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IRCTC Flight Offer : Insurance of Rs 50 lakh is available here with huge discount on flight tickets, know how you can take advantage

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Airlines launched special offers for passengers! You will get a discount of up to Rs 1500 on booking from here
Airlines launched special offers for passengers! You will get a discount of up to Rs 1500 on booking from here

IRCTC Flight Ticket booking: On booking flight tickets from IRCTC, passengers get insurance up to Rs 50 lakh with a huge discount on the ticket.

IRCTC Flight Ticket booking: While booking flight tickets, we often look for the best offers on different sites. But it is not necessary to get these offers all the time. Airline companies keep giving offers during the festive season and at different times. But what if we tell you that on booking tickets on one platform, you always get travel insurance up to Rs 50 lakh along with great offers. Yes, you get all these facilities by booking tickets through the official IRCTC flight ticket booking app. Let’s know everything about this.

Get insurance of 50 lakhs

In a tweet, IRCTC said, “Yes, you read that right! Every time you book a flight ticket with IRCTCAir, you get 50 lakhs free air travel insurance! Don’t just take our word for it. . To check it out visit http://air.irctc.co.in or download the IRCTC Air app!”

Get discount on booking flight tickets

IRCTC, the ticket booking platform of Indian Railways, offers many special offers to its customers on flight ticket booking. For example, if you have IRCTC SBI Card Premier, then you also get the benefit of 5% value back on flight ticket booking. Apart from this, many other offers are also available from time to time.

Booking is easy

IRCTC said that booking flight tickets from IRCTCAir is very easy and convenient, for which customers only have to tell their journey date and from where to where they want to travel in the IRCTCAir app. After this, IRCTC tells you the most economical offers for that route, which saves you on every booking. GoFirst brings special anniversary gift for passengers, giving free flight tickets to these people

GoFirst brings special anniversary gift for passengers, giving free flight tickets to these people

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GoFirst brings special anniversary gift for passengers, giving free flight tickets to these people
GoFirst brings special anniversary gift for passengers, giving free flight tickets to these people

GoFirst Free Flight Ticket: The airline company GoFirst has brought a special anniversary gift for its passengers, in which they are getting free flight tickets.

GoFirst Free Flight Ticket: If you are also going to book flight tickets recently, then there is good news for you. The airline company GoFirst has brought a special anniversary gift for you, in which passengers will get a chance to board the flight for free. GoFirst is celebrating its 17 year anniversary. In such a situation, airlines are giving two special offers to their passengers. Let us know what are these special offers and how passengers can take advantage of it.

These passengers will get free flight tickets

GoFirst is giving free flight tickets to its 17-year-old passengers on its 17th anniversary. This offer is valid only for flights till November 4, 2023. For this, the passenger should be above 17 years and below 18 years of age by December 1, 2022. For this, they may also have to give a valid ID (Aadhaar, Passport).

How to book free flight ticket

If the passenger wants to take advantage of the Fly for Free offer, then go to the GoFirst website and enter the PNR of his last flight in the Manage Booking section. Click on Get Voucher to generate your Fly for Free voucher. This button will be visible only to eligible passengers, after which they will have to fill a form and upload their valid Aadhaar Card/Passport. Once the form is successfully validated, the voucher will be emailed to the passenger’s email ID within 72 hours.

Get huge discount on flight tickets

Apart from this, GoFirst has also brought special offers on flight tickets for all its other passengers. GoFirst is offering up to 17% discount on flight tickets to passengers. For this, they have to enter the promo code GOING17. This offer for passengers is valid till November 4, 2023. However, customers will have to book 15 days before their travel date.

US Visa Fee Increase: Big News! US will increases tourist and student visa fee, see details here

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US Visa Fee Increase: Big News! US increases tourist and student visa fee, see details here
US Visa Fee Increase: Big News! US increases tourist and student visa fee, see details here

The United States has increased the fee for tourist and students seeking visa. The new prices will be effective from May 30,2023.

US Visa Fee Increase : According to the US Department of State’s release on increase to certain nonimmigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees, it said “Effective May 30, 2023, the fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1/B2), and other non-petition based NIVs such as student and exchange visitor visas, will increase from $160 to $185. The fee for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) will increase from $190 to $205. The fee for a treaty trader, treaty investor, and treaty applicants in a specialty occupation (E category) will increase from $205 to $315.”

It also said that other consular fees are not affected by this rule that includes the waiver of the two-year residency required fee for certain exchange visitors.

“All fee payments for visa interviews made on or after October 1 of the previous year are valid for 365 days from the date of issue of the fee payment invoice. Fees paid by applicants before October 1, 2022, will continue to be valid until September 30 of this year. As a result, applicants must pre-schedule an interview or submit an interview waiver application before September 30, 2023,” the release said.

United States said that they are committed to facilitate legitimate travel for both immigrant and non-immigrant travellers. The fee increase is based on the cost acquired for providing the non-immigrant services. This has been increased after conducting a study.

According to them, they use Activity-Based Costing (ABC) methodology to calculate the cost of providing consular services, including visa services.

“Visas for work and tourism is essential to President Biden foreign policy, and we recognise the critical role international travel play for U.S. economy,” statement said.

Visa categories that are affected by the hike are:

B1: Business; Domestic employee or nanny – must be accompanying a foreign national employer
B2: Tourism, vacation, pleasure visitor
H: Work visas
L: Intra-company transferee
O: Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business or Athletics
P: Performing athlete, artist, entertainer
Q: International cultural exchange visitor
R: Religious worker
E: Treaty trader/treaty investor

Air India added more than 3,800 employees in 6 months, increased service for passengers, this is the airline’s future plan

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Air India added more than 3,800 employees in 6 months, increased service for passengers, this is the airline's future plan
Air India added more than 3,800 employees in 6 months, increased service for passengers, this is the airline's future plan

Air India has completed the first phase of its transformation, in which the airline has recruited more than 3800 employees. At the same time, a lot of work has been done for the passengers.

Air India has added more than 3,800 employees in the last 6 months. Air India has launched 29 new policies to change its face in the next five years. Air India told on Thursday that the airline is about to complete the first phase of its 5-year transformation plan. Taxi was the first phase of Air India’s transformation, in which Air India was to fix its legacy issues and make way for future growth. After this, the second phase of Air India’s transformation, Take Off, will start, where the airline will launch its platform. Will work to improve the process and system.

At the conclusion of the taxi phase, Air Indian MD and CEO Campbell Wilson said that the airline worked together on a common issue for the first six months of its transformation and was successful in resolving several issues. In this phase, we have also come a long way in establishing the foundation for development. As we move forward, Air India will see its investments grow as well.

Some records of Air India

Customer

  • Commitment of over US$ 400 million for refurbishment of aircraft.
  • New food menu on international and domestic routes
  • Premium economy seats were launched for the first time on selected long haul flights.
  • Outsourced some critical customer service functions and initiated improvements to the
  • customer information system across all touchpoints.
  • Between February-December 2022, more than 10 lakh legacy refund cases were settled.
  • Implemented multiple customer compensation policies to assist with service recovery.
  • Launched RFP for new Customer Contact Center.
  • Hundreds of additional airport staff were recruited alongside AISATS to improve the customer experience.

Man power

  • With a conscious effort to remove disparities between permanent and full-time contract employees, new organizational structure and new roles across levels were introduced.
  • Started more than 29 new policies for the welfare of the employees.
  • Developed new compensation program for legacy employees.
  • Launched 2 new training programs Saksham and ACE to enhance the skills of the employees and improve service.
  • Engaged over 3800 employees in crew and other functions to support capability and growth.

Growth and Commercial Excellence

  • The industry’s largest order ever with 470 aircraft.
  • Rapid fleet expansion with 36 leased aircraft including 11 wide bodies being delivered in 2022-23.
  • All long-grounded aircraft were restored to service, or were discontinued pending sale.
  • 6 new international routes were added, increasing the frequency on the other 24.
  • Highest ever single-day passenger revenue, highest ever cargo revenue, highest ever ancillary revenue and highest ever load factor achieved.
  • RASK (Revenue Per Available Seat Kilometer) improved by 17% in a span of one year.

Air India flights will now run from Delhi-Mumbai airport to these countries for seven days, check list

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Air India flights will now run from Delhi-Mumbai airport to these countries for seven days, check list
Air India flights will now run from Delhi-Mumbai airport to these countries for seven days, check list

Air India Flights Frequency: Air India, one of the country’s largest airline company, has changed the frequency of many of its international flights. Know which flights will run for all the seven days.

Air India flights frequency increased:

Air India, one of the country’s largest airline company, is continuously expanding its flights. In this episode, the airline company has increased many international flights running in the week. Air India told through its official Twitter handle that the frequency of Air India flights from Mumbai and Delhi airports to Thailand and Israel is being increased.

These flights will run seven days a week

According to the official tweet of Air India, Mumbai-Bangkok and Mumbai flights (AI Mumbai-Bangkok-Mumbai- 330/331) used to run for four days in the first week. Now this week will last for seven days. Delhi- Bangkok-Delhi (Ai Delhi- Bangkok-Delhi 332/333) flights will now operate seven days a week instead of four days a week. Delhi-Hong Kong-Delhi (AI Delhi-Bangkok-Delhi 314/315) ran twice a week. These flights will now run for three days a week.

These flights will run for five days a week

According to the tweets of Air India, Delhi-Seoul-Delhi (AI 312/313 Delhi-Seoul-Delhi) will run for four days a week. Till now it used to run for three days a week. Delhi-Tel Aviv-Yafo-Delhi (AI Delhi-Tel Aviv-Yafo-Delhi 139/140) flights will now run five days a week. Earlier these flights used to run for three days a week. Significantly, Air India has also changed the menu served in flights earlier. Now foreign passengers will also be able to taste Indian cuisine.

Apart from food, changes have also been made in the drinks menu. Under this, many types of premium brands of whiskey, vodka and beer have been included in the drink menu. Apart from this, Air India has decided to give 26 weeks maternity leave to its female employees. All these new rules have come into force from April 1, 2023.

IRCTC new package Guru Kripa Yatra, Amritsar-Nanded-Bidar-Patna-Amritsar

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IRCTC new package Guru Kripa Yatra, Amritsar-Nanded-Bidar-Patna-Amritsar
IRCTC new package Guru Kripa Yatra, Amritsar-Nanded-Bidar-Patna-Amritsar

IRCTC Package : Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a new package for Sikhs – Guru Kripa Yatra, which includes travel to major cities that have major Gurdwaras. The journey under this seven-day package will start from April 9. According to IRCTC, bookings for the package are currently open. If you have to travel to Gurudwaras and serve there, then this package is fantastic. Moreover, due to the children’s holidays at this time, it is necessary to go on this trip.

This package is of 6 nights and 7 days, in which the special train will start from Amritsar to Nanded, Bidar, Patna and from there back to Amritsar. Boarding points on this train are also given at other cities – Amritsar, Beas, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, New Morinda, Chandigarh, Kurukshetra and Safdarjung Delhi.

Guru Kripa Travel Fare

Social class Category double/triple Child fare (5-11) Rs. In
comfort 2a 32,300 31,175
standard 3A 24,200 23,270
economy SL 14,100 13,290

 

IRCTC will take you to which gurudwaras

The first train under this package will reach Nanded, where you can visit Gurudwara Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib. After that the next stop is Bidar, where you can visit Gurudwara Sri Guru Nanak Jeera Sahib. Next stop would be Patna, where you can visit Gurudwara Harmandirji Sahib.

IRCTC will take care of all the transportation for you during this journey. Pantry facility has been provided in this train, so that no one has any problem all the way.

Train time table

Day 1 – (on 9 April 2023)

The train will leave for Huzur Sahib Nanded at 11 pm from Amritsar. During this, food will be arranged for all the passengers boarding the train.

Day 2 (on 10 April)

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served in the train itself. It is an overnight journey with very few stops.

Day 3 (on April 11)

The train will reach Huzur Sahib Nanded at 05:00. All your luggage will be dropped here in an IRCTC bus and after breakfast you can spend the whole day at the Gurudwara and attend prayer meetings. Arrangements will be made for lunch and dinner at the identified places. Passengers will have to come back to the railway station at 21:30 i.e. at 9:30 pm as the train will leave for Bidar at 10 pm.

Fourth day (on 12 April)

Your train will reach Bidar at 5 am where you will be made all arrangements to get ready in the morning. After breakfast proceed to Gurdwara Guru Nanak Zira Sahib and from there you will have to return by 2 PM as the train will leave for Patna at 14:30 immediately after lunch. Dinner will be provided in the train itself.

Day 5 (on 13 April)

On the fifth day you will spend all your time on the train

6th day (on 14th April)

The train will reach Patna Junction at 5 am. All your luggage will be dropped here in an IRCTC bus and after breakfast you can spend the whole day at the Gurudwara and attend prayer meetings. Arrangements will be made for lunch and dinner at the identified places. Passengers will have to come back to the railway station by 22:00 i.e. 10 pm as the train will leave for Lucknow at 11 pm. Dinner will be provided in the train itself.

Seventh Day (on 15th April)

On the seventh day morning breakfast will be provided to you in the train itself. The train will reach New Delhi Railway Station at 3:30 am. From here you will have to change the train and board the Amritsar/Chandigarh Shatabdi Express. If someone has to go to another station, then arrangements will also be made by IRCTC.

IRCTC brought an opportunity for the people of Bihar to visit Thailand, you will not get a chance to travel abroad so cheap again

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IRCTC brought an opportunity for the people of Bihar to visit Thailand, you will not get a chance to travel abroad so cheap again
IRCTC brought an opportunity for the people of Bihar to visit Thailand, you will not get a chance to travel abroad so cheap again

IRCTC: To increase tourism in the country and abroad, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) keeps on bringing tour packages. Through these tour packages, people from different states of the country get a chance to travel cheaply within the country and abroad.

IRCTC: To increase tourism in the country and abroad, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) keeps on bringing tour packages. Through these tour packages, people from different states of the country get a chance to travel cheaply within the country and abroad. If you also live in Bihar and have been planning to travel abroad for a long time, then IRCTC has brought a tour package named Thrilling Thailand for you. This tour package to visit Thailand will start from Patna. You can book for it now. Let’s know the details of the tour package.

Patna to Bangkok Tour Packages

IRCTC has come up with a thrilling Thailand Tour Package for the people of Bihar. This tour package will be from 25th April. This tour package is for 5 nights and 6 days. This tour package will start from Patna. You will get round-the-clock flight tickets from Patna to Thailand.

Thailand tour package cost

According to the IRCTC website, if one person travels, then you will have to pay Rs 60,010. Rs 52,350 for one person will have to be paid for 2 persons. If you take a tour package for 3 people, then you will have to pay Rs 52,350 for each person. If you have to take a separate bed with the child, then you will have to pay Rs 50,450. If you do not want to buy a bed for the child, then you will have to pay Rs 45,710. For more details you can visit the official website https://irctctourism.com/.

All these services will be available

Flight will be available from Patna to Bangkok. The tour package includes flight, hotel and food expenses. You will have to bear your own personal expenses. In this tour package, bus facility will be provided for local travel. You will find the rest of the information on the website. IRCTC is offering 6 days tour package of Thailand. Thailand, Bangkok and Pattaya will be shown in this package. You will also get a local tour guide.

Indian Railways announces tour package from Ayodhya to Vaishno Devi, check ticket prices, booking details

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Train from Patna to Tirupati for the first time, will run three days a week, know the time schedule
Train from Patna to Tirupati for the first time, will run three days a week, know the time schedule

IRCTC Tour Package : For travellers interested in exploring India’s rich cultural heritage and spectacular historical sites, the Indian Railways has a lot to offer. An economical train travel package from Ayodhya to Vaishno Devi will soon be available through IRCTC.

You will go via Ayodhya, Vaishno Devi, Pryaagraaj, and Varanasi as part of the trip. There are 11 days and 10 nights in this IRCTC package. Assam to Dibrugarh will be the starting point for this package.

The Northeastern states have also been served by Indian Railways’ Bharat Gaurav Deluxe Tourist AC Trains service. The cities include Shillong and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya, Unakoti, Agartala, and Dimapur in Nagaland, as well as Guwahati, Sivasagar, Furkating, and Kaziranga in Assam.

Tour date:

From 27th May 2023 to 6th June 2023.

Boarding stations:

The Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train, which will be used for this journey, can be boarded at the following stations: Dibrugarh, Mariani, Lumding, Guwahati, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri, and Katihar. Uttar Darshan by Bharat Gaurav Special Train is the name of the package.

Ticket prices:

The cost of the economy category is Rs 20,850 per person, while the standard category costs Rs 31,135.

Ticket booking:

The package for the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train’s Ayodhya Ram Mandir Trail with Vaishno Devi can be reserved online at www.irctc.co.in/nget.

Destinations and visits covered:

Ayodhya: Ram Janma Bhoomi, Hanumangarhi

Katra: Shmata Vd Katra

Prayagraj: Triveni Sangam and surroundings, Alopi Devi Temple

Varanasi: Kashi Vishwanath temple

IRCTC is offering great offers on air travel, book tickets like this

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IRCTC is offering great offers on air travel, book tickets like this
IRCTC is offering great offers on air travel, book tickets like this

IRCTC is providing free travel insurance facility up to Rs 50 lakh to air passengers without any charge. For this you have to book tickets like this.

If you travel by air or are planning to travel somewhere by flight, then before starting the journey, know what are the facilities you get after booking a flight ticket. Because many passengers do not know about the facility provided by IRCTC. All the passengers of the country are being given free travel insurance of up to Rs 50 lakh on booking flight tickets from the IRCTC website of Indian Railways . That is, if you book flight tickets through the official website or mobile application of IRCTC, then you get the facility of free insurance up to Rs 50 lakh.

The e-ticketing and catering arm of Indian Railways is offering travel insurance option in association with Bharti AXA General Insurance Company. Every passenger booking a ticket through IRCTC Air website or app will be eligible for this free insurance. This insurance is available for both domestic and international travelers. If you have a flight ticket only then you can claim Rs 50 lakh under this insurance in case of an accident.

According to IRCTC, the benefit of insurance will be available only to those passengers who suffer accidental death and complete or permanent disability in an accident. Because only when this situation comes, you will be provided security. This travel insurance cover is valid for both one side trip and round trip. In case of sudden death, permanent disability or permanent partial disability, a maximum cover of Rs 50 lakh will be provided.

This facility is also available with the ticket

Apart from the sudden death coverage, IRCTC also offers a cover of up to Rs.3,000 for loss of check-in baggage on domestic flights. For international flights, insurance of up to $250 (Rs 20,590) will be provided in case of loss of checked-in baggage. Apart from this, the insurance premium will be borne by IRCTC to protect its passengers from any untoward incident during the journey. In this you will not have to pay premium.

These companies charge premium

Explain that other travel portals like MakeMyTrip, Yatra, ClearTrip, Red Bus, usually charge up to Rs 200-250 for air travel insurance. But the main objective of IRCTC is to provide hassle free travel experience to the customers. That’s why IRCTC is providing this insurance free of cost and is not taking any charge from any passenger.

10 lakh insurance on booking train tickets

IRCTC is also providing insurance cover of up to Rs 10 lakh at almost zero premium of 49 paise on booking train tickets from the website. According to the IRCTC website, the policy covers death, total disability and hospitalization expenses for injury and transportation of dead body after a train accident or untoward incident.

Tourist Place In India: These 5 places of India are best to visit, definitely plan to visit this vacation

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Tourist Place In India: These 5 places of India are best to visit, definitely plan to visit this vacation
Tourist Place In India: These 5 places of India are best to visit, definitely plan to visit this vacation

New Delhi, Lifestyle Desk. Tourist Place In India: As soon as summer starts, many people start planning for vacation. Away from the daily hustle and work pressure, most people like to go on vacation to a place where not only they get peace, but they can also spend some moments of relaxation. If you too are planning a vacation this summer season, then we will tell you about some such places in India, where you will be able to enjoy your vacation peacefully away from the noise.

Ooty

Ooty is a very beautiful city situated in the hills of Nilgiris. This city in South India is very famous for its beauty in the country and the world. Every year many tourists come to visit here. If you want to spend your holidays with natural beauty, then you can plan to visit Ooty.

Assam

Assam, located in the North Eastern part of India, is a very beautiful off-beat destination here. This state has always attracted people with its beauty. If you want to spend your holidays in a different place other than mountains and beaches, then you can go to Assam. The beauty and spiritual atmosphere here will give you peace. Along with this, you can also visit many wildlife sanctuaries here.

Goa

If you are thinking of planning a trip with friends, then Goa will prove to be a perfect destination. This city is very famous among the youth all over the world. In summer, you can enjoy a perfect vacation at the sea beach. Along with the beach, you can also enjoy concerts here.

Kashmir

Kashmir, which is called the heaven of the earth, has always been very popular among the people. In summer you can spend a perfect vacation here. This place full of natural beauty will win your heart. You can enjoy the rivers, beautiful waterfalls, valley, lush green forest and shikara ride here.

Coorg

If you want to enjoy your vacation away from the daily hustle and bustle, then Coorg will prove to be a great place. Nestled amidst the mountains of Karnataka, this city is famous for its beauty and coffee production. You can visit many places here including Abbey Falls, Barapole River, Brahmagiri Peak, Iruppu Falls and Nagarhole National Park.