Plan your dream vaction in advance to get bargains

New Delhi: With year-end vacations round the corner, airlines are vying with each other to launch special packages and promotional fares, particularly seeing the new demand for offbeat destinations.
These new or off-beat destinations include places such as Europe, Germany, Austria, South Africa, New Zealand and even China where tourists are planning their year-end holidays.
Says Rajji Rai, secretary general, Travel Agent Association of India (TAAI): “Air travel has increased by 18 to 20% in the past year. We expect at least the same rise this time, particularly in next three months.
But off-beat is where the interesting action lies. People are coming to us looking for something different, from Innsbruck in Austria to Auckland in New Zealand. Advance bookings have already started. We hope to make as much in next three months as we do in the rest of the year.”
Another reason why people are opting for these off-beat destinations is attractive packages. A five-night-six days trip to Austria will cost you Rs 60,000 per person, while the same package to Germany will cost you Rs 65,000 per person.
A five-night package to Europe and South Africa will cost anything between Rs 80,000 and Rs 85,000. For China, the cost per person will be Rs 50,000.
28/10/07 Raja Awasthi & Dheeraj Tiwari/Economic Times

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Categories: Foreign Oct 2007, General Aviation Oct 2007