So who are we? Started in 2013, THE HOLIDAY SHOPPE aims to make experiences come alive by creating and facilitating travel that is one-of-a-kind and truly unforgettable. Our deep understanding of the business and our own personal travel explorations has helped us tailor-make experiences that can achieve business objectives while satisfying the hunger of a true wanderer.
Well, we are a team of people in the know (about travel). And we’re passionate about detail and service. Combine these, and you come out with our one simple, sole purpose – to encourage and indulge your curiosity about the world and to ensure that your time away is perfect. With us, you will see a destination in a different light – through The Holiday Shoppe lens – and discover things you won’t find out about any other way. Equally, if you’re not sure where to travel but you do feel the need to escape, give yourself a treat or a challenge, or learn something new… we can arrange that too. Our advice is full of insight and inspiration, carefully curated to suit you. So is your bespoke itinerary. Since we began, we have ploughed new furrows with our independent, innovative approach. We’re inspired by our own restless curiosity about the world and our passion for service that’s creatively shaped around individuals. We’re on the same page: ready and waiting to start writing your travel story.
Our team has worked with big and small clients and has time and again proven that size doesn’t matter to delivering a one of a kind, memorable travel experience! From our association with Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co. Ltd. for whom we curated The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting experience and delivered a unique, talk worthy and coveted learning for all financial fanatics to The Roaring Ride, a trademarked property of ours that is the passion of founder Kaizad Gandhi, to be a citizen conservationist and gather motorcyclist from all over the world to raise awareness on wildlife conservation in South Africa. At THE HOLIDAY SHOPPE, we pride ourselves in going beyond just “packages” but crafting customized experiences with impeccable attention to detail and service for those who live and breathe adventure. Whether it is motorcycle-touring experiences in South Africa, Australia or Siberia, Knowledge Tours designed to inspire teenagers with travel in Bhutan or Sri Lanka or specially curated M.I.C.E experiences that grow employee morale and motivate them, these are all travel experiences that have been imagined and designed to deliver not just a holiday but also a lifetime of throwback moments!
After 11 years of experience with global financial conglomerates like Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered and ABN Amro Bank, Kaizad conceptualized ‘The Holiday Shoppe’ and is the strategic and technical anchor to the team. Young, dynamic and creative, he brings conceptual expertise with creativity and design to his work. Kaizad has travelled extensively around India and internationally, to try and fulfill his insatiable need for new experiences. A dog lover, sports enthusiast and a deep passion towards wild lion conservation, he is THS’s spiritual leader, resident travel sage, voyageur extraordinaire and CEO of all things slow. Always on the hunt for new and untraveled places to explore, his favorite and most memorable experiences have been when he met his hero, Kevin Richardson – “The Lion Whisperer” in Africa and Warren Buffett – The Oracle of Omaha, at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in America. Today, he offers these two experiences to other like minded individuals as part of ‘The Holiday Shoppe’ offering.
Faiyaz has been associated with us since our inception. Faiyaz brings with him 25 years of experience in the fields of adventure sports, camping and trekking. He is a trained mountaineer from Nehru Institute, Uttarkashi. Being an avid traveller, Faiyaz has donned the hat of a travel genie with a passion for making travel dreams come true. High on values like learning and safety, combined with his affable, jovial and easy going nature make Faiyaz irreplaceable on any tour.
“Traeser” is an app developed for riding enthusiasts aimed at making travel a collaborative experience where you can plan share and observe rides with your friends. It helps you create your ride, define the route, invite others to participate or observe the ride in an easy and intuitive manner. We have been using this on our African moto-touring programs and it been a fantastic experience.
My friend Kaizad had volunteered at the sanctuary last year and he said he was putting together this amazing motorcycling adventure together to support the Kevin Richardson foundation so thank you all for supporting us by joining the Ride for the Lion Pride
I was humbled to power the inaugural The Roaring Ride in February 2019 organized by The Holiday Shoppe. A superb initiative to spread awareness on Lion conservation efforts by the Kevin Richardson Foundation and the message to ban canned hunting and cub petting industry prevalent in South Africa. A well-executed, flawlessly planned, superbly maintained BMW GS horses, top quality accommodation and gourmet food experiences, ensured we get an extra-ordinary African wilderness on a motorcycle. The route was one of the best I have done till date and riding in Africa for the first time, The Holiday Shoppe took care of all the possibilities in an unknown region. Kaizad had put together a route that was very scenic and adventurous and the daily riding distances were just appropriate to let us enjoy the beauty of the place.
The Roaring Ride 2019 was planned flawlessly. I have a part of many motorcycle trip organized by me and few other friends over the years for our riding club, so I can say with good authority it was beyond expectations for all participants. Even if I had to think of something that I was not satisfied , it would not come to me unless I had to lie.
“Kaizad is extremely sincere and diligent in his work, he takes ownership of work given to him and has great execution skills. He also leads and gets involved personally in execution which I find the best about him and the main reason I chose to work with him”
The hunger for travel can only be fulfilled by a good travel planner and executor of the experience. That's the Holiday Shoppe for us at GBMS. They ensured all the students were comfortable, safe and had a great time. The team is courteous and helpful providing exemplary services before and during the trip. We look forward to many more trips with them!
It was a pleasure working with you and your team to host the 13th District 25 conference for Zonta International held in Mumbai and attended by delegates from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The Holiday Shoppe stayed one step ahead of the planning process and we were impressed with the team’s ability to plan a conference of this magnitude efficiently and confidently. I look forward to working with The Holiday Shoppe in the future and recommend them to manage conference and events of any size.
The Holiday Shoppe organized our Russia Incentive travel (Moscow and St Petersburg). Very pleasant experience across the board with Kaizad and his team.