travel services launched for schools

(TRAVPR.COM) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - October 21st, 2016 - Cox & Kings Ltd, the leading holidays and education travel group, with operations in 22 countries across continents launched its educational travel tours - ‘Curious Cat Chronicles in Dubai, to cater to the changing perspective of educational travel in local schools and provide students the opportunity to learn through exploration.

‘Curious Cat Chronicles’, a unique educational travel program transcends classroom learning and broadens the horizon of a child’s world, by giving them the freedom to discover, share and explore. Each itinerary is curated in a way that expands a student’s knowledge and experience of the world. The itineraries include fun and educative experiences like tailor-made tours to places of historic significance in Europe, lunch with astronauts, Zero-gravity experience at NASA centres and Universal Studios in the United States, workshops on Biodiversity and visit to Science centres in Singapore, Art schools in London, and witness the unique architecture styles in India, that present the world to the students as a global classroom. Schools can pick and choose from an array of curated itineraries that can be further customised based on the curriculum needs.

Speaking at the launch event, Karan Anand, Head, Relationships, Cox & Kings said “As a leading education travel group, we have always emphasised on travel as a means to learn. Learning through travel exposes curious minds to new experiences that involve them. 

He further added, “Today, schools and parents realise the importance of educational trips that complement the curriculum and enhances a child's learning. Keeping this in mind we have conceived and designed our educational itineraries that combine the best of fun and learning, in a safe setting.”

Cox & Kings with its strong portfolio of educational travel aims to reach out to schools in Dubai with further expansion plans in other UAE markets.

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Cox & Kings Ltd. (‘C&K’) is a leading leisure and education travel group with operations in 22 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. 

Over the years the company has won many awards that stand testimony to its excellence in service.

C&K is one of the founding members of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), and we are members of premier industry associations across the world. 

In 2015 the company has won a string of awards and amongst them are the World Travel Awards for Asia’s luxury tour operator, India’s leading travel agency and India’s leading tour operator. It also won the award for Deccan Odyssey, which emerged as Asia’s leading luxury train.

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. 

Contact:

Thomas C. Thottathil

Cox & Kings Ltd.

Head- Corporate Communication
T: +91-22-22709100

E: thomasct@coxandkings.com

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