Palace On Wheels Train
– Photo: Amar Ujala Digital
Expansion
Keeping in view the increasing number of domestic tourists in Palace on Wheels, now RTDC is considering to re-design the fare of this luxury train according to Indian standards. Palace on Wheels has given a profit of about three crore rupees to Rajasthan Tourism Corporation Limited. After the Kovid period, Palace on Wheels started frequent trips from October-22 and till January it has carried 500 passengers, most of whom were Indians. 78 passengers will travel in the Palace on Wheels which is going to start on 18th February, this number of passengers is quite reassuring as 82 passengers can travel in this train at a time.
40-50 percent of Indians traveled in Royal Train
According to VP Singh, MD of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, the number of foreign tourists decreased significantly after the Kovid period. In such a situation, the focus was on the Palace on Wheels in different cities of the country, the result was that 40-50 percent of Indians traveled in this Royal Train. Singh has expressed hope that the Palace on Wheels will remain full in March-April as well.
March-April booking from Spain has been close to 175
MD VP Singh said that RTDC and Palace Wheels under the leadership of RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore will gallop on the path of development. Recently, a roadshow on Palace on Wheels was held with Chairman Rathore in the International Travel Mart-Fitur held in Madrid, Spain, where the tourism delegation from Rajasthan went to Spain. Which was liked by the international tour-and travel operators present there. Indian Ambassador to Spain Dinesh. Of . Patnaik said in Fitoor that any Spanish traveler who travels in the Palace on Wheels will be given a lot of convenience in Indian visa. According to Singh, before the Fitoor event, about 50 passengers from Spain had bookings for this train and after the conference, bookings for March-April have been close to 175. Singh expressed hope that not only Palace on Wheels, now RTDC will also create new records of development as its command is in the right hands.