SOTC Travel Limited, formerly SOTC Travel Private Ltd as well as Kuoni Travel (India) Pvt. Ltd., is a
step-down subsidiary of
Fairfax Financial Holdings Group; held through two companies, its Indian listed subsidiary,
Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL) and TCIL's subsidiary Travel Corporation (India) Ltd. Established in 1949, it is a travel and tourism company active across travel segments like Leisure Travel, Business Travel, Destination Management Services and Distribution Visa Marketing Services.
Offerings
SOTC offers customized holidays around the world. It also offers Corporate Tours and provides packages for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) related travel needs. SOTC Trade Fair Tours aims to accommodate the needs of businessmen visiting or presenting in International trade fairs. It claims to have pioneered the concept of designing and promoting escorted tours to international travelers in India.
SOTC has created different avenues through tour packages namely ‘Bhraman Mandal’ committed to the
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
See also
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speaking population and ‘Gurjar Vishwadarshan’ for the
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...
speaking population. SOTC has recently launched religious tour called 'Darshans' aimed at offering integrated spiritual and leisure experience across the popular religious destinations in India.
Key Milestones
*1996 - Kuoni Group enters India by acquiring a 51% stake in SOTC
*1999 - Kuoni Group acquires 100% equity in SOTC
*2000 - Kuoni India acquires Sita World Travel
*2013 - Launched TVC with new brand architecture 'Kuoni Together with SOTC'
*2015 - Kuoni Travel (India) Pvt Ltd becomes a step-down of Fairfax Financial Holdings Group
*2016 - Kuoni India rebranded to SOTC as part of brand transition post change in control
*2016 - SOTC releases new TVC & brand logo
Awards and Recognitions
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Pacific Asia Travel Association
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a membership association working to promote the responsible development of travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region.
History
As William J. Mullahey of Pan American Airways set about organizing th ...
Gold Awards 2016 for Consumer Travel Brochure.
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CNBC Awaaz
CNBC Awaaz () is an Indian pay television Hindi business news channel, owned by CNBC and TV18 based in New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). ...
Travel awards 2011 for ‘Most Preferred Tour Operator for Outbound Travel’ to Kuoni & SOTC India.
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Today's Traveller Awards 2017 for "Best Outbound Tour Operator".
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.sotc.in/
Indian travel websites
Travel and holiday companies of India
Companies based in Mumbai
Transport companies established in 1949
Indian companies established in 1949