Congratulations to Lalita for becoming an IWEC Global Ambassador from India
Many thanks to IWEC Board Member, Harjinder Kaur, CEO, Comvision India & representative for FICCI-FLO, for the recommendation of Lalita Nijhawan.
Lalita Nijhawan is an educationist, a social worker, an entrepreneur, and a prolific writer. A President Awardee, she was honoured in 2016 by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the then President of India for her phenomenal contribution in the field of education.
Her journey as an industrious persona began well in the pink of her youth and her hat has been brimming with feathers ever since. After completing her post graduation from the University of Delhi, she was only 25 years old when she began her first professional endeavor in the field of education. She established a school in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi successfully for a decade.
Wanting to challenge herself further she ventured into the travel business founding ‘Travel Boutique’ now known as ‘Travel Boutique Online (TBO)’, a flourishing family business that has marked its presence in the world since its inception. As of today, ‘Travel Boutique Online (TBO)’ has its presence in over 100 countries.
She accepted her IWEC Award in 2016 when the IWEC Conference was hosted by the Brussels Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Her brief profile at that time:
Lalita built her company initially through founding Travel Boutique and in 2007, she created Travel Boutique Online, a databse of 24,000 travel agents across India.began her career at an early age and was given an award in Arts by the vice-president of India. In 2010, the company diversified into travel technology, retail, E-commerce, hotel representations, salons, and catering services. She also created a CSR vertical, CKRDT Foundation. At present, the company has offices in 43 cities across 15 countries. In addition, they have catering services in 27 retail outlets in Adidas, Levi’s, and United Colors of Benetton in India called Forks ‘N Spoons.
