New luxury sight seeing bus service in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 11: In another step aimed to put in place proper infrastructure before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off a world-class sight seeing bus service in the capital.

The new service, introduced in joint association with Delhi Tourism luxury, Raj Travels and Gray Line, is expected to cater to 'high-end' tourists and take luxury travel to the next level.

The service that would provide qualitative services to foreign as well as domestic tourists visiting the city, was a step towards providing international standard facilities and services to visitors with global partners, Ms Dikshit said in a statement today.

US-based Gray Line is a leading international sight seeing company operating in over 150 countries.

The new tour service would cover major tourisit attractions including Birla Mandir, Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Rajghat, Shanti Van and India Gate.

It would pick up passangers from various five star hotels in Delhi and charge 20 dollars per person, which would include lunch, monument fee and guide charges.

UNI