Raghunandan Velaga

Travel Manager with 10.3 years experience working in Corporate Travel Management, Facilities Administration, leisure, travel & tourism industry.

Currently working as a Travel Manager in Dotdash Meredith India - America's Largest Digital & Print Publisher.

Strong administrative professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Tourism from Pondicherry University.

Skilled in Air ticket & hotel bookings, Visa processing, Forex, Credit Card Programs, Cabs, Hospitality Industry, Event Management, Leisure Industry, and Tour Planning.

Knowledge of Travel & Expense Reporting and Processing.

Also part of the Facilities Admin team, with experience in Facility Operations, Invoice Processing, Vendor Management & Procurement.

Total work Experience: 10.3 Years

Current:

Company : Meredith India Services Pvt Ltd (Previously Time Analytic & Shared Services Pvt Ltd) 

Designation : Senior Analyst – Travel Coordinator & Facilities Admin

Duration : From October 2016 to Present

Responsibilities:

• Handling end-to-end International & Domestic travel requests which includes Air ticketing, Visa Processing, Hotel & Cab bookings etc. 
• Preparing and maintaining MIS Reports & Travel expenses.
• Reconciliation of all travel related Invoices & submitting to Finance dept. for timely payments. 
• Maintaining Professional Relationships with travel vendors for smooth travel process.
• Coordinate with various hotels, conference centers, & Banquet halls for company/team events.
• Coordinate with HR team for interview candidates & new Joiner travel, accommodation & Relocation arrangements.
• Design and maintain process documentation for the travel programs.
• Preparing Travel policies as per company’s requirement.
• Also, part of the facilities Admin team and looks after admin related works as assigned.
• Coordinate with different Facilities vendors for salary/rate revisions, agreement renewals of Support function staffs.
• Coordinating with Procurement team for creating agreements & Purchase orders and onboarding new vendors.
• Reconciling & Processing of all facility related invoices received from various vendors to reporting manager for approval and for final payment processing.
• Maintaining all facilities/Admin related tracker sheets and providing month on month reports.

Company : Cushman & Wakefield Property Management Services India Pvt Ltd.

(Worked at their client’s place, Time Analytic & Shared Services Pvt Ltd)

Designation : Travel Coordinator, Administration Executive

Duration : From October 2014 to August 2016

Responsibilities:

• Handling complete travel requests which would include Air ticketing, Visa assistance, Hotel & Cab bookings etc. 
• Error free collection & Handover of tour/travel documents to employees
• Preparing and maintaining MIS Reports like Tracker sheet & Travel expenses to be sent to Senior Manager.
• Reconciliation of Invoices & submitting to Finance department for timely payments. 
• Coordinating with travel vendors for smooth travel process.
• Managing Travel Budgets with the Project Manager.

Company : Thomas Cook India Ltd. (Bangalore) (GCP - Franchise)

Designation : Executive – Leisure Travel (Outbound)

Duration : From February 2013 to October 2014

Responsibilities:

• Selling International (Outbound) tour packages to customers.
• Taking care of booking responsibilities and Visa requirements.
• Handling customer queries through calls and walk-ins.
• Error free collection & Handover of tour documents 
• Booking Hotels & Sightseeing through GTA Platform, Issuing Air tickets in Thomas cook portal.

MBA in Tourism from Pondicherry University