The partnership names TravClan as Preferred Sales Agent for StarDream Cruises in India, as Chirag Agrawal, Co Founder, TravClan, and Naresh Rawal, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, StarDream Cruises, highlighted the need to widen cruise distribution.
New Delhi, India, 26 May 2026: TravClan has been appointed as the Preferred Sales Agent for StarDream Cruises in India, in a partnership aimed at expanding cruise distribution across the country’s travel trade ecosystem.
The collaboration is designed to make cruise products easier to discover, book and sell for travel agents, including small and mid sized travel businesses in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
Cruise tourism in India remains relatively underpenetrated despite growing interest among travellers looking for curated and experience led holidays. Distribution in the category has traditionally been relationship driven and operationally intensive, with access often concentrated among specialised sellers in metro markets.
Through this partnership, TravClan will use its B2B travel technology network to support cruise discovery, booking and operational assistance for agents across India. The platform aims to help more travel agents participate in the cruise category with better product visibility and sales support.
Chirag Agrawal, Co Founder, TravClan, said, “One of the biggest gaps in the cruise industry today is distribution accessibility. Cruise inventory and selling expertise have traditionally remained concentrated within a relatively small ecosystem, which limits wider adoption across the travel trade.”
He added, “At TravClan, we believe technology can play a meaningful role in simplifying cruise discovery, booking, and support for travel agents across the country, not just in metros, but also for emerging travel businesses in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets.”
Agrawal further said, “Our partnership with StarDream Cruises is an important step towards making cruise selling more scalable and accessible for the broader travel agent community. We believe the category holds strong long-term potential as Indian travellers increasingly explore experience-led and convenience-driven holiday formats.”
Naresh Rawal, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, StarDream Cruises, said, “At StarDream Cruises, we see significant long-term potential for cruise holidays in India, and strengthening our distribution network is critical to unlocking that opportunity. TravClan brings scale, technology, and strong engagement with the travel trade, which makes them a valuable partner in helping us expand our reach across the country. This partnership is about making cruise holidays more accessible for travel agents beyond the traditional cruise-selling ecosystem and creating new opportunities for business growth together. We look forward to working closely with the TravClan team and the wider travel trade fraternity to further build the StarDream Cruises market in India.”
As part of the partnership, TravClan will work with travel agents on cruise awareness, sales enablement, training and distribution support. These initiatives are intended to help agents understand cruise holidays better and sell them more confidently to Indian travellers.
The collaboration also reflects a wider change in India’s leisure travel market, where travellers are increasingly exploring premium and hassle free holiday formats. With improved awareness, access and travel trade participation, cruise tourism is expected to gain a stronger place in India’s outbound and leisure travel ecosystem.
TravClan is a B2B travel technology platform that supports travel agents with access to flights, hotels, holidays, visas, cruises and travel financing solutions.
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