Marhaba Hotels Travels And Tours Ltd. - Zanzibar - Tanzania

We operate out of Rayaroth House in Kannur. It’s an interesting setup because while we are based here in Kerala, we do a lot of work involving Zanzibar and Tanzania. It sounds like a strange mix, but it’s just how our business grew over time. The office is basically part of the house, which makes it feel very personal. You won't find any corporate lobby or elevator here. Instead, you get the sound of the neighborhood and the occasional dog barking outside. We spend our days on international calls and dealing with a lot of paperwork for travel and hotels. It’s a lot of coordination across different time zones. Sometimes the phone rings at odd hours because of the time difference with Tanzania. We have maps on the walls and folders full of bookings. We aren't a massive company with hundreds of employees. We are just a small group of people working out of a house in Kannur. It’s practical and it keeps our costs down. We don’t have fancy uniforms or anything like that. We just wear what’s comfortable for the Kerala heat and get on with the work. Most of our day is spent typing emails and checking on travel details for people who are going far away. It’s a bit of a quiet life here at Rayaroth House, but the work we do reaches pretty far across the ocean. We just take it one booking at a time.