Indian Startup Builds Offsite Cost Calculator to End Vague Corporate Travel Quotes

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An HR-focused tool has been developed to help companies accurately estimate corporate offsite costs, replacing the wide and unhelpful price ranges that planners typically receive. The calculator accounts for variables such as destination tier, group size, seasonality, GST, and commonly overlooked expenses like airport transfers and AV equipment. A custom calculation engine powers the tool, ensuring per-person costs reflect non-linear group-size scaling rather than simple headcount multiplication. The platform currently covers 45 destinations across three tiers and generates structured data directly from the same engine to keep pricing consistent across all pages. Future updates may include live API integration and a quote-flagging feature to help planners identify unusually high vendor estimates.

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