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Thomas Cook shares jump 7% after robust performance in Q2 earnings
Shares of Thomas Cook (India) jumped up to 7 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 204.90 per share on the BSE
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India's hospitality sector to see strong tailwinds, says Thomas Cook MD
The country's hospitality sector is likely to witness strong tailwinds in the medium to long term, with demand outpacing supply, Thomas Cook India's Executive Chairman Madhavan Menon said. In an interview with PTI, he shared that the company's expansion plans in India are focused on a phygital model, and it is looking at opening around 20 new holiday outlets this fiscal through a combination of owned and franchise locations, and this will include key source markets across Tier 1-3 cities and towns. The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 73.13 crore during the first quarter ended June 30, marginally up from Rs 70.93 crore a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. During the April-June quarter, Thomas Cook India's total income rose to Rs 2,134.33 crore from Rs 1,931.87 crore in the year-ago period. "In the medium and long term, the tailwinds for the hospitality sector remain strong, with demand expected to continue outpacing supply," Menon told PTI. Citing industry
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Travel firm Thomas Cook India partners with NPCI to launch RuPay forex card
Travel services provider Thomas Cook (India) on Tuesday said it has collaborated with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch its first RuPay prepaid forex card for Indian travellers visiting the UAE. The partnership commences with the UAE as a pilot, which will be followed by a global rollout in a phased manner, Thomas Cook said in a statement. Travellers can use Thomas Cook's RuPay AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) card extensively across the UAE for transactions and ATM withdrawals. The company claimed that it is the first and the only company to have partnered with NPCI to launch RuPay AED prepaid forex card. "This innovative Made-in-India initiative is a first-of-its-kind partnership with an Indian non-banking entity," Thomas Cook (India) Executive Vice-President - Foreign Exchange, Deepesh Varma said. The UAE is an important global market for Thomas Cook (India) foreign exchange business and the company's card business has witnessed a significant growth, with
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