Tours and Travel major, Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., has announced the IHPL Photo Caption Contest on Facebook where participants have to upload their best travel photographs, complemented by a punchy caption that best describes their experience. 

Prizes for winners include an IHPL Travel Bag (1st Prize), a 16 GB Stylish  Pen Drive (2nd Prize) and an IHPL T-shirt (3rd Prize). All prizes are accompanied  by Travel Vouchers of value of 2500, 1500 and 1000 INR for the top three positions.

The contest is especially inspiring for budding photographers and travel photojournalists who are looking to make a decent buck out of their recent clicks. To upload their entries, participants can follow  this link.Read More..........

Each year, the International Rail Traveller Society comes out with ranking of the best trains in the world. These luxury train recreate a bygone age of elegant traveling. Journeys lasting for weeks where arrival doesn't matter but the exclusive experience on board and tastefully selected destinations fuse together to create a saga of romance, elegance and adventure.

In addition, we give a list of all tourist trains in the world:

Europe

• Danube Express  (From Budapest, Hungary, to Istanbul, Turkey, and Frankfurt, Germany)

• British Pullman  (London to various places in the UK)

• The Trascantábrico  (From Ferrol to Leon and San Sebastian)

• Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express  (Moscow-Vladivostok, Russia)

• Venice Simplon-Orient Express  (London-Paris-Venice, with extensions to Rome, Vienna, Prague, Budapest and Istanbul)

• Glacier Express  (Zermatt, St Moritz, Davos, Switzerland)

• Bernina Express  (Chur and St Moritz, Davos, Switzerland, Tirano, Italy)

• Royal Scotsman  (From Edinburgh north of Scotland)

• Flam Railway  (Flam River valley, Norway)

• Railway Bergen  (Bergen, Oslo, Norway)

America

• The Canadian  (Toronto-Vancouver, Canada)

• Royal Canadian Pacific  (Calgary, Canada)

• Rocky Mountaineer  (Vancouver to Calgary and Jasper, Canada)

• Explorer Andino / Andean Explorer  (Cuzco-Lake Titicaca, Peru)

• The Hiram Bingham  (Cuzco-Machu Picchu, Peru)

Africa

• Blue Train  (Cape Town-Johannesburg, South Africa)

• Pride of Africa / Rovos Rail  (Cape Town, Pretoria, South Africa, and extensions to Victoria Falls, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Dar el Salaam, Tanzania)

Asia 

• Palace on Wheels  (Delhi and Rajasthan, India)

• Eastern & Oriental Express  (Singapore-Bangkok, Thailand, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Vientiane, Laos)

• Shangri-La Express  (Beijing-Lhasa, China)

• Toy Train  (Darjeeling and Indian Himalayas, India)

• Deccan Odyssey  (Mumbai-Goa, India)

Australia

• The Ghan  (Darwin to Adelaide)

• Indian Pacific  (Perth-Sydney)

• Sunlander  (Cairns-Brisbaine)

However, we believe that IRT Society has missed out on Maharajas' Express, the latest Maharaja Train in India which was recently voted World's Leading Luxury Train at the World Travel Awards.

Original List At :  http://www.irtsociety.com/

Golden Chariot

The Golden Chariot has announced the new dates & tariffs of its departures for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The train offers 2 journeys exploring popular tourist destinations in Southern India. The website’s Departures’ section has updated with relevant information about the train’s scheduled for the upcoming 2013-14 season.

The train did rather well last season and managing authorities are expecting an even greater footfall this year. The Golden Chariot journeys ensure the perfect blend of opulence and stupendous hospitality. The-Golden-Chariot.com was the first to update the dates of its 2 royal journeys, each spanning 168 hours (7 nights/8 days). Like every year, both the journeys will commence from Bangalore throughout the season from October 2013 to April 2014. The tariffs for lean and peak seasons have also been revised for all types of accommodations and duly updated on the website.Read More........

Maharaja Express

Newly revamped website of Maharajas Express has been unveiled by the leading sales agents of the train Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd. The new website has been designed to enhance the user engagement. Navigation has been simplified and more information on train and destinations has been added to offer more information to the visitors on the website.

“With recent technological changes, the new website was overdue” said Nikhil Chandra, Digital Marketing Lead of the Indian Holiday Pvt Ltd. 

“Now more and more people are using tablets and mobile device to surf the net and make their travel arrangement hence a mobile and tab friendly website was our priority to reach more of our target market” he added. Read More............

Maharajas' Express is voted leading luxury train in the world. This luxury train offer 5 journeys across fascinating and culturally potent destinations in India. Life a Maharaja life and regale in a world of red carpets and high teas with Maharajas on board Maharajas' Express.