Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation

TTDC was incorporated during July 1971 under the Companies Act 1956. The entire share capital of Rs.678.63 lakhs has been subscribed by the State Government.TTDC was formed with the objective of promoting tourism in Tamilnadu by providing infrastructure facilities of transport and accommodation.To fulfil this objective, TTDC has expanded its activities into 3 main operations, namely, Hotels, Transport and Fairs.

Hotels of TTDC is at present having 78 outlets as indicated below:


Hotels 54
Boat Houses 11
Restaurants 3
Snack Bar 3
Telescope Houses 4
Landscaping & Gardening 2
Tourists ServiceCentre 1

Out of the 54 hotels under the control of TTDC, two hotel units have been handed over on long term lease of 30 years during the year 1995. The Government of Tamilnadu have already approved proposal of franchising 30 hotel units of TTDC and 7 Restaurants. Efforts are being taken to franchise these hotels on long term basis for 10 years in respect of small hotels with 5 rooms and 15 years in respect of other hotels. The Youth Hostels cater to the needs of budget tourists with very low tariff of Rs.50/- per bed.Franchising of the hotel units would improve the overall profitability of the hotels division and help TTDC to concentrate on the major hotels at Ooty, Kodaikanal, Yercaud, Madurai, Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Rameswaram, Kanniyakumari and Mamallapuram.

TRANSPORT DIVISION:

The Transport Division is at present having a fleet of 22 coaches, of which 4 coaches are AC. TTDC is offering wide range of package tours covering the entire Southern States and also States of Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttarpradesh. The coaches are maintained by the garage at Government Estate.Apart from the Sales Counter at No.3, EVR Salai, Chennai, TTDC is also having Sales Counters at New Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Trivandrum, Bangalore. Selling Agents have also been appointed at nine States to sell our hotel rooms and package tours.

RAIL CUM ROAD TOURS:

TTDC has launched Rail-cum-Road tours from Mumbai, Kolkatta, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Lucknow during the year 2002-2003 wherein confirmed rail tickets, tour of Tamilnadu in TTDC's Hitech coach, accommodation in TTDC hotels and Guides services are provided. The tourists are accorded a warm reception at Chennai Central Station and are also boarded at Chennai Central for return journey.

FAIR:

The Annual Fair is conducted by TTDC for a period of 90 days from January to March. The Fair division has proved to be a major money spinner for TTDC with a gross profit ratio of 45%. Emphasis has been laid on conduct of Industrial Exhibitions by exhibitors like Auto Fest, Business India, Chemtech, ICE, etc. during the non-fair period of 9 months.
 

About TTDC

The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation is functioning as a Commissionerate from the year 2000 headed by the Secretary to the Tamil Nadu Government. It was established some thirty five years ago.
 

Location
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation,Tourism Complex,
No.2,Wallajah Road, (near Kalaivanar Arangam),
Chennai-600 002.
Ph. 25367850 Extn.213
Ph:25383333, 25389857, 25360294,
Fax: 044-25361385, 25381567.
Mobile:-9789055400, 9840290990
E-Mail Id: ttdc@vsnl.com

Objectives of TTDC

The objectives of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation are to encourage the tourists to Tamil Nadu and to make them stay for a long period in Tamil Nadu. The infrastructure available at the tourist spots is also upgraded and the less known tourist places are provided with more infrastructure.Publicity campaigns and travel marts are conducted along with the advertisements in leading Newspapers and Magazine to attract more tourists to Tamil Nadu. All the district administrations are requested to identify places of interest in their jurisdiction and the plan to construct the needed infrastructure are requested. The TTDC invests about 50 percent of the infrastructure cost in such places and the rest is borne by the district administration.

TTDC Offices in Tamil Nadu

The TTDC has many offices spread over Tamil Nadu to serve the local and international tourists coming to Tamil Nadu. Offices of TTDC are available in Kanniyakumari, Udhagamandalam, Kodaikanal, Mamallapuram, Madurai, Rameswaram, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Salem, Dharmapuri, Chidambaram, Poompuhar, Coimbtore, Vellore, Chettinad, and Thiruvannamalai.

Types of Tourism promoted by TTDC

There many types of tourism packages promoted by TTDC. For people who are seeking leisure activities there is Leisure Tourism covering the places that would relax you very much. Similarly Pilgrim Tourism, Adventure Tourism, Cruise tourism, Heritage tourism, Rural, Business, Medical tourism, Eco tourism, and Cultural tourism are available. Just check out the TTDC website on the different types of package tours available from time to time.

TTDC Package Cost

Package cost is based on the Hotel/Resort selection and type of travel service you opt.

You can select standard, deluxe or luxury hotel/Resort.

A/C or Non A/C travel service

Package cost is purely based on your selection of service.

Customized Tour Packages

We are preparing different Tamilnadu tour packages for every guest, according to your wish

we have not listed more packages because we design tour packages after discussing with guest.

You just tell us how many days and budget you have, we shall do the rest for you

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