OREANDA-NEWS. August 30, 2012.  Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a full-fledged online travel agency which provides wide range of travel and tourism services and products through its websites. This includes complete range of IRCTC tourism packages, hotels, cab rentals, air tickets, Railway tickets etc. IRCTC has taken a number of steps on an ongoing basis to develop new business areas such as non-railway catering, central kitchen, executive lounges, budget hotels on non-railway land etc. to boost its profitability.

 This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.