Thomas Cook India expands presence in Punjab

Thomas Cook (India) Limited - India's leading omnichannel travel services company inaugurated a new Gold Circle Partner (franchise) outlet in Ludhiana, Punjab. This expansion augments Thomas Cook India's distribution and reach in Punjab to 11 consumer access centres: 9 owned branches and 2 Gold Circle Partner (franchise) outlets across Punjab and Chandigarh tri-city. This new outlet will serve the commercial capital and the largest city of Punjab - Ludhiana and its surrounding towns of Khanna, Mandi Gobingarh, Rajpura, Phagwara, Sahnewal, Samrala and Moga.

In the new age of travel, customers are understandably seeking the guidance and reassurance of holiday experts and Thomas Cook India's internal survey reiterates the same, with a significant 77% respondents stating that they require guidance of a holiday expert. To help customers with their travel plans and requirements, Thomas Cook India has set up a new Gold Circle Partner (franchise) outlet at Ludhiana, Punjab.

Additionally, to strengthen customer confidence in travel, Thomas Cook's "TravShield" is India's only safety commitment - with only vaccinated staff and co-passengers among many other precautions, building on their "Assured" travel safety protocols - developed in association with Apollo Clinics.

TravShield & Assured together, ensure best in class safety and protection for travellers in the post Covid era, covering every distribution, delivery and partner touch point in the travel ecosystem.

With strong pent-up demand, easing of restrictions and the announcement on resumption of commercial aviation driving positive consumer sentiment, consumers from Ludhiana/Punjab are displaying a strong travel desire for domestic travel to Goa, Andamans, Kashmir, Leh-Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala. Closer to home destinations like Maldives, Singapore, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are driving demand. Additionally, long/mid haul favourites include Switzerland, France, Canada, UK, Turkey, Egypt, Australia and USA for Visa holding customers. Key segments driving growth from Punjab include young professionals, families, couples, group of friends and seniors. Culture and heritage, adventure/outdoor, culinary experiences, and spa/wellness are top preferred holiday options for consumers from Punjab.

Thomas Cook's Gold Circle Partner outlet in Ludhiana offers consumers end-to-end travel solutions with a bouquet of travel and travel related services, including: International & Domestic Holidays (Group Tours, Personalised holidays, Cruises, etc.); Value Added Services like Travel Insurance; Visa Services, etc.

Contact Details:
Thomas Cook (India) Limited
Unique Tower, 1st Floor, Adjoining The Upper House, New Lajpat Nagar,
Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana - 141001, Phone: 0161-4608425
Email: joginder.pal@thomascook.in

Mr. Rajeev Kale, President & Country Head - Holidays, MICE, Visa, Thomas Cook (India) Limited said, "Ludhiana/Punjab have been key markets for us at Thomas Cook India, and we are seeing a strong travel desire from the region. Hence, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new Gold Circle Partner franchise outlet in Ludhiana. We intend to accelerate demand while supporting our customer segments - including families, couples / honeymooners, millennials / young professionals, group of friends and seniors."

He added, "Our Gold Circle Partners, Ms. Deepti Bajaj & Mr. Gaurav Chopra are travel enthusiasts and their expertise along with their extensive network in the region will assist Thomas Cook India to further strengthen its presence in this growing market and thereby assist our customers from Ludhiana / Punjab to plan their perfect holiday.

We extend a warm welcome to our Punjab based customers. Our travel experts at our New Lajpat Nagar outlet will assist them to plan their much awaited holidays for 2022."

Shares of Thomas Cook (India) Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 66.50 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 65.50. The total number of shares traded during the day was 71931 in over 1383 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 68.10 and intraday low of 65.20. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 4803748.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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