Mumbai, November 13, 2008: Mr. Peter Kerkar, Global CEO, Cox & Kings India Ltd has won the World Travel Market Global Award for his contribution to the travel industry at a glittering ceremony held in London on Monday, 10 November 2008. The award was presented by WTM’s Chairman, Fiona Jeffery.
The WTM Global Award is in recognition of Kerkar’s remarkable contribution to the region’s travel and tourism industry.
On receiving the award, Kerkar said, “This accolade is not about me but a tribute to all the staff, past and present who have made Cox and Kings a tremendous success for the past 250 years.â€
Peter Kerkar has transformed Cox and Kings from a small UK tour operator into one of India’s largest travel companies providing high class international and domestic travel through its Indian offices and global subsidiaries based in UK, Japan, UAE and Singapore. The company has grown by over 25 percent year on year beating industry estimates and is a leading player in South Asia.
Under Kerkar’s leadership, the company has forayed into online travel as the Indian traveller becomes more mature and tech savvy. He has also launched an ambitious plan to expand the company’s offline presence with the launch of franchisees. In the last nine months, the organisation has opened 30 Cox and Kings Outlets across the country, with a target to achieve 150 stores by December 2009.
His innovative contributions to the Indian travel industry include being a founder member of the Word Travel and Tourism Council, India through to introducing the country’s first pan-Indian luxury train, soon to be launched in partnership with the Indian Railways.
Kerkar concluded by saying, “I wish to thank my dedicated staff for keeping our wonderful tradition alive and making Cox and Kings the great company it is today.â€
About Cox and Kings
Cox and Kings (India) Ltd. is one of the oldest and most reputed travel organisations in India, offering a one-stop shop for the travel needs of all segments of travellers. The brand of Cox and Kings has evolved over a period of 250 years.
It specializes in Destination Management, Excursions and Leisure Travel, MICE, NRI Holidays, Trade Fairs, Car/Coach/Railway Bookings, Foreign Exchange, Business Travel, Private Air charter, Hotel Bookings, Visas/Passport/Medical insurance assistance.
Cox and Kings have won numerous awards and recognition. In the recent past, it was voted amongst the Top 10 Tour Operators by Conde Nast Traveller Awards 2008. Cox and Kings has won the CNBC Awaaz award for Most Preferred Travel Operator in 2007 & the Abacus-TAFI awards for the Best Outbound Tour Operator as well as the Best Domestic Tour operator in 2007.
Cox and Kings has also won the Government of India’s National Tourism Award for Conferences, for seven years & the National Tourism Award for the Best Domestic Operator for three years.
At the Galileo Express Awards, it won the Best Outbound Tour Operator award in 2002-03 and since then for three years in a row, it has won the Best Domestic Tour Operator award. In 2005-06, it bagged the award for the Best Technology Programme in the travel industry.
Cox and Kings’ registered office is situated in Mumbai, India and has 41 offices within India. We have a large network of over 3500 GSAs and PSAs across India. We have 10 international branch offices and subsidiaries in USA, UK, Japan, UAE, Russia, Singapore and Australia. We have representative offices in Spain, South Africa, Italy, France, Australia, Sweden and Germany. Our global reach and passion for travel uniquely positions us to offer multiple travel choices and value for our products.
For further details contact:
Thomas C Thottathil, Head – Corporate Communications, Cox and Kings (I) Ltd
Cell phone: 9820191042; [email protected]
Praneeta D’Souza, Manager – Corporate Communications, Cox and Kings (I) Ltd
Cell phone: 9820958528; [email protected]
Visit us at http://www.coxandkings.co.in/cnk/cnk.do
