The Founding Story

How GoTixi Began: One Mother's Mission to Make Travel Effortless

"We didn't build a travel company. We built a feeling."

Warm. Safe. Effortless — from the very first tab you open.

A mom, two daughters, and too many open tabs.

GoTixi didn't begin in a boardroom. It began on a Tuesday evening with a notebook full of scribbled flight times, a screen full of contradicting prices, and a quiet, gnawing question: why does planning a dream trip feel like this?

Sonali — founder, traveler, and the mama duck behind it all — had been navigating international travel for years. As a mother who wanted the world for her girls, she knew intimately what it felt like to carry the weight of a trip before a single bag was packed.

So she built the thing she always wished existed: a travel partner that feels less like a platform and more like a knowledgeable friend who's been everywhere and wants you to feel nothing but joy about going.

"Travel shouldn't be this complicated."
Our Journey

The Road to Effortless Travel

Step One

Founded

GoTixi was born from a simple observation: travel planning is more stressful than it needs to be. Sonali set out to change that.

Step Two

First Booking

Our first traveler trusted us with their dream vacation. We handled every detail like it was our own family trip.

Step Three

First 10 Customers

Within months, ten more families became part of the GoTixi community, proving that effortless travel is exactly what India was waiting for.

Sonali
Our Philosophy

Travel isn't just about the destination; it's about the stories we carry back home.

A Message from the Heart

A Letter from
Our Founder

When someone hands us their travel plans, they’re not just handing us a budget and some dates. They’re handing us their anniversary. Their child’s first passport stamp. Their solo leap of faith. The honeymoon they’ve been dreaming about since forever.

I think about that every single day.

GoTixi was built because I believe that every Indian family deserves to feel the world — without the panic, without the overwhelm, and without feeling like just another booking number. International travel should be warm. It should feel like someone has your back from the moment you decide to go, until the moment you’re back home, unpacking stories.

We are not an OTA. We are not a marketplace. We are the expert friend you always wished you had — one who knows the best restaurants in Osaka, the visa trick for first-timers in Europe, and exactly which hotel in Bali has the sunset view your partner will cry at.

That friend is GoTixi. And we built it for you.

Sonali

Sonali

Founder & Mama Duck

Sonali Katiyar

"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. We ensure every penny spent is returned in soulful experience."

Sonali Katiyar, Founder
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