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To strengthen its presence in the Indian market with its India Sales Mission 2025, Cross Hotels & Resorts started its three-city roadshow in India from 24 to 28 March in New Delhi, followed by Mumbai and Bengaluru. The aim is to highlight the company’s expansion plans and new hotel developments in key destinations. A senior delegation of five people from Cross Hotels, including Chatchaya (Mai) Glaiprayong, Head- Global Sales, Cross Hotels & Resorts, Khata Sinhaseni, Cluster General Manager, Lumen Bangkok Udomsuk station, Nathkamolporn Pornanongyothin (Jum), Cluster Director- Sales & Marketing, Cross Vibe Bangkok Srinakarin, Widy Antari, General Manager, Away Bali Legian Camakila, and Khata Sinhaseni, Cluster General Manager, Cross Vibe Bangkok Sukhumvit Hotel attended the event, along with leading travel agents, tour operators and industry stakeholders. Through dedicated business meetings and networking sessions, the delegation aims to forge stronger partnerships and explore new opportunities for collaboration in India’s booming outbound travel market. The event highlighted the new property openings and discussed the company’s ambitious plans to grow its portfolio from 28 to 100 hotels by 2030. These developments reflect the company’s commitment to providing world-class hospitality experiences across Asia and beyond. Andrew Hartley, VP Commercial, Cross Hotels & Resorts, said, “India is one of our top three source markets, and we are targeting a 40% year-over-year growth from 2024 to 2025. This is the highest projected growth among all our regions. Indian travellers continue to choose our hotels across all our brands, reinforcing the importance of this market in our overall strategy.” “Our goal is to increase the number of Indian guests by 40% by the end of 2025, and we are achieving this through direct channels, expanding our distribution …

Speaking about the company’s plans for the India market, Dillip Rajakarier, Chief Executive Officer, Minor Hotels, has revealed that they will launch a master brand soon. “Now that we have gone global, we want to put all our brands together under a master brand. Also, we will launch two new brands in India which we will announce soon,” he announced.

Leverages on Thomas Cook India’s leadership position and its diversity of segments across Leisure and MICE In a strategic initiative to boost travel to Georgia from the high-potential India market, Thomas Cook (India), India’s leading omnichannel travel services company, has signed an MOU with Georgia National Tourism Administration (GNTA). This powerful collaboration focuses on building awareness and inspiring demand towards driving increased visitations to Georgia. Thomas Cook India’s internal data reveals strong travel appetite from Indian consumers for fresh, new destinations and easy visa regimes. This partnership aims to showcase Georgia along three key axes: attractiveness, accessibility and affordability. To inspire Indian travellers and catalyse demand, Thomas Cook India’s partnership with GNTA will focus on key objectives, including – Creating strong awareness for Georgia in the India market Building inspirational content for the destination Promoting MICE to Georgia Joint marketing collaboration to promote Georgia in the India market Rajeev Kale, President & Country Head, Holidays, MICE, Visa, Thomas Cook (India), said, “From the charming streets of Tbilisi, rich in history and culture, the majestic landscapes of the Caucasus mountains, the ancient cave cities of Uplistsikhe, and globally renowned wine culture with its neolithic grape wine cultivation dating back to almost 8000 years, Georgia offers a wealth of unforgettable experiences, and at great value for the discerning Indian traveller. We are delighted to collaborate with the Georgia National Tourism Administration to jointly promote Georgia as a go-to destination across our customer segments. To inspire demand, our strategic intent will focus on education and training, familiarisation trips and joint marketing collaborations to target India’s high-potential segments including millennials/young working professionals, families, couples, solo travellers, B-Leisure and corporate MICE groups. Our efforts will …