{"id":9910,"date":"2019-06-12T18:01:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T18:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=9910"},"modified":"2019-07-10T15:30:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T15:30:36","slug":"we-welcome-a-new-member-into-the-thomas-cook-india-group-fold","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-welcome-a-new-member-into-the-thomas-cook-india-group-fold\/","title":{"rendered":"We Welcome a New Member into The Thomas Cook India Group Fold!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9912\" style=\"width: 985px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG-20190301-WA0032.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9912 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG-20190301-WA0032.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20190301-WA0032\" width=\"985\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG-20190301-WA0032.jpg 985w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG-20190301-WA0032-300x138.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG-20190301-WA0032-600x275.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The entire DEI Management Team, along with Ram, Mahesh and Abraham, in Dubai just after the formal announcement of the acquisiton.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With great pride, we announce\u00a0the\u00a0 acquisition of a 51% stake in\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging (DEI) &#8211; one of the world\u2019s leading imaging solutions and services providers, to the Thomas\u00a0Cook Group.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Acquisition is PAT and free cash accretive from day one<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Marks Thomas Cook India Group\u2019s entry into an adjacent sector, complementary to its travel &amp; travel-related services portfolio<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bz26-FEB-thomas-cook.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9916 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bz26-FEB-thomas-cook-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"bz26-FEB-thomas-cook\" width=\"336\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bz26-FEB-thomas-cook-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bz26-FEB-thomas-cook-446x300.jpg 446w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bz26-FEB-thomas-cook.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>T<\/strong>he acquisition marks the Thomas Cook India Group\u2019s entry into an adjacent sector, complementary to its travel\u00a0 and travel related services portfolio, and is both PAT and free cash accretive from day one. When you see what DEI does, you realise the magnitude and potential of a connection between the two companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Established in 2004, Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging is a Dubai-based, home-grown technology-driven company with offices in Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai, Orlando, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. DEI focuses on imaging solutions for the attractions industry with a robust end-to-end turnkey model by providing equipment, software, talent and operational expertise consultation to its business partners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With a strong network of over 120 partners, DEI is present at more than 250 venues spanning over 14 countries (Singapore, UAE, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, China, USA, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Mauritius, Maldives, Egypt, India and Kuwait). From a few thousand transactions in 2005, DEI has completed 3.6 million transactions in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9910 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Hindu Business Line - Feb 26 2019\" href='http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-welcome-a-new-member-into-the-thomas-cook-india-group-fold\/hindu-business-line-feb-26-2019\/'><img width=\"205\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hindu-Business-Line-Feb-26-2019-205x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hindu-Business-Line-Feb-26-2019-205x300.jpg 205w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hindu-Business-Line-Feb-26-2019.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9920'>\n\t\t\t\tHindu Business Lne\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Gulf Today -Feb 26 2019\" href='http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-welcome-a-new-member-into-the-thomas-cook-india-group-fold\/gulf-today-feb-26-2019\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gulf-Today-Feb-26-2019-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9919\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gulf-Today-Feb-26-2019-300x257.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gulf-Today-Feb-26-2019-1024x877.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gulf-Today-Feb-26-2019-350x300.jpg 350w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gulf-Today-Feb-26-2019.jpg 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9919'>\n\t\t\t\tGulf Today\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Financial Express - 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Feb 26 2019\" href='http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-welcome-a-new-member-into-the-thomas-cook-india-group-fold\/btvi-feb-26-2019\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"220\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BTVI-Feb-26-2019-300x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9914\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BTVI-Feb-26-2019-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BTVI-Feb-26-2019-409x300.jpg 409w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BTVI-Feb-26-2019.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9914'>\n\t\t\t\tBTVI\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Hong Kong - Economic Times - Feb 28 2019\" href='http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-welcome-a-new-member-into-the-thomas-cook-india-group-fold\/hong-kong-economic-times-feb-28-2019\/'><img width=\"122\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hong-Kong-Economic-Times-Feb-28-2019-122x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9923\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hong-Kong-Economic-Times-Feb-28-2019-122x300.jpg 122w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hong-Kong-Economic-Times-Feb-28-2019-415x1024.jpg 415w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Hong-Kong-Economic-Times-Feb-28-2019.jpg 1112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9923'>\n\t\t\t\tHong Kong Economic Times\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DEI\u2019s partner attractions encompass waterparks, theme parks, aquariums, towers and resorts, including iconic attractions in Singapore (Universal Studios Singapore, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Zoo), Hong Kong (Ngong Ping 360),\u00a0 Macau (Macau Tower, The Venetian, Macao), the UAE (At The Top Burj Khalifa, Ski Dubai, Wild Wadi Waterpark, Warner Brothers, Ferrari World), Malaysia (Petronas Twin Towers, Resorts World Genting), China (Atlantis Sanya, Chimelong Safari Park), India (Ramoji Film City, Imagica, Wonderla Holidays Ltd.), Maldives (Taj Exotica, W Retreat &amp; Spa, Shangri-La Villingili), Mauritius (St. Regis Mauritius Resort, Shanti Maurice Resort &amp; Spa), Indonesia (Waterbom Bali, Bali Zoo, Trans Studio), Egypt (Ski Egypt, KidZania), Thailand (Ramayana Water Park, Vana Nava Water Jungle), USA (Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 New York, Mango\u2019s Tropical Caf\u00e9 and Gaylord), to name a few!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As if that is not impressive enough, in 2017, DEI launched KlassAkt, its school photography arm, and has already partnered with more than 90 schools across the UAE and India, including the prestigious GEMS group of schools in the UAE, the Oberoi International School, Jamnabai Narsee International School and Aditya Birla World Academy in Mumbai, India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Madhavan Menon,<\/strong>\u00a0our <strong>Chairman and Managing Director,\u00a0<\/strong>said, \u201c<em>Our acquisition of DEI, <\/em><em>a global imaging solutions and services giant, <\/em><em>p<\/em><em>resents the Thomas Cook India Group an opportunity to participate in an exciting new business space, adjacent to our core travel services portfolio that <\/em><em>is both PAT <\/em><em>and free cash <\/em><em>\u00a0accretive from day one. <\/em><em>DEI is an entrepreneurial success story with an impressive and proven track record of leadership, growth and profitability.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He elaborated, \u201c<em>With several key markets in common, the addition of Ram, and his team at DEI<\/em><em>,to our family, <\/em><em>also <\/em><em>presents <\/em><em>new synergistic <\/em><em>opportunities <\/em><em>leveraging<\/em> <em>our travel<\/em> <em>services across 25 countries<\/em><em>. <\/em><em>We see an immediate opportunity for our outbound customers from <\/em><em>India and Hong Kong, as well as our inbound and DMS <\/em><em>customers across our global network<\/em><em>. With the growing demand for experiential travel<\/em><em> and social sharing, <\/em><em>DEI\u2019s partnerships with iconic attractions, theme parks, water parks and resorts will further enhance our <\/em><em>travel services<\/em><em> portfolio in line with our philosophy of creating long term shareholder value.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>K.S. Ramakrishnan, founder CEO and President of <\/strong><strong>Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging,\u00a0<\/strong>said, <em>\u201cOur synergy with the Thomas Cook India Group in the travel and tourism ecosystem strengthens DEI\u2019s position in our existing markets whilst giving us immense reach to expand. DEI is leading the digital transformation of the guest photo journey through NFC, facial recognition and other state of the art proprietary technology enabling the guest to receive and share their memories in real time. We are proud to be part of a globally renowned travel and tourism leader, the Thomas Cook India Group. Innovation being key to DEI\u2019s core entrepreneurial spirit with focus on long-term partnerships aligns us perfectly with the vision and ethos of <\/em><em>Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>About <\/strong><strong>Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging<\/strong><strong> (DEI): <\/strong>DEI is the global leader in capturing guests\u2019 memorable experiences by providing the highest quality imaging services and solutions. In 15 years of retail operations, DEI has expanded from a single location to over 250 venues across 14 countries. The DEI proposed solution is built on \u2018enterprise-wide\u2019 technology, focused on aggregating images across attractions, and for every individual guest. This allows for efficient archiving and swift retrieval of images on demand. Continuous innovation has allowed us to deliver the guests\u2019 images from multiple retail points as well as personal consumer devices through our online and mobile app solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thomas Cook India expects a boost of at least $5 million to its bottom line after acquiring a 51 per cent stake in Dubai-based Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging for an enterprise value of $40.6 million (Dh149m),\u00a0said <strong>Mahesh Iyer, CEO- Thomas Cook India<\/strong>., when signing the agreement.\u00a0The acquisition could generate $5m to $8m a year for Thomas Cook India over three years. The investment in DEI, which has agreements for photography in about 40 attractions in the UAE, comes as it seeks to boost the number of visitors from India to the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;DEI runs end-to-end photography solutions for Burj Khalifa and Ski Dubai and we send a lot of travellers from India and the world to Dubai, so we can bundle these experiences,&#8221;\u00a0said Mahesh. &#8220;Travel has moved from becoming a commodity to being an experience and we believe this will enhance travellers&#8217; experiences.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Som<span style=\"color: #000000;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0interesting facts<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/business\/travel-and-tourism\/dubai-welcomed-a-record-15-8-million-visitors-last-year-1.702495\">Dubai welcomed a record 15.8 million visitors last year<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/business\/travel-and-tourism\/tourism-year-in-review-dubai-still-on-track-to-attract-20-million-visitors-by-2020-1.691135\">Tourism Year in review: Dubai still on track to attract 20 million visitors by 2020<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our company\u00a0flies approximately 25,000 visitors from India to the Middle East every year, so we are targeting compounded annual visitor growth of 12 to 13 per cent over the next three to five years<b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Dubai is a growing market and its proximity to India makes it attractive for short haul breaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thomas Cook India will have two representatives on the board of DEI, but the Dubai-based company&#8217;s management will continue to run the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dubai hosted 15.92 million visitors in 2018, up 0.8 per cent from a year earlier, and India retained its spot as the top source market with more than 2 million travellers, according to government data. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These impressive statistics ensure that the synergies between these two companies will be immensely beneficial to both. We look forward with confidence and enthusiasm to doing great things together!<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n<a style=\"color: rgb(68,79,247);\" href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/archive-edition-12019\/\">Home<\/a>\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With great pride, we announce\u00a0the\u00a0 acquisition of a 51% stake in\u00a0Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging (DEI) &#8211; one of the world\u2019s leading imaging solutions and services providers, to the Thomas\u00a0Cook Group.\u00a0 Acquisition is PAT and free cash accretive from day one Marks Thomas Cook India Group\u2019s entry into an adjacent sector, complementary to its travel &amp; travel-related&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-welcome-a-new-member-into-the-thomas-cook-india-group-fold\/\">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\/9910"}],"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=9910"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10386,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9910\/revisions\/10386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}