{"id":21810,"date":"2025-09-19T00:18:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=21810"},"modified":"2025-09-23T22:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:55:56","slug":"expanding-horizons-first-thomas-cook-outlet-opens-in-mohali","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/expanding-horizons-first-thomas-cook-outlet-opens-in-mohali\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding Horizons: First Thomas Cook Outlet Opens in Mohali"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Strengthening presence across Punjab<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong> with 10 locations now open<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas-Cook-GCP-outlet-in-MOHALI.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21944 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas-Cook-GCP-outlet-in-MOHALI-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas-Cook-GCP-outlet-in-MOHALI-1024x599.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas-Cook-GCP-outlet-in-MOHALI-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas-Cook-GCP-outlet-in-MOHALI-768x450.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas-Cook-GCP-outlet-in-MOHALI-512x300.jpg 512w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas-Cook-GCP-outlet-in-MOHALI.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Cook India has expanded its footprint in Punjab with the launch of its <strong>first franchise outlet in Mohali<\/strong>, a key hub in the rapidly developing Tricity region. This brings the company\u2019s presence in Punjab to <strong>10 outlets<\/strong>, enhancing access and convenience for customers in Mohali and nearby areas like Banur, Rajpura, and Kharar.<\/p>\n<p>The move aligns with findings from the <strong>India Holiday Report 2025<\/strong>, which shows strong travel intent among Mohali consumers \u2014 <strong>60% plan to take more holidays, while 59% aim to increase their travel spends by 20\u201350%<\/strong> this year.<\/p>\n<p>The new outlet offers <strong>end-to-end travel services<\/strong> including international and domestic holidays (group tours, personalised itineraries, cruises), travel insurance and more. Customers can also benefit from <strong>Thomas Cook\u2019s AI booking platform<\/strong>, which enables quick, real-time vacation planning, supported by the expertise of in-store holiday specialists.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Travel Trends from Mohali (India Holiday Report 2025)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>More holidays:<\/strong> 55% plan to increase from 2 to 4\u20136 trips annually<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Higher spends:<\/strong> 54% plan to raise travel budgets by 20\u201350%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Experience-led travel:<\/strong> 60% prefer it, with 55% drawn to phenomena-based trips (Northern Lights, Cherry Blossom); 40% show interest in safaris, self-drives, outdoor adventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Emerging formats:<\/strong> 35% want cruises, 25% self-drives, 20% scenic train journeys<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Phygital planning:<\/strong> 55% prefer a blend of digital convenience + offline expertise<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Top destinations<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>International<\/em>: Europe (60%) \u2014 especially Switzerland, Austria, France; Japan, South Korea (40%); Southeast Asia (30%); Australia\u2013New Zealand (25%); Middle East (25%); Central Asia (20%); Islands (15%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Domestic<\/em>: Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal, Andamans, North-East India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Simplified visa access<\/strong> is driving interest in Thailand, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pilgrimage tourism<\/strong> continues to grow: Char Dham, Kashi, Ayodhya, Rameswaram, Tirupati, Amritsar, Varanasi, Prayagraj<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThomas Cook (India) Ltd.<br \/>\nSCO 40-41, 1st Floor, Sector 79, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab \u2013 140308<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcde +91 8291163365 | \u2709\ufe0f gcp.mohali@thomascook.in<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rajeev Kale<\/strong>, President &amp; Country Head \u2013 Holidays, MICE, Visa, said, &#8220;Mohali is an important source market for us, and we are delighted to open our first Gold Circle Partner outlet here. This new location will help us serve the growing and diverse needs of customers in the region, offering easy access and seamless services \u2014 right at their doorstep.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strengthening presence across Punjab with 10 locations now open Thomas Cook India has expanded its footprint in Punjab with the launch of its first franchise outlet in Mohali, a key hub in the rapidly developing Tricity region. This brings the company\u2019s presence in Punjab to 10 outlets, enhancing access and convenience for customers in Mohali&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/expanding-horizons-first-thomas-cook-outlet-opens-in-mohali\/\">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\/21810"}],"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=21810"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21893,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21810\/revisions\/21893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}