Incentives on semi-luxury trains
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation unveils two semi-luxury tourist train services that will showcase the charm of deserts and heritage of India. Dr. A.K. Manocha, Chairman and Managing Director, IRCTC, invites suggestions from agents and offe
IRCTC has launched two semi luxury train services for the desert and the heritage circuit. Both trains will depart from the Delhi Safdarjung railway station offering deluxe facilities across its five days of round trip dotted with sightseeing facilities. Desert Circuit started on December 13 and will run till April 21 and will cover the cities of Jaisalmer and Jaipur in Rajasthan, while the Heritage Circuit will start on December 20 and wind up on April 24 and will take the passengers to Varanasi, Khajuraho and Agra. Chairman and Managing Director, IRCTC, says “Now that the tourist season is on, we expect good occupancy. The tariff for the journey is competitive as well as all-inclusive.”
He adds, “We would love the travel agents to come and we would like to offer them bigger discounts. We have already provided some margin for them. We also welcome suggestions. They may let us know if they citizen group will be given a 12 per cent discount.
Till now we have already booked around 15 passengers and about 100 odd enquiries have come. In his conversation with , Manocha also talks ted at 45 stations. We already have 85 joints listed like Bikanerwala, Haldirams and Dominos. We are looking at a lot of aggregators like Food Panda. This is a pilot project and we are open to any suggestions.”