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Hi, my name is Andy Kumar; owner and founder of City Express Travel. It's an honor to serve Churches & Christian schools across the USA since 1986. I now have the privilege to serve along with both of my sons; Simeon & Tim Kumar. Our 35+ years of knowledge in the travel industry has given us insight on how to find the best airfare for your trip! Explore our tips and insights in traveling..
City Express Travel Blog
1y ago
It’s January 2021. The New Year is here. I normally get very excited & I am. What do we tell our groups though? Our groups and volunteers ready to fly all over the world. What do I tell our group leaders all lined up for their upcoming mission trips in 2021? What do we tell our schools and colleges? We could not travel due to Covid.
Covid Year; “A Year” I have relished because we got to understand our own business better. As much as we thought we were in charge, we went back to school. I almost- almost want to say; “I told you so” but I won’t.
We have been telling our group leade ..read more
City Express Travel Blog
1y ago
City Express Group Travel was all going great-very hot “until February 2020” We saw an uptick demand almost 25% from previous year. Volunteer Group Travel bookings all across the world were ready to ticket. Mission projects all lined up- excitement building up on both giving and receiving ends.
& Then Boooooooom…Covid changed everything Overnight!
Fast forward; mid December 2020; Covid Vaccine has become the game changer. Travel Industry awoke- planes and cruises called back to duty- hurray. CDC and WHO working overtime to let public be at ease and improving by the hour. Most o ..read more
City Express Travel Blog
1y ago
As COVID-19 continues to be constantly on our minds, we also see it in our businesses, schools, churches, grocery stores, neighborhoods, and communities. More than anything, the mission travel world has been affected. Churches and mission teams who had plans to travel postponed everything. Schools and colleges who were doing service projects had to pause all of their plans. Missionaries on the ground overseas had to come to terms with not having a summer of help, aid, and bodies on the ground to assist with all the things they planned and needed.
How do we get people back into those countries ..read more
City Express Travel Blog
1y ago
America and rest of the world still mourn the loss of life due to Corona virus. People from all walk of life & background have experienced the brunt of Covid-19. We never thought that most of our mission trips and group travel will be affected this severely. None of our planned trips for mission travel could travel in summer of 2020. All of our group leaders had to halt their plans for group travel for their mission trips. We believe “Sky will open again soon”; some routes faster than the others. 1 good news is though, the efforts by the affected aviation industry and cruise industry ..read more