Thomas Cook (India) (TCIL) has launched its Online Forex Store offering a comprehensive range of foreign exchange products and services via its portal thomascook.in, making it the first company in India to offer all customers the convenience and security of transacting foreign exchange services online. Commenting on the move, Mahesh Iyer, Head – Foreign Exchange, TCIL said, “Thomas Cook India’s internal research had revealed that for today’s traveller who is always on the go, easy access, speed and convenience for his foreign exchange transactions was a critical requirement, as also for the youth who are always looking online for their needs. Hence, we launched our Online Forex Store, to empower customers with the ease and convenience of booking at home without compromising on the famed Thomas Cook India experience and offline compliance. While banks offer online services for their customers only, we have reiterated our consumer-centric approach by offering forex to everyone – existing as well as potential customers.”
The service will feature dynamic and real-time display of foreign exchange rates for 26 global currencies available online; multi-currency forex prepaid cards (Borderless Prepaid), currency notes, travellers cheques; no additional credit card convenience charge; free doorstep delivery or collection at over 213 locations, pan India and request for money transfers and University fee remittance.
“Our Online Forex Store comes close on the heels of the launch of our multi-currency Borderless Prepaid Card and our Send Money Abroad service (Global Money Transfers to over 120 countries)- a testament of our consumer centric focus as also the spirit of innovation that runs through the Thomas Cook India enterprise,” added Iyer.
As a special promotion, till 31 March 2013, for any international flight booked online (thomascook.in), the customer gets Rs 1000 off upfront. The customer stands to receive additional Rs 1000 as cash back on the flight transaction by booking foreign exchange online for a value of US$ 1000 or more.
