nThe wedding season has unleashed some swell packages to woo vacationers. Honeymooners can enjoy a Colombo vacation courtesy Sri Lanka Tourism over 3 nights and 4 days. On a Bed & Breakfast basis, the package costs upwards of Rs 20,000 (depending on the hotel). This includes airfare on SriLankan Airlines and airport transfers. Tourism Malaysia is offering honeymoon packages to Malaysia starting from Rs 32,000 which includes airfare, accommodation with meals, airport transfers and sightseeing. Another 6 night-7 day package to Mauritius, that starts from Rs 58,000, includes airfare and airport transfers, stay with breakfast and dinner and three full days sightseeing tour. Honeymoon packages for Kenya can also be customised but expect to pay upwards of Rs 68,000. Cost of package is on per head basis. Call: TRAC Representations on 011-23312294.

nJust when you thought that Malaysia could not be promoted any further, the country’s ever-enterprising Tourism Board and a handful of agencies in the city have come up with yet another winner. This one is being pegged as the ‘no catch package’ to Langkawi. Now consider that the cost of an air-ticket from Calcutta to Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi and all the way back is Rs 12,999. The new package also comes for Rs 12,999. Where then is the bait? Try a free 3 night-4 day stay in Langkawi, in a three-star or three-star deluxe hotel. Breakfasts are included, as are return transfers and a half-day city tour. What’s not included are the visa charge and the taxes amounting to about another Rs 5,000. Nevertheless a free stay is always a huge draw! Call Vensimal Travels at 22253230/3435.