{"id":20749,"date":"2025-06-03T19:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=20749"},"modified":"2025-06-03T19:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:42:27","slug":"launched-in-partnership-with-mastercard-and-visa-indias-first-eco-friendly-holiday-travel-card-made-from-recycled-plastic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/launched-in-partnership-with-mastercard-and-visa-indias-first-eco-friendly-holiday-travel-card-made-from-recycled-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Launched in Partnership with Mastercard and Visa, India\u2019s First Eco-Friendly Holiday Travel Card, Made From Recycled Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thomas Cook India launches the Borderless Prepaid Multi-Currency Travel Card, Custom built for India\u2019s overseas holiday customer offering seamless global access, convenience and security, Launched in Partnership with Mastercard and Visa, India\u2019s first eco-friendly holiday travel card, made from recycled plastic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new card offers a host of traveller privileges including free lounge access and airport porter services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Multi-currency advantage<\/strong> &#8211; supports 12 global currencies; with seamless shift in currency wallet <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Security<\/strong> &#8211; embedded chip &amp; pin ensures security and increased protection; complimentary insurance cover up to \u20b97.5 lakh*; free emergency cash assistance and card replacement in case the card is lost or stolen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Global Access <\/strong>&#8211; acceptance at over 70 million merchant establishments, e-commerce websites and 3 million ATMs, across Mastercard and Visa\u2019s global network<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Exclusive Travel Privileges<\/strong> &#8211; free lounge access and exclusive airport porter services at select international airports in India*<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>India&#8217;s outbound travel is witnessing a significant surge in overall travel spending: India&#8217;s outbound travel saw a record in overseas travel spending of $17 billion in FY24, marking a 25% increase y-o-y (accounting for 54% of all international spending)<sup>, <\/sup>and is projected to reach $55.4 billion by 2034. Additionally, the strong emergence of travellers from India\u2019s tier 2 and 3 cities, creates a growing need for a seamless, secure and convenient forex solutions. Recognizing this opportunity, Thomas Cook (India) Limited\u00a0 has launched the Borderless Travel Card &#8211; designed to empower leisure travellers with smooth and secure international travel transactions &#8211; with multi-currency support, worldwide acceptance and exclusive travel benefit<\/p>\n<p>This initiative reiterates Thomas Cook\u2019s position as <strong>India ka Forex Specialist<\/strong> \u2013 highlighting the Company\u2019s sustained focus on innovation and elevated customer experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Cook Borderless Travel Card benefits* <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supports 12 global currencies for seamless international transactions and access to over 70 million Mastercard and Visa merchant establishments in over 200 countries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free emergency cash assistance and card replacement (for lost\/stolen cards)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complimentary International global SIM card<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security with embedded chip &amp; pin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complimentary Airport meet &amp; greet, free lounge access and porter services at select international airports in India*<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exclusive 25% off discount on select attractions and unique experiences*<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Earn 1,000 Thomas Cook Edge Reward Points on loading USD 1,000 (or equivalent) and up to 500 points on card spend, redeemable for holidays, flights and hotels from Thomas Cook India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional benefits*<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complimentary insurance cover up to \u20b97.5 lakh*<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">24&#215;7 Customer Support available via call centre, email and web support on <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/\">in<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free ATM withdrawal*<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eco-friendly card crafted from recycled plastic, promoting sustainability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deepesh Varma, Executive Vice President &#8211; Foreign Exchange, <\/strong>\u00a0said \u201cAt Thomas Cook India, we continue to strengthen our leadership in the forex sector by anticipating market shifts and innovating to meet evolving customer needs. The launch of our Borderless Travel Card, builds on the success of our prepaid card portfolio that includes Study Buddy (for students) and EnterpriseFX (business traveller). The Borderless Travel Card is our strategic response to address the needs of India\u2019s leisure segment: offering smooth and seamless multi-currency access, the convenience of worldwide acceptance, and exclusive travel benefits\u2014all with the reliability and security of Mastercard and Visa. I am particularly proud of our integration of sustainability with financial innovation with this, India\u2019s first eco-friendly card made of recycled plastic. The timing is perfect \u2013 at the start of India\u2019s key travel booking season and we look forward to elevating our customer experience while reinforcing Thomas Cook India\u2019s position as<strong> India ka Forex Specialist<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anubhav Gupta, Senior Vice President, South Asia at Mastercard <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">said, \u201cAs the country\u2019s aspirations reach for newer heights fuelled by a growing middle class, Indians including those from Tier two and three cities are keen to explore the world. Mastercard Economics Institute\u2019s research has shown that today, the number of Indians traveling abroad in a single quarter is comparable to annual number of Indian travellers 10 years ago. At Mastercard, we see a need to support such travellers with more convenient, sustainable, and safer modes of payment. Through our collaboration with Thomas Cook, we are excited to offer this Borderless Travel Card which brings among the best rewards and acceptance across 12 currencies and 200 countries and territories.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rishi Chhabra, Country Manager for Visa India <\/strong>said, \u201cWe are delighted to partner with Thomas Cook India to launch the Borderless Travel Card for India\u2019s growing outbound travel market. Backed by Visa\u2019s global network, worldwide acceptance and trusted, secure payments, this card enhances travel experiences with a seamless, secure and sustainable offering. Our partnership reflects a joint commitment to financial inclusion and delivering unparalleled convenience to Indian globetrotters. We look forward to setting a new benchmark in travel payments that provide security, ease and exclusive benefits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomascook.in\/Forex\/borderless-travel-card\">*T&amp;C apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Cook India launches the Borderless Prepaid Multi-Currency Travel Card, Custom built for India\u2019s overseas holiday customer offering seamless global access, convenience and security, Launched in Partnership with Mastercard and Visa, India\u2019s first eco-friendly holiday travel card, made from recycled plastic The new card offers a host of traveller privileges including free lounge access and&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/launched-in-partnership-with-mastercard-and-visa-indias-first-eco-friendly-holiday-travel-card-made-from-recycled-plastic\/\">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\/20749"}],"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=20749"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21237,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20749\/revisions\/21237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}