Corporate Social
Responsibility

On 14th February 2024, the Central Marketing team visited Harmony House, a non-profit organization in Gurgaon. Harmony House provides a safe and nurturing educational space for children and women from nearby underprivileged areas. To support the noble cause, TBO made a humble donation of 75 kilograms of grains and pulses along with 100 units of single-ruled notebooks & pens. The team spent the day with the children, participating in school activities, learning and playing with them, sharing their small victories, and bringing a smile to their faces.

TBO Cup created and powered by TBO.COM has announced an array of sponsors for its latest edition. While Royal Caribbean International continues its support by being the Presenting Sponsor this year, Oman Experience will be the Associate Sponsor along with TBO’s learning and marketing platform – TBO Academy. Support sponsors include Philippines Airlines, Jazeera Airways and Air Canada while TTN remains the Media Sponsor. In addition to Cricket, a Football tournament has also been added in parallel this year thus catering to the sports-loving Travel Bookers community. The double tournament will be conducted at UAE’s premier indoor sports venue – U Pro Sports, Al Qouz, Dubai on 10th December 2023. Over 200 Travel Agent partners have confirmed on what promises to be a ‘all day-fun day ’event with attractive prizes to be won including Air and Hotel vouchers from its partners.

TBO.COM, the word’s leading travel distribution platform hosted a series of TBO Iftars for its most valued customers – Travel Agents – across UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Malaysia and Indonesia. While the Iftars in UAE were sponsored by their strategic partner – Saudi Tourism Authority, the events at Kuwait and Qatar were sponsored by the Hilton Group. Over 750 Travel Agents owners & Bookers attended the events across 7 cities which includes Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, Baku, Kuala Lampur & Jakarta. Summing up, V.K.Balaji, General Manager & Chief Strategy Office commented ‘ A large percentage of our customers practice Ramadan across key markets and based on the success we have had so far, we look forward to scaling this to other centres as well next year’.

TBO recently partnered with Companies of Good and Dubai Municipality to kick- start their TBO Cares series of CSR initiatives across the world. Realizing the shocking fact that the daily wastage per person is 2kgs per day in UAE is considerably high and unlike the city, deserts are littered with trash. 25 TBOans from across the globe cleaned up part of the desert with a purpose. The results were – 150 kgs of trash collected within an hour!

IITD is a premier research and engineering institute that, inter alia, undertakes innovative research activities in various fields through its faculties. TBO sponsored 4 (four) undergraduate students’ travel cost for attending various educational conferences/ seminars.

Smile Foundation, a public charitable trust, based out of Delhi, is a national level development organization working in the field of education, health, livelihood, and women empowerment. TBO contributed towards improving accessibility and retention of children in Community Based Organization (CBO) and helped in upgrading basic numeracy and literacy skills of children in identified location in Surya Vihar, Gurugram through the selected CBO.

Panini Kanya Mahavidyalaya, run on the residential Gurukul system, imparts traditional and vocational education to girls with an impetus on musical abilities. TBO aided Mahavidyalaya in providing vocational training to its students which generates employment opportunities for them. Music instructors were appointed for providing free vocational training to the students.

Sewa Bharti works towards aiding education, skill development, women empowerment, and improving health in the socially & economically weaker sections of society. The funds contributed by TBO were utilised by Sewa Bharti towards running a medical center in JJ Cluster of Nut Colony, Mehirawali, Chatterpur and Ambedkar colony and in providing free general OPD services.

Bhartiya Jansewa Sansthan (BJS) improves living standards, education, and livelihoods in India’s tribal, rural, and slum areas. TBO funded school construction in Kharekhadi, Pushkar, Rajasthan, and supported hostel and boundary wall construction at Kalyan Seva Kendra in Dharanidharpalli, Sundargarh, Odisha.

The Center for Excellence in Energy and Telecommunication at IIT Madras specializes in developing and commercializing Renewable Energy (RE) and Electric Vehicles (EV). TBO sponsored a course to educate engineering students on these technologies, emphasizing technical expertise and economic feasibility for widespread adoption.

TBO.COM announced the launch of a CSR initiative created for its customers – a healthcare campaign with ‘Eyecare’ being the focus, considering the Travel agents especially Bookers spend long working hours on screen. In UAE company has partnered with leading eyewear brand, Aster Optical who have started to conduct free eye camps at large Travel Agents’ offices during Ramadan. The partnership also entails free eye checks and consultation along with exclusive offers at their stores for all TBO customers. Aster also offered eyecare products at discounted rates.

This first-time initiative in the travel industry includes a year-round awareness campaign highlighting the importance of eyes and eyecare across marketing channels and in-platform. Similar partnerships with leading eyecare brands are now being explored in APAC & Europe.

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), established by an act of the Delhi legislature, is dedicated to R&D, educational programs, and degree conferral. TBO has partnered with IIIT-Delhi to sponsor the PhD fellowships of two students under the TBO MAHALONOBIS Fellowship Program for a duration of three years, commencing this year. The fellowship encompasses comprehensive support for research and development, financial aid, mentorship, and professional growth.

Sewa Bharti is committed to enhancing education, skill development, women’s empowerment, and health among the socially and economically disadvantaged. With TBO’s support, Sewa Bharti renovated and repaired four toilet blocks, each with at least 10 toilets, at Sewa Dham Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School. This project benefits approximately 300 students and 35 staff members.

Bhartiya Jansewa Sansthan (BJS) strives to uplift living standards, provide education, and create livelihoods in tribal, rural, and slum areas across India. TBO’s funding facilitated the construction and procurement of raw materials for Bhartiya Sishu Vidya Mandir, a school in Chatiposh, District Sambalpur, Orissa. This partnership aims to support underprivileged students in the tribal area.

IIT Madras is at the forefront of technology development in the energy sector, focusing on public benefit through commercialization. The Center for Excellence in Energy and Telecommunication (CEET) is doing R&D in key technology areas of Renewable Energy and Storage Devices, which will help India achieve net zero goals by 2070. TBO supported the creation of a communication protocol between the Battery Management System and the Management Server.

InterGlobe Foundation, based in Delhi, focuses on culture and heritage preservation, environmental protection, and livelihood promotion. TBO’s funds were used for training programs, including Field Campaigns, Business Development Training, and Mentor Honorariums, to empower women.

Panini Kanya Mahavidyalaya operates on the traditional Gurukul system, providing vocational and traditional education to girls, with a focus on musical abilities. TBO supported the procurement of raw materials for constructing a water tank to cater to the basic needs of the students and staff at Panini Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Varanasi.