Co-branded credit cards seem to be the flavour of 2007, at least for the Indian hospitality and tourism sector in the country. Taking the lead in the Indian travel sector, Thomas Cook (I) Ltd (TCIL) has partnered with ICICI Bank to introduce a first of its kind premium card christened Thomas Cook Titanium Mastercard.
Spa is an established industry already in US and Europe now is going further east with great growing potential in Asia region and especially in China and India which are defined as the fastest growing countries over 2007 and the decade to come according to the World Travel & Tourism Council numbers.
India tops the list along with China and Montenegro with demand growing each year at a rate of 7.9 per cent as far as India is concerned. Their strong foothold in terms of performance is underscored by a sustained expansion in their Travel & Tourism industry as a result of focussed strategic development and targeted investment.
