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CHENNAI: As times change, so has the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC). After operating fixed itinerary tours over the years, TTDC is now offering customised travel options to suit preferences alaskan luxury cruises radisson line of travellers.
Gone are the days when travellers used to be satisfied with fixed package tours. Tourists these days have a clear idea of the destination they want to visit. We have been receiving requests to operate tours to places preferred by tourists. People who travel in groups often prefer such arrangement because they have specific interests, said a senior alaskan luxury cruises radisson line TTDC official.
For a customized tour, TTDC prepares an itinerary, provides a bus with a tour guide and accommodation based on inputs from tourists. Such tours work out cheaper if it involves inter-state travel because TTDC buses are exempted from tax levied by other states. The government-run TTDC also has an edge over private tour operators because it owns hotels or guest houses at affordable alaskan luxury cruises radisson line rates in most tourist spots in the state.
Recently, a group of 35 tourists from Delhi went on an eight-day trip travelling through Madurai, Kanyakumari, Thanjavur, Chidambaram, Puducherry and Mamallapuram before they were dropped off at Nellore.
Though customised tours have gained attention, TTDC s regular package tours continue to be popular. Encouraged by the favourable response to its Tamil Nadu tours and temple tours, TTDC is now planning to start five new tours by July 15.