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  Milestones

May 2007
Kuoni Academy of Travel joins hands with International School of Tourism Management, Switzerland to provide world-class courses in travel and tourism.

February 2007

Kuoni re-launches Business Travel in partnership with HRG, a global giant in the business travel segment, under the brand name HRG Sita India.

Kuoni Academy of Travel takes its operations beyond India. It opens its first centre abroad, in Guangzhou, China.

VFS is awarded the contract by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the Govt. of Britain to process visas for seven regions of the world comprising of 39 countries. With this contract, VFS Global expands its international presence to a total of 41 countries worldwide, making it a global leader in its field.


June 2006

Kuoni spreads its wings wider by acquiring Distant Frontiers, an FIT & MICE specialist in Destination Management, thereby enhancing its ability to offer the best of services to its clients.

January 2006

Kuoni, the world's premium tour operator, launches Kuoni Holidays as India's first leisure travel brand focussed solely on the premium segment.

January 2004
VFS starts its first international operation in Singapore.

May 2003
The prestigious Kuoni Academy of Travel is launched in New Delhi with ultra-modern facilities, sophisticated training aids and a carefully selected faculty to offer excellence in travel & tourism education. The Academy is testimony to Kuoni's commitment towards enhancing the talent pool of the Indian travel & tourism industry.

 

March 2003
Kuoni India enters the domestic tourism market with SOTC Holidays of India offering 1001 options for travellers to rediscover India. With the introduction of this business unit, Kuoni India brings an organized means of travel to Indians in India and to those living abroad.

April 2002
FIT Holidays is launched to market and operate international and domestic holidays for individual travellers.  

November 2001
Kuoni India consolidates its leadership position in the Destination Management business segment by acquiring Tour Club, India's Number One Destination Manager for visitors from the Middle East.

July 2001
Kuoni India sets up VFS, a 100% subsidiary, to provide visa processing services to foreign consulates in India.

March 2000
Kuoni Travel ( India) Ltd. becomes India's largest travel company with the acquisition of Sita World Travel. Sita becomes another prestigious brand of Kuoni India.

May 1997
Kuoni Travel Holding, Switzerland acquires 100% equity in SOTC on May 22nd, 1997. The company is renamed Kuoni Travel ( India) Ltd. SOTC World Famous Tours also becomes a prestigious brand of Kuoni India.

May 1996
Kuoni enters India by acquiring a 51% stake in SOTC.