India is one of Thailand's biggest and fastest-growing source markets, and selling it well needs a Thailand DMC that understands how Indian agencies actually operate — group series, celebration travel and demanding dining requirements. Here's how Explera supports the India trade.
How India books Thailand
Indian demand leans to group series, weddings and family movements, concentrated around the November–February wedding season and the summer school break. FIT honeymoons ride on the same net-rate contracts. A Thailand DMC built for India blocks group allocations months ahead and manages rooming lists as they change.
Dining is decisive
This is where bookings are won or lost. Explera pre-contracts Indian, Jain and pure-vegetarian kitchens across every destination and routes coaches around confirmed meal stops — no compromises, no surprises.
Language and logistics
- Hindi-speaking guides on request.
- Visa-on-arrival documentation handled so passengers clear the airport fast.
- Big-fat-wedding capability — venues, décor, catering and entertainment for 40 to 400 guests.
- Coaches that are our own, insured and sized to the manifest.
Commercials that fit India
Net rates quoted in your working currency with INR settlement available via our State Bank of India account, clear per-person group grids, and one consolidated invoice per departure to keep your accounts team in control.
Start with one file
Most Indian partners start with a single FIT or small group to test the service, then move series across. Open an account with Explera and quote Thailand with confidence.
Frequently asked questions
How far ahead should I block for an Indian group series?
Months ahead, because Indian demand concentrates on the November to February wedding season and the summer school break, and those are the dates every agency wants. A DMC built for the India market blocks group allocations early and then manages rooming lists as they inevitably change. Bring the likely departure pattern to the desk before the manifest is firm.
How are Indian, Jain and pure-vegetarian dining requirements handled on tour?
They are pre-contracted across every destination rather than solved on the day, and coaches are routed around confirmed meal stops. This is where Indian group bookings are won or lost, so state the requirement in the brief and the itinerary comes back built around it. Ask for the meal stops to be named in the programme you send your client.
What can I request on the ground for an Indian group beyond the standard itinerary?
Hindi-speaking guides are assignable on request, visa-on-arrival documentation is handled so passengers clear the airport quickly, and coaches are owned, insured and sized to the manifest rather than subcontracted to whoever is free. Large wedding movements are handled end to end — venues, décor, catering and entertainment. Put these in the original brief so they are priced, not retrofitted.
How does settlement work, and how should an Indian agency start?
Rates are quoted net in your working currency with INR settlement available through a dedicated State Bank of India account, presented as clear per-person group grids with one consolidated invoice per departure. That keeps your accounts team in control of a series. Most Indian partners open with a single FIT or small group to test service, then move series across once it holds.
