(From left) MasterChef Australia judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston. Perth (TAN): Western Australia is set to promote itself as a tourism destination on top-rating cooking TV show…
SAS strikes deal with pilots’ union, week-long strike ends
Stockholm (TAN): Good news for travellers flying across northern Europe. The Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilot strike has come to an end following an agreement on Thursday. All flights in Denmark,…
Travel for travel’s sake: When you have to go, you have to go
S. Vikram is walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir Today, May 3, 2019, S. Vikram of Madurai is leaving home. He is off on an epic journey from India’s southernmost town,…
23-year-old set for 4000-km walking adventure across India
S. Vikram is walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir (TAN): A 23-year-old man from Madurai will on Friday — May 3 — embark on an incredible journey from South India’s Kanyakumari…
I took an overnight Scania bus from Ahmedabad to Mumbai. Here’s how it went
Ahmedabad has monuments with beautiful architecture. Earlier this year, my Ahmedabad to Mumbai journey by an overnight bus happened at very short notice. My Plan A had been to go…
Thailand sits up and takes action as tourist numbers fall
Bangkok (TAN): Thailand experienced a rare drop in the number of tourist arrivals and spending in March. Data collected by data and media firm Bloomberg show visitor numbers fell by 0.7…
Don’t go to Sri Lanka unless essential, India advises its citizens
A public bus in Colombo New Delhi (TAN): The Indian government has advised citizens “not to undertake non-essential travel” to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the April 21 terror…
Glasgow from Edinburgh on an electric ScotRail train
ScotRail’s Hitachi class 385 electric train. Picture from the company’s official Twitter page. Edinburgh (TAN): Scottish railway company ScotRail has launched the first-ever Hitachi class 385 electric train on the…
Thailand visa is now free till October 31, 2019
A beach in Thailand Bangkok (TAN): The Thailand government has given its nod to extending the ongoing waiver on visa-on-arrival fees for 21 countries, including India, till October 31. The ongoing visa-fee…
Travel strategy: Why you should apply for a US visa ASAP
The Manhattan skyline behind the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. As a person with an Indian passport, visa is something that more often than not becomes the most important…
350K Game of Thrones fans visited Northern Ireland in 2018
Bregagh Road, near the village of Armoy in County Antrim, has been used as a filming location for “Kingsroad” in Game of Thrones. It is locally known as the Dark…
US: Baseball season tourism rush in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Segra Stadium picture from its Facebook page. Fayetteville, US (TAN): Spring is always an attractive time in Fayetteville, a city in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. Downtown businesses have…