Historic Beginnings

Incredible Indian Journeys is a golden jubilee initiative from Kerala Travels Interserve Ltd. IIJ seeks to bring the choicest of Indian experiences — to suit every taste and budget — to the discerning international traveller.

Kerala Travels, Kerala’s pioneering travel company, was founded in 1959 by Col. G V Raja of the royal family of Travancore, Mr P G C Pillai and Mr S V Pandit.

Col. G V Raja was a well travelled person, with friends across the globe. From his frequent voyages, Col. Raja felt the need for high-quality travel services that would make travelling comfortable, easy and stress-free. And that is how Kerala Travels was born in the year 1959.

Kerala Travels was the very first company in Kerala to offer professional and reliable travel services across the state. And that was not all… The company was also the first to offer tour packages, bring out tourism brochures (first brochure came out in 1962), and organize exclusive services like charter flights and tour taxis.

Moving with the times
In 1997, Kerala Travels co-founded Interserve Ltd with an aim to serve as a consortium of travel and tourism agencies. Having witnessed the changes in travel itineraries and preferences, KT understood that every passenger would need multipoint servicing. This is where the Interserve alliance came into play, enabling Kerala Travels to offer one-of-a-kind travel experiences to its global patrons. Today, Interserve Ltd is present in 122 locations within India and in 85 locations worldwide. It is poised to be India’s largest travel brand!

Kerala Travels came full circle in 2001, when it was registered as a public limited company with Princess Gowri Parvathy Bayi, daughter of Col GV Raja, as Chairperson.

Path-breaking travel products
Innovation has been the hallmark at Kerala Travels, and continues to be. Our projects Thekkady Tiger Trail, The World of Wings and Lullaby @ Varkala have won awards at regional, inbound and international levels.

Kerala, South India and North India – KTIL offers highly customized travel options to suit every traveller’s taste and budget. Be it FITs or groups, our travel experts will put together just the holiday you wish.

KTIL pioneered Polar tours from India, and is the only Indian operator offering tours to every continent! Saura Yaathrika, a space training programme for kids, is an exciting project that takes a step towards space tourism.

Having completed 50 years of serving travellers, Kerala Travels continues to be a trend-setter in travel innovation and service excellence. Founded and built up on the tenet of value-based business practices and excellent relationships with clients, we have stayed steadfast on the path.