Our Team

Master of Commerce Degree holder from Mysore University; founded Skyway International Travels during 1994 after gaining 10 years’ experience in Tourism and Hospitality Industry; served Rotary Mysore in many capacities including President between 2004-05; instrumental in raising funds to start the Rotary Mysore Chandrakala Blood Bank in Mysore and served as its Chairman for 6 years; was Chairman of Ideal Jawa Rotary School, Mysuru with 2000 plus children for 3 years between 2002-05.

He has been instrumental in getting a 5-years MTA (Master of Tourism Administration) course introduced in five universities in Karnataka. This has helped the industry to recruit over 300 qualified students annually into the sector; served as a Member on Board of studies in Tourism Administration of Mysore University for 2 years to introduce tourism Degree and Master Degree courses from 2006-2008.

He also authored the 1st edition of the popular MYSORE GUIDE that was first published in 2005. The guide has subsequently come out in 3 editions, with over 40,000 copies sold so far.

He has widely travelled in India and internationally across over 55 countries; He has been the Chairman, IATO Karnataka Chapter since 2010; been a Member of the Karnataka Tourism Vision Group under the previous Govt.; has been instrumental in bringing in many mega events to Karnataka including IATO Convection during 2008-09 and PATA  Travel Mark  during 2015.

He is a Founder Member of Karnataka Tourism Society, serving as Secretary; successfully organised the KITE 2019 (Karnataka International Travel Expo 2019) wherein where in 100+ International buyers and 240 Indian buyers were invited to attend the exclusive B2B event in Bengaluru, Karnataka in August 2019; organised 5 Mega FAM tours for 220 delegates as Chairman of FAM Tour committee.

He is also the Secretary – Skyway Tourism Education Trust, a trust formed with the main objective of providing education, training to front office staff, drivers and guides in Karnataka apart from other activities to promote tourism in India.

Member – Indian Chamber of Commerce Tourism Expert Committee 2020-22

Member – Tourism Task Force, CII Southern Region 2021-22

Skyway is a 29 years old company, leading   Inbound Tour Operator in India bringing more tourists to our country.  Skyway is head quartered in Bengaluru with its registered office in Mysore and branches in Madikeri, Mangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and overseas offices.  Skyway has a team of 55 professional staff with 100 + vehicles.