TRAVEL The rising rupee is helping a growing number of Indians travel to the US For 66-year-old Subramanium Srininvasan, a retired Hindustan Unilever executive who has travelled to South East Asia and Europe, a holiday in the US has been a long-cherished dream. Ans his dreams are about to come true. He says: “I will finally be able to take… (more…)
Book yourself a sporty holiday. Forget going to the hills or the backwaters of Kerala. Forget Goa or wildlife parks. This year if you are fortunate enough to take a holiday, pick up your travel bag and visit these five destinations, all of which promise to be exciting and give you something to tell your grandchildren that should make them… (more…)
Travel company founder Sachin Bhatia is a devotee of river rafting. Rafting is not merely a sport, it’s a way of life at MakeMyTrip.com. The walls of the leading online travel agency’s spanking new office in Gurgaon are full of happy pictures of — you guessed right! — rafting trips. “All our company offsites are rafting,” says Sachin Bhatia, founder… (more…)
TRAVEL: New green-field airports at Bangalore and Hyderabad will offer passengers unmatched variety in food, drink and entertainment. The two new green-field airports at Hyderabad and Bangalore promise passengers better entertainment and pleasure facilities than Indian airports have so far managed. If and when they do get there, passengers will be able to choose from a wide range of food… (more…)
CITIES: Private bus operators in Kerala will provide instant information to passengers regarding the location of a bus, its timings, etc via SMS and the internet You are waiting at Edapally for the bus to Kochi, feeling restless about how long the bus will take to reach your stop. But now you can relax as just one SMS will solve… (more…)
Fiona Caulfield’s travel guide to Delhi is as much for Delhiites as it is for visitors to the city. Time is the ultimate luxury,” Fiona Caulfield declares with a sweep of her hand, an arch of the brows and a jaunty nod of her head. We’re discussing her book, Love Delhi (which launched with a gala party on Thursday), talking… (more…)
The first state in the country to do so, Kerala has begun involving local communities, panchayats and self help groups (SHG) under its ‘responsible tourism’ concept. “The concept aims at involving the local communities in planning and arranging tour packages across the state and highlighting the right strengths in terms of culture, cuisine and locations. Responsible tourism will also help… (more…)
Pack in a couple of pullovers and a pair of sneakers and you’re good to go. Drive past noisy Shimla and head to these quaint little towns that lie before and beyond. Twenty-three km from town, at a height of 2,044 m, you’ll find Naldehra. It must have caught the fancy of Lord Curzon at one time, for he personally… (more…)
Though Chhattisgarh has a large number of tourist spots, the number of tourists visiting the state is quite low due to lack of infrastructure facilities, he said. Currently, 1,500 foreign tourists and 100,000 Indian tourists visit Chhattisgarh every year. “We are now targeting to raise this number to 5,000 and 200,000 respectively over the next two years,” he said, adding… (more…)
Travelguru, which recently acquired Desiya, one of the largest hotel consolidators in the country, now derives 90 per cent of its revenues from hotel bookings and holiday packages. This is in sharp contrast with last year when airline bookings accounted for 70 per cent of revenues. “We have found that the airline business is not economical for us so we… (more…)