Thomas Cook has been honoured with the ‘MICE Travel Operator of the Year’ award at The Economic Times Travel & Tourism Annual Awards. The second edition of The Economic Times Travel and Tourism Annual Awards brought together top leaders from the travel and tourism industry on a single platform. The selection criteria covered a range of parameters, with the nominations being judged by an eminent grand jury and validations by Ernst & Young.
Thomas Cook’s MICE Team was recognized for its noteworthy delivery over the past year. The Company was selected by the Government of India to manage a range of prestigious events such as India’s G20 Summit. We managed 41 events across 31 cities; also the 37th National Games in Goa where MICE exclusively managed accommodation, catering and transportation services for approx. 17,000 guests, and for Khelo India 2023 we handled 20,500 customers!
The award acknowledges Thomas Cook’s sustained dedication and stellar delivery on mid to large Corporate MICE movements of 100 to over 2000 delegates/customers to a diversity of destinations including Iceland, Switzerland, France, Italy, Dubai, Denmark, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Malaysia, Japan, Turkiye, Thailand, Africa and Kenya; Kashmir, Goa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala in India.
The Company built and leveraged strong partnerships and alliances to deliver distinctive experiences for its MICE corporates. Cutting edge experiences include setting up a special food truck near Iceland’s Skógafoss, Chocolate Train Experience in Switzerland, super car experience in Ferrari in an exclusive circuit in Modena (the birthplace of Ferrari), Regatta sailing experience in Barcelona, bike ride on a Harley-Davidson through Capetown, self-drive in a super car from Germany to Austria in one day, and nad many more exciting experiences.
Meera Charnalia, Executive Vice President and Head – MICE, Thomas Cook (India) Limited said, “We are truly honoured to be selected as the MICE Travel Operator of the Year at The Economic Times Travel & Tourism Annual Awards.
At Thomas Cook, we believe that MICE is an art, and take great care to understand the requirements of our customers. We aim to deliver exceptional experiences to our customers and this award reiterates our leadership position in the MICE sector.
This has been a year of remarkable wins for us, and we are honoured to have been a partner with the Government of India in prestigious events throughout the year including the G20 Summit, the 37th National Games, and Khelo India 2023. Our strong delivery across mid to large corporate MICE groups across a range of destinations is a testament of the team’s hard work and resilience.
This award is a special honour and we are grateful to our team for their focus and unerring support, also our customers for investing their trust in us, and inspiring us in our continuous service.”