Rajasthan's luxury train 'Palace on Wheels' ranked fourth best in the world by Conde Nast Traveller
23rd June 2010
According to a PTI report, Rajasthan’s luxury train ‘Palace on Wheels’ has been ranked as the fourth best among the top ten luxury trains of the world by Conde Nast Traveller. For the year 2009, the magazine had asked its readers for the first time to vote for their favorite train. They were asked to rank each train out of 100 points.
Manjit Singh, MD and Chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) said, “The Palace on Wheels attained 83.94 points and was ranked fourth below the Venice Simplon-Orient Express (89.92 points), Eurostar (86.92 points) and Pride of Africa, Rovos Rail (84.25 points).”
He opined that this ranking will not only give a boost to the luxury train but also the state’s tourism. The train currently is undergoing a major revamp at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore.
