Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited (known as Sterling) is a leisure hospitality company and subsidiary of Thomas Cook India.[1] As of 2025, it is operating 61 resorts across India. [1]
History
Sterling was established in 1986 in Chennai, India, and opened its first resort, Lake View Kodaikanal (the resort has been later renamed as Sterling Kodai - Lake) in 1988. Sterling expanded to 9 resorts by the year 1995. In 2010, the company changed its brand name from Sterling Resorts to Sterling Holidays. Since 2014, Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited has been a part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and is a 100% independently managed subsidiary of Thomas Cook India Limited (TCIL).
The company currently operates 61 resorts in 54 scenic destinations across the country (as of July 2025) and counting.
Resorts
The resorts in the Sterling destination network are spread across India. Sterling has been delivering great holiday experiences for nearly four decades now. Their resort destination network has something to suit every holiday appetite, from majestic hillsides to beachside nirvana to jungle retreats to riverside resorts to spiritual sojourns and heritage locations.