Thomas Cook India & SOTC Partner with Booking.com for Corporate Travel
Thomas Cook India and SOTC Travel have partnered with Booking.com to offer enhanced accommodation solutions for Indian corporates. The collaboration integrates Booking.com's inventory into their corporate booking tool, providing access to over 31 million listings globally with corporate controls and transparent pricing.
The partnership expands the service offerings and market reach for Thomas Cook India and SOTC Travel in the corporate travel segment by leveraging Booking.com's extensive inventory. This is expected to enhance their competitive positioning and client value proposition.
The partnership between Thomas Cook India, SOTC Travel, and Booking.com is a strategic move aimed at enhancing services for corporate clients, offering greater choice and transparency in accommodation solutions. This is viewed as a positive development for the companies and their clients.
Thomas Cook (India) Limited and its group company SOTC Travel have announced a strategic partnership with Booking.com to offer enhanced accommodation solutions for Indian corporates. This collaboration aims to provide corporate clients with consumer-level breadth of choice and corporate-level controls, transparent pricing, and India-specific servicing.
Booking.com's extensive accommodation content, featuring over 31 million listings across 220+ countries and territories, is now integrated into Thomas Cook India and SOTC's corporate booking tool. This offers business clients access to a wide range of options, including hotels, resorts, homes, and apartments, along with seamless integration into enterprise travel approval systems, enterprise-specific rates, loyalty benefits, and digital application access.
The partnership addresses key demands from Indian business travel and procurement heads, such as wider choice within policy, GST-compliant invoicing, safer stays, and superior service support. Key features include price transparency with property-issued invoices, tailored content for different enterprise sizes, extensive reach across India and globally, business-friendly amenities, dedicated enterprise support, and integrated policy controls for seamless desktop and mobile experiences.
Indiver Rastogi, President & Group Head, Global Business Travel, Thomas Cook (India) and SOTC Travel, stated that the partnership redefines accommodation access by expanding global choice while enhancing compliance and servicing. Mark van der Linden, VP Partnerships, Booking.com, highlighted that this strategic step makes Booking.com's global inventory 'enterprise-ready' for the Indian market, prioritizing transparency, localized services, and flexibility.
This collaboration signifies a broader industry trend of aligning global platforms with travel management companies to bring consumer-grade choice into compliant corporate programs.
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