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Coronavirus sparks bargain travel deals – should you book? - Telegraph.co.uk Coronavirus sparks bargain travel deals – should you book? - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 02 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PST R ight now, in the midst of the global coronavirus crisis, the idea of booking a holiday might not seem particularly appealing.  Tales of locked-down cruise ships, quarantined hotels and cancelled flights are understandably causing jitters, with significant financial repercussions for the travel industry. One upshot is that a growing number of cheap travel deals are emerging, to destinations like Italy , Tenerife and south-east Asia , which are all currently receiving attention for the wrong reasons. Low-cost airlines are listing flights to Venice and Milan for under £20 each way, while some operators are selling week-long holidays to Tenerife in March for as low as £267. So the question is, should you snap these deals up, or hold fir...

IRCTC New Year special international tour packages - Times of India IRCTC New Year special international tour packages - Times of India Posted: 28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PST IRCTC New Year offers will make you start 2019 with some incredible travel stories to tell.The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation is offering some amazing international tour packages that seem like a blessing for the New Year. There are five IRCTC international tour packages in total, and all of these are all-inclusive packages – Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Dubai & Thailand between the months of January to March. According to sources at IRCTC, these leisure tour packages for five to ten days are ideal for small group size. A total of 30 tourists will be able to take these tours, and the price slab has been set from INR 30,000 to INR 55,000 per person on double occupancy. If you opt for a package, these following things would be included in it – fli...

India tour with Jules Verne: review - Telegraph.co.uk India tour with Jules Verne: review - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 08 Mar 2017 12:00 AM PST Telegraph expert rating 8/10 A n all-encompassing first-timer's trip round the major sights of the Golden Triangle of Delhi , Jaipur and Agra, with a Toy Train extension trip to Shimla, covered a lot of ground, culture and experiences — from negotiating Delhi traffic and visiting the Taj Mahal to the contrasting chaos of Indian train stations and the sheer stillness of the Himalayan foothills.  Itinerary 8/10 There's no question that experiencing the Taj Mahal (although, in our case, neither at sunrise nor sunset) was the main highlight of an absorbing tour, but Humayun's Tomb, the Birla Temple, the Amber Fort and the Jantar Mantar Observatory aren't far behind, and visits to the sites of both Ghandi's assassination and cremation were particularly moving. Traffic congesti...

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Travel Tuesday: The Best Travel Sales And Deals - Forbes Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Travel Tuesday: The Best Travel Sales And Deals - Forbes Posted: 18 Nov 2018 12:00 AM PST That time is here — Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Deal Tuesday — when you'll get the best ... [+] bargains on travel. Getty It's that time of the year: when people across the country line up in droves to blow their hard-earned bucks on televisions and refrigerators during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. But the smartest Americans are spending their money on experiences, not things. There couldn't be a better time to book travel for the year ahead. During the week around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the travel industry goes on sale. Alanna Smith, editor at deal site TravelPirates, says that travelers can save as much as 55% on hotels, tours, vacation packages and more. The best day to score a flight...