Thomas Cook India and SOTC Travel Partner with Booking.com to Enhance Corporate Travel Options Indian corporates are set to benefit from a new collaboration between Thomas Cook (India), its group company SOTC Travel, and Booking.com. The partnership integrates Booking.com’s extensive global inventory—over 31 million listings across 220 countries—into the corporate booking platforms of Thomas Cook and SOTC. This move provides business travelers with a wide range of accommodation choices, including luxury hotels, resorts, homes, and apartments, while ensuring compliance with company travel policies. The collaboration aims to address the growing demand for flexibility, transparency, and choice among business travelers. Indiver Rastogi, president and group head of global business travel for Thomas Cook and SOTC, emphasized that the partnership offers policy control, price clarity, and reliable service support. Key features of the offering include GST-compliant invoices, curated hotel options for SMEs to large enterprises, coverage in over 2,500 Indian cities, verified traveler reviews, and integrated policy controls for approvals, budgets, and credit limits. Booking.com’s VP of partnerships, Mark van der Linden, highlighted the goal of providing corporate travelers with a seamless experience akin to personal trips, while maintaining necessary corporate safeguards. The partnership also includes real-time booking access on desktop and mobile devices, enterprise-specific pricing, loyalty benefits, and future integrations with Thomas Cook’s TravelOne platform. These enhancements are expected to streamline corporate travel, making it more efficient and secure.#malaika_arora #thomas_cook_india #sotc_travel #bookingcom #myntra_jabong
Thomas Cook India and SOTC Travel Expand Corporate Accommodation Solutions with Booking.com Thomas Cook (India) Limited and SOTC Travel have partnered with Booking.com to enhance corporate accommodation options for business travelers. The collaboration integrates Booking.com’s extensive global inventory of over 31 million listings across 220+ countries into the companies’ corporate booking platforms. This integration allows Indian businesses to access a broader range of accommodation choices while ensuring compliance with company policies, transparent pricing, and enterprise travel controls. The solution addresses key priorities for corporate travel managers and procurement teams, such as expanding accommodation options within travel policies, providing GST-compliant invoicing, improving traveler safety, and offering dedicated service support. Enterprise-focused features include property-issued invoices to support financial audit trails, curated accommodation options for small and medium enterprises as well as large corporations, and coverage across more than 2,500 cities and towns in India. Booking.com’s platform offers properties with verified traveler reviews and business-friendly amenities designed to support productivity during business trips. The tool also enables integrated policy controls, such as travel approvals, budget limits, credit management, and real-time booking updates through desktop and mobile interfaces. Indiver Rastogi, President and Group Head of Global Business Travel at Thomas Cook (India) and SOTC Travel, emphasized that business travel programs are evolving toward greater choice, flexibility, and transparency. The partnership with Booking.com aims to redefine accommodation access by expanding global options while enhancing compliance and service frameworks. Combining Booking.#india #thomas_cook_india #sotc_travel #bookingcom #travelone_platform
