Published 18:24 IST, September 30th 2019
IRCTC provides affordable travel packages and facilities for tourists
IRCTC has one of the best affordable packages for tourists. Check out the facilities they provide, their cancellation policies and types of packages available.
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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) has been set up by Ministry of Railways with basic purpose of hiving off entire catering and tourism activity of railways to new corporation so as to professionalize and upgre se services with public-private participation. A dynamic marketing strategy in association with public and private ncies, tour operators, transporters, hoteliers, and local tour promoters is on nda. Indian Railways spans global volumes in hospitality and catering sectors with services provided to 13 million passengers every day.
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s of Packs:
IRCTC has domestic as well as international tour packs. ir domestic packs can be booked through Rail Tour Pack, Holiday pack, Hotel bookings, Bharat Darshan, Fairy Queen, and Buddhist Train. IRCTC also has pilgrim tours and pan-India tours as well. Each tour is several days long. IRCTC provides some of most affordable, all-inclusive tour packs in country. Tea/breakfast, lunch, dinner or tiffins are often included.
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Cancellation Policy:
For cancellation of your ticket, please log in to your account, select Tour Confirmation Number of ticket you wish to cancel and cancel your ticket from your booked history online. Cancellation of your ticket is possible only on website www.irctctourism.com and is t possible on PRS Counters. If user wishes to cancel his ticket, cancellation rules for Land (Holiday) and Rail Tour Packs are as follows:
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. of days before commencement of trip* |
Total deductions |
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Up to 15 days (excluding departure date) |
Rs. 100 /- per passenger |
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Up to 8-14 days (excluding departure date) |
25 % of pack cost |
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Up to 4-7 days (excluding departure date) |
50 % of pack cost |
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Less than 4 days |
100 % of pack cost |
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Facilities:
- Tour Manr is source of information. Please follow guidelines of Tour Manr at all times.
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner will be available for tourists.
- Passengers will get a full briefing about tour from IRCTC before/after booking to avoid any confusion.
- In case certain halts are t approved by railways, alternative halt arrangements will be me by IRCTC/SZ to cover such sightseeing locations. Under such circumstances, anuncements will be me on train. For eg: If halt at Allahab is t approved by railways, an alternate halt at Prayag will be requested by IRCTC.
16:15 IST, September 28th 2019