Thomas Cook India offers Airbnb inventory

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CLIENTS of Thomas Cook India heading overseas can now choose from Airbnb’s stock of apartments, rooms, castles, boats, manors, tree houses and private island accommodations.

According to a statement by Thomas Cook India, the pilot project hopes to target both leisure and business travellers, giving them the option to stay in unique forms of lodging that “goes beyond merely hotel categories or room types”.

It added that over 25 per cent of the agency’s individual traveller segment has stated their growing preference to explore authentic local stays and a desire for deeper engagement and an immersion into the destination, its culture and its people.

Madhavan Menon, chairman and managing director, Thomas Cook India, said: “The Indian traveller is evolving rapidly and for many, standard stays no longer find favour. Our partnership with Airbnb for outbound Indian travellers aims to address this viable and yet untapped market need.”

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