INDIA HOTEL LUXURY TRAVEL GUIDE
India Hotel Luxury Travel Guide - ENTRY
BY AIRAll the four major cities- New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai have direct international air connections. Domestic airlines operate between cities and the domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, flies into the neighbouring countries.
BY SEA
Mumbai, which used to be the main point of entry into India, still receives sea travellers via passenger ships and freighters.
BY ROAD Overland, there are several points of entry into India. For up-to-date information on border crossing-points, contact Indian overseas missions or government tourist information offices.
India Hotel Luxury Travel Guide - VISAS AND IMMIGRATION
All visitors, except those from Nepal and Bhutan, must have valid passports stamped with current visas. Visitors must register with the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office within 14 days of arrival.Your hotel will take care of this service upon check-in. In any case, contact the nearest Indian embassy or consulate in your home country before making your travel plans. All Indian consular offices around the world issue visas. Business travellers should apply for a multiple-entry business visa, which is valid for one year.
India Hotel Luxury Travel Guide - CUSTOMS
Visitors possessing more than US$ 10,000 (or the equivalent in travellers' cheques or bank notes) must fill in a currency declaration form. Visitors may bring in up to 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars, and one litre of alcohol, duty-free.Non-sporting firearms and narcotics are prohibited, as are gold bullion or coins (except by Indian nationals returning from working abroad, who may bring in a maximum of 5 kilograms).
The penalties for violations are heavy. India restricts the export of antiques, including foreign-made artefacts and items more than 100 years old.
The Archaeological Survey of India is the authority that determines whether items are restricted. Visitors may not bring in or take out of India anything made from endangered animal species.
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