TCI Launches Senior Citizen Holidays

ET&T Staff- Mumbai

Meher Bhandara

Travel Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd (TCI), has recently announced its senior citizen holidays created specially for those in their 60’s and above. The packages designed as of now are to Indian destinations such as Kashmir, Goa, Kerala. Nepal is the only destination in the international circuit.

The packages have been designed to suit the requirements of the senior traveller.

Speaking on the new launch and the initiative behind it, Meher Bhandara, general manager, corporate communications, TCI, says, “The thought to launch this programme emerged from our clients themselves. Detailed research, client inputs and demands and constant feedback resulted in setting up this new holiday initiative. Special travel fares, both rail and air, have further boosted the feasibility of such a package. We also offer special fares for senior citizens on any cruise liners or even on the Euro rail. Our research brought to light that keeping all variables in mind this was the right time for senior citizen travel, encouraging us to launch the holiday package during the current phase. Senior citizen holidays need to be extremely comfortable and at an easy pace to meet their expectations and demands. Our emphasis would be to conduct tailor-made holidays for them.” Soon there are plans by the company to launch senior citizen packages for the international circuit.

Bhandara further adds, “For seniors citizens making up their own groups of 15 or more, TCI has additional savings lined up. They can even book air tickets with TCI and avail of the senior citizen’s discounted fare. TCI’s travel counsellors are at hand to look after all arrangements and will also customise holidays for them.”

The company has also announced some special deals to popular Indian destinations that can be availed of before the end of September 2004.