Thomas Cook (India) Limited, the country’s leading omnichannel services company, has inaugurated a new franchise outlet in Davangere, further extending its reach to 19 locations within Karnataka. This expansion reflects a strategic move to tap into the strong and rising travel demand from the state, especially in high-potential regional markets beyond metro cities like Bengaluru. The Davangere outlet is positioned to serve the diverse and growing needs of travellers from the city and surrounding hubs such as Harihar and Chitradurga including business professionals, agriculturists, multi-generational families, millennials, GenZ, and seniors.
Davangere renowned as the “Manchester of Karnataka” for its thriving textile, rice, and sugar mill industries and its status as a prominent educational and commercial center offers strong connectivity and an evolving travel landscape. The new Gold Circle Partner franchise brings Thomas Cook’s end-to-end travel services right to customers’ doorsteps, providing international and domestic holidays, cruises, travel insurance, and more. Enhanced by Thomas Cook’s AI-powered real-time booking platform and in-store travel experts, customers can now plan personalized vacations with ease and efficiency.
Current travel trends from Karnataka indicate notable growth: travellers are embarking on multiple trips per year, opting for longer stays, and showing increased interest in unique experiences such as festivals, Northern Lights, river cruising, and self-drive tours. Top destinations include both domestic (Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman Islands, Rajasthan, Char Dham yatra) and international favourites (Europe, Japan, Vietnam, South Africa, and more), with pilgrimage tourism retaining strong momentum. With this new outlet, Thomas Cook aims to provide seamless travel planning and world-class service to Karnataka’s increasingly adventurous and diversified travel segment, consolidating its role as a key enabler of global and local travel for the region.
