Klusttar Travels was a ray of hope in the world when numerous businesses floundered trying to make ends meet in the face of a pandemic, which turned out to be a success story. The story of how the company came to be started is inspirational, with Shubham Sampada Santosh Patange, a young Maharashtrian dreamer, realizing his dream of starting his own business in the small town of Maharashtra and developing it into a multi-crore company.
Shubham was born in the small village of Rasayani in Maharashtra and grew up in the small town of Roha in the Raigad district, which is full of courage, focus, and ambition. He graduated in 2017 with a degree from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Government College of Engineering, Raigad, and worked as an Education Counsellor in Home Revise Educations Pvt. Ltd. His hard work saw him promoted to Team Manager (2018) and to the position of Branch Manager in the next two years (2019). He worked as the Branch Manager in Toppr Technologies in mid-2019 and acquired experience in the managerial field that equipped him to be an entrepreneur.
In March 2020, Shubham established Klusttar Travels Pvt. Ltd. with his partner Ketan More with an aim of transforming the manner of travelling. Unluckily, a few months down the road, the COVID-19 pandemic struck and led to the stagnation of the travel and tourism sector. The company had few resources and a turnover of only ₹2,00,000, and this proved to be the greatest challenge. When Ketan sold the business at the beginning of the year 2021, Shubham was left to face the storm on his own, yet he refused to give up but rather saw a chance to rise stronger.
Adamant about his dream, Shubham started selling tailor-made travel itineraries at only ₹200 per case and generated ₹1,00,000 in May 2021 alone. His persistence became improvement with a ₹5,00,000 turnover at the end of FY 2021–22. The actual breakthrough was in 2022, when Klusttar Travels started working with residential buildings to provide community tours. The company completed tours valued at ₹10,00,000 after three months, and at the close of FY 2022–23, the turnover increased to ₹50,00,000, which was also a significant comeback.
In 2023, Klusttar Travels ventured into other markets and offered its services to Maharashtra Police, Mumbai Police, and subsequently to the Pune Health Department. Their professionalism, reliability, and client-first attitude won them trust and recognition in Maharashtra. The company surpassed the ₹1 crore turnover mark by FY 2023–24. They partnered with influencers and celebrities of the Marathi film industry in 2024, as well as with corporate giants such as Infosys, Persistent, and HDFC. This resulted in a record-breaking ₹1.5 crore turnover by the end of FY 2024–25, making Klusttar Travels a dominant brand in the travel and tourism industry.
The inaugural journey of the company, a backpackers’ tour to Hampi with a group of 18, was an indescribable success and a precursor to how the brand would look in the future. Under the guidance of its tagline, “One Trip, Many Memories,” Klusttar Travels has to date served more than 2,000 satisfied families and keeps motivating travellers within India. Having a diverse workforce of 60+ committed employees, the company provides both domestic and international offers, visa/passport services, flight, train, cab, and hotel reservation services, all customized and designed to suit the special needs of its customers.
Klusttar Travels has a powerful Vision, the desire to become the most customer-centric travel agency in the world, whereas the company has a clear direction and acts according to the set goal. Its Mission is also quite inspiring: To inspire and empower people to discover the world confidently and easily through exceptional travel services and customized experiences. Our vision is to make our clients have lifelong memories and develop an interest in traveling and exploring. These brand statements beautifully capture the brand promise of quality, care, and customer satisfaction.
Klusttar Travels promotes sustainable tourism and the empowerment of the community in addition to profit and growth. The company advances indigenous and rural experiences that assist travelers in associating with local cultures, as well as helping local economies. All trips that Klusttar Travels designs are adventurous and authentic at the same time so that travelers do not come back home with only souvenirs but stories.
With Klusttar Travels still on the road in 2025 and in the future, a giant among buildings and a testament to perseverance, strategic vision, and the strength of dreams, the company will stand tall. The story of selling ₹200 itineraries to creating a ₹1.5 crore travel brand, Shubham Patange demonstrates that passion and persistence are not goals but journeys with the motto, “One Trip, Many Memories.”
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