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We provide booking services for air travel as well as vacation packages and ocean cruises. We provide the best itineraries and most affordable prices.

We provide new passport applications as well as passport renewals for United States and Indian passports. Fast and convenient service.

We help you to navigate and get visas to travel abroad. We provide visa service for India, UK, China, and Brazil. Rest assured - you are covered.

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We provide immigration services for United States: Citizenship N-400, Green Card Renewal I-90 & I-751, Family Petition I-130, Affidavit Form I-864 & I864A.

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Global coverage.

You are covered internationally with Shah Travel Network with services available for all major countries of the world.

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Shah Travel Network ensures the fastest and easiest processing of travel documents for our clients.

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Along with high quality, accuracy, and speed, Shah Travel Network guarantees the best price in the market.

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Shah Travel Network is a full service travel agency based out of the northwest suburbs of Chicago. We have been in service for more than 20 years. 

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Shah Travel Network was founded by Sunil Shah 20 years back in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Known to clients, friends, and family as Sunil Bhai, he has built Shah Travel Network from the ground up in the past 20 years. Sunil Bhai is more than a travel agent. He is your consultant, adviser, and someone you can depend on as you navigate through the difficult process of obtaining passports, visas, and booking airline tickets. Sunil Bhai takes care of the making all the arrangements so you can relax and have a more enriching travel experience with your friends and family.

People often ask Sunil Bhai how he got started in the travel business. He has always loved to travel and explore the whole world. While growing up, whenever the extended family had to take a vacation, Sunil Bhai took on the responsibility of organizing the trips. He planned everything from start to finish. It came to him so naturally that when the opportunity came to start his own travel agency, Sunil Bhai did not have to think twice. He has grown the travel agency over the years, slowly adding to the portfolio of services he provides.

Sunil Bhai has traveled throughout the United States, Caribbean, Europe, and South East Asia. His favorite destination is Hawaii. In his spare time, besides traveling, Sunil Bhai enjoys watching sports. An avid supporter of all Chicago sports teams, he can be frequently seen at Bears, Cubs, and Bulls games.

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Shah Tours, Tanzania

• 40 years of experience in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania safaris & more.
• Superior & experienced guides for memorable experiences.
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• Safety is our no. 1 priority with the highest standards.
• Over 100,000+ happy clients to Kilimanjaro, safari & more!
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Top travel itineraries for Tanzania in 2024-2025

From the summit of mount kilimanjaro to the wildlife-rich plains of the serengeti, tanzania is abundant with beauty and safari wildlife, pristine zanzibar beaches, and cultural encounters in the land of the maasai. whether you seek the thrill of high-altitude trekking or the relaxation of island retreats, embark on a tanzanian safari adventure that caters to every travel aspiration..

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Ascend to breathtaking heights on our kilimanjaro treks, where each step brings you closer to the sky on africa's most iconic hiking and trekking expeditions..

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Tanzania is a developing nation where some still struggle for basic necessities to live. although we don't encourage visiting our poor communities as a 'museum' we appreciate many wish to help. below are some great causes you can support..

Share Tanzania

Share Tanzania operates in the foothills of mount Kilimanjaro in rural Tanzania to support vulnerable children in crisis who may have disabilities or experience child labour as well as helping families to build a safe and loving home. We encourage all who can support to consider this wonderful organization.

KPAP & KRTO

Pioneering responsible and ethical climbing on Kilimanjaro, we encourage support for the great work the 'Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project' and 'Kilimanjaro Responsible Trekking Organization' have done with regards to welfare of people and the environment surrounding mount Kilimanjaro.

Greenmanjaro

Greenmanjaro provides climate care education in the Kilimanjaro region and has made the KILI PROMISE. As the Greenmanjaro team, their KILI PROMISE protects nature, avoids littering, plants trees and works to maintain & extend climate care projects for and by kids.

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We planned Dubai trip with Shah travels and our experience was superb. Everything was managed very well. Even the slightest of inconveniences were taken in notice and worked upon. Hope to plan more trips in future.

Labdhi Shah

It was a nice tour arrangement by Shah Traventure and nicely coordinated by them. Time management for Transport was tremendous. I would definitely recommend this Shah Travels to my friends and relatives. Hotel location provide at Dubai was very approachable to nearby attractions and market.All the team support found very polite and cooperative 👍👍

Sanjay Borkar

Very well organised trip with no compromise in sightseeing, transport vehicles,hotels..etc at very good cost.

Amar booked my ticket for me. Answered all my questions I had regarding my travel during this time with changing rules due to virus which has created havoc in the air travel industry. Appreciate his work. Thanks Amar.

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4 nights 5 days

( 2n pattaya / 2n bangkok ).

• 4 night accommodation
• Daily Breakfast
• Half day Coral Island Tour with lunch
• Bangkok City tour
• Return Airport Transfer

(per person) minimum 2 pax

• Night safari tour
• Singapore Familiarisation
• Sentosa saver
• Garden by the Bay & Sands Sky Park

5 nights 6 days

• 5 night accommodation
• Desert Safari with Dinner
• Half-Day City Tour
• Dhow Cruise Marina with Dinner
• At the Top - 124th Floor Burj Khalifa with Dubai Mall & Fountain

leh & ladakh

( 3n leh , 1n nubra , 1n pangong ).

• Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace & sham valley
• Nubra Valley via Khardung
• Pangong Lake via Changla
• Comfortable Vehicle for sightseeing
• Ladakh Union & Wildlife Fees
• Inter hotel & Return Airport transfer

(per person) minimum 4 pax

( 2N Munnar, 1N Thekkady, 1N Alleppey )

• Daily Breakfast & Dinner
• 01 Lunch in Houseboat
• Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey sightseeing

( 2N Srinagar, 2N Pahalgam, 1N Gulmarg )

• Meet & greet upon arrival
• 01 hour Shikara ride
• Toll and taxes
• Parking Charges & Driver allowances
• Inter hote & Return airport transfer

3 nights 4 days

• 2 nights accommodation in beach villa
• 1 nights accommodation in water villa
• Daily Breakfast and dinner
• Return Speed Boat Transfer
• Green tax and GST

( 3N Kuta / 2N Ubud )

• 5 night accommodation in hotel
• Bedugul Tour with Wanagiri View point, Handara gate, Beratan & Tanah temple
• Full day tour of Watersport & Uluwatu Temple
• Kintamani Tour with Mount Batur View
• Inter hotel & Return airport transfer

( 2N Shimla / 3N Manali )

• 5 night accommodation in Hotel
• Shimla city Tour
• Shimal to Manali via Kullu
• Manali city tour
• Solang valley
• All taxes & driver charges
• Internal hotel & Return airport transfer

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Welcome to Wish My Trip where our goal is to fulfill your Travel Wishes.  Wish My Trip, Founded in 2014, is one of the Leading Travel agency in USA.  Ami Shah ( owner ) & Bobby Shah ( Travel Consultant ) has over 9 years of selling experience in International & Domestic tickets, Hotels, Cars & Vacation Packages.  Our specialty is in International Airfares from the US to India, Europe, Africa, and the South Pacific (Aus, NZ & Fiji).

We also offer fares inbound from India to US cities and with our new booking engine We will be  offering fares originating from Canada and United Kingdom. We encourage you to use the booking engine as this is  geared to look at last minute availability from multiple Global Distributions Systems . This will give you the best availability and corresponding lowest fares.

We are only a call or email away to provide you travel assistance at any time, no matter where you travel on Earth.  Please browse through our website and feel free to Email us or Call us, we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Remember that, "Without a travel agent, you're on your own!" Let Wish My Trip make your Travel Wishes come true!

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Mission : - Our goal is to make our clients’ travel a memorable seamless journey. We do that by continuingly providing best customer service and handling all travel necessities.

Vision : - We hope to continue giving excellent service to our clients like we have from past 42 years.

Objective : - Ease the travel experience for our life long clients.

ABC Travels is a privately owned full-service travel agency headquartered in Houston, TX. It was established in 1974 by a young entrepreneur, Vinod Shah. Ever since then it has grown to become a premiere travel agency serving worldwide.With over 42 years of knowledge and experience, ABC Travels has truly evolved in becoming a complete guide to traveling.

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Shah Tours specializes in a wide range of customized and fixed departure holiday options for Sikkim, Darjeeling and Bhutan. We also provide air/train bookings, car rental services like Sikkim car rental, Dooars car rental etc, hotels bookings and various other travel related services. We have qualified professionals who understand today's traveller's needs. We are also reputed as travel agents like Darjeeling travel agents, travel agents in Siliguri etc. We arrange tours for FITs/GITs, trekking, rafting, conferences, honeymoon packages, incentive tours etc. Read More

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Assalamualaikum, welcome to our website! Feel free to browse through our Umrah packages, and our upcoming group tours.

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 hajj & umrah.

Affordable hajj and umrah packages available for everyone. Some of the umrah packages comes with islamic tour.

We also conduct pilgrimage courses for our customers.

Sha Travel has maintained good working relationship with our counterpart agents all over the world and with many major airlines to service the needs of our clients.

CUSTOM PACKAGES

All our packages are carefully plan to suit the request of our clients. We also cater to special group request from Residents Committee, schools, associations, mosques and companies.

COACH DEPARTURE

We specialize in Malaysia group tours with (almost) weekly departure.

Places to go include: Redang Island, Langkawi, Penang, Terengganu, High tea in Melaka and shopping trips in Kuala Lumpur.

We are ready to serve you in all your travel needs

Sha Travel & Tour Pte Ltd was established in 1990 to provide a balance service of Haj & Umrah packages at the same time providing a value-for-money tour & travel packages, air tickets & accommodations to various destinations around the world.

We appreciate the support that our clients have extended to us by introducing their family members and friends to the services that we provide. Herewith, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our clients whom have been the strong supporters of our company.

The company is run by a team of capable and friendly management, staffs and experienced volunteers who work in a friendly environment to serve the needs of the clients.

Should you require and specific or technical assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. Till we hear from you please do accept our sincerest regards at all times.

Sincerely yours, Sha Travel & Tour Pte Ltd Siti Faridahanim Bte Hashim Chairman/Director

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Your metro detroit travel agency & beyond.

Jaya Travel & Tours is an all-in-one travel agency that was founded in 1976 by its current president, Mr. Arvin Shah, and his wife, Mrs. Jaya Shah. Their goal was to provide accessible airline tickets, hotels, and car rentals to travelers around the globe. For over 45 years, the team has maintained Jaya’s mission statement to provide exceptional service and experience to our clients and members of our organization.

In 2004, Arvin and Jaya Shah funded the Jaya Rehabilitation Institute in India to provide prosthetic treatment to victims of the disastrous 2001 earthquake. Today, the center provides patients with physical and occupational therapy, mobility training, kinetic movement, and rehabilitation with the help of expert physiotherapists, doctors, and occupational therapists. The facility also treats various animals by fabricating animal prosthetics and orthotics. In 2022 The Jaya Rehab Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Michigan State University Medical School in Lansing, Michigan USA to begin a global collaborative research and development program.

Headquartered in Metro Detroit, Michigan, Jaya Travel & Tours has multiple industry memberships and associations: The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), The International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN), The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), and The Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC). In addition, Air India recognizes Jaya Travel as one of America’s leading tour operators to India.

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Be a traveler, not a tourist, thanks for visiting us, ‘to travel is to live’, – hans anderson.

Travel is not just about experiences, meeting new people, exploring places, but also it is about knowing yourself better. And this is why we are here for you. Since the inception of Shah International, we have organised tours for thousands of customers around the globe and have become dynamic, innovative & most preferred international tour operator in India. We have experience of over 30 years in the industry and provide quality services and happy memories for our customers. Our concept and philosophy focus purely on your enjoyment on every tour booked with us and our aim is to make the trip a memorable and unforgettable experience.

We accept that traveling ought to be fun and should provide knowledge, culture, customs, and history of the different places that we visit.

We are prospering in the Indian market continually because of our dedication and commitment towards our customers who have approached us to design their holidays. Every individual of the staff at Shah International is a specialist in his own specific manner. We have highly experienced people who endeavor to go the extra mile and consistently aim to live up to travelers’ expectations to guarantee a superior level of services to them.

‘We are a Travel Agency’

Since holidays are one’s personal choices and decisions, we offer customizable tour options, where you can choose any place that you like and we make your plans workout by adding a small flavor of ourselves. We provide delicious Vegetarian and Jain food prepared by our own Rajasthani Chef, who has an expertise in making crisp, classy and delicious food at cautiously chosen Indian restaurants to make your meals enjoyable & pleasant.

Our hard work and commitment towards our work has helped us to flourish in the Indian market creating happy customers.

Be that as it may, we never rest upon our accomplishments; we are continually improving, developing and refining our services to meet our customers’ particular needs.

We make your dreams meet reality!

Intimidated with your traveller friend’s Instagram profile? Wish to dig into a country’s history? Want to witness the most amazing natural wonders of the world? Experiencing an adrenaline rush, or simply bitten by the travel bug? With our fantastic tour packages, we satisfy your wanderlust, and turn all your travel dreams into reality!

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Our South Africa tour with Shah Travels was truly a delightful experience. A well planned Itinerary, excellent Premium Hotels, sumptuous meals, amazing hospitality and with our every need taken care of made our tour a super duper trip.

Hong Kong Tour through SHAH TRAVELS was truly an exciting experience. It was an excellent, full-filled trip; accommodating in all its services including hotels, delicious meals and activities as well. Every component of the Tour was just fabulous. I highly recommend all those planning their tour to visit through Shah Travels and SHAH TRAVELS only.

Best of Far East Tour was truly the best amazing & unforgettable tour with fond memories to cherish all our lives. The Tour was meticulously planned and executed efficiently with excellent team efforts. The service catered with such warmth and delight made us feel at home enhancing our experience of the tour. Hats Off!!!

Our Dubai tour through Shah Travels had been an excellent one. The trip was an amazing one with good Hotel, excellent service, delicious meals and well planned Itinerary. Every arrangement was truly laudable. Our thanks and appreciation to Shah Travels for making our trip a memorable one.

We sincerely are thankful and appreciate Shah Tours for organizing such a fun-filled and exciting tour. It was a complete tour surpassing our expectations. We returned home with wonderful memories. Glorious Guangzhou with Hong Kong - Macau - Shenzhen was truly a glorious trip with Shah Travels.

Trip to South Africa this winter was a memorable experience and thanks to Shah Tours. We were overwhelmed with the hospitality extended by the Shah Tours and their Tour Manager. We immensely enjoyed the quality of service offered and precisely the delicious multi cultural cuisine timely served each day of the tour.

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The horror that unfolded in travel agents before PC Sharon Beshenivsky was killed

THE trial of Piran Ditta Khan heard of the horror that unfolded inside the travel agents where PC Sharon Beshenivsky would be killed outside shortly after.

Khan, 75, of no fixed abode was convicted of the murder of the 38-year-old police officer at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday, almost 20 years after she was killed on the pavement outside Universal Express Travel, in Morley Street.

PC Beshenivsky, alongside her colleague PC Teresa Milburn, responded to a call on her force vehicle radio after a panic alarm was set off inside the travel agents by a staff member on November 18, 2005.

They pulled up opposite the building and headed over from their car with two street wardens who had spotted suspicious activity going on inside.

Within 30 seconds, both officers were shot "at almost point blank range" on the pavement just outside Universal Express, as three armed robbers fled the building.

They were: Muzzaker Shah, and brothers Mustaf Jama and Yusuf Jama.

PC Beshenivsky's injury was "immediately fatal", while PC Milburn desperately activated her personal radio and called for help as she was coughing up blood.

She survived after hospital treatment.

Both were shot with a 9mm self-loading pistol, which the criminals concealed in a laptop bag on entering the travel agents before the robbery began.

The murder weapon has never been recovered but police did find the MAC-10 submachine gun and large knife that were also carried in the same bag on that day.

The laptop bag was part of a sophisticated getup Shah and the Jama brothers donned in order to not alert suspicion and to be permitted into the premises, the court heard.

This plan was masterminded by Khan, who was sat in a car with driver Hassan Razzaq round the corner from Universal Express while the robbery was underway, communicating the operation. 

There was another vehicle containing Faisal Razzaq and Raza Ul-Haw Aslam, who kept a lookout from a nearby street.

Robert Smith KC, for the prosecution, said Khan alone knew the location of the premises in question and its interior.

He had used Universal Express Travel's services five times to send money to his brother in Pakistan between 2001 and 2005, and thought money was left on premises due to the wire transfer nature of the business .

The three men tasked with carrying out the robbery entered the travel agents "dressed for the occasion".

Two had suits on and the third was wearing a smart white shirt with a jacket.

Mr Smith said: "This conduct was a result of knowledge and the need to present themselves as respectable to be permitted into the premises."

This was because it had an entrance area that could be seen from the main lobby, and access was only granted from inside via an electronic door.

Once inside, the trio headed to the counter and Aqeel Khokhar, a member of the family who owned the business, spoke to them.

They asked for the price of a flight with Pakistan Airlines and after being told to sit down, before some back and forth chatting, the terrifying ordeal began, the court heard.

Mr Smith said: "Muzzaker Shah nodded to one of black males and produced the black machine gun and cocked it.

"This man then jumped onto the counter, the other two men also jumped onto the counter."

He added: "Aqeel Khokhar saw one of them had a knife and another was holding a handgun.

"The staff were pushed into a small office and told to lie on the floor."

Shah demanded money and said they were not leaving until they had at least £40,000, the court heard.

On the premises was £5,405. 

A staff member came from the kitchen and told the gang money was not kept there and "everything had been banked that day", the court heard.

The armed robbers began to tie the staff up with cable ties they had brought in the laptop bag, and threatened, assaulted, and treated them "brutally".

Waqas Yousaf, another family member, was struck on the head with a gun and began to bleed, while another man and Mr Khokhar were also attacked.

Both guns, which were not permitted unless the holder was authorised by the government, were loaded with live ammunition, the court heard.

Shah demanded access to the safe in the building and Mr Yousaf did this but it was empty.

Mr Yousaf eventually managed to press two silent panic buttons at 3.24pm.

The Jama brothers and Shah had obtained what money they could and made to leave, abandoning the knife and black laptop bag.

One of the three robbers then discharged the machine gun, a weapon which only fired automatic when triggered, but it jammed after the first round was started, with the bullet hitting a wall in the premises.

Seconds later, PC Beshenivsky and PC Milburn intercepted the men at the door, which is when the officers were shot with the pistol that had remained in the hands of one of gang.

Shah pleaded guilty to murder in October 2006 before a jury was sworn in for five of the group involved that day.

Yusuf Jama was found guilty of murder in December 2006.

Mustaf Jama was found guilty of murder in July 2009 after being brought back from Somalia where he fled to.

All three men were sentenced to life and ordered to serve at least 35 years in jail.

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The trains and stations of the Moscow Metro

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The Moscow Metro is the third most intensive subway system in the world after Tokyo and Seoul subways. The first line was opened on May 15, 1935. Since 1955, the metro has the name of V.I. Lenin.

The system consists of 12 lines with a total length of 305.7 km. Forty four stations are recognized cultural heritage. The largest passenger traffic is in rush hours from 8:00 to 9:00 and from 18:00 to 19:00.

Cellular communication is available on most of the stations of the Moscow Metro. In March 2012, a free Wi-Fi appeared in the Circle Line train. The Moscow Metro is open to passengers from 5:20 to 01:00. The average interval between trains is 2.5 minutes.

The fare is paid by using contactless tickets and contactless smart cards, the passes to the stations are controlled by automatic turnstiles. Ticket offices and ticket vending machines can be found in station vestibules.

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Tomás · August 27, 2012 at 11:34 pm

The Moscow metro stations are the best That I know, cars do not.

Alberto Calvo · September 25, 2016 at 8:57 pm

Great videos! Moscow Metro is just spectacular. I actually visited Moscow myself quite recently and wrote a post about my top 7 stations, please check it out and let me know what you think! :)

http://www.arwtravels.com/blog/moscow-metro-top-7-stations-you-cant-miss

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