Now, foreign airlines offer up to 40% discount to lure overseas travellers

Early New Year may be a good time to take that dream holiday overseas as foreign airlines, which are facing a drop in demand due to depreciating rupee and rising fuel costs, have significantly stepped up offers to lure the Indian traveller back.
Airlines including Emirates, Qatar Airways, AirAsia and Etihad Airways have lined up attractive offers to customers for the travel period between January and March, which is generally a lean season for the aviation industry.
According to online travel companies and agents, the number of promotional offers by the foreign carriers this years are at least 50% higher compared with the last year.
For example, Etihad Airways ran a scheme for three days, wherein it offered fare to Europe at Rs40,000, while the usual fare to the continent are around Rs60,000.
Read News In full 16/12/13 Yuga Chaudhari/Daily News & Analysis