Kerala chalks temple tourism plan
September 26 (TravelAndy): In an effort to attract pilgrim tourists, the state of Kerala in India has decided to...
Batik Air starts Jakarta-Bengkulu flight
September 25 (TravelAndy): Batik Air, a subsidiary of Indonesian low cost carrier Lion Air, launched a new route between...
West Bengal plans tourism hub
September 24 (TravelAndy): The government of the West Bengal state in India has decided to set up a tourism...
Literary fest in lap of Himalayas
September 22 (TravelAndy): Kumaon Literary Festival, an travelling five-day event that will be held in two venues, will kick...
Ladakh is primarily about colours
Adjectives pitter-patter like a steady drizzle during my chat with three friends who have just returned from a trip to Ladakh in...
Mahabharat fest in Lucknow
September 21 (TravelAndy): In a bid to attract foreign tourists, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh(UP) is organising the...
Ziro music fest from Sep 24
September 19 (TravelAndy): The fourth edition of Ziro Music Festival, which is among India’s most popular outdoor music festivals,...
15 set off to conquer Mt Needle & Pinnacle
September 18 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to promote adventure tourism in the region. the Jammu and Kashmir state government...
Free pilgrimage for seniors
September 17 (TravelAndy): The Uttar Pradesh state government in India has planned to conduct a free trip to Tirupati...
AirAsia to fly Bhubaneswar-Kuala Lumpur
September 16 (TravelAndy): AirAsia is set to start direct flights between Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, to Kuala Lumpur in...
Tourism festival in Leh
September 15 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to boost tourism, Jammu and Kashmir tourism department is organising a festival from September...
Eating out at Darjeeling: Three reviews
The food scene in Darjeeling is very exciting. Before I went there, many of my friends who have visited...
Bus plan to connect India-Nepal-Bhutan
September 15 (TravelAndy): The state of West Bengal in India might soon be connected to Nepal and Bhutan by...
Chandigarh’s international airport opens
September 13 (TravelAndy): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chandigarh International Airport on Friday. International flights will operate...
Google WiFi for rail stations in India
September 12 (TravelAndy): Google is all set to introduce free WiFi connectivity to 400 railway stations across India, said...
TruJet starts Bengaluru-Hyderabad flight
September 11 (TravelAndy): TruJet, a low-cost airline based in Hyderabad, India, started its inaugural flight between Bengaluru and Hyderabad on...
Delhi metro walk to boost tourism
September 11 (TravelAndy): On the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has...
Air Asia fares from INR890
September 10 (TravelAndy): Air Asia India has announced discounted fares for its domestic and international routes. The airline is...
Single bus-train tickets for travellers
September 8 (TravelAndy): As a first of its kind in India, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and...
How to make friends on the road
A lot of people ask me how I manage to travel alone. Don’t you feel unsafe in a foreign...
Hop-on-hop-off boats in Kerala
September 8 (TravelAndy): A hop-on-hop-off boat service has been introduced in the Kochi-Muziris tourism circuit of Kerala. This boat service...
Helicopter boost for Tirupati tourism
September 7 (TravelAndy): Helicopter services for tourists to Tirupati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh will start from September 16, reported...
Nepal Airlines resumes Mumbai flights
September 6 (TravelAndy): In what is good news for Nepal tourism, the Himalayan country’s flagship carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation...
Manali apple festival to woo tourists
September 4 (TravelAndy): A two-day apple festival organised by Himachal Pradesh tourism will begin from September 6, reports said....
India-Thailand road trip on cards
September 4 (TravelAndy): Thailand will only be a road trip away for Indian tourists in a few months with...
Amphibious vehicle in Goa this Oct
September 2 (TravelAndy): Tourists visiting Goa in October are in for more excitement as Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC)...
Winter carnival in the Himalayas
September 2 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to attract tourists, Uttarakhand tourism department has planned winter carnival in the snow...
Why I fell in love with Darjeeling
Dipuda. DiPuDa. Digha. Puri. Darjeeling. While Digha is a beach town in the southern part of West Bengal state...
Africa takes low-cost air route
August 31 (TravelAndy): President of Gabonese republic H.E Ali Bongo Ondimba has announced the launch of a pan-African airline...
Burua hope for Manali paragliders
August 30 (TravelAndy): Paragliders have discovered a new place to resume their sport after National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned...
Airbnb, Booking.com feel Barcelona heat
August 27 (TravelAndy): Barcelona mayor Ada Colau has warned home rental websites against marketing of apartments for tourists without a number...
Tourist tax in Airbnb Paris from Oct
August 25 (TravelAndy): Airbnb will collect a tourist tax on rental apartments in Paris, like it had promised in...
For India, Thailand holidays are on
August 23 (TravelAndy): Travel agents have found that there have hardly been any cancellations from Indian tourists on holiday...
Bangkok tourism feels blast heat
August 21 (TravelAndy): The tourism industry in Bangkok is feeling the heat in the wake of the deadly bombing in...
Taj on Lonely Planet ‘ultimate’ list
August 19 (TravelAndy): Taj Mahal features at number five in an ultimate travel list brought out by Lonely Planet. “How...
India woos expat Jews
August 17 (TravelAndy): India is trying to woo expat Jews of Indian origin to visit their roots. In an...
Sleep cheap in a New York taxi
August 16 (TravelAndy): Are you looking for a place to crash in central New York but don’t have much cash...
Taj Mahal debuts on Twitter
August 15 (TravelAndy): Taj Mahal made its debut on Twitter on the occasion of India’s Independence Day on Saturday. The...
Airbnb worry for hotels
August 15 (TravelAndy): Airbnb is giving sleepless nights to hotels in most parts of the world but the the...
Kyoto’s list of don’ts for visitors
August 13 (TravelAndy): Japan’s former capital and popular tourist destination Kyoto has released a list of don’ts for tourists...
How to glide through airport security check
A lot of people I know are uncomfortable about security check at airports. It’s not really as complicated and...
Air India allows 25kg free luggage
August 12 (TravelAndy): Air India is allowing up to 25 Kg free check-in luggage for economy class travel in...
UK on India’s e-visa list from Aug 15
August 11 (TravelAndy): United Kingdom is all set to become one of the 36 countries to be added to...
Air Asia fares from INR990
August 10 (TravelAndy): Budget airline Air Asia announced on Monday that it had achieved the milestone of having flown 300 million...
Saudi starts LA-Riyadh direct flight
August 9 (TravelAndy): Saudi Arabia Airlines started its non-stop flights between Los Angeles and Riyadh on Friday. The service will initially...
Flood hits Kashmir tourism
August 8 (TravelAndy): A series of cloudbursts and landslides have hit tourism in the beautiful Himalayan valley of Kashmir....
Flash flood hits Leh tourism
August 7 (TravelAndy): A flash flood in the pristine Leh district of India has hit tourism. Twenty-three British trekkers,...
Abu Dhabi woos Indian tourists
August 6 (TravelAndy): Abu Dhabi intends to attract an increased number of Indian tourists during the second half of...
United Airlines resumes Belfast-NY flight
August 5 (TravelAndy): United Airlines has decided to restore year-round flight services between Belfast in Ireland and New York,...
Calicut on India’s visa-on-arrival radar
August 4 (TravelAndy): India is planning to extend its tourist visa-on-arrival for the Calicut International Airport, reported The Hindu...
Kullu bans paragliding till Sep 15
August 2 (TravelAndy): The tourist department of the popular hill station Kullu in the north Indian state of Himachal...
Hong Kong-Gold Coast direct flights from Jan
August 1 (TravelAndy): Hong Kong Airlines will start direct flights between Hong Kong and Australia’s Gold Coast from January...
Andhra plans monastery boulevard
July 31 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to attract international tourists to its state capital Amaravati, Indian state Andhra Pradesh...
India extends e-tourist visa to China
July 30 (TravelAndy): India has decided to extend e-tourist visa (e-TV) to the citizens of China, Hong Kong and...
Paperless train travel on Delhi-Palwal route
July 29 (TravelAndy): Passengers travelling on trains between New Delhi and Palwal in Haryana will be able to book...
Kerala denies dog cull decision
July 28 (TravelAndy): The tourism minister of the south Indian state of Kerala has denied allegations of the authorities...
Come September, says England
This is a guest post by Jayeeta Ghorai England is studded with wonderful gardens and buildings, both ancient and...
Phuket-Hat Yai direct flights from Oct 2
July 27 (TravelAndy): Thailand-based Bangkok Airways is set to resume flights between Phuket and Hat Yai, the largest city...
Solar phone chargers at Tokyo tourist spots
July 26 (TravelAndy): Tourists visiting Tokyo might soon get to charge their smartphones free of cost at the city’s...
Spanish trains await India debut
July 25 (TravelAndy): The Indian government has given an in-principle nod to Madrid-based locomotive makers Talgo to trial run...
SpiceJet introduces EMI for tickets
July 24 (TravelAndy): Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Thursday introduced an equated monthly installment (EMI) scheme for passengers. This...
‘New’ Victoria Memorial sets 2017 date
July 23 (TravelAndy): The iconic Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata is undergoing an elaborate makeover and intends to open...
Automatic refund for cancelled trains
July 22 (TravelAndy): The ministry of railways in India has decided to make the refund of confirmed and RAC e-tickets automatic in...
Delhi-Toronto direct flight from Nov 1
July 21 (TravelAndy): Air Canada will begin non-stop flights between its hub in Toronto and New Delhi from November...
Do not forget your travel insurance
Budget travel is awesome and we go to no ends to ensure we save that extra buck. Admit it,...
Indian Railways launches 24X7 helpline
July 20 (TravelAndy): Train passengers in India can now complain against anything illegal they notice inside the train without...
Tourist guide app plan for Delhi
July 19 (TravelAndy): The Delhi government is planning to launch an app to help tourists visiting the India’s capital....
Rohtang Pass restrictions to stay put
July 18 (TravelAndy): India’s National Green Tribunal on Thursday refused to relax a ban on commercial activities in the popular...
TruJet plans bus service for passengers
July 17 (TravelAndy): Hyderabad-based budget-airline TruJet plans to pick up its flyers from their hometowns and ferry them to the...
Withdraw travel warnings, appeals Nepal
July 16 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to normalise tourism, Nepal on Wednesday urged other nations to consider lifting their travel...
INR1 tickets on SpiceJet mobile app
July 15 (TravelAndy): Indian budget airline SpiceJet is offering 1 lakh one way tickets at INR1 for purchases made...
Godavari Kumbh Mela begins
July 14 (TravelAndy): Godavari Pushkaram, touted as the Kumbh Mela of South India, begins on Tuesday. The festival takes place...
Vegetarian delicacies from around the world
This post is part of a series by Jayeeta Ghorai on vegetarian travel Vegetarians are not boring eaters. They can...
Flying with marijuana legal in Oregon
July 13 (TravelAndy) : Travellers can now carry a permissible amount of marijuana on flights within the west American...
Hyderabad-based TruJet takes off
July 12 (TravelAndy): Hyderabad-based low cost airline TruJet started operations today. The carrier has begun with flights from Hyderabad...
Volcanic eruption hits Bali tourism
July 11 (TravelAndy): A volcanic eruption in Indonesia forced the authorities to close four airports, including Bali’s Denpasar airport,...
India mulls 3D debut on Google Earth
July 10 (TravelAndy): The Indian government is mulling to allow Google Earth to upload 3D images of Indian cities. If...
Checked-in bags to stay free up to 15kg
July 9 (TravelAndy): India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has rejected a proposal by domestic airlines SpiceJet, IndiGo...
Discounts on Tigerair India-Singapore fares
July 8 (TravelAndy): Tigerair is offering 50 per cent discount fares on its flights to Singapore from Indian cities...
India: 12-language helpline for tourists
July 7, 2015 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to facilitate international tourists, India’s tourism ministry has announced a tourist helpline...
Let’s bust some vegetarian travel myths
This post is part of a series by Jayeeta Ghorai on vegetarian travel Many vegetarians are wary of travel. In...
SpiceJet increases ticket cancel fees
July 6 (TravelAndy): India-based budget airline SpiceJet has hiked booking cancellation charges for both domestic and international flights. The...
JetBlue starts New York-Havana flight
July 5 (TravelAndy): American airline JetBlue started flights between New York and Cuba’s capital Havana on Friday, said reports. After...
First private airport in Saudi Arabia opens
July 4 (TravelAndy): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has inaugurated the kingdom’s its first private airport in the holy city...
Barcelona: Freeze on tourist accommodation
July 3 (TravelAndy): Barcelona’s newly-elected Leftist mayor has put a freeze on licensing new tourist accommodation in an effort...
Do you want to work with Andy?
I am looking for an assistant. While ideas are overflowing here at TravelAndy, I simply can’t find the time...
Travel light and save on SpiceJet
July 1 (TravelAndy): Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet has announced that it will offer discounts to passengers who travel light....
AirAsia announces Bengaluru-Bangkok flight
July 1 (TravelAndy): Low-cost airline AirAsia has announced direct flights between Bengaluru and Bangkok from September 1. The airline...
How travel teaches you perspective
If you’re a regular reader, you would know that earlier this year, I went on a three-week road trip with...
Asia Miles rains bonus miles for members
June 29 (TravelAndy): Asia Miles is offering bonus miles to its members travelling between India and Hong Kong on...
Baggage breather for budget fliers
June 28 (TravelAndy): The Indian government on Saturday rejected a proposal by budget airlines operating in the country to...
Indian Railways plans one-stop travel shop
June 28 (TravelAndy): Indian Railways has announced to open a single-window solution to all travel-related issues for customers, reports said....
Plan to promote tourism in Kurukshetra
June 27 (TravelAndy): The Kurukshetra administration has invited suggestions from experts and the general public on ways to promote...
Air Pegasus connects Bengaluru to Madurai
June 26 (TravelAndy): India-based budget airline Air Pegasus is set to start flying between Bengaluru and Madurai from June...
Mandu revamp plan to attract tourists
June 25 (TravelAndy): Mandu, a tourist destination in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, is set for a...
Air Asia offers cheap fares from Bengaluru
June 24 (TravelAndy): Budget carrier Air Asia has announced discounted all-inclusive one way fares on flights from Bengaluru to...
Micromax invests in travel app
June 22 (TravelAndy): Mobile phone maker Micromax has invested in ixigo, a mobile travel search and marketplace. According to...
MERS worry for travel industry
June 21 (TravelAndy): The outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is likely to have an effect on...
Paperless travel on Chennai suburban trains
June 20 (TravelAndy): Chennai has become to first city in India to introduce paperless travel on its suburban trains....
Nathu La opens to Indians after 50 years
June 19 (TravelAndy): The Nathu La pass reopened on Thursday after more than 50 years to facilitate Indian pilgrims...