About Us

Introduction:

Let’s Go-To find your ultimate destination! Many people forget, travelling is an art and the more you explore your choices, the journey can get all the more exhilarating. And therefore at SOTC we have designed our site to be your able companion and confidante to guide you from the word ‘go’ and prepare you to comprehend the true essence of travelling.

Taking holidaying to an all-new level, right from the beginning to the end, we enable our customers to make the most of every moment spent with us. Hence, we take a step forward in our specialised services, offering the best of the world to our beloved customers and that too just a mouse click away. At SOTC we understand it is very difficult to retrieve exact information when browsing about different places in the internet.

To guarantee that we have put our minds together to conceive a well researched space that caters to satisfy every traveller’s needs and requirements. Be it information or our tour programmes, we ensure that there is a plethora of invaluable data that exclusively caters to the unique needs of the premium traveller. We provide you relevant information scanned under our watchful eye and a platform to share your views and experiences with us.

Our main objective is to offer you expert advice on the most splendid sights to see, along with important travel information regarding visa, travel documents and other nitty gritties. From historic, cultural and economic references about cities and countries to a complete low-down on their popular activities, food specialities and shopping mementoes, we reveal it all to you.

And taking it a step further in this wondrous voyage together we have the company of ardent fellow travellers contributing their first hand experiences with us.  And if there are more questions that are encumbering your mind about any places or information, we will have it all answered for you with the help of our in house travel experts.

So welcome to the hottest hub of travel- SOTC and be ready to embark on a journey of a lifetime. So what are you waiting for- Let’s Go!

About us-

SOTC is India’s largest outbound tour operator that has something for every kind of traveller – be it families, youth, students, honeymooners – groups or individual for a holiday in India. Acquired by the Swiss based Kuoni group of Travels in the year 1996, they are a leader in all segments, namely Escorted Tours, Free Individual Travel, and Domestic Holidays amongst others.

SOTC World Famous Tours: This package caters to the first time and second time traveller and is widely acknowledged to be the most successful group package tour brand in India. Fulfilling the travel needs of Indians for over five decades now, SOTC World Famous Tours continues to seek new and exciting destinations to be offered to outbound travellers.

SOTC Do-it-Yourself Holidays: This caters to the holiday needs of the individual travellers who want to explore the world at their own pace. With highly innovative product offerings, it gives individual travellers the freedom to create their own itinerary with expert guidance and travel at their own pace.

Special Interest Tours: In 2001; a division catering exclusively to the needs and requirements of various travel segments. SOTC Corporate Tours is the leader in Incentive and Trade Fair tours and conferences and congresses for a large spectrum of corporate clients in almost all industry segments.

For the sports enthusiast, SOTC Sports is a one-stop-shop for all his travel arrangements to the desired sport event.

SOTC Holidays of India: They have a range of holiday options namely: Classic Holidays of India, Fun-filled Beaches of India, Hill Stations & Quick Getaways and Spiritual Retreats.

SOTC International Markets Division: This division has extensively tapped the NRI market with a range of products specially designed for Non Resident Indians in the USA, UK, Middle East and Africa. The company has created new markets as well through innovative packages namely ‘Bhraman Mandal’, a programme floated to cater exclusively to the Maharashtrian population and the ‘Gurjar Vishwadarshan’ programme that is dedicated for the Gujarati speaking population.

Awards & Accolades:

Their trophies include being the winner of the esteemed World’s Leading Tour Operator award for eleven times in a row.

2009- Pacific Asia Travel Association Gold Award (PATA) award in the Marketing – Industry category

2009- Leadership in Integrated Travel Operations at The Economic Times Travel Awards to Kuoni India

2009- Abacus-TAFI Award 2009 for Business Leadership in Tour Operating to Kuoni & SOTC in the category Best Outbound Tour Operator

2009- PATWA International Award 2009 to Kuoni for Best Travel Company of the year in India

2009- Kuoni Travel Group, India wins the award for promoting South African Airways & Tourism to South Africa

2009- TTG Travel Awards 2009 for Best Travel Agency – India

2009- SOTC winner of CNTO Top 10 Travel Awards 2008- 2009

2009- Best Outbound Tour Operator for the year 2009 by Safari India

2009- Consumer Superbrands

2009- Top Revenue Performer for the year April 2008- March 2009 by Kenya Airways

2009- Certificate of Recognition by Cathay Pacific Airways to Kuoni India

2009- Reliance General Insurance Outstanding Performance Award to Kuoni India

2008- Today’s Traveller’s Diamond Award to Kuoni India

2008 – Business Superbrands India Award for 2007-2008

2008- Tourism Authority of Thailand conferred SOTC with Amazing Thailand Champion Agent.

2008- Kuoni India was conferred with Appreciation of your support for Tourism New South Wales Australia

2007 – Galileo Express TravelWorld Award for Best National Outbound Tour Operator Award

2006/ 2007 – Air India Outstanding Contribution Passenger Sales India Region

2006/ 2007 – Top Revenue Producer for April 2006 – March 2007 by Kenya Airways

2007- Today’s Traveller Leadership Award for the Most Successful Travel Company

2007 – CNBC Awaaz Travel Award 2007 in the category Most Preferred Tour Operator in June 2007

2007 – GTA (Gulliver’s Travel Associates) Trophy of Achievement in April 2007

2007 – Consumer Superbrand India Award for 2006-2007

2007 – GTA (Gulliver’s Travel Associates) Trophy of Achievement in April 2007

2007 – SATTE Best Outbound Tour Operator Award

2006 – Galileo Express TravelWorld Award for Best National Outbound Tour Operator Award

2006/ 2007 – Certificate of Appreciation to SOTC HOI in recognition of being partners in excellence 2006-2007

2006 / 2007- Top Ten Agent Award by Air Mauritius 2006-2007