·
Thomas
Cook & SOTC will offer a wide range of premium packages curated by Emirates
Holidays, for holidays across Emirates’
global network of more than 120 destinations
·
Range
of ready-to-book and personalized holidays will offer Emirates’ signature
hospitality on flights, 24*7 assistance on holiday, premium accommodation,
transfers, excursions and sightseeing
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Added
advantage of 20% bonus Emirates Skywards miles for frequent flier program
members
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Optional
add-on services include Meet & Greet at Dubai International Airport (for
Dubai destination), ‘Land & Leave’ baggage services
Mumbai, April
20, 2022:
Thomas Cook (India) Limited, India’s leading omnichannel travel services
company and its Group Company, SOTC Travel, have been appointed Preferred Sales
Agents (PSA) for the Indian market by Emirates Holidays, the tour operating arm
of Emirates Airlines. With a strong focus on India - one of the fastest growing
markets for outbound travel, the partnership intends to target India’s Leisure,
Business and B-Leisure segments with an attractive portfolio of both ready-to-book
and personalised air-inclusive holidays across Emirates’ global network of more
than 120 destinations.
Thomas
Cook & SOTC’s strategic omnichannel model offers extensive touchpoints to
customers: India’s largest retail
holiday network and B2B distribution (across its owned stores, Partner
franchise outlets and Preferred Sales Agents) coupled with the Companies’
website and call centres.
Customers and
Agent Partners booking an Emirates Holidays with Thomas Cook India and SOTC can enjoy Emirates’ world-class flight services, including the
airline’s award-winning entertainment and regionally-inspired cuisine with all
Emirates Holidays bookings. Further, customers can avail complimentary meet and
greet service at Dubai International Airport (for Dubai destination) as well as
20% bonus Emirates Skywards miles for their bookings. Customers can also enjoy
additional benefits such as complimentary upgrades on meal and room plans
during their journey.
Mr.
Rajeev Kale, President & Country Head – Holidays, MICE, Visa, Thomas Cook
(India) Limited said, “Being
appointed the Preferred Sales Agents (PSA) for Emirates Holidays in India is a
special win for us. This partnership reflects the confidence of Emirates
Holidays in our leadership brands, the strength of our consumer base and our extensive
reach across B2C and B2B segments, pan India.
With India positioned as one of the fastest
growing outbound travel markets, the announcement of our partnership is
perfectly timed: the reopening of India’s skies ushering in revival and growth of
tourism.
Thomas Cook India offers customers and trade
partners, the convenience and ease of our unique omnichannel network via our
website, call centre and extensive retail outlets pan India. In addition to
pre-packaged air-inclusive holidays and our experts look forward to curating
special personalised itineraries to delight our discerning leisure, business
and B-leisure customers.”
Mr. Daniel D’souza President & Country Head, Holidays, SOTC Travel said, “Our partnership with Emirates Holidays comes at a time when customer
confidence in travel is back! This valuable partnership will benefit our
customers with exclusive inclusions and add-ons on every Emirates Holiday. The
UAE is not only a favourite for a quick weekend getaway or a leisurely
vacation, but also a perfect stopover enroute global destinations on Emirates’
network.
We intend to target families,
millennials, group of friends, young professionals, seniors, business and b-leisure
travellers with an Emirates Holiday designed to delight. To sweeten the deal, our
partnership brings a host of complimentary offers, special add-ons along with bonus
reward points to benefit our valued customers.”
Mr. Bob Kabli, Senior Vice
President Online Business Development and Emirates Holidays said: “India is a very important
market for us and we are delighted to be working with Thomas Cook (India) and
SOTC to bring the Emirates Holidays experience to a broad audience across the
country. Our bespoke travel packages are sure to delight the discerning Indian
customer who is looking for unique travel experiences that is backed by decades
of travel expertise and the award-winning flight service on Emirates. Customers
can enjoy a host of benefits and guaranteed savings when booking travel to
their dream destination with Emirates Holidays.”
About
Emirates Holidays: Emirates Holidays is the tour operating arm of Dubai-based
Emirates Airline, extending the Emirates quality experience from the air to the
ground. With over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, Emirates
Holidays offers a wide array of holiday options in Dubai, the Indian Ocean and
beyond.
Click here for details:
Toll-free 1800-210-1920 (Thomas Cook India and SOTC)
*T&C Apply
About Thomas Cook
(India) Limited: Set up in 1881, Thomas Cook India)
Limited. (TCIL) is the leading omnichannel travel company in the country
offering a broad spectrum of services including Foreign Exchange, Corporate
Travel, MICE, Leisure Travel, Value Added Services, Visa and Passport services.
It operates leading B2C and B2B brands including Thomas Cook, SOTC, TCI, SITA,
Asian Trails, Allied T Pro, Australian Tours Management, Desert Adventures,
Luxe Asia, Travel Circle International Limited (TCI 勝景遊), Sterling Holiday Resorts
Limited, Distant Frontiers, TC Tours, Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging (DEI), Go
Vacation, Private Safaris East & South Africa
As one of the largest travel service provider networks
headquartered in the Asia-Pacific region, The Thomas Cook India Group spans 25
countries across 5 continents
TCIL
has been felicitated with CNBC-TV18 & ICICI Lombard India Risk Management
Award - Travel & Leisure Category 2022 & 2021, The Best Travel Agency –
India at TTG Travel Awards 2019, The Best Outbound Tour Operator at the Times
Travel Awards 2019 & 2018 and Leading Company with Cutting Edge Travel
Innovation at the Times Travel Awards 2018, Silver award for Asia's Best Integrated
Report (First Time) category at the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards 2019,
Best Risk Management-Framework & Systems at the India Risk Management
Awards 2019; Best Cash Management Solution – India at the Asset Triple A
Treasury, Trade, Supply Chain & Risk Management Awards 2018, Best Outbound
Tour Operator at the SATTE Awards 2019, Excellence in Domestic Tour Operations
at the SATTE Awards 2018, The French Ambassador’s Award for Exemplary
Achievements in Visa Issuance 5 years in a row and the Condé Nast Traveller –
Readers’ Travel Awards from 2011 to 2019.
CRISIL
has reaffirmed the rating on debt programmes and bank facilities of Thomas Cook
(India) Limited - ‘CRISIL A+/Negative on the long-term bank facilities of TCIL
and CRISIL A1 rating on the short-term bank facilities and short- term debt of
the Company.
For
more information, please visit www.thomascook.in
Fairbridge
Capital (Mauritius) Limited, a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
promotes TCIL by holding 65.60% of its paid-up capital and is responsible for
the execution of acquisition and investment opportunities.
About Fairfax
Financial Holdings Limited: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a
holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and
casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management. Founded in 1985
by the present Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prem Watsa, the company is
headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Its common shares are listed on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol FFH and in U.S. dollars under the symbol FFH.U.
About Subsidiaries of
Thomas Cook (India) Limited:
Sterling
Holiday Resorts Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of TCIL, is a leading Indian
Leisure Hospitality company with 37 resorts across the country, providing a
variety of offerings: Leisure holidays through FIT packages, Meetings &
Conferences, Weddings, Reunions, Picnics and Holidays through Memberships.
SOTC
Travel Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of TCIL, is a leading omnichannel
travel and tourism company active across various travel segments including
Leisure Travel, Incentive Travel and Business Travel.
Travel
Corporation (India) Limited (TCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of TCIL, is the
leading Destination Management Company in India that offers tailor-made travel
and related services to India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
Thomas
Cook India Group holds 51% stake in DEI Holdings Limited (DEI), one of the
world’s leading imaging solutions and services providers.
For more information,
visit:
Sterling
Holiday Resorts Limited: http://www.sterlingholidays.com
SOTC
Travel Limited: http://www.sotc.in
About SOTC Travel: SOTC
Travel Limited (Formerly SOTC Travel Pvt. Ltd.) is a step-down subsidiary of
Fairfax Financial Holdings Group; held through its Indian listed subsidiary,
Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL). SOTC India is a leading omnichannel travel
and tourism company active across various travel segments including Leisure
Travel, Incentive Travel and Business Travel. SOTC was established in 1949.
Since then, it has escorted lakhs of travellers across the globe for more than
70 years to various destinations around the world. A new age innovative
holidaymaker, SOTC strives to make holidays a priority for every Indian. ‘We
are for holidays’ and we want Indians to prioritize their holidays.
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