IRCTC appoints Hemas as Lanka's sales agent

Hemas Travels was appointed by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) as its General Sales Agent in Sri Lanka for its range of travel services.

The highlight among the IRCTC portfolio is a popular deluxe rail tour covering the Buddhist Circuit in India.

This tour has reached immense popularity to-date, with the train running at full occupancy during the Katina Pinkama.

We are happy to note that the tour is doing extremely well among target clientele of pilgrims and tourists alike. The global sales for the December season have peaked and travellers from Sri Lanka too are picking up with many inquiries, said Travel Executive. Hemas Travels (Pvt) Ltd., Senaka Wijesekera. `With the season continuing until March this year, we still have capacity to accommodate interested clients.

However, the bookings are coming in at increasing rate and we're `trying to' accommodate everyone's needs at this time, he said.

Departing Delhi, from an exclusive train station reserved for all luxury and deluxe tourist trains, the tour covers key areas in the Buddhist Circuit, Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Varanasi, Sarnath, Sravasti, Kushinagar and also includes a journey to Lumbini in Nepal.

On the final day it will be a leisure, tour to Taj Mahal.

`We have realized that there is a huge market for this rail tour, particularly since those who travel are often senior citizens who find the regular circuit tours long and exhaustive by land.

This tour package incorporate rail services which lead to significant time savings and comfort', he said.

He also added that the partnership between IRCTC and Hemas Travels has created immense value to its existing portfolio of travel services in terms of tourism products and services including tourist trains, charters, all inclusive tour packages, budget hotels and car rentals within India.The company is also able to issue Indian Rail tickets to any part of India. The rail tour continues throughout the rest of the year till its final departures for the season on March 6 and 20, 2010.