Thomas Cook (India) has been honoured with the prestigious PATA Gold Awards 2015 in the category of Education & Training, for its pioneering initiative – Travel Quest – a path-breaking foray into India’s emerging student market via an engaging and enriching programme- India’s first national travel quiz for school students.
Speaking on the achievement, Madhavan Menon, Managing Director, Thomas Cook (India) said, “It is a special honour to be the recipient of the PATA Gold Awards 2015 for Education & Training. Today, experiential learning is clearly a vital ingredient for India’s young minds and travel is indeed the best teacher! Our national travel quiz – Travel Quest, was created post in-depth research as an engaging platform to reach out to students and educators- to look beyond classrooms and conventional methods of learning.”
He added, “This novel approach of education builds on our over 133 years of pioneering legacy. The Thomas Cook Travel Quest is a strategic initiative that serves to nurture the passion for travel & learning of India’s next generation – and create a globally aware and confident young Indian.”
