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School Friends Turned their Shared Love For Travel Into Startup, Justwravel; Generated ₹12 Crore Revenue

Noida-based social travel startup Justwravel founders Rohan Verma and Shubhangi Pandey turned a gap into ₹12 Cr Revenue pursuing their shared passion now focused on providing budget-friendly and safe travel options.

By Saroj Kumawat
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This is an inspiring Startup Success Story of Justwravel, a startup founded by school friends Rohan Verma and Shubhangi Pandey. The journey began with a love for travel. Driven by their passion, the friends turned it into an opportunity, starting a new chapter.

The Backstory

The school friends — Rohan Verma and Shubhangi Pandey — came from middle-class families. They went to the same school for grades 11 and 12.

 After school, their paths diverged. Rohan went to IMT Ghaziabad to get a degree in engineering and then an MBA. Meanwhile, Shubhangi graduated from the esteemed Welingkar Institute of Management with an MBA in human resources and an engineering degree.

However, the path was different, but their vision was the same. Duo friends were driven by their passion for travel and their desire to make a difference in the lives of India's young people. This is why their bond remained strong. Furthermore, they turned their friendship into entrepreneurship, addressing a gap in the tourism sector.

Inspiration Behind Startup 

The founders' shared love for travel often led them to discuss the challenges Rohan encountered in the tourism sector. Once, their discussion sparked the idea of a travel platform focused on budget-friendly fixed-departure tours. Rohan shared this idea with Shubhangi. Shubhangi loved the idea and began their journey of converting the travel industry challenges into opportunities.

To simplify travel for adventurers while building a community of like-minded individuals, duo school friends embarked on their journey, launching Justwravel as a solution.

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What does Justwravel do?

Working around the clock, the school friends — Rohan Verma and Shubhangi Pandey — launched the solution Justwravel, a social travel startup providing budget-friendly and safe travel options.

Noida-based Justwravel organizes group trips, creates customized travel plans, and handles business trips. The company's specialty is organizing affordable group tours with fixed schedules, focusing on creating a fun, community vibe for those travelers who love adventure.

Their primary focus is offering affordable group tours with set dates, designed to bring people together. These trips are perfect for young travelers who want to explore, have fun, and meet new people along the way.

Overcoming Challenges

The entrepreneurship journey wasn't a cup of tea—it's a long journey fuelled by the collective efforts of the founders. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the travel industry. But despite losing hope, the founders focused on solutions. 

They started offering long-term stays for people working remotely, improved their technology to be more efficient, stayed connected with their customers online, and helped them plan trips for the future. This strategy boomed their startup. 

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Reaching new heights

By turning their lifelong passion for travel into a thriving business, the founders have not only created a successful venture but also contributed to the building the travel industry.

With their collective efforts, they built a thriving business, generating over ₹12 crores in annual revenue, and have created a flourishing social travel community, serving more than 50,000 travelers across 50+ destinations. As of the year 2017, they had served over 1,000 travelers, generating ₹40 lakhs in revenue.

School Friends' journey with Justwravel serves as an inspiring example of how vision, resilience, and strategic thinking can lead to remarkable success.

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FAQ

What does Justwravel do?
Noida-based Justwravel, a social travel startup providing budget-friendly and safe travel options.
Who are the founders of Justwravel?
Rohan Verma and Shubhangi Pandey are the founders of Justwravel.
Where is the Headquarter of Justwravel?
Noida, Uttar Pradesh is the Headquarter of Justwravel.
When Justwravel was founded?
Justwravel was founded in 2015.
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