It's undeniable. Cricket World Cup fever is upon us! And organizations are taking advantage of the opportunity to offer various travel discounts and promotions.
Here's a quick round up of the most popular deals:
* Air India, the government owned airline (known as Indian Airlines domestically), has a special Cricket Promotional Offer for youth aged below 30 and senior citizens above 63. If you fall into either of these categories you can get 50% off airfares in Economy Class and easy fares on all domestic flights during the World Cup season from February 15 to April 5, 2011. (The discount is not applied to the fuel surcharge or airport user development fees).
* Avis, India's number one car rental company, is giving 20% off all chauffeur and self drive car rental bookings until April 2, 2011. Bookings can be made through the company's website or call center.
* The Courtyard by Marriott hotel, near the Mumbai airport, is running a special promotion that includes a one-night stay, and Sunday brunch and buffet dinner inclusive of alcoholic beverages, for 9,999 rupees.
* International Cricket Council's (ICC) travel partner TUI India is selling tour packages that include everything from hotel stay, air travel, match tickets and transfers in India. Apparently, 85% are already sold out, so you'd better get in fast. The packages are priced from 11,000 rupees to 47,000 rupees, per match per person.
Tips: If you do want to attend any matches, you can save money by making travel arrangements early. Indians generally don't plan in advance, so you can expect a rush of demand and price increases close to important games. Good news for foreign tourists too, the Indian government is wavering the 2 month gap on Tourist visas for those attending World Cup cricket matches.
For anyone who wants to watch World Cup matches on a big screen in Mumbai, check out these top six places.
Here's a quick round up of the most popular deals:
* Air India, the government owned airline (known as Indian Airlines domestically), has a special Cricket Promotional Offer for youth aged below 30 and senior citizens above 63. If you fall into either of these categories you can get 50% off airfares in Economy Class and easy fares on all domestic flights during the World Cup season from February 15 to April 5, 2011. (The discount is not applied to the fuel surcharge or airport user development fees).
* Avis, India's number one car rental company, is giving 20% off all chauffeur and self drive car rental bookings until April 2, 2011. Bookings can be made through the company's website or call center.
* The Courtyard by Marriott hotel, near the Mumbai airport, is running a special promotion that includes a one-night stay, and Sunday brunch and buffet dinner inclusive of alcoholic beverages, for 9,999 rupees.
* International Cricket Council's (ICC) travel partner TUI India is selling tour packages that include everything from hotel stay, air travel, match tickets and transfers in India. Apparently, 85% are already sold out, so you'd better get in fast. The packages are priced from 11,000 rupees to 47,000 rupees, per match per person.
Tips: If you do want to attend any matches, you can save money by making travel arrangements early. Indians generally don't plan in advance, so you can expect a rush of demand and price increases close to important games. Good news for foreign tourists too, the Indian government is wavering the 2 month gap on Tourist visas for those attending World Cup cricket matches.
For anyone who wants to watch World Cup matches on a big screen in Mumbai, check out these top six places.
