FAQs

What is the first step?

- You need to have a valid passport. Please apply for a visa with  the  Indian  Mission (Embassy) in your country.  Our  reps/best
sellers  in your country can help you with the visas.  For  all the reservations and information, our contact in  your  country will  be  very  happy  to assist you. Or  you  can  contact  us directly, we will not be able to help you with your air tickets from your country to India & back but with pleasure will  offer you  all  kinds of travel arrangements like  domestic  flights, train  tickets, hotels, transfers & tours and all other  travel related services in India, Nepal, Bhutan & Tibet.

What to see & how to make reservations?

- India  offer  you  everything  -  culture,  history,  wildlife, beaches,  spirituality.....  Our  website is  full  of  tourist information.  You could pick up the tours given there OR,  make your  own programme and we will be very glad to quote you.  OR, you could send us a mail for making your program. It will  help us if you could give us the following information -
  - the places you wish to visit
  - the number of days
  - the number of people
  - the approximate dates
  - the city of your arrival and departure
  - the type/budget of hotels

Which kinds of hotels should we book?

- We suggest  you to  use atleast a minimum 4 star hotels as  most of  the  3 star and lesser  category of hotels may  not  be  so
good. Our special rates for a  good 4 star hotel in the smaller cities like Agra, Jaipur, Khajuraho, Varanasi etc  costs around US$  40 to US$ 60  per double room per night in  winters  (high season)  and US$ 25 to US$ 40 in  summers (low season - 01  May to 30 September). Our  special rates for the bigger cities like Delhi,  Bombay hotels will  be around US$ 80 to US$ 150 in  the winters  and  US$  60 to  US$ 100 in the  summers.  The  luxury hotels will more expensive.

In  some  cities  of  India, some of the  old  palaces,  forts, castles and havelis have  been converted into hotels. In  these cities, a stay at these hotels is highly recommended.

How to pay?

- In most of the  cases we will be needing only a  small  deposit and the balance will be collected on your arrival in India.  In some  cases  like  the special train journeys,  or  resorts  or hotels during the very peak seasons (Christmas, New Year), full payments are needed in advance.

What are the forms of payments?

- If payment  is by a bank cheque, the cheque can be made in  the name of SERVICES INTERNATIONAL and mailed to
  Services International
  25/8, Old Rajinder Nagar
  New Delhi 110060
  India

If you wish to pay be a telex transfer, please ask your bank to transfer the money by telex  favouring "Services International" to account no 310260884 with American Express,  Hamilton  House A  Block,  Connaught Place,  New Delhi 110001. Also send  us  a  copy of the remittance so that we can follow it from our side.

FORMAT IF PAYMENT IS TO BE SETTLED BY AMERICAN EXPRESS

If the  money is  to be settled by American Express we will  be charging you 3 percent extra  and we will be needing by fax the
photocopy  of  your  credit  card from both the  sides  and  an authorisation in the  following format duly signed by you. Most of  the  time, in  the photocopies the batch code on  the  card does  not come  out clear. This is the four digit number  given on  the  right  hand side  of the card  (just  above  the  card number). Please always mention this batch code number. 


The Director
Services International
25/8 Old Rajinder Nagar
New Delhi 110060, India
    
Dear Sir,  

I hereby authorise you to collect US$ ___ from my account against my American Express Card No _______, batch code no_______  expiry date is ____. My passport no is _____.

This  amount is being paid for travel services being provided  to
us.

Thanking you.  

(signature)

Name & address

Office & Home phone nos

FORMAT IF PAYMENT IS TO BE SETTLED BY MASTER OR VISA CARD

If the  money is  to be settled by any other card   we will  be charging you 3 percent extra  and we will be needing by fax the   photocopy  of  your  credit  card from both the  sides  and  an authorisation in the  following format duly signed by you. Most of  the  time, in  the photocopies the batch code on  the  card does  not come  out clear. This is the four digit number  given on  the  right  hand side  of the card  (just  above  the  card number). Please always mention this batch code number. 


The Director
Services International
25/8 Old Rajinder Nagar
New Delhi 110060, India
    
Dear Sir,  

I hereby authorise you to collect US$ ___ from my account against my Credit Card No ___________________, expiry date is  ________. My passport no is ________________. This amount is being paid for travel services being provided  to us.

Thanking you.  

(signature)

Name & address

Office & Home phone nos.

In all the cases, we will be needing photocopies of your passport.