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Dipak Deva

Managing Director and CEO

Travel Corporation India Ltd.

Mr. Dipak Deva is the Managing Director & CEO of Travel Corporation India Ltd., India’s largest inbound travel company. In his role as MD & CEO TCI, he leads TCI, Sita, Distant Frontiers, Vilasita, Aranya and Go Vacation (a JV with DER Touristik), a group of iconic travel brands that are market leaders for inbound tourism to India, from UK, Germany, France, Russia, Spain, Portugal and Japan.

Mr. Deva’s extensive leadership experience, deep knowledge of the inbound industry, his focus on people, technology and excellence, have helped TCI grow into the most awarded travel company in the country for the past seventeen years. His unparalleled understanding of India’s tourism potential, source markets and their needs, ability to build relationships with partners and clients, have meant that TCI has become a byword for providing the most incredible experiences to overseas guests traveling to India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.

With his deep commitment to the environment, diversity and inclusion, Mr. Deva has built TCI into an organisation which is an equal opportunity employer, that is also strongly focused on sustainability. He is an Expert Member for Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Member of the Governing Council of the Responsible Tourism Society of India, Member of WTTCI (World Travel & Tourism Council India), Skift Live Advisory Council and a Permanent Invitee to the Executive Committee of Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA).