Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. is an Indian travel agency, headquartered in

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, providing travel services including

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, International and Domestic Holidays,

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, Passports, Travel Insurance and

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. Founded in 1881 by

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, the founder of the now defunct British brand

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, who established its first office in India and eventually extended to over 233 locations, in 94 cities across

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and

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. Thomas Cook India is a subsidiary of

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, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) Limited, and its controlled affiliates which holds 67.63% of the company.

History

Thomas Cook had many ventures including the invention of the world's package tour in 1841, the first pre-paid hotel coupon in 1868, creation of the first holiday brochure in 1858, and conceptualization of the first Travellers Cheques in 1874. In 1881, Thomas Cook started its India operations in

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(later renamed

), and in October 1978, saw it christened Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. The company made its first public issue in February 1983, and commenced operations in

in 2000. In the same year, they acquired the

business from Thomas Cook Overseas Ltd, UK. In 2006, Thomas Cook India Limited acquired LKP Forex Limited and Travel Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. (TCI). In May 2012, Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) Limited acquired Thomas Cook India, and became a part of Fairfax Group, Canada. In 2013, Thomas Cook India Limited acquired Quess Corp (formerly known as Ikya Group - HR, IT Services, Facilities Management, Food Services, Skill Development), and Sterling Holiday Resorts. In 2015, Thomas Cook Lanka Pvt. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Thomas Cook India Limited) acquired Luxe Asia Pvt. Ltd., Sri Lanka, a regional Destination Management Company handling inbound tourists from globally generating markets to its destinations. In the same year, TCIL announced the acquisition of Kuoni Travel (India) Private Limited, a travel operator in India, and Kuoni Travel (China) Limited, a travel operator in Hong Kong. In September 2017, Thomas Cook acquired Tata Capital's forex and travel business. In the aftermath of the collapse of

in the UK, the Indian namesake was considering rebranding itself to avoid the negative perception caused by the collapse of the UK travel company.

References

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