{"id":22072,"date":"2026-01-10T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=22072"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:37:00","slug":"a-strategic-and-important-initiative-between-thomas-cook-and-the-indian-ministry-of-tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/a-strategic-and-important-initiative-between-thomas-cook-and-the-indian-ministry-of-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"A Strategic and Important Initiative Between Thomas Cook and the  Indian Ministry of Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mediatxt clear_data_more_details data_details_list-style\" data-bind=\"html:newsmediaDetailViewModel.newsmediaDetailResponseList().shortDescription\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LTOR1.jpg\" width=\"642\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a strategic initiative to transform India\u2019s tourism landscape, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mediabtxt data_details_list-style\" data-bind=\"html:newsmediaDetailViewModel.newsmediaDetailResponseList().description\">\n<p>The MoU was signed by Seema Jain &#8211; Director, Destination Development Division, Ministry of Tourism, and\u00a0 Romil Pant &#8211; Executive Vice President &amp; Head \u2013 Holidays, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, in the presence of esteemed government officials: Suman Bery &#8211; Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog,\u00a0 Suresh Gopi &#8211; Minister of State for Tourism, Petroleum and Natural Gas,\u00a0 Suman Billa &#8211; Additional Secretary and Director General, Ministry of Tourism and\u00a0 Gyan Bhushan &#8211; Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Tourism. This joint collaboration aims to gather direct, real-time traveller feedback to assess and recognise India\u2019s best-performing tourism destinations, and identify areas for improvement. By leveraging its extensive physical and digital reach, Thomas Cook India will integrate a co-branded feedback form, standardised by the Ministry of Tourism, across its platforms to capture verified traveller insights on key aspects such as cleanliness, safety, accessibility, service standards and overall visitor experience.<\/p>\n<p>The MoU will remain in effect for an initial term of three years and underscores Thomas Cook India\u2019s ongoing commitment to strengthening India\u2019s domestic tourism ecosystem through collaboration, transparency and data-driven decision-making. By sharing anonymised, aggregated data with the Ministry, Thomas Cook India will support targeted interventions to upgrade infrastructure and services at key tourism destinations across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Suman Billa, Additional Secretary &amp; Director General \u2013 Ministry of Tourism, Government of India,<\/strong> said, <em>\u201c<\/em>We are delighted to sign this Memorandum of Understanding with Thomas Cook India. The idea behind this collaboration is to see how\u00a0 the Ministry of Tourism can collect real-time feedback from users at key destinations across the country. Our aim is to use this data as a foundation to identify and promote destinations that are able to provide great experiences. This marks the first step in a long journey ahead, and we hope this partnership proves fruitful for both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rajeev Kale, President &amp; Country Head, Holidays, MICE, Visa &#8211; Thomas Cook (India) Limited<\/strong> said,\u00a0<em>\u201cW<\/em>e are delighted to partner with the Ministry of Tourism on this transformative initiative. With our extensive reach and deep understanding of Indian travellers, Thomas Cook India is uniquely positioned to provide valuable insights on destination performance. Our collaboration will focus on gathering authentic feedback from our customers to empower the Ministry\u2019s efforts in enhancing the quality, safety, and sustainability of India\u2019s tourism offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a strategic initiative to transform India\u2019s tourism landscape, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India. The MoU was signed by Seema Jain &#8211; Director, Destination Development Division, Ministry of Tourism, and\u00a0 Romil Pant &#8211; Executive Vice President &amp; Head \u2013 Holidays,&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/a-strategic-and-important-initiative-between-thomas-cook-and-the-indian-ministry-of-tourism\/\">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":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22072"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22587,"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22072\/revisions\/22587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}