Thomas Cook India honoured with the Best Tour Operator - International at the Times Travel Awards 2019

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., India’s leading integrated travel and related financial services company, was honoured with the prestigious award of Best Tour Operator – International at the Times Travel Awards 2019, presented by VFS Global. Thomas Cook India has received this top award on both occasions since its inception in 2018.

The Times Travel Awards is recognition of companies who transform travel into a memorable experience - that celebrate excellence while setting benchmarks for highest standards of service and innovation. The top award conferred on Thomas Cook India under the Travel Agents & Operators category, acknowledges Thomas Cook India’s transformation of the industry with its innovative products, services, processes and practices.

The selection process consisted of a thorough analysis of the company’s products and services, innovations and systems, and was judged by a panel of subject matter experts, appointed by Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (“BCCL”).

Commenting on this noteworthy achievement, Mahesh Iyer - Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. said, “At Thomas Cook India, our obsession with delighting our customers with sustained delivery of enriching travel experiences coupled with exceptional service, is driven by our passion for innovation. At our core lies over 138 years of travel expertise and our unrelenting focus on research in product development and service excellence- designed to delight across every consumer touch point. The award for the Best Tour Operator-International recognizes this vibrant spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship at the heart of our team.”

He added, “We are delighted at having won yet again at the Times Travel Awards and this honour will only serve to drive us in our pursuit of customer delight as we raise the bar of excellence for the industry.”

About Thomas Cook (India) Limited: Set-up in 1881, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. (TCIL) is the leading integrated travel and travel related financial services company in the country offering a broad spectrum of services that include Foreign Exchange, Corporate Travel, MICE, Leisure Travel, Insurance, Visa and Passport services and E-Business. It operates leading B2C and B2B brands including Thomas Cook, SOTC, TCI, SITA, Asian Trails, Allied T Pro, Australian Tours Management, Desert Adventures, Travel Circle International Limited, Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging (DEI), 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, a team of over 8226 and a combined revenue in excess of Rs. 11,411.6 Cr. (over $ 1.75 Bn).

TCIL has been felicitated with The Best Outbound Tour Operator and Leading Company with Cutting Edge Travel Innovation at the Times Travel Awards 2018, Excellence in Domestic Tour Operations at the SATTE Awards 2018, Best Travel Entrepreneur of The Year at TTG Travel Awards 2017, The French Ambassador’s Diamond Award for Exemplary Achievements in Visa Insurance– 2015 to 2018 and the Condé Nast Traveller – Readers’ Travel Awards from 2011 to 2018.

CRISIL has reaffirmed the rating on debt programmes and bank facilities of Thomas Cook (India) Ltd at ‘CRISIL AA-/Stable 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 66.94% 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 Quess Corp Limited: TCIL owns 48.82% of Quess Corp Limited, a provider of integrated business services.

About Subsidiaries of Thomas Cook (India) Ltd.: Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited, wholly owned subsidiary of TCIL is engaged in time share and resort business.

SOTC Travel Limited (Formerly known as SOTC Travel Private Limited) wholly owned subsidiary of TCIL is a leading travel and tourism company active across various travel segments including Leisure Travel, Incentive Travel and Business Travel.

TCIL owns 100% of TC Forex Services Limited (Formerly known as Tata Capital Forex Limited) (TC Forex) and TC Travel Services Limited (Formerly known as TC Travel and Services Limited) (TC Travel). TC Forex offers travel related foreign exchange products including Currency notes, Travel Cards and Traveller’s cheques and TC Travel offers a wide range of services including Airline ticketing, Booking Hotel accommodation, Visa and Passport facilitation, Travel insurance and more.

Thomas Cook India Group has recently completed its acquisition of a 51% stake in DEI Holdings Limited (DEI), one of the world’s leading imaging solutions and services providers.

For more information, visit:
Quess Corp Limited: http://www.quesscorp.com
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited: http://www.sterlingholidays.com
SOTC Travel Limited: http://www.sotc.in

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