Bollywood actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood has launched a B2B travel technology platform, Travel Union, for rural entrepreneurs.
The platform will give access to all trains operating in India through IRCTC, over 500 domestic and international flights, over 10,000 bus operators, and more than 10 lakh hotels to its members and consumers, the company said in a statement.
Sood said that during the lockdowns, he had a first-hand experience of the challenges that rural Indians face when it comes to travel, as well as the struggles of small business owners.
“The lack of tailored offerings catering to the needs of Bharat and addressing digital needs of rural citizens stayed with me. In fact, currently, rural consumers have no option to pre-plan their travel and have to run to multiple operators for different kinds of travel needs,” he shared.
Actor Sonu Sood
“I envisioned Travel Union so that we can remove all barriers to travel and give an entrepreneurial opportunity to anyone in the nation…