October 11 (TravelAndy): India's youngest state Telangana, which came into existence on June 2, 2014, is planning a major facelift of monuments and temples before the Krishna Pushkaralu river festival…
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CLICK TO ENLARGE October 10 (TravelAndy): Travelling when it’s not the peak season can save you more than 50 per cent in accommodation, says travel booking website Agoda based on…
Mottamala set to be a tourist spot
October 9 (TravelAndy): Mottamala, a hill station in Kerala, India is set to become a new tourist attraction soon, reported The Hindu. Situated in the eastern border area of Palakkad…
Indigo adds Udaipur to its air map
October 8 (TravelAndy): Indian budget carrier Indigo is going to start daily flights to Udaipur in Rajasthan from New Delhi and Mumbai. Four daily non-stop flights to Udaipur, two each from…
Chhattisgarh forests open for tourists
October 7 (TravelAndy): Chhattisgarh opened its wildlife reserves, parks and tiger reserves for tourists from October 1, said reports. These wildlife sanctuaries, parks and tiger reserves will remain open for…
All-India travel card in the making
October 6 (TravelAndy): A single smart card is set to become the licence to travel in several modes of transport, reported The Times of India. Identified as the National Common Mobility…
The tourist-traveller fight makes no sense
Not very long ago, there was this group of pictures widely shared on social media. It was a travel company that made them and shared them initially on their Facebook…
North Thailand starts rail tourism
October 5 (TravelAndy): Thailand has started special train rides in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Lampoon and Lampang, in an attempt to boost tourism in those areas, reports said.…
Tipu palace now disabled-friendly
October 4 (TravelAndy): The Tipu Sultan summer palace in Bengaluru has become the first disabled-friendly monument in the state of Karnataka and the third in India, reported The Hindu. Archaeological…
Trichy-Penang direct flight starts
October 3 (TravelAndy): Malaysia-based low-cost airline Malindo Air has started direct flights between India's Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) and Penang in Malaysia. The bi-weekly flight is operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The…
India to host paragliding world cup
October 2 (TravelAndy): Airports Authority of India (AAI) is going to host India’s first paragliding world cup in Himachal Pradesh from October 23 to October 31. The actual paragliding competition will…
Guwahati hub to promote Northeast tourism
October 1 (TravelAndy): The Indian government is developing the airport in Guwahati in order to promote tourism to the country's northeastern states. The states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,…