Ministry of Tourism has added three more services on its website www.incredibleindia.org to provide more comprehensive information to tourists at one place.  The objective of the new changes is to put the entire gamut of tourism services online, from the initial planning of the trip to the final visit to the places of interest.

1.         Travel Planner:

            Prospective tourists begin their vacation process by planning their visit.  Google has devised a unique travel planner for Incredibleindia.org which is going live today, making Incredibleindia.org perhaps the only national tourism website to offer this facility.  Prospective tourists are asked to choose:-

(a)               Season;

(b)               One out of six regions of India at a time (or a specific city); and

(c)               One out of 13 areas of interest (e.g. adventure, beaches, wildlife, spirituality, etc.)

After that, when the potential tourist clicks the enter button, the map of India gives a choice of places related to that interest. 

When a specific red dot is clicked, five kinds of information will appear on the screen:

(i)                 A video showing what the location looks like;

(ii)               Still photographs of that location;

(iii)             A short write-up about the location;

(iv)              The current temperature of that location; and

(v)                How to get there.

(2)       Visas:

            The second thing the prospective planner wants is information about Indian visas.  Incredibleindia.org already has the “India Visa Online Button” as well as a button leading to information about “Tourist Visas on Arrival” for selected countries.

(3)       International Flights to and from India:

            International tourists then want to plan their flight to an international airport in India.  At present they can plan journeys to three international airports namely, Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi.

(4)       Flights within India:

            International as well as domestic tourists next want to book tickets between one airport and another within India.  They can do so on all five domestic airlines through Incredibleindia.org.

(5)       Trains:

            The next thing that many tourists want to do is to travel by train to places not served by airports and also to places served by airports.  They can book tickets through the IRCTC by clicking a button on Incredibleindia.org.

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