Travel Packages

Weak rupee and higher airfares are pushing up overseas travel costs for Indians, with long-haul destinations seeing package prices rise by up to 14% in 2025

Make a short Mumbai-Goa trip or travel for days as the ship takes you to multiple cities

To get away from the maddening crowds in popular holiday destinations, head to lesser known hill stations in Tamil Nadu, Arunachal, Sikkim

Avoid booking travel packages and use a debit or credit card during your personal international trip

Travel to Singapore, the Caribbean, Dubai, or Goa and indulge yourself on the ship with food and entertainment

National transporter enables company to meet delivery promises to customers in the hinterlands

Travellers whose incomes are below the taxable limit will have to file a return to claim the refund on this tax

Your summer holiday is safe and on schedule, say travel firms

Share of travel to expensive destinations like US, Europe, Australia has come down to 19 per cent from 25 per cent in August

Thomas Cook employs 21,000 people and is the world's oldest travel company, founded in 1841

Locking in now will help in ensuring that your budget doesn't get disturbed in case the dollar surges

For Rs 1,099 one can spend two days and one night in Aurangabad, Mahabaleshwar or Daman

Holiday goers are opting for budget rather premium packages this summer owing to the revision in service tax. Tour operators are witnessing an increase in bookings for overseas tours and expect this summer season to be better than last year but companies are also seeing a growing customer trend to book value tours rather than more expensive tours.Rajeev Kale, President and country head of leisure travel, Thomas Cook said overall tour costs have increased by around 5 per cent as a result of service tax revision. "Customers are taking more of value tours than premium ones," he said.Typically, bookings for summer season begin in October-November of the previous year and demand was muted in the initial months due to demonetisation. But that has not dented the demand."We are expecting 20 per cent growth in volume for overseas tours in summer. We are seeing a positive sentiment and we have seen a good traction with the launch of our holiday sale," Kale said. He added that the company is ...