Indian travel agencies plan ‘vaccine tourism’ with packages for UK, US and Russia
With the United Kingdom government approving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, travel agencies in India have already started planning ‘vaccine tourism’ packages for Indians who want to travel to England to take the shots.
Travel agencies such as Zenith Holidays in Kolkata, Gem Tours & Travels in Mumbai and Chariot World Tours in Bengaluru confirmed that they are formulating such tour packages, which could even include the vaccine cost.
The tour operators are confident that they can arrange for the vaccine. None of the operators has tied up with any foreign firms or agencies as of now. India is currently allowing international flights via ‘air bubble arrangements’ with only 22 countries, including the UK. Read more here
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