As part of dna's 10th anniversary celebrations, a two-day 'dna Travel Around The World Expo' was organized in Malad, Mumbai on Saturday and Sunday. A full-day event targeting potential trave enthusiasts, it saw quite a few patrons.

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Seven travel and tourism companies took part in the Expo, with many tour packages and interesting offers. All the touring agencies present, had one thing in common- the monsoon offer, with various group, couple and individual combinations, making the Expo a hub for friendly competition.

We handpicked a few unique points about each company, which you would definitely want to take note of:

LOHANA'S TOURS PVT. LTD.:Lohana stressed on their van and group tours to Eastern Europe, New Zealand and USA. Another thing, you don't want to miss is the wild-safari tours in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. The uniqueness about Lohana's Tours is the quality service provided and their customized focus.KERALA HOLIDAYS:Now 28 years old in the tourism business, Kerala Holidays is dealing with a very niche area of tourism. Largely a B2B (business to business) company, it caters to people who visit Kerala and acts as ground support for corporates who come to Kerala on work. Unlike other companies that take people to other states in India or to countries abroad, this agency deals with creating a strong foundation for tourism in God's Own Country.Kerala Holidays is a family-run agency and what makes it special is that they offer their personal boat houses to clients.A customer, Parul Mehta said, "I like the offers available here. This event is a great opportunity to weigh our options and then decide. I particularly liked the packages offered by Kerala Holidays."VEENA WORLD:Headquartered in Mahim, this two-year old company has interesting offers for honeymooners. Veena World offers a Rs1 lakh discount on advance bookings for 2016 and is known for their European and USA tours. Specialising in student-friendly tours, it also caters to individual preferences.The company stressed heavily on its new offer, the Super Jumbo Discount offer, which involves travel to five continents and 50 countries over a period of five years at the cost of Rs25 lakh.CLASSIC HOLIDAYS:This B2B touring agency has been in the business arena for 18 years. A 5,000 agent-network specialising in weekend getaways in Maharashtra and Goa, Classic Holidays has tie-ups with well-established brands like Taj, Hyatt and The Leela and offers packages exclusively to customers from this list.GEM TOURS AND TRAVELS:Catering mainly to Jain and Gujarati clients, Gem Tours takes pride in its pure Jain and vegetarian food options on tours. With select chefs from all over the world, it ensures authentic food at all holiday destinations.ANJALI TRAVEL AND TOURSClaiming to be wholesalers of tourism in Dubai, Anjali Tours already has its Diwali group packages on offer. With quality as the number one priority, what makes this agency special is the ability to pay in monthly instalments for a tour.COX AND KINGS:250-year-old veterans in the tourism industry, Cox and Kings have instant packages on offer. One such package is 'Pack and Fly', in which you pay minimal amounts and travel to the best destinations. The current offer on sale is a trip to Hong Kong and Macau for just Rs60,000."We found this very interesting. We had Kerala in mind, and this has helped us helped us a lot, with the amount of choices on offer," said a visitor to the Expo.