Thursday, February 23, 2012

Brief Profile: Yahya Polani

Jumbo Editorial Team

Yahya Polani is the Chairman of the Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP), having served the trade body previously as its Central Vice Chairman. He has been the Chairman of Standing Committee on Aviation, Tourism, Hajj and Umrah of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).

He is the Managing Director of Polani’s Group whose associated companies are Polani’s Travel, Polani`s Money Exchange, Polani`s International (GSA`s), Polani`s Aviation (Central Reservation System), MKR Polani`s Tavel Bangladesh and Polani`s Travel London.

Headquartered in Karachi, Polani`s has a network of 24 sales outlets, having offices in Lahore, Islamabad, London and Dhaka besides being represented in USA, South Africa, Far East, Middle East and Europe.

Yahya Polani had started his journey with business from electric lights decoration but switched over to travel line soon. He had a modest beginning in 1973 with a small office on M A Jinnah Road. He expanded the business and relocated his office to I I Chundrigar Road within a couple of years.

After setting up Polani Travel, he established its subsidiary organizations subsequently one after another as he believed that the best formula of successful business was diversification. His philosophy has worked for him and he has gone from strength to strength.

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