{"id":22076,"date":"2026-01-10T16:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=22076"},"modified":"2026-01-10T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:15:25","slug":"thomas-cook-india-appointed-exclusive-transport-and-accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-asian-aquatic-championships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/thomas-cook-india-appointed-exclusive-transport-and-accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-asian-aquatic-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Cook India Appointed Exclusive Transport and Accommodation Partner for 11th edition of Asian Aquatic Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mediatxt clear_data_more_details data_details_list-style\" data-bind=\"html:newsmediaDetailViewModel.newsmediaDetailResponseList().shortDescription\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22115 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-1536x890.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-2048x1186.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thomas-Cook-India-appointed-exclusive-Transport-Accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-Asian-Aquatic-Championships-518x300.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Cook (India) Limited, signed an agreement as the exclusive partner (Accommodation &amp; Transport) for the Asian Aquatic Championships 2025. This Olympic-style, multi-sport extravaganza was organized by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) and supported by the Sport Authority of Gujarat (SAG), marking it India\u2019s first-ever hosting of the Asian Aquatics Championships \u2014 a significant milestone for Indian sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mediabtxt data_details_list-style\" data-bind=\"html:newsmediaDetailViewModel.newsmediaDetailResponseList().description\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Thomas Cook India\u2019s MICE team delivered end-to-end management across key portfolios of accommodation, transport, logistics, airport arrivals and F&amp;B coordination for a strong 1100+ contingent, including over 650+ athletes, 60+ support staff and dignitaries from 29 Asian nationalities, competing across Swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">To ensure a smooth and world-class experience, the Thomas Cook India MICE team deployed a\u00a0 dedicated team of 40+ members to manage operations across 6 hotel locations over a duration of 15 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Airport Arrival &amp; Departure Services<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Thomas Cook\u2019s dedicated airport operations team oversaw the entire arrival and departure experience, providing 24\/7 on-ground assistance at both international and domestic terminals in Ahmedabad. Exclusive parking bays for cars and coaches were arranged for immediate transfers, while SFI, SAG and Thomas Cook teams were stationed at terminals to ensure smooth arrivals, efficient customs facilitation and seamless transport connectivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Logistics Management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">To ensure seamless mobility and on-time delivery, Thomas Cook India deployed premium coaches and cars, and carefully pre-planned shuttle services. A 24\/7 logistics control centre ensured smooth coordination and on-ground efficiency throughout the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Accommodation &amp; F&amp;B Management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Thomas Cook India, in collaboration with leading hotel partners, curated exceptional Indian and international culinary experiences for guests. The menu included diverse vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher and gluten-free options to cater to specific dietary preferences, complemented by a selection of Asian, Middle Eastern and continental cuisines designed to offer a variety for participants and delegates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Rajeev Kale, President &amp; Country Head \u2013 Holidays, MICE, Visa, s<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">aid,\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Asian Aquatics Championships celebrated Asia\u2019s top athletes on a global stage. It was truly an honour for us at Thomas Cook India to be selected as the exclusive MICE partner across key elements of accommodation and transport, especially as India hosted the Championships for the first time. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This collaboration reiterated Thomas Cook India\u2019s leadership in the MICE sector and highlighted our expertise in managing significant size-scale for government-led sporting events like the National Games, Khelo India and Khelo Para Games with an unwavering commitment to excellence, service and operational efficiencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Our 40+ strong Thomas Cook MICE team was fully committed to provide round-the-clock support towards ensuring that every aspect of the event ran smoothly. My\u00a0team and I were proud to support the successful execution of the Asian Aquatics Championships 2025.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Cook (India) Limited, signed an agreement as the exclusive partner (Accommodation &amp; Transport) for the Asian Aquatic Championships 2025. This Olympic-style, multi-sport extravaganza was organized by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) and supported by the Sport Authority of Gujarat (SAG), marking it India\u2019s first-ever hosting of the Asian Aquatics Championships \u2014 a significant&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/thomas-cook-india-appointed-exclusive-transport-and-accommodation-partner-for-11th-edition-of-asian-aquatic-championships\/\">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\/22076"}],"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=22076"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22517,"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22076\/revisions\/22517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}