1949: SOTC opened its first office in Mumbai with 5 employees
Over the next 2 decades it established itself as a leading travel agent
1968: By now it was among the top 10 travel agents in Mumbai
1976: SOTC pioneered the concept of Group Travel in India and operated its first group of
500 passengers to the USA
1979: The company celebrated over 500passengers to the US, Singapore and Japan
1997: The kuoni Group acquired 100%equity in SOTC
2000 : Kuoni India acquired SITA world Travel
2001: Established a dedicated team of MICE
2002: Launched customised Holidays
2005: The company extended its reach and invested in a franchisee network
2006: SOTC entered the Luxury Segment with Kuoni Holidays
2007: Kuoni launched Business Travel in partnership with HRG
2011: Launched BOX Holidays– -off-the-shelf holidays
2012 : Re-launched Kuoni business Travel
2013: New Brand Architecture and We are for Holidays; inspired customers
to stand up for their holidays
2015: Launched a brand campaign to prioritise holidays and not be vacation deprived!
2015: Kuoni Travel (India) Pvt. Ltd. became a step-down of Fairfax Financial Holdings Group —
held through two companies, its Indian listed subsidiary–Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. (TCIL),
and TCIL’s subsidiary Travel Corporation India) Ltd.
2016: New Brand Architecture — distinct tag lines for each of the business segments–For Holidays,
For Incentive Travel, and For Business Travel
2016: Launched a new Brand Campaign for not to postpone holidays
2017: Entered the e-commerce space with the all-new sotc.in re-emphasising our
omni-channel strategy
2017: Launched Darshans–Crafted Spiritual Experiences
2018: Launched Sales Analytics; launched Forex in Mumbai & Delhi
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