It’s the journey, not the destination stupid. And from Tendya to Tendulkar, it has been quite an eventful one for Sachin. You can almost hear him go: "Musafir hooon yaaron..."
Sorry, bad joke.
His latest in the string of commercial boasts (after he signed up as a minority stakeholder in Mumbai’s interactive gaming hub SMAAASH!) is the online travel company Musafir.com.
This Sharjah-based travel portal launched its India operations last week with Sachin again starring as a minority stakeholder (with 7.5% stake) as well as its brand ambassador, which bodes well for the company considering his (fading?) popularity.
The portal was founded in 2007 by trio Albert Dias, Sachin Gadoya and Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Al Thani. It had already been selling tickets on an India website for the last couple of months.
Musafir.com will not be limited to online operations. It also plans to enter the retail space and plans to add 12 stores in India by next year. It already has 11 offline stores and nine branches across the UAE.
Its India operations will be funded through the UAE-based Universal Travels & Tourism and India-based Viva Holdings, according to Economic Times.
The partnership with Sachin Tendulkar includes a global marketing campaign that includes radio, television and outdoor media in which Tendulkar will be seen showing the travellers ‘a new way to go ghoomne’. Whatever that means.
The good part is that Musafir will NOT be charging any ‘convenience fee’, which is now a standard charge by all online travel companies.
Either way, Sachin is smart enough to know that he should keep his eggs in multiple baskets. Well, more power to Sachin.
Check out Musafir.com as well as its Facebook page.
Sorry, bad joke.
His latest in the string of commercial boasts (after he signed up as a minority stakeholder in Mumbai’s interactive gaming hub SMAAASH!) is the online travel company Musafir.com.
This Sharjah-based travel portal launched its India operations last week with Sachin again starring as a minority stakeholder (with 7.5% stake) as well as its brand ambassador, which bodes well for the company considering his (fading?) popularity.
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| Sachin at the launch of Musafir.com |
The portal was founded in 2007 by trio Albert Dias, Sachin Gadoya and Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Al Thani. It had already been selling tickets on an India website for the last couple of months.
Musafir.com will not be limited to online operations. It also plans to enter the retail space and plans to add 12 stores in India by next year. It already has 11 offline stores and nine branches across the UAE.
Its India operations will be funded through the UAE-based Universal Travels & Tourism and India-based Viva Holdings, according to Economic Times.
The partnership with Sachin Tendulkar includes a global marketing campaign that includes radio, television and outdoor media in which Tendulkar will be seen showing the travellers ‘a new way to go ghoomne’. Whatever that means.
The good part is that Musafir will NOT be charging any ‘convenience fee’, which is now a standard charge by all online travel companies.
Either way, Sachin is smart enough to know that he should keep his eggs in multiple baskets. Well, more power to Sachin.
Check out Musafir.com as well as its Facebook page.
(Image Courtesy: facebook.com/musafirdotcom)
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