Type Public Headquarters India | Founder R. Subramanian Founded 1986 | |
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Traded as NSE: THOMASCOOK
BSE: 500413 Industry Leisure Hospitality, Vacation Ownership Key people Ramesh Ramanathan(Managing Director) Products Leisure Travel, Timeshare, Vacation Ownership, MICE, Corporate Travel, Adventure Holidays Parent organization Thomas Cook Insurance Services (India) Ltd Subsidiaries Manchanda Resorts Private Limited, Nature Trails Resorts Pvt Ltd, Sterling Holiday Financial Profiles |
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited (known as Sterling Holidays) a holiday lifestyle company was incorporated in the year 1986. In 2015, Sterling Holiday Resorts India Limited became a 100% independently managed subsidiary of Thomas Cook India Limited (TCIL) in the back of the former's equity shares being bought in an off-market transaction by Thomas Cook Insurance Services (TCISIL).
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Thomas Cook India Limited (TCIL) traded on stock exchange as NSE: THOMASCOOK; BSE: 500413. Sterling currently has 26 resorts at some of the most sought after destinations in India.
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited, signed an agreement in October 2015 to acquire Nature Trails Resorts Private Limited - an adventure holiday company that operates resorts at 4 destinations in Maharashtra. It has been reported that the company is looking at expanding to more destinations.
Sterling Holidays is affiliated with Resorts Condominium International (RCI). It is also accredited by AIRDA (All India Resorts Development Association).
History
Sterling Holidays was established in 1986 in Chennai, India, and opened its first resort, Lake View Kodaikanal (the resort has been recently renamed as Kodai - By The Lake). Sterling Holidays expanded to 11 resorts by the year 1988 In 2010, the company changed its brand name from Sterling Resorts to Sterling Holidays.
The company today has 27 resorts in 23 destination and 1896 rooms.
Resorts
The resorts in the Sterling Holidays destination network are spread across India. The resorts are as follows:
Resorts
- Ooty - Fern Hill, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Ooty - Elk Hill, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Kodai - By The Lake, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Kodai - By The Valley, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Munnar - Terrace Greens, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Yercaud - Rock Perch, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Puri - Golden Sands, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Darjeeling - Khush Alaya, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Mussoorie - Dancing Leaves, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Manali - White Mist, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Thekkady - Woods n’ Spice, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Karwar - Emerald Bay, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Goa - Villagio, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Goa - Club Estadia, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Gangtok - Delisso Abode, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Yelagiri - MariGold Ridge, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Lonavala - Under the Over, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Corbet - Treetop Riverview, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Dharamsala - The Sanctuary, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Nainital - Bhawanipur Greens, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Sariska - Tiger Heaven, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Daman - Casa Tereso, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Shirdi - Sai Wada, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Dindi - By The Godavari, A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Kufri- White Ridge , A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Agra- Rigel Vista , A Sterling Holidays Resort
- Anaikatti- By The Siruvani , A Sterling Holidays Resort
Timeline
About investors
In 2009, Bay Capital (formerly Indus Hospitality Fund) invested in Sterling Holiday Resorts, acquiring an 18.80% stake. Again in 2009, India Discovery Fund acquired a 7% stake in the company. Bay Capital and others (including India Discovery Fund, Damani group and Jhunjhunwala group) now holds a total stake of 47.42% in Sterling Holiday Resorts through its funds.
In July 2011, the Company announced an Extraordinary General Meeting on 13 August 2011 to seek shareholder approval to raise Rs. 121.5 crore capital through the issuance of equity shares & warrants on a preferential basis to a consortium of investors led by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Radhakrishna Damani.
In February 7, 2014, Thomas Cook India Ltd. (TCIL) & Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited announced a merger between the companies.