June 15 (TravelAndy): UAE-based Etihad Airways has launched a daily flight between Abu Dhabi and the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Edinburgh is Etihad's third flying destination in the UK after…
British Airways treat for Indian students
June 13 (TravelAndy): British Airways is allowing Indian students to carry an extra check-in bag of up to 23kg while travelling abroad for higher studies, reports said. The airline normally…
Ancient Buddhist site excavated in India
June 13 (TravelAndy): The Buddhist tourism circuit in the east Indian state of Odisha just became historically more significant with archaeologists finding that a structure unearthed at Aragada was much…
Air India seeks US customs check in Delhi, Mumbai
June 12 (TravelAndy): India's flagship airline Air India is seeking to have all immigration, customs and agriculture requirements for US-bound passengers at the Delhi and Mumbai airports, reports said. If…
India: Railways tie up with airlines
CLICK TO ENLARGE June 11 (TravelAndy): Passengers on waiting list of Indian Railways could now choose to fly to their destinations by converting their train tickets into flight ones at…
Air India offers fares from INR1777
June 10 (TravelAndy): Indian flagship airline Air India on Tuesday announced all-inclusive fares from INR1,777 for it's domestic network. The sale is on till June 12 and the travel dates…
Kolkata-Colombo direct flight from June 17
June 9 (TravelAndy): Sri Lankan government-owned low-cost carrier Mihin Lanka is set to start direct flights between Colombo and Kolkata from June 17. The airline will operate three flights a…
How much pre-trip research you should do
Woolly mammoths had probably stood on the very rocks as I did. However, I didn't have the slightest clue about this fact when I visited the Yukon. All I knew…
Air Pegasus connects Bangalore to Kadapa
June 8 (TravelAndy): Low-cost carrier Air Pegasus started operations to Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh from Bangalore on Sunday. The airline is the only carrier connecting the Kadapa airport at the…
Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus cuts travel time
June 7 (TravelAndy): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina flagged off a bus service connecting the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura via Dhaka…
Saigon’s first capsule hotel woos backpackers
June 6 (TravelAndy): The first capsule hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon), Vietnam's capital, is trying to woo backpackers and budget travellers. Each 2.5sqm "capsule" of Hotel Kaiteki is…
Indigo introduces 6E Pass
June 5 (TravelAndy): India-based airline IndiGo has launched the 6E Pass that relieves passengers of the worry of ticket price fluctuations. These passes are pre-paid virtual coupons valid for multiple flights. The…