Thomas Cook launches new product for students travelling abroad

Mumbai, July 3 (UNI) Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL), one of the leading travel solutions companies, today announced that it has launched a new product 'U Special', which is specially designed for students travelling overseas for higher studies.

The product will provide solutions right from air tickets, foreign exchange products and travel insurance, thus enabling students to enjoy an easy and safe travel, TCIL said in a release here today.

Once the student makes a purchase of any of the three products from TCIL, they will earn reward points and these can be redeemed against their next purchase of the same product or other products.

The points earned makes the student eligible for a special price on his next purchase, with a cap on the minimum value of forex purchase, and a discount on ticket, insurance or holidays, the release said.

TCIL head (foreign exchange) Parag Mehta, in the release, said ''Over the years, there has been a significant rise in the number of Indian students going abroad for higher studies. This is a very fast growing category and the numbers are expected to increase substantially in the coming years.'' He said 'U Special' is a product designed specifically to meet the requirements of the segment that will bundle different products from TCIL's basket such as forex, travel and insurance, thereby offering a unique value proposition to the students.

During the initial phase, TCIL will target 10,000 students primarily visiting United Kingdom, United States and Australia with the company's branch network driving the programme on the sales front, the release added.

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