Making a trip? Low budget airline be the guide

New Delhi: Low fare air tickets and Air Deccan were synonymous for a while before the low cost bug bit the other airlines in India. Then the low cost carrier decided to not just offer low fares, but also went on to add destinations to the aviation map. Now, they are looking to offer low cost hotels as well. And not too far in the future the airline will offer low cost holiday packages and cheap car rental services.
Looking for budget hotels? You can book them along with your low fare tickets. How? Well, log on to Air Deccan's website or dial up their call centres, select your destination city and make your hotel bookings.
As Air Deccan has tied up with the travel portal Travelguru, you have access to the travel website's database of nearly 3,000 hotels across the country of which about 1,500 are budget hotels. We did a rough search to give you an idea of the prices they offer. A day-long stay in a deluxe room in central Delhi would cost you about Rs 1,500, while a family room could cost you approximately Rs 3,500. In comparison, a deluxe room will cost nearly Rs 6,000 in Kolkata.
However, if one were to go by what the airline says, budget hotels are available for as low as Rs 375. So there is no way to avoid trawling the website. But to sweeten the deal, the airline now offers a free air ticket for every hotel booking made before June-end.
22/05/07 Geetanjali Shukla/Business Standard/Rediff

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