SkyWaltz
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SkyWaltz is a hot air balloon safari company at Jaipur and New Delhi, India.[1] They received official authorization from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to conduct hot air balloon activities in India in January, 2008.[2]
History
[edit]The company started its operation in 2008 after receiving authorization from the Ministry of Central Aviation.[3] It is a separate business venture of E-Factor Adventure Tourism (P) Ltd. which is headquartered in Noida, UP. The company was first operational in Rajasthan and the Delhi NCR,[4] but it has extended its operations by launching its Balloon Safari experience in Maharashtra.[5] With permissions in place for pan-India operations, it has chartered around 23,000 passengers as of September 2019.[6] The firm has participated in the Pushkar International Balloon Festival.[7]
Along with their headquarters in the Delhi NCR, the company also has branches in Jaipur, Udaipur (Rajasthan) and Lonavla (Maharashtra).[8]
The company, in association with Uttar Pradesh Government, organized the Taj Balloon Festival 2015 at Agra, which was inaugurated on 13 November. Balloonists from 12 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Spain, participated in the event.[9]
Awards and recognition
[edit]The company was the first Government-recognized and fully licensed company to operate hot air balloons in India.[10] It was also the winner of the "Most Innovative Tourism Experience", awarded by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in 2008-2009.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sky Waltz Samit Garg". Business Standard. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ^ "Hot, high and fun". Financial Express. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ^ "Basket ball - India Today". India Today. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ "Luxurious adventure, the new buzzword in tourism". Times of News. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Maharashtra Tourism to start sea plane operations in November". Financial Express. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Here's One Thing You Have Never Done in Jaipur". MakeMyTrip. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Second Pushkar Balloon Festival kicked off". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Hot air balloons to help Maharashtra tourism soar". Zee News. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Hot Air Ballooning Adds New Perspective to Taj Viewing". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Hot Air Balloon Flights and Rides in Jaipur, Pushkar & Ranthambore, Things to do in Rajasthan, Adventure Tours in India - Sky Waltz". Rajasthan Tourism.