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As India is a vast country with multifaceted attractions, the mainstay of Indian tourism is the cultural tours to historical/ archeological sites, centuries old temples, forts and palaces, besides sun drenched beaches, lofty mountains, wildlife sanctuaries and the great Thar desert, colorful festivals & folklore. All of this is on the finger tips of our knowledgeable and experienced staff who are guided by senior management in providing personalized services. As travelers today are looking to experience the Indian culture, SITA provides additional touches like visits to Indian homes, riding on elephants, rickshaw and camel cart rides, visits to special museums like crystal gallery, cocktails at special locations on the tour, visits to private palaces and homes of erstwhile Maharajas. These are suggested to enable the tourist not just see Indian culture but experience the rich and myriad culture of India.

Innumerable attractions of India offer large scope of special interest tours such as Buddhist Pilgrimage, Museums, Yoga & Meditation, Wildlife Safaris, Ayurvedic Massage and Medical Treatment and Factory visits, Architecture tours, Rail tours, Palace on Wheels and The Royal Orient, Festivals & Fairs such as the famous Pushkar Fair where we put up a special tented village. Then there are the Adventure tours such as trekking, mountaineering, river rafting, motorcycle safaris & eco tours, all of which are handled by an associate company, ECO ADVENTURES PVT. LTD. under a well-known mountaineer & expert on adventure travel.

Besides cultural tours, Incentive tours are paid full attention to details so that the Award winners carry memorable impressions of their visit. Stays at the Maharaja Palaces in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur are arranged with exotic theme parties such as Maharaja Durbar, Mughal banquet, mock wedding and climaxed with fireworks, unique thought invoking games and other innovative ideas & adventure programs. Incentives tours in India organized by SITA are an experience never to be forgotten. In the realization of incentive tours SITA’s understanding of clients needs is kept in the forefront and multiple options are offered. Pre-inspection tour programs, accompanied by a member of the management team are arranged at subsidized or national cost. Best rates are negotiated with suppliers in view of our large support to them. List of Incentives handled

List of Incentives handled

India has thousands of miles of coastline but presently the infrastructure at Goa, Trivandrum and Mahabalipuram is catering for beach holidays of visitors from Europe, most of whom come by direct charter flights into Goa and Trivandrum and by scheduled flights into Chenai for Mahabalipuram. SITA’s own offices at these locations take care of their hotel accommodation, sightseeing and excursions. Charters from England, Finland, Germany & Denmark being handled by SITA now for four years to the satiscation of the foreign tour operators for whom hotels of different categories ar contracted for the season. We also assist the Charter Operators in facilitating the Government permission for operation of these flights from different countries in Europe. The Government of Kerala has given an Award to SITA for bringing in the largest number of tourists to that state in the years 1998- 99, 1999 –2000. Foreign operators dealing with SITA for their Charter Operations are- THOMSON HOLIDAYS, MANOS, TUI, ALTEIDERS, AURINKO MATKAT, TROPICAL PLACES etc.

For our Indian friends we at SITA have various domestic destinations to offer. Many packages are worked out every now and then depending on the school holidays, vacations and high & low season. Choose from weekend getaways, romantic escapes, beat the heat packages or simply get in touch with the tour consultants who can tailor make a package based on one’s interest and time at disposal.

As a member of International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Amsterdam for more than 20 years SITA has acquired the expertise in conference and convention management, both as an official travel agent and a Professional Congress Organizer (PCO) under a separate department headed by former Vice President of ICCA. It has managed many prestigious International Conferences of varying sizes by providing Hotel Accommodation, Transportation and Pre & Post conference tours etc. The PCO work is taken care of by its CONF + X unit that provides service in bidding for international conferences, venue planning, financial control, documentation, secretariat & staffing, registration of delegates, technical support, catering, social events etc. Even smaller Board Meetings and Sales & Marketing Meetings, Product Launches are within our scope of providing management services.

Just as large charter movements are handled efficiently, the same diligence and attention to detail is paid when we handle cruise ships touching Indian ports. The needs of ship passengers who belong to the up market segment are carefully looked into while providing shore excursions or day return trip by chartered aircrafts to Agra or luxury hotels for overnight stays and transport by private cars and air-conditioned coaches. We have serviced cruise ships such as QE II, Sea Goddess, Vistaford, Sagaford, Royal Viking Sun of Cunard, M.S.Eurpa, MV Bremen of Happag Lloyd, Danae, Daphne of Costa Line, Mermoz of Crosiers Paquet, Maxim Gorky or Phoenix Reisen

SITA owns a well maintained fleet of cars & coaches, both air-conditioned & non air-conditioned at Delhi, Bombay, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi, Calcutta, Madras, Bangalore, Goa, Trivandrum for exclusive use of the company. The drivers speak English and are well versed with the routes and they constantly receive letters of appreciation from clients for the valuable assistance rendered by them. Both cars and coaches are insured against third party risk in any unfortunate accident. Mineral water & soft drink bottles are carried on long journeys for consumption by the passengers. We use recently acquired buses and their average age is under 2 years.