- Customers from Mumbai/Maharashtra are now displaying a year-round appetite for travel, including peak seasons of summer vacations, festive period and winter/year end
- Suburban markets of Mumbai Metropolitan Region like Dombivli and Kalyan are emerging as key source markets
- Key growth drivers: group tours, experiential travel; increased demand for premium programs, luxury cruises, customised holidays
- Top destinations: Europe’s Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria; Australia-New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Abu-Dhabi; emerging destinations: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
We inaugurated our new franchise outlet in Dombivli (Thane district), to leverage the high-growth market of the city and its surrounding areas. The new outlet aims to serve the significant and growing demand for year round travel.
The outlet will offer end-to-end travel services: International & Domestic Holidays (Group Tours, Personalised holidays, Cruises, etc.), Value Added Services like Travel Insurance, etc. Additionally, Thomas Cook’s AI booking platform assists customers in planning their personalized vacations in real-time by checking availability and making reservations in a matter of minutes.
Travel Trends from Dombivli and Maharashtra
- Maharashtra’s customers are displaying strong appetite for year-round travel: in addition to the peak vacation periods, customers from the State are maximising on public/ festive holidays and weekends for multiple mini-cations
- Longer stays: Short vacations now extend to 5-8 days, while longer trips span 10-15 days, reflecting a shift towards more immersive experiences
- Marathi Special Group Tours driving demand: exclusive group tours featuring co-travellers from Maharashtra, led by a Marathi-speaking tour manager, and offering select Maharashtrian cuisine remain highly popular
- Maharashtra’s Millennials and Gen Z Fuel Experiential Travel: Unique experiences such as chasing the Northern Lights on a husky safari in Norway, hiking Autumn Alpine trails in Switzerland to thermal bathhouses in South Korea while experiencing the vibrant K-wave phenomenon from K-Pop, K-drama to K-beauty
- Growing Demand for Luxury Travel & Cruise Vacations: Luxury travel and cruise holidays are becoming increasingly popular. Top destinations include Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New-Zealand, Thailand, Al-Ula and Scandinavia
- Emergence of fresh new destinations: Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Oman and Morocco
- Visa-free, easy-visa destinations: Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka; eVisa and easy visa: Dubai-Abu Dhabi, Vietnam, Indonesia are in high demand
- Top destinations:
- International: Switzerland, France, Austria, Spain-Portugal, Morocco, Australia-New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Türkiye
- Domestic: Kashmir, Leh-Ladakh, Himachal, Rajasthan, Kerala, Andaman Islands, North-East
- Strong demand for Pilgrimage Tourism continues: Char Dham, Kashi, Ayodhya, Rameswaram, Amritsar, Varanasi and Prayagraj
Contact Details
Thomas Cook (India) Limited,
Shop No – 3, Shree Ram Govind Co-op,
Opp. Bank of Baroda,
Tilak Road,
Dombivli East, Thane,
Maharashtra – 421201
Ph: 9769412503
We extend a warm welcome to our customers from Dombivli, and our teams look forward to curating memorable holidays for each of our customers – both within India and international.