They say all the airlines do not have trained pilots with CAT-III landing (don't know what this technically mean). Mridul
Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ram That link to Delhi airport - its nothing like what we saw on Dec 27th (for a few hours) on the way to Guwahati. While we were picking up the baggage, I did make the customary trip to the restroom. They had Kohler fitting and were comparitively nicer. Btw: Does anyone know why Delhi always seems to a have a problem with flights in the winter fog? I thought they were all now equipped with ILS (Instrument Landing Systems). --Ram On 1/11/08, Ram Dhar wrote: > > > Tell me what is not expensive these days in Indian Metros :-) > > Delhi prices have gone up as much as 40% in 5 star hotels in the last 2 > years . Bcoz of room shortages and high prices I read recently many > international tour operators are now bypassig Delhi and Bombay . Rajasthan, > Kerala, Goa are popular for the tour operators . > > Approx 30,000 additional hotel rooms will be required in the city of > Delhi and the NCR to meet the requirement of Commonwealth Games 2010. Read > it in newspapers that 5 years tax holiday for budget and luxury hotels > announced to promote investment in hotel sector. > > > In calcutta if u book ahead of time , oberoi grand /Taj Bengal rooms can > be booked for 145 - 170 dollars/nite. Both very good hotels. Food and > service in both Taj Bengal /Oberoi ..simply superb ! Peerless Inn near > oberoi hotel is also pretty reaonable and good. It was around Rs 3000/nite > few years back.They have a great restaurant, Aheli ...bengali thali there > is out of the world !! Location is also great as one can just walk around > there do all the shopping in maidan area. > > Calcutta International airport - it's in a bad shape ...do u know there > are two unions among porters there ....one backed by red brigade and one by > Mamatas .......so lets stop the discussion here .....only place you will get > hot tea/coffee after late nite arrival is Jyoti Basus house in saltlake > ...coz the coffee shops and restaurant are all closed between 10 pm and 6 AM > (atleast last time I was there in 2006) ! > > Lets hope Intl/domestic airports in Delhi-Bombay (facelift and additional > runways et al) are completed per schedule by 2010 ...it's an eye sore and > torture to go to these airports --> two classic examples of INDIA GROWING > BUT NOT SHOWING. > > Something really good happening to Bl're atlast, see the status , photos > of the new Bangalore airport : > > > http://www.bialairport.com/project_pictures.htm?cid=leftnavigation&ses=bial > > > $US 1.3 Billion being spent for Delhi Airport upgrade - > > > http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1171837303.html > > work progress status - > > http://www.newdelhiairport.in/ > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:09:29 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff> > > Just a few points.> > The Airport Hotel in Kolkata is under contruction. We > did get to stay in the> Senator (Camay street). Pretty good. Rs7500 +luxury > tax. Airport pickup/drop> is about 1600.> > The biggest hotel scams are in > Delhi though. Last year we stayed at the the> JP Vasan International (near > the airport). They charge about 13,000 + lux.> tax. For that price, one > would expect a great room. The room was ok -> nothing to write home about. > The hotel has a great foyer, great> complementary breakfast though.> > A > great hotel for its price was the Swagatham Beach Hotel in Kovalam. We got> > a suite with a balcony overlooking the sea for 4500 per night. B'fast> > complementary.> > I find that hotels in Delhi/Mumbai are simply overrated > and over priced.> > --Ram> > > > > On 1/11/08, Chan Mahanta < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> >> > > >BTW, how about comparing the Star > hotels ... the> > >hotel in Orlando (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated by> > > >AAA> >> >> >> > **** How about it?> >> > Should that define the general > standard of hotels and motels across> > the USA? Incidentally HOJO is owned > by desis if I am not mistaken.> > That might explain it :-). BTW, did you > report it to AAA? It does> > make a difference. Once I was getting the > run-around on the published> > sale price and what I was being charged for a > room at a national> > chain rated by AAA. I paid but told the hotel clerk > that I am going> > straight to AAA about it. Shortly thereafter I got a call > in my> > room, with apologies, and a refund.> >> > I won't try to compare > the US quality of motels and hotels with> > Indian ones. It will not be fair > to do so. But when an Indian hotel> > charges prices like US hotels, you > would expect it , at the very> > least, to have similar amenities, even > though it could reasonably be> > argued that that they ought to be much > better, considering what that> > amount of Rupees can buy in the local > marketplace.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > At 8:07 AM -0800 1/11/08, > Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:> > >The question of comparision does not arise > because you> > >DO NOT find a $30 hotel in major US city that too near> > > >airport. To compare you will first need to find one> > >such hotel> > >> > > >BTW, how about comparing the Star hotels ... the> > >hotel in Orlando > (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated by> > >AAA> > >> > >> > >>>To compare the > quality of $ 30 hotels in the USA> > >>>where the minimum> > >>>wage is $ > 6.55 per hour with those in India for the> > >>>same amount is> > >>>quite > an interesting tactic.> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >At 6:57 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty> > > >wrote:> > >>Chennai airport is definitely great and so is Mumbai> > > >>Domestic (not international) which was upgraded about> > >>2 years back.> > > >>> > >>In Cal airport, the airport condition is definitely> > >>not upto > mark and even locals do not venture out at> > >>night. You took a risk > venturing out even in Pre-Paid> > >>taxi.> > >>> > >>As far as the hotel > goes, for $30 a night (INR 1200)> > >>you cannot even expect a "Gohali" in > ANY major city> > >in> > >>US and Bed Bugs are common in Luxury hotels in > NY> > >>too.> > >>Just check travelocity and you will see how the Star> > > >>hotels fare in US.> > >>> > >>My experience a couple of years back in a > Hojo in> > >>Orlando was unclean room, leaking toilet ceiling.> > >>When > complained to Hojo the response was ..... our> > >>hotels are operated by > local frainchise and we have> > >no> > >>control !!> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > >____________________________________________________________________________________> > > >Be a better friend, newshound, and> > >know-it-all with Yahoo! 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