NEW DELHI – Cox and Kings (India) and Creative Travel have moved quickly to dispel fears that the fatal bomb blasts in Delhi which killed at least 18 people represent a threat to travellers in India.
Creative’s Rajeev Kohli, in an email to clients, said the company’s tours “are currently slated to continue as per planâ€.
“At this stage we do not feel there is any reason to panic or for the general safety of travellers to India,†Kohli said.
A spokesman for Cox and Kings said, “The situation is under control and security tightened. All Cox & Kings clients in Delhi are safe.”
The company has altered some tours and is keeping clients’ “safety and prevailing security conditions in mindâ€.
The bomb blasts have forced Cricket Australia to review Australia’s Test tour of India, due to start next month. It will seek advice from its own security consultant, as well as Indian officials.
Cricket Australia has already postponed a Test series in Pakistan earlier this year due to security concerns.
The Delhi bombing is the fourth to rock India since May. More than 170 people have been killed in the attacks, most of which have been targeted at the civilian population.
A group named the Indian Mujahadeen has claimed responsibility for the last two bombings. In both cases, nine or more bombs have been detonated concurrently.
Australia is scheduled to begin the Test series on October 9 in Bangalore; a city that was hit by eight synchronised bomb blasts on July 25 – a day before 16 bombs exploded in Ahmedabad, killing 45.
The third Test of the series is due to be played in Delhi on October 29.
