Cox & Kings Chosen ‘Best Tour Operator’ at Travel + Leisure - India’s Best Awards 2016

Cox & Kings Ltd. one of the leading holidays and education travel group was bestowed upon the honour of ‘Best Tour Operator’, at the Travel + Leisure India’s Best Awards 2016 held at Shangri - La Eros Hotel, New Delhi. An annual award ceremony hosted by the widely read travel publication, India’s Best Awards, honours the best in class travel destinations and other ancillary services of the tourism industry, based on reader feedback and experiences.

The winners are chosen through an annual survey, where readers of Travel + Leisure are asked to cast their votes for the very best in each category. This year, Travel + Leisure reached out to its readers extensively and carried out polls through various Digital and social media platforms.

Speaking on the occasion, Peter Kerkar, Director, Cox & Kings Ltd. said, “This award reflects our on-going commitment to offer unique travel experiences to our guests. It has been an incredible year for us and I feel truly humbled that our guests, who have played a significant role in making Cox & Kings one of the leading travel groups in the world, continue to recognize us with such coveted titles.”

About Cox & Kings Ltd.: (BSE: 533144 | NSE: COX & KINGS)

Cox & Kings Ltd. (‘C&K’) is a leading leisure and education travel group with operations in 23 countries across 4 continents. It is one of the most experienced travel companies in the world, having been in operation since 1758. Headquartered in India, over the last three decades, C&K has transformed itself into a diversified, multinational travel conglomerate with a focus on the new-age global consumer.

C&K operates in three key verticals; Leisure, Education and Hybrid Hotels.

Leisure - India is best known by the ubiquitous Cox & Kings brand in India, where we are an integrated travel enterprise, offering the best and widest range of travel options to individuals, groups and businesses in the fastest growing major economy in the world.

Leisure - International operates in multiple countries, mainly under the Cox & Kings brand, with a greater focus on premium-end travel.

Education operates under the brand names PGL and NST, among others. PGL and NST are market leaders in experiential learning in the UK and we intend to take these brands across the world; we have recently entered the Australian market.

We operate 16 hybrid hotels in Europe under the Meininger brand. Our unique selling proposition is that we can deliver the urban traveler a clean, safe, stay in a city-centre location at an affordable price. 

Cox & Kings is one of the founding members of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and also the member of premier industry associations across the world. Over the years the company has won many awards that stand testimony to its excellence in service.

In 2016 the company has won a string of awards and amongst them are the World Travel Awards for Asia’s Leading luxury Tour Operator, India’s Leading Travel Agency and India’s Leading Tour Operator. It also won Hospitality India Travel Award for Best Domestic Tour Operator and Best Experiential Travel Company. Cox & Kings Trade Fairs was recognised as Champions of ChinaPlas for 2016, 4th time in a row.

Our Executive Director Ms. Urrshila Kerkar won the Game Changer of the Year Award and our Director Mr. Peter Kerkar was honoured by the British Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame in 2015.