To capitalise on growing confidence in travel, Thomas Cook India & SOTC launch a wide range of domestic and international holidays

Mumbai, February 7, 2022: Indians are displaying strong pent up demand coupled with increasing confidence in travel. To leverage this positive consumer sentiment, Thomas Cook (India) Limited – India’s leading integrated travel services company and its Group Company, SOTC Travel, have launched attractively priced air inclusive holidays with special offers to a range of top domestic and international destinations.

With the intent to target India’s families, group of friends, couples/newlyweds, young professionals/millennials, adventure seekers and solo-travellers, the companies have announced an exciting holiday range, including air-inclusive, land only and customisable options to Europe and United Kingdom, Dubai, Maldives, Egypt, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Goa, the North East and more. This distinctive holiday range includes budget, value to luxury products with an attractive value proposition of companion travels free and super saver offers.

Travelling in the Covid-era can be stressful and to ensure a smooth and hassle-free holiday, Thomas Cook India and SOTC have launched risk free holidays that include:

· Zero Cancellation, Easy & Free Rescheduling*

· Safety Program in association with Apollo Clinics

· Comprehensive Travel Insurance

· On Ground Teams & Assistance by Expert Tour Managers

Super Saver Offers:

· Dubai – 6 days; Rs 65,400.00

· Maldives – 5 days; Rs 60,000.00

· Egypt – 8 days; 153,500.00

· Turkey – 7 days; Rs 152,000.00

· Sri Lanka – 6 days; Rs 26,000.00 (without airfare)

· Goa – 4 days; Rs 10,650.00

· North East – 7 days; Rs 35,490.00

Buy One Get One Free – Companion Offer:

· Kashmir – 7 days; Rs 44,990.00

· Himachasl Pradesh – 7 days; Rs 36,990.00

· Rajasthan – 7 days; Rs 47,990.00

Range of air-inclusive holidays for Europe and United Kingdom starting at Rs 150,000.00:

· European Getaway – 7 days tour to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France.

· Spain – 7 days tour to Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona

· East European Getaway – 8 days tour to Germany, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria

· Switzerland – 6 days tour to Zurich, Interlaken, Lucerne and Engelberg

· European Dreams – 8 days tour to Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and France

· Amazing Europe – 8 days tour to France and Switzerland

· European Splendour – 11 days tour to France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Germany

· Best of Great Britain – 8 days tour to London, Windsor, Oxford, Manchester, Lake District, Edinburg and Glasgow

· All of Scandinavia – 10 days tour to Finland, Estonia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark

· Splendid Europe – 15 days tour to United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Swiss, Austria, Italy and Vatican

Mr. Rajeev Kale, President & Country Head – Holidays, MICE, Visa, Thomas Cook (India) Limited said, “Indians love to travel and to help our customers take a much needed break, we have launched a slew of holidays to Dubai, Maldives, Egypt, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Goa, the North East and more. We have also introduced exciting offers like Buy One Get One Free to Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. To ensure peace of mind we have included risk free holidays with zero cancellation, easy & free rescheduling*, our safety program in association with Apollo Clinics, comprehensive travel insurance, on-ground teams and our expert tour managers. With the opening of Europe and UK, our customers can once again book their much-loved Europe-UK holidays for the upcoming school spring break and summer vacations. In addition to our ready-to-book holidays, our experts are happy to co-curate unique itineraries based on each customer’s specific interests.”

Mr. Daniel D’souza, President & Country Head, SOTC Travel said, “Easing of travel restrictions are encouraging customers to once again plan their dream holiday. With extended weekends and upcoming special occasions, we are very excited to present our Super Saver offers for North East and Goa and short haul destinations like Dubai, Sri Lanka, and Turkey; also, our Book One Get One companion deals. Europe and United Kingdom are highly aspirational destinations for Indians, and keeping this in mind, we have also introduced an array of exciting holidays with unbeatable pricing. Our omni-channel network offers the convenience of our holiday apps, portal, call centre or extensive retail outlets pan India. All our outlets are open and we welcome our customers to walk in to avail of our amazing offers and plan their well-deserved holiday!

Additionally, to restore customer confidence in travel, our itineraries are covered by our “Assured” Safe Travel Program – developed in association with Apollo Clinics, that ensures best in class travel safety protocols covering every distribution, delivery and partner touch point in the travel ecosystem. “TravShield” an upgraded safety commitment of only vaccinated staff and co-passengers among many other precautions, ensure traveller safety in the pandemic era.”

About Thomas Cook (India) Limited:

Set up in 1881, Thomas Cook India) Limited. (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, 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 2021, The Best Travel Agency – India at TTG Travel Awards 2019, The Best Outbound Tour Operator at the Times Travel Awards 2018 & 2019 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 – 2015 to 2019 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 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 travel and tourism company active across various travel segments including Leisure Travel, Incentive Travel and Business Travel and Foreign Exchange. SOTC was established in 1949. Since then, it has escorted millions 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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