About Me
Bhimanand Kumar (Manish Aryan) is the CEO of City Laila, a travel company that is expanding since its establishment in the year 2019. Since then it has been revolutionizing how people explore the world. Manish Aryan, the owner of City Laila has nearly 10 years of experience in the travel and hospitality industry. He has set a benchmark by making City Laila into a trusted name end-to-end travel requirements starting from accommodation, visa, air ticket, local tours & attractions and transfer services.
Manish has remarkably contributed to several initiatives that have led to nearly 300% increase in annual revenue which increased the company’s reach to over 33 countries. CityLaila has also launched its own AI-powered trip planning platform, which has over 1 million active users and won the 2023 Travel Innovation Award.
Manish has a deep understanding of travel trends and his passion for creating immersive travel experiences lead him to earn partnerships with leading airlines, luxury resorts, and conservation organizations worldwide.
Talking about his past career before City Laila, Manish worked as an executive in companies like GlobalTour Adventures and LuxeTravel Group, where his work is to deal with multi-million-dollar projects and also develop strategies that increased customer retention by 45%. He has completed his Master's degree from Pes University and a Bachelor degree in computer science from India.
Manish has explored over 20 countries which has helped him in every way to nurture the growth and development of City Laila. He is always committed to foster sustainability in tourism and desires to make City Laila carbon-neutral by 2030.
Recently, CityLaila announced funding of 2 million dollars from an undisclosed financial company for the first time which has been a significant growth for the company in recent years. Manish always wanted to make City Laila the No 1. global leader in experiential travel, offering customers seamless and transformative journeys worldwide.
