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Euclid mentioned to King Ptolemy I. "that there was no
royal road to geometry", but what palace on wheels
Exceptional Charm:
Comfort in the Palace
on Wheels
a library is available.
Schedule of departure:
Single occupancy
US $ 485.00
Occupancy Type
Single occupancy
US $ 395.00
Single occupancy
US $ 533.50
Occupancy Type
Single occupancy
US $ 395.00
Tariff is inclusive
of cost of travel, full catering (morning tea, breakfast,
Note: Tariff does
not include liquor, laundry and other items of personal
Half fare for children between 5 and 12 years Itinerary and terms are subject to change without notice » Child
below 5 years of age free of charge (without additional bed).
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| Palace-on-wheels running
in full steam
8 Dec 2008, JAIPUR: At a time when a pall of gloom prevails in the tourism sector in the state due to large scale cancellations in all the hotels, the Palace-on-Wheels has reported none so far. However, security has been stepped up on the super luxury train in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks. "We are receiving queries from guests booked with us. But there has been no cancellation so far," confirmed an official. While the train always had armed guards onboard, now additional manual metal detectors, CCTVs and manual frisking of luggage are a part of the security drill. Then, the countdown for the "better than the best" train has begun albeit among too many apprehensions among the leisure traveller segment. The all new Royal Rajasthan-on-Wheels (RROW), which commences its first journey on January 11, 2009, has already got 20 bookings out of the full capacity of 82 passengers per trip. The eight-day itinerary is all planned that would take the train from New Delhi-Jaipur-Bikaner-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Udaipur & Chittorgarh-Bharatpur & Agra-New Delhi. While the breakfast will be onboard, lunches are planned at some of the best hotels. "When we launched the Palace-on-Wheels, for two to three years we took the tour only with 5-8 people even while our break-up was 33%. But the train had to run," said a source. Today, the train is absolutely booked till 2010 with over 76% bookings confirmed till 2012. However, considering the prevailing situation, added incentives have been offered on the train that were not there earlier. Also, a 10% additional incentive is being offered to travel agents and tour operators in addition to commission admissible for RROW bookings made before December 31. "However, this additional incentive will be given only for tours conducted upto April 2009," said Mira Mehrishi, principal secretary (tourism) and chairman of RTDC. So if the Palace-on-Wheels gave the tour operators 17% commission, the RROW bookings will get them a clean 27%. For the travellers too, the fresh incentives will be easy on the pocket. "Now tourists aboard RROW have the option of paying up the entire booking amount just 15 days before the journey instead of 60 days as in the case of Palace-on-Wheels," said Mehrishi. The RROW, fabricated at an approximate cost of Rs 40 crore, is a fully air-conditioned train with a super deluxe saloon, 13 deluxe saloons, two restro-lounges, one SPA car, one kitchen car, two staff cars and two power cars. This would be the third luxury train in Rajasthan doing the circuit after immense response received by the first heritage train, the Palace-on-Wheels. |
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