Thomas Cook to launch travel portal

New Delhi, July 12 (UNI) Country's leading travel solutions company, Thomas Cook India Ltd (TCIL), today said it will enter into online travel segment by launching a portal to reach around 28 millon internet users.

''We are trying to reach around 28 million active internet users through this portal. The Indian online travel market is expected to reach a size of around two billion dollars mark in 2008 and we aim to be a significant player in this segment,'' company Managing Director Madhavan Menon said in a statement.

The proposed travel portal will include an expansive database of travel packages on domestic and international destinations, worldwide network of hotels, network carriers, low cost airlines, travel insurance and promotional schemes, said the statement.

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