Goan travel company expands into private aviation, bringing personalised jet travel to a growing luxury clientele
PANAJI: In a significant expansion of Goa’s luxury travel sector, Goa-based travel company GAC Holidays has entered the private aviation space with the launch of its private jet service connecting major cities across India.
The move marks a new chapter for the Goan travel company, which has built its business around holidays, hotels, flights, visas and customised travel experiences and is now extending its premium offering into private aviation.
Through its private jet service, GAC Holidays will facilitate private aircraft travel between cities across India, offering clients greater flexibility in scheduling, personalised itineraries and a more exclusive alternative to conventional commercial air travel.
The service is aimed at a growing segment of travellers seeking privacy, convenience and time-efficient travel, including high-net-worth individuals, business travellers, corporate groups, destination wedding parties, luxury holidaymakers and families travelling on customised itineraries.
Unlike scheduled commercial flights, private aviation allows travel plans to be built around the client’s requirements, including preferred departure times and customised city-to-city itineraries, subject to aircraft availability and operational requirements.
For GAC Holidays, the launch represents an expansion from being a conventional travel agency into a more comprehensive luxury travel and concierge platform.
“We have always believed that luxury travel is about more than simply booking a flight or a hotel. It is about creating an experience around the traveller’s time, comfort and individual requirements,” said GAC Holidays.
The company’s entry into private aviation also strengthens Goa’s position as a market for premium and high-end travel services. With Goa attracting luxury travellers, destination weddings, corporate events and international visitors throughout the year, private aviation can offer an additional travel option for clients travelling to and from the state as well as between other major Indian destinations.
GAC Holidays said the private jet service will be available for domestic city-to-city travel across India, with itineraries planned according to client requirements and aircraft availability.
The company is positioning the new service alongside its existing luxury travel portfolio, which includes premium hotels, customised international holidays, business-class travel and personalised travel assistance.
The development comes as GAC Holidays continues to strengthen its presence in Goa’s premium travel market, with the company recently expanding its luxury travel operations in Panaji.
For a company that began in Goa, the move into private aviation represents an ambitious expansion of its footprint — taking a Goan travel brand from holiday bookings to personalised travel in the skies across India.
From Goa to the skies
With private aviation now added to its portfolio, GAC Holidays is looking to build a specialised travel ecosystem where clients can access luxury hotels, customised holidays, premium ground transportation, business-class travel and private aviation through one travel partner.
The company says the new service will be particularly relevant for travellers who value their time and prefer travel arrangements designed around their schedule rather than a fixed airline timetable.
GAC Holidays’ private jet service is now being offered for city-to-city travel across India, with bookings and aircraft arrangements handled based on individual travel requirements.
