Wednesday, August 26, 2015

New breed of Indian tourists stray away from herd...

It’s a hot summer’s day in Bern and the train station is a hive of activity. Rajat Khanna, a middle-aged Indian tourist, is busy consulting the train departure board. He is on his way back to his hotel in the mountain resort of Engelberg after an impromptu visit to the Swiss capital with his wife and son.

“We've opted for an eight-day Swiss rail pass that we're using to the maximum,” Khanna told swissinfo.ch. “Bern was not on our itinerary but we decided to make the most of our travel pass.”

Khanna is among an increasing number of Indian tourists who’ve chosen to visit Switzerland on their own instead of opting for an organised package tour. Swiss rail pass vendor Swiss Travel Systems AG, saw its Indian revenues increase by almost 50% in the first semester of 2015 compared to the same period last year. Rail pass sales are often used an indicator of independent traveller traffic.

“The fact is that group tour operators use coaches to transport their clients and will keep cost down as much as possible which eliminates the likelihood that many of these tickets are used by groups,” Claudio Zemp, the Mumbai-based India director of Switzerland Tourism told swissinfo.ch. Full story...

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