{"id":8977,"date":"2019-02-16T10:23:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T10:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=8977"},"modified":"2019-03-14T08:21:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:21:14","slug":"milestones-the-outstanding-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/milestones-the-outstanding-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones&#8211; The Outstanding Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/thumbnail_Untitled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8978 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/thumbnail_Untitled.jpg\" alt=\"thumbnail_Untitled\" width=\"214\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_8982\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 776px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8982\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-3-300x118.jpg\" alt=\"Old Pic 3\" width=\"776\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-3-300x118.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-3-600x236.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-3.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Some old pics, pulled out from obscurity&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-3.jpg\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8983\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-4-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"Old Pic 4\" width=\"500\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-4-300x162.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-4-555x300.jpg 555w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pic-4.jpg 679w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-2.jpg\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8984\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-2-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"Old Pics 2\" width=\"526\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-2-300x137.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-2-600x275.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-2.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8985\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"Old Pics\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-300x242.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-371x300.jpg 371w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Old-Pics-2.jpg\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Nostalgia &#8212;\u00a0 recognise anyone?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1949<\/span>:\u00a0 <\/strong>SOTC opened its first office in Mumbai with 5 employees<br \/>\nOver the next 2 decades it established itself as a leading travel agent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1968<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0 By now it was among the top 10 travel agents in Mumbai<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1976<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 SOTC pioneered the concept of Group Travel in India and operated its first group of<br \/>\n500\u00a0\u00a0 passengers to the USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1979<\/strong>:\u00a0 The company celebrated over 500passengers to the US, Singapore and Japan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>1997<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 The kuoni Group acquired 100%equity in SOTC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/span> :\u00a0 Kuoni India acquired SITA world Travel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Established a dedicated team of MICE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2002<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Launched customised Holidays<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2005<\/strong><\/span>: <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The company extended its reach and invested in a franchisee network<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SOTC entered the Luxury Segment with Kuoni Holidays<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kuoni launched Business Travel in partnership with HRG<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2011<span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Launched BOX Holidays&#8211; -off-the-shelf holidays<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2012<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Re-launched Kuoni business Travel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2013<span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Brand Architecture and We are for Holidays; inspired customers <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to stand up for their holidays<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Launched a brand campaign to prioritise holidays and not be vacation deprived!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kuoni Travel (India) Pvt. Ltd. became a step-down of Fairfax Financial Holdings Group &#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 held through two companies, its Indian listed subsidiary&#8211;Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. (TCIL),<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and TCIL&#8217;s subsidiary Travel Corporation India) Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Brand Architecture &#8212; distinct tag lines for each of the business segments&#8211;For Holidays, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For Incentive Travel, and For Business Travel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2016<\/span><\/strong>:<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 Launched a new Brand Campaign for not to postpone holidays<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Entered the e-commerce space with the all-new sotc.in re-emphasising our<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 omni-channel strategy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Launched Darshans&#8211;Crafted Spiritual Experiences<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Launched Sales Analytics; launched Forex in Mumbai &amp; Delhi<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n<a style=\"color: rgb(68,79,247);\" href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/\">Home<\/a>\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Some old pics, pulled out from obscurity&#8230; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nostalgia &#8212;\u00a0 recognise anyone?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 &nbsp; 1949:\u00a0 SOTC opened its first office in Mumbai with 5 employees Over the next 2 decades it&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/milestones-the-outstanding-journey\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"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\/8977"}],"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\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8977"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9481,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8977\/revisions\/9481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}