 Global Young Innovators, at the Moscow Open innovation Program.

Some of the USPs Tripigator has got in comparison to other travel planning engines are:

• Open just 1 tab instead of the usual 10. A faster and easier way to plan Indian travel itinerary
• Considers more than 30 parameters for designing a personalized holiday plan
• Realistic plans with live prices of flight, train, hotel, cab and bus
• Seamless user experience and visually appealing user interface

Comparison of Tripigator.co with other websites of its kind

Tripigator offers a seamless user experience and visually appealing user interface, which complements the core technology. Tripigator aggregates the information from all over the web to create structured travel data and applies decision science and remarkable technology to create personalized holiday itineraries with live prices.

It not only creates personalized itineraries but also helps users to share it with their travel companions, enabling them to collaborate on their travel plan.

How Tripigator.com works

During the launch, Mr. Parvez Dewan, Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India said, "We are happy to partner with Worth Your Holidays and compliment the young team on introducing this innovative technology Tripigator. With the introduction of this technology travelling to and within India will become easier to plan. We hope that the process will be more enjoyable for all tourists, from within the country and internationally.

Mukul Garg, co-founder of Tripigator said - "A traveller spends approximately 20 days and visits 22 websites for planning the holiday and more than 70% are troubled in the process. With Tripigator, the whole process is done in a few seconds. We foresee potential in the way Internet, will power the entire travel decision-making funnel in the coming years to offer improved travel experiences."