TRAVEL: The lack of super-luxury hotels limits the well-heeled traveller to the Delhi-Agra-Jaipur circuit.
They come into India with wads of currency (or plastic). They can afford the most exotic destinations. Yet the deep-pocketed tourists religiously stick to the golden triangle of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur.
While the attraction of this circuit is definitely a draw, the lack of super-luxury hotels in other cities, except for a few in south India, is one of the main factors limiting the itinerary of the well-heeled traveller to India.
Where do these high-end tourists prefer to stay? Their choice is usually the Imperial in Delhi, the Vilas properties of the Oberoi in Jaipur or Udaipur or the Aman Resorts property in Ranthambore, says Homa Mistry of Travel Corporation (India).
USA and Germany are the source markets for the high-end tourists for this company, who stay for an average of 8-10 nights, notching up impressive $ 800-1200 average spends per day.
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Distances of Some Important Places from Agra
Allahabad : 425 km
Bangalore : 1858 km
Bhubaneshwar : 1542 km
Calcutta : 1258 km
Dehradun : 318 km
Delhi : 204 km
Gwalior : 118 km
Jaipur : 232 km