Thomas Cook (India), the integrated travel and travel related financial services company, has announced its partnership with Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the leading global provider of specialist higher education and career solutions, to assist students in India with comprehensive travel and travel related financial services. The partnership precedes the QS World MBA Tour and Grad School Tour event series in India from Nov. 13-26, 2014.

Thomas Cook India's internal data points to a significant increase in demand of Indian students needing to travel abroad for education, as also the need for trustworthy professional academic guidance and expert travel assistance. Quacquarelli Symonds, with over two and a half decades of experience in assisting students make informed decisions about their higher educational and career aspirations, is a natural fit.

Shares of the company gained Rs 1.9, or 1.14%, to trade at Rs 168. The total volume of shares traded was 30,600 at the BSE (11.33 a.m., Wednesday).