IRCTC to soon launch four tour packages

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will soon launch four tour packages, one tour package will be from Kanpur to Jammu (Mata Vaishno Devi shrine) and three tour packages from Lucknow: Lucknow-Mussourie, Lucknow-Shirdi and Lucknow-Vaishno Devi. According to a report in Times of India, the tour package from Kanpur to Jammu will include to and fro travel expenses (ticket booking), transportation from railway station to hotel, lodging and food expenses. A tourist information centre will be commissioned at Kanpur Central railway station (city side) where passengers will be able to get information related to the tour package. Under this tour, IRCTC will pick up passengers from Jammu railway station and reach them at the designated hotels in Katra, Jammu. Passengers will be provided with a 'darshan' slip which is required at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. During the four days and five nights stay in the hotel, passengers will be provided all necessary facilities. Manoj Sinha, Chief Regional Manager (CRM), IRCTC said, "We will be soon launching a new tour package between Kanpur and Jammu railway stations for passengers who are willing to visit Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. This tour package will benefit passengers because its prices are going to remain the lowest in comparison to other tour packages currently available. In the first phase, we will be setting up Tourist Information and Facilitation Centres (TIFCs) in Lucknow and Allahabad by early next month. In the next phase, we will be doing the same in Kanpur and Gorakhpur. The existing tourist information centre in Varanasi is under re-modelling phase and it will be completed before the start of the Commonwealth Games." http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/irctc-to-soon-launch-four-tour-packages-10687