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Found on Google, AI search & Maps
Tourism businesses are discovered when travellers search for experiences, destinations and services, in any language.
KHOJ · खोज · Digital public infrastructure
Digital public infrastructure for national tourism.
Every tourism stakeholder on one sovereign domain, discoverable on Google by any traveller in the world. Zero commission for operators. Live intelligence for the Ministry.
No appfor travellers
0%OTA commission
Liveand operational today
Haveli heritage stayJaipur, Rajasthan · ★ 4.9
Traveller · BerlinDo you have a room for 3 nights in November?
Paid to the operator0% OTA commission
What KHOJ delivers
Three results, from one platform.
Every stakeholder who joins gets all three, on the sovereign national domain, with no per-booking cost.
Conversation
Direct conversation on WhatsApp
Travellers talk to the operator directly. No middleman, no broker, no communication fees.
Conversion
Payment direct to the operator
Bookings are paid through the operator's own gateway. Zero commission, no settlement delay.
The traveller journey
From a search in Berlin to a stay in Rajasthan.
Five steps, one sovereign domain, no intermediary.
01Searches Google"Heritage stay India", searched from Berlin, in any language.
02Lands on the national domainNo app, no login, no intermediary.
03Messages the ownerTalks directly with the operator and shapes the itinerary.
04Pays directlyThrough the operator's own gateway, with zero OTA commission.
05Shares a videoA geo-tagged post that keeps promoting the destination.
Who gets a storefront
Heritage hotelsHomestaysAdventure operatorsInternational travel agentsJungle lodgesHimalayan trekking guidesHouseboat operatorsPilgrimage circuit DMCsFolk performersAyurvedic retreatsTribal craft artisansStreet food trail curators
A self-funding content engine Optional
Promotion that grows every year.
On departure, travellers receive a small reward for sharing a geo-tagged video of their trip. The content is permanent and multilingual, and each year's posts add to the last.
Governance
Who owns what. Clearly.
KHOJ is infrastructure, not a platform. The government owns the domain, the data and the relationships.
The MinistryOwns the national domain, all traveller data, all demand intelligence and every stakeholder relationship, permanently.
VDOlocalBuilds and operates the technology, onboarding and platform operations under a service agreement.
Six patents filed. KHOJ can be adapted for any country's national tourism domain.
National dashboard
See the nation's tourism economy, state by state.
Every stakeholder, search and enquiry on the national domain becomes live intelligence for the Ministry: where demand is rising, where supply is thin and which destinations are ready for promotion.
National tourism dashboard
Drag to tilt · hover a stateLowHigh
Sample view with illustrative data
Stakeholders online0+12% this month
Traveller searches0+22% this month
Enquiries0+16% this month
With video content42%+6 pts
High demand, low supply
Searches for heritage homestays are rising across the North-East, but few operators are listed.
Request a briefingEmerging category
Wellness and Ayurveda retreats show a sharp rise in searches from overseas travellers.
Request a briefingReady for promotion
Rajasthan's heritage stays draw strong interest from travellers abroad.
Request a briefingFor the Ministry
What the national authority receives.
Every search, booking and review becomes live intelligence, owned by the government and held on the sovereign domain.
Live demand intelligence
Real-time demand by district, category and traveller origin.
Itinerary engine
AI-organised itineraries across theme, budget and geography.
Verified reputation
Reviews linked to completed, paid bookings.
Travel agent registry
A new revenue stream from agent subscriptions on the national domain.
Sovereign data ownership
Every traveller record and booking belongs to the government.
5-minute onboarding
Any stakeholder can go live in their own language.
Start the conversation
Ready to explore KHOJ for your country?
It is built, live and ready to deploy on any national tourism domain.
KJ
Krishan JagtianiFounder · government & KHOJkrishan@vdolocal.com