{"id":19789,"date":"2025-01-24T19:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=19789"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:52:44","slug":"thomas-cook-and-sotc-launch-a-range-of-autumn-holidays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/thomas-cook-and-sotc-launch-a-range-of-autumn-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Cook and SOTC Launch a Range of Autumn Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mediatxt clear_data_more_details data_details_list-style\" data-bind=\"html:newsmediaDetailViewModel.newsmediaDetailResponseList().shortDescription\">\n<p><strong>Key Drivers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Allure of Autumn\u2019s vibrant colours and favourable weather\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trend towards off-peak\/low-season travel with advantages of attractive pricing and fewer crowds<\/span><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Top Autumn Destinations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International: Switzerland, France, Austria, Germany, Scandinavia, Japan, South Korea, T\u00fcrkiye, Georgia, USA, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Domestic: Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, North-East, Kerala, Karnataka\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mediabtxt data_details_list-style\" data-bind=\"html:newsmediaDetailViewModel.newsmediaDetailResponseList().description\">\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Thomas Cook (India) Limited, and its Group Company, SOTC Travel, launched a unique range of Autumn Holidays to strategically leverage the strong and growing Indian consumer demand for nature and outdoor experiences. With the Companies\u2019 data revealing a notable trend towards low\/off-season travel, in addition to vibrant fall colours, Thomas Cook and SOTC\u2019s Autumn Holidays also serve to drive momentum with added benefits of attractive off-season pricing and fewer crowds at destinations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">The pandemic having created a clear shift in demand for nature and outdoor experiences, Autumn\/Fall is now emerging as a viable holiday season for Indian consumers. Thomas Cook &amp; SOTC Travel\u2019s new portfolio of Autumn holidays hence intends to maximise on this opportunity by offering enchanting journeys as leaves turn into fiery shades of gold, orange and red.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Against this picturesque backdrop, the Companies\u2019 Autumn Holidays offer fun-engaging experiences to appeal to multi-generational families, couples\/groups of friends, Gen S, as well as Young India&#8217;s millennials and Gen Z. In addition to group escorted tours, Thomas Cook &amp; SOTC offers personalised programs with hiking and e-biking along Alpine autumn trails \u2013 from\u00a0 Switzerland, T\u00fcrkiye, Georgia to Japan &amp; South Korea; also stargazing while glamping; in unique geodesic eco-pods or a log cabin in Lapland. Adrenaline-fueled experiences include white-water rafting, wakeboarding or exploration on horseback\/ segway. Unique gastronomy elements include gourmet walks, wild truffle strolls and vineyard tours with accommodation as varied as a chateau, palace or villa in France, Spain, Portugal, Georgia and Italy.\u00a0 Wellness options range from Finland\u2019s famed saunas, South Korea\u2019s Jjimjilbang\/thermal bathhouses, Japan\u2019s onsens or a mud bath in Azerbaijan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Closer to home, India\u2019s own autumn gems include nature walks\/treks amidst the vibrant chinars in Kashmir or a kaleidoscope of colours in Himachal and Uttarakhand, picturesque terrace tea\/coffee gardens and stays in plantation bungalows in Darjeeling or Wayanad, to white water rafting in Coorg\/Rishikesh and jungle safaris in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and more.<br \/>\n<\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">S.D. Nandakumar &#8211; President and Country Head &#8211; Holidays and Corporate Tours, SOTC Travel Limited,\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">said,\u00a0<em>\u201cWith a legacy of 75 years of being an Indian-entrepreneurial brand, SOTC believes that \u2018no one understands the Indian traveller better than SOTC\u2019. Our intent was to build on the emerging demand for outdoor experiences, and we have crafted engaging and memorable Autumnal getaways to catalyse this growing trend. In addition to group tours, our holiday experts co-curate exceptional Autumn itineraries, based on each customer\u2019s unique preferences.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-IN\">What is particularly interesting is the growing interest we&#8217;re seeing from India\u2019s Tier 2 and 3 markets, highlighting a broader shift towards outdoor and\u00a0off-season travel across the country.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Drivers: Allure of Autumn\u2019s vibrant colours and favourable weather\u00a0 Trend towards off-peak\/low-season travel with advantages of attractive pricing and fewer crowds Top Autumn Destinations: International: Switzerland, France, Austria, Germany, Scandinavia, Japan, South Korea, T\u00fcrkiye, Georgia, USA, Canada Domestic: Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, North-East, Kerala, Karnataka\u00a0 Thomas Cook (India) Limited, and its Group Company, SOTC&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/thomas-cook-and-sotc-launch-a-range-of-autumn-holidays\/\">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\/19789"}],"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=19789"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20338,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19789\/revisions\/20338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}