Some private banks offer easier platform to transfer money abroad, like ICICI's Money2World.
Indian tours have seen an upswing partly because Nepal packages have been cancelled after the recent earthquake
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Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
This optimism is triggered by the feel-good factor in the wake of the Sensex touching record-high levels last week and a slew of discount offers by airlines to boost travel demand.
Fairfax Financial Holdings made three investments in a month
Come August and the world's finest athletes from 206 countries will be out to prove their best at the Olympics.
These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.
To win back customers, operators are offering discounts and cash-back, and are absorbing service tax
The US has already eased the procedure for issuing visa to attract a million Indian tourists by 2015
While fares on the Delhi-Mumbai route have risen 45 per cent, Delhi-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Bengaluru tickets are priced 57 per cent and 42.5 per cent higher, respectively.
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There were fewer promotion sales in January-February this year.
A foreign holiday has now become non-negotiable for Indian consumers.
The United States and the United Kingdom, citing terrorism concerns, on Tuesday barred passengers on some international flights from mostly Muslim-majority countries, from carrying large electronic devices like cameras and laptops as cabin baggage.
A move to extend visas on arrival facility to 150 countries and make world heritage sites more tourist friendly has been welcomed.
Financial shares were among the top Sensex gainers along with auto and pharma shares.
Travel companies and agencies are offering early bird discounts going up to 40 per cent. Priyadarshini Maji reports
India will extend the visa-on-arrival facility to all countries except eight with effect from September. The countries not covered under this single-entry e-visa facility, meant for purposes other than paid employment and education with a one-month time limit, are Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Somalia. The facility is currently available to 11 countries, including New Zealand, Singapore, Luxembourg, Japan and Finland.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
Textile and telecom shares have gained ahead of the Cabinet meet later today which is likely to announce new measures for both the sectors.
Some banks might charge you a nominal amount of Rs 100-150 for issuing the card.
A comparison shows that for Delhi to Mumbai air travel, the lowest airfare price is in the range of Rs 2,755, while the surged price for second-AC comes at Rs 4,104, a 42 per cent increase from the current train fares
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The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
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Most tour operators offer accommodation to suit different budgets.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
These trips can be as short as a month to 45 days.
'... not even a moral one, let alone a legal one.' 'Even if it is assumed that Deepak Kochhar tried to influence his wife into doing something dodgy for his 'social acquaintance', why would she do it?' 'By all accounts she has been granted share options in ICICI Bank of a very substantial amount which easily makes her a multi billion-pati.' 'She did not become CEO against some stiff competition by being stupid and concocting devious cock-and-bull renewable energy stories.' S Murlidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas, unravels the Deepak Kochhar-Videocon controversy.
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