The leading Online Travel Agency and Travel Community Site from India has tied-up with the MTDC a Government of Maharashtra owned enterprise to sell its properties Online. The Business Head and Cofounder of IHR Mr. Ankit Rastogi today announced this.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/04/2010 -- IndiaHotelReview.com the leading online travel company and diversified provider of travel solutions has entered into a strategic alliance with the Government of Maharashtra owned MTDC (Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation). With this deal IHR has now become the only OTC outside Maharashtra to get MTDC's authorization. IHR is now entailed to sell all the hotels, guesthouses, resorts, and tours of MTDC across Maharashtra. Announcing this new initiative Mr. Ankit Rastogi the Business head of IHR termed the step as an "important milestone" and took the opportunity to emphasis on the marketing strategy behind such a move.

"Having established a strong relationship with the Maharashtrians, the move to tie-up with MTDC comes as a natural progression. IHR sees a monthly 40 to 50 % traffic from the Mumbai region alone and we are already selling close to 100 destinations in Maharashtra. Mumbai weekend packages, Shirdi and other pilgrimages like Tuljapur and Pandharpur are hot sellers. There is a beeline for the destinations round the year by FITs, Corporate and normal budget class travelers. With MTDC of late making a proactive effort towards driving tourism in the state with innovative travel circuits and initiatives like Deccan Odyssey, MTDC fits well into the overall marketing strategy and augurs well for us." Underlined Mr. Rastogi

"Traditionally, IHR's forte has been Maharashtra. It offers a huge pie to all kinds of tourists with scenic beaches along the 720 km Konkan Coastline, hill stations on the Western Ghats, sacred pilgrimages and caves. There are certain places in Mahartashtra where only MTDC properties exist. So if we promise to deliver our customers the best of the location – an accommodation 'right on the beach' or 'next to the temple precincts' MTDC with its long haul of best located properties would now make it possible." Stressed Ankit.

On the concluding note Mr. Rastogi said IHR wants to be a player with formidable pan India presence. It is already partnering JKTDC and UPTDC up in north, while in south it is an online partner of KSTDC, with this brand new tie-up with MTDC IHR wants to cozy up to the lucrative western sector.

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IndiaHotelReview.com has come out with its first Metro specific Website. The first offering is on Delhi considering it will host the Commonwealth Games next year. The metro guide Mumbai would follow suit.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/25/2009 -- IndiaHotelReview.com one of India's reputed names in Online Travel Space has today launched its first Metro specific Website on Delhi.

Mr. Ankit Rastogi, Business Head of IndiaHotelReveiw.com provided the details regarding the dimensions of this new website.

"The new website on Delhi comes as a first in the series of websites that were mooted on the Metro cites of India. The Delhi website is just not yet another cliched guide following the oft-repeated track of providing information on tourist spots, nightlife or food joints. Rather this small effort is targeted towards serving the most important segment of tourism which is accommodation."

Mr. Rastogi asserted that amidst the deluge of websites and guides complete with fancy maps and local searches available on Delhi not a single one is dedicated towards solving the accommodation blues based on precise geography and location details. With Commonwealth Games knocking on the doors a website delving on such specific dimensions is bound to become purposeful

"Out of the all the queries we receive on Delhi in IHR platform, more often than not the majority of such is related to accommodation worries. Delhi has grown manifolds and it is very difficult for a normal middle class family visiting Delhi for pleasure or for work to scout hotels according to their personal preferences. The hotels are there but no organized database exists for them that are sorted in an user friendly way to suit a broad range of parameters."

After considerable research primarily at the ground levels we are out with a guide some sort of an industry first that is focused and tackles only that it intends to. We have tried to segregate the most feasible budget accommodation options according to direction, locality, shopping zones, metro stations along with the major hubs in and around Railway Station, Inter State Bus Terminuses and Airports." Remarked Rastogi.

"Trust IHR to provide the same accurate level of information as we have done in the past for the largest range of budget hotels. So for example if we provide information on the nearest hotel from Qutub Minar it would be for sure a hotel for the middle classes and not any from the premier but out of reach properties. Along with the largest range of accommodation the Delhi website would also focus on things that can be used in real time like chaotic traffic points in Delhi, Drive-inns on the Highway etal. " Explained Mr. Rastogi

On the concluding note Mr. Rastogi said that more guides on other Metros are in the offing with the one in Mumbai next in toe.

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With this alliance IndiaHotelReview.com becomes the first OTA (Online Travel Agency) from India or outside to be authorized by JKTDC.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/06/2009 -- IndiaHotelReview.com a leading Online Travel Agency and Travel Community Site from India has tied-up with the JKTDC a Government of Jammu & Kashmir owned enterprise to sell its entire range of properties Online. This was today announced by the Business Head and Cofounder of IHR Mr. Ankit Rastogi.

Commenting on the collaboration Mr. Ankit Rastogi spelled out the vision and purpose behind this significant move.

"IHR since its nascent days has endeavored to be at the forefront of providing value to its clients. IHR's government affiliations have already included Uttar Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (UPSTDC) and Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) and now to top it all there is JKTDC as our new partner.

This tie-up with the pioneer and market leaders of tourism in J& K is a step towards making "Brand Kashmir" as envisaged by the state more accessible to the general public. The good part is that the state government is proactive in trying to make this happen quickly" Explained Mr. Rastogi.

"Kashmir has unparalleled tourism potential which needs to be fully explored now. The problems are gradually ebbing out and domestic tourists, albeit slowly have again started marking Kashmir in their travel plans. IHR with its reach and popularity wants to make Kashmir travel popular with the no frills traveler." Said Mr. Rastogi

"Jammu and Kashmir is a state that has the potential for tourism round the year and this holds true for both the Jammu as well as the Srinagar circuit. We are already catering to a huge number of pilgrims that make their way to Vaishno Devi shrine and do the Amarnath Yatra during season. With J&K opening up to the tremendous scope of adventure sports along with its repertoire of traditional travel options we see a huge footfall in the state in the coming days. "

"IHR wants its customers to think beyond the pristine valley of Srinagar and explore beauties like Kud, Sonamarg, Tangmarg, Yousmarg et al to appreciate the greatness of the state." IHR plans to aggressively promote the state by putting in its website a series of informative Travel Guides, Visual Tourist circuits, engaging itineraries to enthuse the budget travelers. "Asserted Mr.Rastogi.

On the concluding note Mr Rastogi said that initially IHR would book all the properties of JKTDC and these include the Tourist Establishments, Bungalows, Huts, Cottages, Hotels spread across the state including very popular spots like Katra, Jammu, Patnitop and Srinagar. Gradually IHR would want to include emerging tourist destinations like Dodhpathari, Gurez and Bungus as and when they become functional.

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/02/2009 -- IndiaHotelReview.com announced launching of a new series of articles to help discover and understand a place. Themed as the 10 Best Series it tries to discover a place from the perspective of geography, historicity, cultural snapshots, religious ethos, adventure hotspots, specialty cuisines and the likes.

IndiaHotelReview.com in continuation of its sustained efforts to popularize off beat places and destinations in India with immense tourist potential announced launching of a new series of articles to help discover and understand a place. Themed as the 10 Best Series it tries to discover a place from the perspective of geography, historicity, cultural snapshots, religious ethos, adventure hotspots, specialty cuisines and the likes. It intends to educate tourists about the familiar yet fragmented aspects of diverse milieus that make up India.

Mr. Ankit Rastogi Business Head and Cofounder IHR underlined the significance of the "10 Best Series".

"In approaching a destination, IHR has held a view which is singularly different from others of the ilk. Unlike others, IndiaHotelReview followed a bottom down approach. Without much fanfare, through our booking engine, Travel Guides, QNA, Newsletter, Visual Tourist Circuits we slowly crept in and targeted those places, which were rarely known beyond the state boundaries. The premise was to make Incredible India truly incredible with a strong local flavor and firmly entrenched to the roots. No wonder these places now figure among the hot sellers thus finding a place under the Sun."

"The idea behind 10 Best Series is very clear. The offering is to track the hidden gems from numerous places across India and spread awareness of these amazing regional attractions in a refreshingly summarized manner. With a little imagination and exploration backed by a strong research and you have a fresh new perspective to look at and elucidate the inherently strong point of various destinations in our land of great depth and diversity.

Thus you have a '10 Best Railway Journeys in India' 10 Best Holy Dips in India to '10 Best Places to Binge on Sweets in India'. The content goes wackier with 'Ten Most Grungiest Places in India' or more conventional like 10 Best Hot springs in India." Articles numbering 20 in the "10 Best "series are already posted and the content is growing.

"The topics are diverse but the emphasis is on places so as to put whole India under the IHR radar." Asserts Ankit.

On the concluding note Mr. Rastogi says "The goal of the ongoing series is to provide consistent, comprehensive and current information on destinations in the form of little nuggets. A new Article every week and a fascinating overview of 10 Best things to look forward to."

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/10/2009 -- IndiaHotelReview.com one of the fastest growing Online Travel Agency in India and part of the Vriti conglomerate in a major move has become the authorized agents of the Government of Karnataka owned KSTDC. This was announced today by the Business Head of IHR Mr. Ankit Rastogi.

With this, KSTDC has sanctioned IHR to book its Hotels, Restaurants, Golden Chariot Trains, Holiday packages tours, and city tours from their website.

Commenting on this prestigious deal Ankit Rastogi said "We are delighted to be associated with KSTDC, as IHR becomes the first national level OTA to be awarded affiliation by KSTDC. We believe our excellent track record as a responsible Travel agency and expertise in Hotel bookings especially in Karnataka has significantly contributed to this feat."

An upbeat Ankit explained in detail about the deal. "As IHR is based in North India, this would eventually pave the way for more and more tourists from north visiting the southern state. Karnataka has all the ingredients of an ideal travel destination .It is bedecked with pristine beaches, exotic wildlife, undulating hills, lush green forests, shimmering waterfalls, verdant Coffee plantations, ancient monuments, world heritage sites, sacred pilgrimages architectural wonders, historic forts and palaces and above all awe-inspiring landscapes. A journey through Karnataka leaves one invigorated and mesmerized.

"As IHR has always aimed to offer destinations with a distinctly local flavor which the tourists can associate with and this is one reason why we did not find it worthwhile to go with Incredible India. We believe our association with KSTDC will give us a good penetration of the state as well as open up the hitherto unchartered territories, deep into the interiors. "

On the concluding note the Business Head remarked " IHR is traditionally strong in South and does a brisk business for Weekends from Bangalore comprising among others verdant hills of Coorg , pilgrim centers of Kukke Subramanya and Kollur, beach tours of Udupi, Gokarna and Hannover, ruins of Hampi and wildlife sanctuaries of Dandeli and Nagarhole. With this affiliation we are now even better poised to offer the tourists a wider range of choices in terms of locations and accommodations, be it hills, beaches, pilgrimages, jungle lodges .''

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2009 -- Known for its innovative offering of online travel solutions and exciting range of packages, IndiaHotelReview.com has come out with yet another arrow from its quiver to help the tourists in charting out their travel itineraries. Termed as Visual Tourist Circuits they are all set to simplify the travel blues of travelers.

Commenting on the launch of visual circuits the Business Head of IHR Mr. Ankit Rastogi said that these additions are one in the series of steps of making IHR catch the nerve of travelers.

Ankit stressed "Inspite of hordes of travel sites dotting the worldwide web, I could not find a single that has a visual circuit that helps people gauge distances as well as show the physical location of the places as in maps. People who travel have two choices either to follow the maps of Google and the likes that show the physical locations but no distances or the distance charts which show the distance between places but with no clue of their geographical locations. IHR primarily addresses these two areas and tries to bridge the gap.

Elaborating farther he said "the visual circuits as envisaged and drawn by IHR are made after a meticulous research, as a result we have come out with a circuit that is friendly, comprehensible and covers the most popular places of a particular area irrespective of the state barriers. For example our Gujarat circuit moves beyond the state frontiers to cover Daman and Diu both Union Territories as well. Also we have projected the most common routes irrespective of whether they pass through a hilly terrain or difficult stretch a serious putdown for wannabe travelers."

On the concluding note he said "we have already prepared visual circuits comprising Kochi, Gujarat, Shirdi and Corbett - 4 most sought after tourist destinations. We plan to cover whole of India with such interesting circuits. In the offing are a Buddhist circuit of central India, a Konkan circuit comprising places in Goa and Maharashtra and a Jammu & Kashmir hill stations and pilgrimage circuit. Our bags are full. ''

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/02/2009 -- IndiaHotelReview.com a reliable name in online travel announced the introduction of travel articles in its website

Commenting on the launch Mr. Ankit Rastogi Business Head of IHR said that by incorporating the travel articles, IHR now wants to focus on building a long term relationship with the vacationers who are always looking for authentic information from the internet.

"Travel articles are given a miss and its potential is grossly underrated by most of the Indian OTAs or Community sites. Our travel articles are broadly categorized into 2 heads general and city specific. While the article under the general category delves into a multitude of topics with no fixed theme while those under the cities focus on the various aspects of a city." explains the Business Head.

"A set of articles which has hit the bull's eye is the ongoing "TEN BEST SERIES" under the general category. The very best of India in terms of scenic beauty, wildlife, historic places, and marvels of technology is serialized first in the IHR Newsletter and then consequently added to the Travel Article section. This has been a huge hit." asserts Ankit.

"The articles written by a dedicated team of talented authors who dexterously combines the skills of on the spot reporting with the fine art of story telling provides a fresher perspective, quality travel information and a mass appeal. The endeavour is to help the real time time travelers by providing useful tips in terms of route guidance, ferreting out quaint places, hotels, restaurants, local favourites etal.

They score high in terms of lucidity, navigational ease and user-friendly interface. Apart from that, the focus of the content rich travel guides is also on the distinct cultural and historical identity of the places." says Ankit.

On the concluding note Ankit reiterated that IHR firmly believes that the key to capturing the nerve of any destination is through the Travel Articles and it has already gained an "expert" status when it comes to the Tier 2 cities of India. "In the coming days we want to be recognized as an authority in the domain of Online Travel".

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/11/2009 -- Last week Indiahotelreview.com India's fastest growing online travel agency introduced a new plan of tourist friendly Destination Charts and Standard Maps to make destinations more attractive as well as accessible to the vacationers.

Announcing the plan IndoaHotelReview.com's Business Head Ankit Rastogi said that these Standard Maps and Distance Charts are to be an integral feature of every destination showcased in the IHR Travel Guides. With this IHR already a leader in its genre added another milestone making its website a one stop solution for all the queries of the tourists.

Commenting on the launch Ankit said "Once you have arrived in a destination the most common question that is in everybody's mind is what to see. This assertion of ours is based on the overwhelming number of questions we get daily in our Travel QNA section."

"The web is flooded with sites offering maps to the travelers, but even a cursory look and you will feel that they are not reader friendly, loaded with all the details geographical or otherwise but these hardly appeal to an average tourist looking for easy information. Our Maps and unique distances chart are simple tools to assist the travelers with a clear cut idea about the standard set of places to visit. The whole idea is to make traveling easy for the masses and bring them a step closer to the destinations. "Ankit" said.

"To cite an example, Coorg is an important destination in the tourist map of Karnataka, a lot of confusion persists in the mind of tourists on how to approach Coorg. Starting right from the different names of Coorg, to the right order of visiting the various sightseeing locations. Our distance chart is tailor made specifically to show all the important locations from Madikari, the headquarters of Coorg district. Our endevaour to have maps and distance charts for places is in many ways pathbreaking, no travel website including the big guns have thought this way to facilitate a hiccups free traveling." Ankit asserts in the concluding note.

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