Thomas Cook India : reiterates its focus on Bengaluru - a key source market for its holidays and foreign exchange businesses Inaugurates premium Gold Circle Partner in Jayanagar

Thomas Cook India reiterates its focus on Bengaluru - a key source market for its holidays and foreign exchange businesses Inaugurates premium Gold Circle Partner in Jayanagar

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Mumbai, June 10, 2025: Thomas Cook India's India Holiday Report 2025 (Bengaluru data) highlights that 80% respondents plan to increase the frequency of their holidays; 79% intend to increase holiday budgets by 20-50% - revealing high travel appetite from Bengaluru's consumers. Hence, with a strategic intent to leverage Bengaluru's strong market potential, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, India's leading omnichannel services company inaugurated its newly redesigned premium outlet in Jayanagar. The outlet was inaugurated by Romil Pant, Executive Vice President & Head - Holidays, Thomas Cook India Limited.

Thomas Cook's Jayanagar outlet offers end-to-end travel services: International & Domestic Holidays (Group Tours, Personalised Holidays, Cruises, etc.), Value Added Services like Travel Insurance, etc. Thomas Cook's AI booking platform assists customers in planning their personalized vacations in real time by checking availability and making reservations in a matter of minutes. This is coupled with the expertise of the Company's in-store holiday experts to help customers' co-curate memorable vacations.

India Holiday Report 2025: Bengaluru Travel Trends

80% of Bengaluru travellers plan to increase their holidays from 2 to 4-6 trips annually

79% plan to increase travel spends by 20-50% in 2025; reflecting a willingness to invest in deeper, more enriching experiences

81% of respondents show a strong preference for experience-led holidays; 50% are drawn to phenomenon-based travel such as the Northern Lights, Cherry Blossom; 30% express interest in safaris, self-drives, and outdoor adventures; 25% are interested in event tourism, including global music concerts and sporting events

70% of travellers prefer a phygital approach, combining digital convenience with trusted offline expertise for travel planning

55% of Bengaluru travellers plan to capitalise on long weekends and public holidays for mini-cations - higher than the national average of 47%

New travel formats in demand: 55% of travellers plan to opt for cruises; 25% for scenic train journeys

More than 50% indicate that simplified visa processes (e-visa, visa-on-arrival, visa-free access) strongly influence their destination choices, with countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka in high demand

40% Bengaluru travellers rely on AI and digital platforms for research, bookings and itinerary planning

Contact Details

Thomas Cook (India) Limited

Uday House, Ground Floor, No 108,

8th B Main Rd, 30th Cross 4th Block,

Jayanagar,

Bengaluru - 560011

Phone no: 9844144444/ 9844388888

Email address: [e-mail]

Romil Pant, Executive Vice President & Head - Holidays, Thomas Cook India Limited said, "Bengaluru continues to drive strong growth for our holidays business, and the launch of our premium Gold Circle Partner outlet in Jayanagar reaffirms our strong commitment to our customers from the city and surrounding catchments. In addition to its prime location, the outlet is designed to offer exceptional holiday and forex services - offering personalized, seamless experiences - right at their doorstep. On behalf of my Team, I extend a warm welcome to our customers from Jayanagar. My Team and I look forward to co-curating memorable holidays for each of our customers - for destinations within India and international."

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, and Visa Services. It operates leading B2C and B2B brands including Thomas Cook, SOTC, TCI, SITA, Asian Trails, Allied TPro, Australian Tours Management, Desert Adventures, Travel Circle International Limited (TCI 勝景), 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 28 countries across 5 continents.

TCIL has been felicitated with the award for MICE Travel Agency (Outbound) at the Economic Times MICE & Wedding Tourism Awards 2024, 'Masters of Risk - Travel & Hospitality' at India Risk Management Awards 2024, MICE Tour Operator of the Year - Outbound at SATTE 2024, Best Tour Operator at India Travel Awards North 2023, MICE Travel Operator of the Year at the Economic Times Travel & Tourism Awards 2023, winner of the Corporate Citizen Award (Travel Tourism & Hospitality) at the Corporate Citizen Conclave & Award 2023, The Outbound Tour Operator of the Year 2022 & 2019 at the SATTE Awards, IAMAI India Digital Awards 2022, CNBC-TV18 & ICICI Lombard India Risk Management Award - Travel & Leisure Category 2022 & 2021, CIO100 Award for digital innovation 2022, 'Innovation in Omni-experience' Award at International Data Corporation's (IDC) Industry Innovation Awards 2021, The Best Travel Agency - India at TTG Travel Awards 2019, The Best Outbound Tour Operator at the Times Travel Awards 2019 & 2018, Silver award for Asia's Best Integrated Report (First Time) category at the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards 2019-2021, Best Risk Management-Framework & Systems at the India Risk Management Awards 2019; 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 programs and bank facilities of TCIL - 'CRISIL AA- / Positive' 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, is the promoter of TCIL with a shareholding of 63.83% of its paid-up capital.

About Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management. Founded in 1985 by the present Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. V. 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 (TCIL):

Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited

Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of TCIL is a leading leisure hospitality company with over 55 resorts, hotels and retreats across 48 locations in India covering hills, beaches, jungles, waterfront, adventure, heritage, pilgrimage and drive-to locations. Sterling provides a variety of offerings: Leisure holidays through FIT packages, Meetings & Conferences, Weddings, Reunions, Picnics and Holidays.

SOTC Travel Limited

SOTC Travel Limited is a step-down subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings held through its Indian listed subsidiary, Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL). SOTC Travel is a leading omnichannel travel and tourism company active across various travel segments including Leisure Travel, Incentive Travel and Business Travel.

Established in 1949, SOTC is an Indian-grown brand with a legacy of over 75 years. Since then, it has escorted millions of travellers across the globe to various destinations around the globe. The Company firmly believes that today, 'No one understands the Indian Traveller better than SOTC'.

Travel Corporation (India) Limited

Travel Corporation (India) Limited (TCI) (operating brands Sita, TCI and Distant Frontiers), 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.

DEI Holdings Limited

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

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