Travel Agents - "The Rescue Rangers"

When something doesn't go by as planned or seems inconceivable we say 'Avoid'. This word has made the travel industry of many countries suffer great loses. India has also not been an exception. Well ! Thanks to the Travel Agents who have come as a gush of fresh air in the lives of many a travel fans. In a layman's term someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers is a travel agent. India, which has been entitled as one of the most favourite destinations of the world also boasts of a capable & efficient line up of travel agents.

These travel agents cum rescue rangers who leave no stone unturned in making all your travel ideas turn to reality sans hassles & hiccups. They undertake your journey as theirs and plans accordingly with a great sense of personal touch. Have a dekho at some of the leading travel agents through my eyes:

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( Cox & Kings)

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(Sita World Tours)

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(Renaissance Reizen Pvt. Ltd. )

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(Thomas Cook)

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(Travel House)

Indian Baggage Rules

'Baggage' is a simple, general term that refers to belongings of a person travelling from one place to another. Baggage rules is one thing that often perturbs the minds of the travellers. Most of the countries abide by the same rules as far as the weight of the luggage is concerned. It is the number of items that, one can find a fluctuation in.

According to the luggage rules of India, every single article coming in or going out of India come under Exchange Management. The articles are also liable to custom duties at pre-determined rates.

The baggage rules in India vary according to the amount of time a passenger is to make his stay in the country, the country he/she is travelling from and the age of the passengers. Every passenger gets a duty free allowance with the help of which he/she can bring various goods to the country without paying a duty on the same. However if the total value of the goods exceeds the duty free allowance then a flat customs duty has to be paid on the value exceeded.

A sneak Peek at the items that are not permitted:

• Indian Currency exceeding the amount of Rs.1,000



• The passenger is not permitted to carry any harmful drug



• Any kind of vulgar item like obscene magazines, books, papers are also not permitted.



• Pet animals and birds are allowed but in limited numbers.



• Plants, parts of plants, soil, seeds, vegetables, coffee seeds are also restricted.

Follow these rules and make your trip to India hassle free and easy.

Travel Healthy

Health is a true wealth of life and therefore one always looks forward for attaining it. Well! not so difficult a task. Just need to be a bit cautious. The Travel buffs exploring various lands must update themselves with the health conditionS of the different places they are travelling to. This safety step would make their travel hassle and doctor free, thereby making their jaunt a memorable one.

Travellers visiting India often regard India as the birth place of all terrible diseases. To a great extent it's true that the diseases long vanquished in the west still take a toll here in India, but this fact doesn't make India unfit for travellers. A tourist can travel in India with reasonable safety by practising some preventive steps and by being pro active about the health.

A First aid kit is of great importance, make it sure you carry it with yourself always. Bandaids, antiseptic and mosquito repellant are also extremely important. For 'just in case' you can also carry large amount of antibiotics and other medicines, however this is not a necessary because India has some of the best medicine shops which can provide you all u require. Apart from the personal hygiene keep in mind the three key factors that can bring you unwanted trouble - contaminated water, mosquitoes and street food.

For more health precautions when in India, check out the following link

Keep the numbers of quality doctors of India handy.Avoid the unwanted and make travel to India you ultimate lifetime moment to cherish.

Choice of Apparel

What to wear and what not ,is one of the perturbing queries that one often encounters before entering in a strange land. Excessive stuffing of clothes in the suitcase is what the utter confusion leads to. Well! I don't brag of being a travel Guru, but hey guys! I do bear a solution for this.

All those keen on travelling to India to capture its vivid beauties just relax coz clothes are no big an issue here.

In metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, women tourists can roam around the cities in short tops and skirts (Avoid the same when in villages & small places). Also check that the clothes are not too tight, clevage and body revealing. As a tourist you can also try the ethnic attires of India like -Salwar Kamiz. The Indian clothes can be easily purchased from the markets here at affordable prices.

Winter months (October to February) are very cold. So don't forget to pack woolen clothes consisting of woolen inner wears, jackets, sweaters and scarfs. July to September is the period of monsoons where the climate is humid to the limit. In such a weather try avoiding synthetic clothes and pack some cotton stuffs for a carefree travel.

Special precautions must be taken by the tourists before entering places of worship(temples, churches and Guudwaras). One should be fully dressed and must also leave the foot wears outside.

India is so much fun, when you visit, you would know. So, any other questions regarding the choice of Apparel in India????

India Made Easy

For the first time visitor to India, the sheer vastness of the country - more than a million square miles, at times, gives birth to certain apprehensions. There are lot of queries that constantly nag their conscience. How would be the trip like? What paraphernalia needs to be carried? Climatic conditions? nd God knows what all.

Travelling is one activity that most of the time brings with itself an heightened degree of fun and excitement. But if not planned well, fails badly like a film with poor publicity. With the changing times, several tour operators and travel agents have come forward to help he travellers in making their trip to India a comfortable and memeorable one. They acquaint the tourists with the do's and don't s of touring in India. Apart from these there are also several books that talk about the same . A traveller can check this given link, which can be very much beneficial http://www.bharatekkhoj.com/traveltips.htm

Reading as much as possible about the place where you plan to travel is very necessary because knowing about a country's history, culture, customs, laws and politics can make the trip of a tourist stay more meaningful. Remember while in a different place you are subject to its laws.

All food lovers should not forget carrying their favourite food items with them coz u never know when the hunger starts the alarm. For more travel tips, flip through the given link http://itopc/travel-requisite/travel-tips.html

So buddies travel to India hassle free with no travel hiccups..

No Travel Hiccups

Seeing is believing? Most of us agree to this statement, but somehow in our day to day spine breaking schedules, we try ignoring this fact and start relying more on other's vision. How does Taj Mahal look by the moonlight? Are temples of Khajuraho really erotic ?, What all happens in Pushkar fair?Kerala Backwaters, what r they?..........with such unlimited travel queries , we spend half of our lives, living with imagination accompanied by the postcard photos.

Most of us give a warm excuse of loyalty towards the company and boss for not planning a holiday trip and some become thoughtful of their finacial constraints but a chunk stay back out of apprehensions of travelling. But friends, today travelling is no more a hiccup, rather it brings with itself memories that one can cherish all through the lifeterm.

Thanks to disparate tour operators and travel agents, who, through their well defined and tailored tour packages help tourists in getting the best out of a their trips. It's you who select the destination and the rest they do on your behalf. From ticket booking to hotel reservation, car hiring to sightseeing, you name them all and have the same at your disposal. You can easily trust on the services offered by these tour operators and travel agents.

Make my Trip, SITA World Tours, Thomas Cook, Travel Corporation India and Cox & Kings are some of the leading tour operators with wings all over the world. However while talking of the benefits of tour operators and travel agents we certainly cannot miss on discussing about ITOPC(Indian Tour Operators Promotion Council). It is a non-profit organisation started to develop the travel sector and improve the travel facilities in the region. Its main objective is to promote travel and tourism in the Indian Sub continent. The Indian Tour Operators Promotion Council is an association that represents and speaks for the common interests and issues of the entire Indian travel and tourism industry. http://www.itopc.org/.

Give yourselves a break and try to capture India, the land of mesmerising beauty like never thought & dreamt of before. Enjoy the best of India absolutely hassle free.