Friday, October 28, 2005

Current Events : E Ticketing - Indian Railways

The much awaited e-ticketing has been introduced for few New Delhi bound trains. This is certainly a boon for the urban traveller. However, I could'nt find more details as the site requires creating a username/password even to look at booking details. Hope the system works and they introduce this service on more trains.

Consequently MTNL has slashed broadband internet rates to 199 Rs per month. BSNL also has a broadband offering for 250 Rs per month I guess. My personal experience with dialup connections was pathetic, even with top providers like Tata Indicom. 2 years back broadband rates were at a staggering 900 Rs per month. The reduction in broadband prices and online train/flight reservations will definitely help the urban traveller. This will in turn hopefully lead to online vacation planning, hotel reservations etc fuelling the much needed boost for the Indian tourism industry.

And yes wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous deepavali.

3 comments:

vignesh said...

Questor :::

A Very Happy Diwali to you :-) Have loads of fun {taking pictures ofcourse ;-}

Cheers ~

Unknown said...

Viggy: Thanks and wish u the same

Anonymous said...

hope you had a good diwali