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Deccan Odyssey wins the coveted India Travel Awards for the best luxury train

The winners of India Travel Awards (ITA) are defined by a fair and unbiased selection process done through online voting and judgement by a panel of jury consisting of travel industry luminaries.

NEW DELHI – Deccan Odyssey, the luxury train operated and managed by Cox & Kings Ltd, was awarded the Best Luxury Train in India at the North India India Travel Awards 2015. The award ceremony took place at the Crowne Plaza, Jaipur on December 8th 2015.
 
Gracing the occasion with his presence was Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Cabinet Minister of Industries, DMIC, NRI, Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Rajasthan, as well as other dignitaries from the travel and tourism industry in North India.
 
The black-tie event was attended by the who’s who of the travel industry and it represented the best in the industry. The objective behind these awards is to advance and promote the well-being and prosperity of the sector.
 
The train has 21 coaches, out of which 12 are passenger cars accommodating 8 people per coach (10 passenger/deluxe Cars, 4 coupes per coach – 2 Presidential Suite Cars, 2 coupes per coach), 1 Conference/Entertainment Car, 2 Dining Cars, 2 Generator Cars with Luggage Store, 2 Staff Cars, 1 Spa Car, 1 Bar Car. The train has on-board facilities like LCD T.V. in each cabin, Wi-fi, cell phones in each cabin, Channel Music, Gymnasium, Beauty Saloon, Paramedic on board, Foreign exchange facilities, etc. The capacity of the train is 88 passengers.
 
The winners of India Travel Awards (ITA) are defined by a fair and unbiased selection process done through online voting and judgement by a panel of jury consisting of travel industry luminaries. The total scores of the judges and the number of votes received by each nominee determined the final scores of the winners.

 

Photo caption: Mr Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Rajasthan Minister of Industries, DMIC, NRI, Sports and Youth Affairs presenting the award for the Best Luxury Train in India to Mr Sanjeet Johar, Vice President, Cox & Kings at a function in Jaipur on December 8th.

 

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