Sudha Shah got a shock when he went to make reservations for the vacation of a great Independence Day Gujarati joint family abroad. She told the travel agent a week that the four-day trip in Dubai will cost Rs 40,000 per person. On Friday, said it will cost Rs 45,000.

“We are a large family of 20 people plan to take our first trip abroad together. Now, the flight and only brings us back to one lakh rupees,” said the visibly shocked by the Shah, a housewife from the satellite. “If we take the cost of food and shopping, we will have to pay at least Rs 15 000 for each additional person. I went home without any reservations. Maybe choose a holiday in India,” he added.

Weakening of the rupee against the dollar on Friday, 50, who has only partially recovered to RS $ 49.43 Friday, threatening to burn a hole in the pocket of Gujarati tourists, who are one of the greatest pieces of outbound tourists.

Travel agents said that the fall of the rupee has been unleashed administrative nightmare and personal relationships that travelers are talking to them about why they should pay more for the holidays they had booked two months in advance!

“Travel costs increased by an average of 80 to 10 percent due to the weakening of the rupee against the dollar. Since 90 percent of people do not make reservations and have to pay the money just before the trip, most Gujarat which have booked their trips abroad to support the weight Diwali, “said Sanjeev Chajjed Cox and Kings, a travel agency. Chajjed said that while it expected a lot of heated discussions with their clients, the increase should not override the cancellation fees are too high.

Travel agents admitted they face a difficult time explaining to people they have to pay such additional Rs 30000-40000 for package tours to Southeast Asia for a family of four. The most popular Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand-package, which costs Rs 85,000 per person is now more expensive by Rs 8000. This means that an increase of Rs 32,000 for a family of equals four. People acting primarily on the circuit, which means you have to pay at least Rs 60,000 more for the trip.

Bimal Mehta, a town-based travel-designer said, because they deal with group bookings, they are now trying to buy time with their contacts abroad in the hope of the rupee to settle for a little more affordable for the dollar. “Otherwise we will have to pay extra, there will naturally come out of the pockets of customers,” said Michel.