{"id":12623,"date":"2021-08-29T14:04:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T14:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=12623"},"modified":"2021-11-10T11:16:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:16:12","slug":"we-launch-indias-first-virtual-holiday-store-to-serve-customers-in-the-new-normal-with-safe-convenient-personalized-holiday-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-launch-indias-first-virtual-holiday-store-to-serve-customers-in-the-new-normal-with-safe-convenient-personalized-holiday-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"We Launch India\u2019s First Virtual Holiday Store  to Serve Customers in the New Normal &#8211;  \u00a0with Safe, Convenient, Personalized Holiday Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In an endeavour to empower customers with contactless and convenient holiday planning, coupled with the reassurance of its experts, Thomas Cook India, introduced India\u2019s first <strong>Virtual Holiday Store<\/strong>. The Company\u2019s dedicated team of travel experts\u00a0are\u00a0\u00a0readily available over video chats, 365 days a year from 8 a.m to 12 p.m, to guide customers\u00a0through\u00a0all their travel requirements, including domestic and international holidays, value added services\u00a0such as travel insurance, end-to-end COVID-negative certification services, visa services, documentation and\u00a0 much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Given the uncertainty\u00a0of the current environment, and constant changes in travel and health protocols\/ documentation, India\u2019s travellers are in need of guidance and reassurance when planning their holidays. So as travel restrictions are being eased and growth and economic activity returning steadily \u2013 Thomas Cook is now focused on the biggest challenge: to instil confidence and a positive sentiment towards leisure\u00a0and business travel for customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To this end, Thomas Cook India drives a holistic three pronged confidence-building program in the form of the \u201cAssured-Insured-Secured\u201d Program that covers every aspect of physical safety as well as mental and financial security to give the customer complete peace of mind. The newly launched Thomas Cook <strong>Virtual Holiday Store<\/strong> intends to support customers with convenient and contactless holiday planning \u2013 from the safety and comfort of their homes. With no app downloads or pre-registration required, customers merely need to log onto https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/virtual-store, to connect over a video chat with Thomas Cook India\u2019s Holiday Experts from anywhere in the country between 8 am and midnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mahesh Iyer, Executive Director &amp; CEO, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd.<\/strong>\u00a0said, \u201cThe Pandemic era and lockdowns have accelerated the demand for virtual and contactless sales and service. In line with this need, and as is expected of a market leader, keeping customer safety as the top priority, we at Thomas Cook have launched our <strong>Virtual Holiday Store<\/strong> \u2013 an innovative, interactive sales and service platform that combines the power of digital with the much loved Thomas Cook personal &#8211; human connect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Virtual Store model aims at supporting our customers with safe\/contactless and convenient holiday planning \u2013 incorporating much needed personalised, face-to-face connect, so essential when it comes to holiday planning and reassurance in the COVID\u00a0era.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an endeavour to empower customers with contactless and convenient holiday planning, coupled with the reassurance of its experts, Thomas Cook India, introduced India\u2019s first Virtual Holiday Store. The Company\u2019s dedicated team of travel experts\u00a0are\u00a0\u00a0readily available over video chats, 365 days a year from 8 a.m to 12 p.m, to guide customers\u00a0through\u00a0all their travel requirements,&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-launch-indias-first-virtual-holiday-store-to-serve-customers-in-the-new-normal-with-safe-convenient-personalized-holiday-planning\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12623"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12623"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13567,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12623\/revisions\/13567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}