as nse thomascook ; 1 bse 500413 2 industry travel & tourism related services hospitality founded 1881 incorporated as a company on 21.10.1978 founder thomas cook headquarters thomas cook india limited thomas cook building dr d.n.road mumbai 400001 india products india holidays international holidays foreign exchange education forex insurance visa & passport services flights mice centre of learning education & training revenue 412.58 cr 2015 number of employees 2944 december 2015 website www.thomascook.in thomas cook india ltd. is an integrated travel and travel related financial services company with headquarters in mumbai india . the company offers a range of travel services including foreign exchange international and domestic holidays visa passport travel insurance & mice . in 1881 thomas cook established its first office in india and eventually it extended its footprint all across the country . now the presence of tcil extends over 233 locations including 23 airport counters in 94 cities across india sri lanka and mauritius . 3 the company received the award for favourite outbound tour operator at the outlook travellers awards 2015 . 4 contents 1 history 2 milestones 3 products and services 4 awards and recognition 5 board of directors 6 references 7 external links history edit thomas cook india ltd. pioneered 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 . 5 in 1881 thomas cook started its india operations in mumbai 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 mauritius in 2000 . in the same year they acquired the sri lanka business from thomas cook overseas ltd uk . 6 in 2006 thomas cook india limited acquired lkp forex limited and travel corporation india pvt. ltd. tci and in may 2012 fairbridge capital mauritius limited acquired india arm of thomas cook group and hence became a part of fairfax group canada . 7 in 2013 thomas cook india limited acquired quess corp formerly known as ikya group hr it services facilities management food services skill development 8 and sterling holiday resorts . 9 in 2015 thomas cook lanka pvt. ltd. a subsidiary of thomas cook india limited acquired luxe asia pvt. ltd. sri lanka 10 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 . 11 milestones edit number year achievement ref s 1 2016 thomas cook taps into india s m commerce growth opportunity launches india s first end to end holiday app 12 2 2016 thomas cook india targets tier iii growth markets via small tech assisted outlets 13 3 2015 thomas cook india acquired sri lanka based luxe asia 14 4 2015 announced closure of kuoni travel india private limited company 15 5 2015 acquisition of kuoni group s travel business in india 16 6 2015 launched thomas cook one currency card 17 7 2015 launched thomas cook forex mobile app 18 8 2013 acquisition of stake in quess corp 19 9 2012 acquisition of 76.81 % stake by fairbridge in thomas cook india limited from thomas cook uk and tcim and subsequent announcement of open offer 20 10 2012 incorporation of thomas cook lanka private limited a 100 % subsidiary of the company 21 11 2012 launch of borderless prepaid multicurrency forex card 22 12 2011 signed an agreement for marketing and distribution of borderless prepaid multicurrency foreign exchange card 23 13 2011 incorporation of tc visa services india limited in maharashtra a wholly owned subsidiary of travel corporation india limited which is a 100 % subsidiary of the company 24 14 2010 execution of a seven year arrangement with new delhi international airport 25 15 2010 launch of 9 foreign exchange and travel counters 26 16 2009 issue of 50 650 699 shares through a rights issue by thomas cook india limited 27 17 2008 acquisition of 74.9 % stake by thomas cook uk and tcim in thomas cook india limited 28 18 2007 thomas cook india limited & lkp forex merger 29 19 2006 100 % acquisition of travel corporation india limited by thomas cook india limited 30 20 2005 100 % acquisition by dubai financial llc of tcim 31 21 2000 commencement of operations in sri lanka 32 22 1998 commencement of operations in mauritius 33 23 1983 listing of thomas cook india limited on bse pursuant 34 24 1978 conversion of the branch office into a private limited company 35 25 1881 thomas cook & son opens its first branch office in mumbai 35 products and services edit thomas cook india limited offers a range of products and services including holiday travel foreign exchange visa and passport services foreign exchange travel insurance and travel & tourism education . holidays thomas cook india provides a wide range of international and domestic holiday packages . the company essentially deals in group tours git free individual tours fit land only excluding flights and customized tour packages including budget holiday and honeymoon packages as featured on the thomas cook india online portal . forex thomas cook india limited has been offering foreign exchange services to indian customers for over 100 years . the company is the largest foreign exchange money changer in the indian market for more and deals in 26 major currencies from across the globe . the borderless prepaid card thomas cook india s flagship travel card is a multiple currency card that can hold up to 8 currencies at a time ; a second variant is a one currency card and holds us dollars . visa thomas cook india limited offers visa application services for almost all the countries around the world and for different categories . the company s online visa service helps with filling of application forms collection of documents submission of the application to the respective embassy and couriering the stamped passport to the applicant . travel insurance thomas cook india also provides online travel insurance plans that offer coverage for personal accident medical expenses and repatriation loss delay of checked baggage loss of passport and curtailment cancellation amongst others . special travel policies catering to specific needs are also offered to travellers . flights thomas cook india limited offers flight searching and ticket booking services for flights on all major domestic and international airlines . flight data from all domestic airlines and international airlines is integrated in real time . hotels the company also offers hotel reservation services in indian and international cities . presently it offers a range of more than 32 000 hotels in india and more than 1 50 000 hotels outside india to choose from . 36 to provide more accommodation options thomas cook acquired the holiday lifestyle company sterling holiday resorts . 37 awards and recognition edit number year name of the award awarded by ref s 1 2016 search engine optimization dmai marketing innovation awards 2016 38 2 2016 gold award for thomas cook best travel website iamai india digital awards 2016 39 3 2015 gold award for thomas cook india s travel quest pata gold awards 2015 40 4 2015 favourite outbound tour operator outlook traveller awards 41 5 2015 best tour operator outbound cnbc awaaz travel awards 42 6 2015 best company providing foreign exchange cnbc awaaz travel awards 43 7 2015 diamond award for exemplary achievements in visa issuance french ambassador s travel awards ceremony 2015 44 8 2015 favourite tour operator cond nast traveller readers awards 45 9 2014 best company providing foreign exchange cnbc awaaz travel awards 46 10 2014 best tour operator outbound cnbc awaaz travel awards 47 11 2014 favourite tour operator cond nast traveller readers awards 48 12 2014 india s leading tour operator world travel awards 49 13 2013 best tour operator outbound cnbc awaaz travel awards 50 14 2013 favourite specialist tour operator cond nast traveller readers travel awards 2013 51 15 2013 best tour operator lonely planet travel awards 52 16 2013 best tour operator outbound cnbc awaaz travel awards 53 17 2013 retailer of the year leisure & holidays et now 54 18 2013 favourite tour operator cond nast traveller readers awards 55 19 2012 the most trusted brand in travel services the brand trust report india study 2012 56 20 2012 favourite specialist tour operator cond nast traveller readers travel awards 57 21 2012 best corporate travel management company world travel brands 58 22 2012 favourite tour operator cond nast traveller readers awards 59 23 2011 2012 tour operator promoting niche segments other than adventure and mice national tourism awards 60 24 2012 top 10 south asia iata authorized training centres for thomas cook india s centre of learning iata 61 25 2011 2012 consumer superbrand superbrands 62 26 2011 favourite specialist tour operator cond nast traveller readers travel awards 57 board of directors edit mr. mahendra kumar sharma chairman mr. madhavan menon managing director mr. chandan ratnaswami non executive director mr. harsha raghavan non executive director mrs. kishori udeshi non executive independent director mr. pravir kumai non executive independent director mr. nilesh vikamsey non executive independent director mr. sunil mathur non executive independent director references edit nse nse of india thomas cook india bse bse of india thomas cook india thomas cook travel agency locations vedding thomas cook india voted favourite outbound tour operator twf india thomas cook the founder of mass tourism pravda report thomas cook history business standard thomas cook india grows through acquisitions the hindu 11 august 2015 thomas cook india arm quess corp to acquire 49 % stake times of india june 1 2015 mumbai hc approves tcil and sterling holiday resorts merger business standard july 14 2015 thomas cook india acquires luxe asia money control thomas cook acquires kuoni india business standard 8 august 2015 thomas cook taps into india s m commerce growth opportunity launches india s first end to end holiday app end to end holiday app value research online small tech assisted outlets the hindu business line thomas cook india acquires luxe asia money control thomas cook india announces closure of kuoni travel india pvt ltd the hindu business line acquisition of kuoni group s travel business in india hong kong by thomas cook india limited thomas cook acquires kuoni group economic times thomas cook india launches one currency card travelbiz monitor 3 december 2015 thomas cook india launches forex app travelbiz monitor thomas cook to acquire 74 % stake in ikya human capital solutions for rs 256 cr . new delhi the indian express . press trust of india . february 6 2013 . acquisition of 76.8 % stake by fairbrige the hindu businessline incorporation of thomas cook lanka business standard launch of borderless prepaid multicurrency foreign exchange card launch of borderless prepaid card thomas cook signed an agreement for marketing & distribution of borderless forex card money control thomas cook india collaborates with mastercard india business brief thomas cook enters into a deal with delhi airport hotelier india thomas cook enters a 7 year deal with delhi international airport franchise mart thomas cook official shares report fair bridge capital is promoter of thomas cook india business today thomas cook & lkp forex merger economic times thomas cook india company profile india infoline thomas cook india reconstitutes board commencement of operations in sri lanka commencement of operations in mauritius listing of thomas cook india limited on bse pursuant to an initial public offering thomas cook listed on bse pursuant sebi a b thomas cook history thomas cook india offers visa and hotel services 1 thomas cook india buys sterling holiday for rs 870cr won search engine optimization award in dmai marketing innovation awards 2016 india infoline gold award in