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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Plan on to bring Mysuru back on air map
June 18 (TravelAndy): The South Indian state of Karnataka has inked a deal with the country’s flagship airline Air India...
India plans e-visa for 150 countries by 2015
June 17 (TravelAndy): The Indian government plans to bring bring 150 countries under its e-visa scheme by the end...
Nepal reopens heritage sites
June 16 (TravelAndy): Nepal reopened six of its seven earthquake-hit World Heritage sites in Kathmandu valley on Monday despite...
Etihad starts Abu Dhabi-Edinburgh flight
June 15 (TravelAndy): UAE-based Etihad Airways has launched a daily flight between Abu Dhabi and the Scottish capital of...
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...
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...
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...
India: Railways tie up with airlines
June 11 (TravelAndy): Passengers on waiting list of Indian Railways could now choose to fly to their destinations by...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...