Burua hope for Manali paragliders
...st spot Solang valley, reported The Times of India (TOI). Burua village, seven kilometers from Manali, is poised to...
Air India to fly Delhi-San Francisco
September 28 (TravelAndy): India’s flagship carrier Air India has announced a non-stop flight from New Delhi to San Francisco...
Guwahati hub to promote Northeast tourism
...ra and Sikkim make up India’s northeast. Tourism minister Mahesh Sharma said INR1,200 crore had been sanctioned to make...
Trichy-Penang direct flight starts
...ng on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The flight will depart from Penang airport at 8.30pm and reach Trichy at 9.40pm....
When is a good time to travel?
...d be zeroing in on a date. This date could be next week, next month, or next year. But...
Travel at the right time & save: Study
CLICK TO ENLARGE October 10 (TravelAndy): Travelling when it’s not the peak season can save you more than 50...
Myanmar: Stage set for tourism in Mergui
...evelopment of tourism in Mergui, its southernmost archipelago, by the end of this year, reports said. The Mergui archipelago...
Book train bedroll online and take it home
...vailed from the designated food plazas and fast food units of IRCTC. This is a take-away facility and allows...
Insta 19
...Nice view while you pee from the Kagoshima new port......
insta 24
...Chilling out at the cute Umi Cafe with a couple of new friends when my ship was cancelled because...
That narcotic call of the road
...eeds such possibilities? Admitted, the currency exchange rate works in their favour, but no resource lasts indefinitely and not...
3.56 million to visit Thailand for Songkran
April 13 (TravelAndy): A record 3.56 million passengers are expected to go through major airports in Thailand during the...
NewLeaf eyes Hamilton hub
...he airfares,” said former Frontier vice-president and chief marketing officer of NewLeaf Jim Young. “We don’t like high-cost airports...
Travel concierge app raises $1.8m
...helps you find activities, tour and tickets to events in select cities in the US. It aims to connect...
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...
India & China drive air travel growth
May 8 (TravelAndy): The demand for air travel around the world in March rose by 7.4 per cent as...
Indian Railways talk disabled passengers
May 11 (TravelAndy): A panel set up by Indian Railways will take up the issue of how to make...
How to plan a foreign trip
...ravel days flexible. You can get more tips on how to find cheap flights here. Bought your tickets? Great!...
EasyJet adds 6 more seats to its A320s
...A320 aircraft, increasing the number of seats from 180 to 186. According to reports, the carrier has denied that...
Asia Miles rains bonus miles for members
...The two airlines fly to the Indian cities of Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. Asia Miles is...
Singapore Airlines to fly direct to San Francisco
...23, 2016, confirmed the airline. The re-routing to Los Angeles will mark the second daily service of the airline...
Art installation attracts thousands in Western Australia
...lia. Created by British artist Bruce Munro, the installation consists of 16,000 glass spheres which illuminate the Avenue of...
Going to the Scottish International Airshow?
...o see and do in Ayrshire.” Scottish International Airshow director Doug Maclean said: “We are delighted to welcome VisitScotland’s...
China woos US tourists with photo exhibition
...ourism department organised a photo exhibition at Harvard University over the weekend to attract visitors to the country. According...
Hong Kong visa rejections hit traffic from Kolkata
...kata and Hong Kong every week, has been adversely affected by this development. “Traffic to Hong Kong has fallen...
Stage set for Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2018
...concerts and two full days of performances throughout the park. The Festival also features a 20-vendor food area, a...
Fears abate, tourists return to Tunisia
...l tourists are returning to Tunisia after a lull since the 2015 terrorist attacks that killed 60 visitors. “We...
Why you should visit Kashmir in winter
...ered the alleys of old Srinagar localities. As you enter the maze of alleys and streets, history and stories...
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in Scotland
A poster of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai December 18 (TravelAndy): Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol fans will be able...
Pro pic
...Me at Ithaca, New York.......
Why travel insurance is important
...acuation: This is especially important if you are going somewhere remote. If you fall sick in such a place,...
BLiSS trail, Scotland
...One of the art installations on the BLiSS Trail which is part of the new audio trail that can...
Norwegian starts Gatwick-Rhodes direct flight
June 19 (TravelAndy): Norwegian is continuing its UK expansion with a new direct service from London Gatwick to Rhodes,...
Oyo Townhouse debuts in Bengaluru
...cation, comfort and pricing. OYO Townhouse will look to address this gap by creating an equilibrium between location, comfort...
Vietjet starts Hanoi-Singapore flights
...ost trade and integration in the region, said the airline in a release.......
Norwegian to fly London-Singapore from Sep 28
...ts, increasing to five in the winter, from London’s Gatwick to Singapore’s Changi Airport. “Our transatlantic flights have shown...
Holi, the festival of colours, today
...bow of unity. Let us on this day spread happiness and share joy with the needy and downtrodden. May...
AirAsia India offers tickets from INR1499
...March 7 (TravelAndy): AirAsia India has announced a special Holi sale with all-inclusive one way fares starting from INR1499,...
Star Wars spoiler for ticketless travel
The message spotted at Canonbury station, London/Twitter December 24 (TravelAndy): To ensure that all train commuters travel with a...
Fly Bhubaneswar-Kuala Lumpur for INR999
...AirAsia is offering an introductory all-in one-way fare of INR999 for its Bhubaneswar-Kuala Lumpur flight. The offer is valid...
Goa: Flags and warnings to prevent tourist deaths
Calangute beach, Goa June 23 (TravelAndy): “No selfie” signs were put up and red flags installed at prominent tourist...
Nigella Lawson returns for 2018 Margaret River Gourmet Escape
...8). Not alone in her affection for the event, other returning stars include crowd-favourites Rick and Jack Stein, Tetsuya...
Jet Airways introduces Jet Global Pass
...travel. “The pass has great benefits for both corporate and leisure guests, allowing them to travel seamlessly throughout our...
Emirates Lounge Rome 2
...The new Emirates lounge at Rome airport......
US with friends
...Meeting old friends and making new ones in the US......
How Facebook can make your trip better and cut costs
...u’re likely to get replies. I did it before going to Australia in 2015. I got as many as...
Manhattan
...The Manhattan skyline behind the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.......
Jane Goodall to sound sustainable tourism bugle in Sierra Leone
..., a British primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania, began her tryst with...
US: Big Little Lies town wakes up to overtourism
...of sustainable tourism. The 2nd Annual Sustainable Hospitality Summit took place in Monterey County last month. John Avella has...
GoAir waives cancellation fees for India flights this February
New Delhi (TAN): India-based GoAir is running a promotion that has zero cancelation fees on tickets booked with HDFC...
Etihad Airways to fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Hong Kong
...bi will take off at 22.05 hours daily, and reach Hong Kong at 10.05 hours, local time, while the...
US tour operators name Italy as 2019 ‘hot’ destination
...ressed the global risks that could impact the industry over the next three years. Terrorism topped the list with...
Rice straw magic at Wara Art Festival
...w leftover at the end of the rice harvest. Once used to make things like tatami mats, rice straw...
Kerala is decked up for December
...such as Bharatnatyam, Manipuri, Kathak, Odissi, Chhau, among several others, will will be held at Thiruvananthapuram’s Nishagandhi Auditorium between...
US bus 2
...Before boarding the bus to New York City at Ithaca, NY......
Flower tourist numbers don’t meet expectations in Kerala
...for another two weeks. “The flood had an adverse effect on tourist arrivals during this season. From September 15,...
Stage set for Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata, beyond
...arquees (pandals) with the Durga idols inside are the major attractions during this time. The themes could be as...
Albany alight to honour Anzac sacrifice
...r on Mount Clarence, thousands of visitors are expected to wander through the display of more than 16,000 lights,...
Virgin starts direct flights between Perth & Hobart
...n Australia to Hobart in Tasmania got under way earlier this week. The first of Virgin’s direct flights between...
North Bengal, Sikkim set for tourist season rush
...down in the Darjeeling area. Flights between Kolkata and Bagdogra for the holiday period now cost upwards of INR7,000....
Florence: Up to EUR500 fine for eating on streets
...ia de’Neri, Via della Ninna, Piazzale degli Uffizi and Piazza del Grano. Overcrowding is inconveniencing the residents of this...
I did not visit Notre-Dame cathedral when I went to Paris. Here’s why
...at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, many people who have visited the French capital put up pictures they had...
Spend at night at the Louvre, thanks to Airbnb
...the most attractive cities in the world and the Louvre is one of the most loved and celebrated institutions...
India: Dal Lake in Kashmir gets a revamp to attract more tourists
...from the floriculture department of Kashmir, have planted two new chinar trees on the island. Hailing the initiative by...
Touristy Goa on your phone
Vagator Beach, Goa. April 27 (TravelAndy): Goa has launched an e-commerce portal and mobile application on both Android and...
Durga Puja in Paris (or the absence of it)
...to wear the new clothes. Thankfully for me, the package and the sunny weekend came hand in hand. A...
Helicopter tourism in Vizag from October
July 25 (TravelAndy): India’s port city Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state is set to start helicopter-l tourism from October,...
Hokkaido tops list of Asian tourist spots
July 14 (TravelAndy): Hokkaido island in Japan has been named the number one tourist spot in Asia by the...
Budget airline Air Seoul to start flying from July 11
July 8 (TravelAndy): South Korea based Asiana Airline’s new low cost wing Air Seoul is slated to begin commercial...
Singapore to turn Mandai into eco-tourism hub
...rainforest of Southeast Asia. They will be invited to set out on an exciting, multi-layered adventure, meandering through forest...
AirAsia India offers discounted tickets
...May 18, midnight. The discount will be valid for a travel period of August 1 to November 30, 2016....
Bicycle highway to connect Agra and Etawah
...l, it will run along tourist spots including Raja Bhoj ki Haveli, Bateshwarnath Temple, Mela Kothi Jarar, Naugava ka...
Special trains between Jammu and Mumbai
...rvation Against Cancellation) tickets are issued for this special train. Advance tickets can be booked within a maximum period...
Sawai Madhopur is India’s most tourist-friendly rail station
A tiger at Ranthambhore National Park. Picture by Soumajit Saha. August 3 (TravelAndy): A railway station is one of...
Iceland woos Indian visitors
...ecame popular in the subcontinent. “There has been an interest among Indians to visit Iceland after the picturization of...
Air Canada rogue to fly Toronto-Trinidad
...d to end by April 21, 2017. The Toronto-Trinidad flight route will also connect India’s capital Delhi to Trinidad...
Indigo starts Chennai-Guwahati non-stop flight
...hati, which has a stopover in Bengaluru. Indigo is also introducing other domestic routes this month. Effective from April...
Jet Airways: Chennai-Rajamundry flight at INR999
March 20 (TravelAndy): Jet Airways has announced a promotional discount on their new route between Chennai and Rajamundry, with...
Jet Airways to fly Amsterdam from March 27
...t is scheduled to depart from Mumbai at 02.25 and arrive in Amsterdam at 08.15. On the return trip,...
Jet Airways to fly Delhi-Muscat from March 21
.... The flight will depart from Delhi at 23.15 and reach Muscat at 01.30 the next day. The return...
Travelogue: Yoron island in Japan
...wind speed with an instrument. I went into the ticket counter that was nothing but a big cargo box....
Golkonda (5)
...THE OLD AND THE NEW: The city of Hyderabad beyond the fort walls......
Vistara to fly Kolkata-Port Blair from Sep 30
July 31 (TravelAndy): Indian airline Vistara is set to start daily direct flights between Kolkata and Andaman’s Port Blair,...
IndiGo to fly Chandigarh-Dubai from Sept 26
August 4 (TravelAndy): Indian low-cost airline Indigo is set to start a new international route between north India’s Chandigarh...
AirAsia X to start US flights from June 28
...st carrier to secure approval to operate scheduled passenger flights to the US. “Our expansion up until now has...
Jet Airways to fly Kozhikode-Sharjah from Oct 30
...r 12 (TravelAndy): Jet Airways has announced a daily flight service from Kozhikode to Sharjah, from October 30. Kozhikode...
Oman’s SalamAir takes flight
January 31 (TravelAndy): Oman’s new low-cost airline SalamAir operated its first commercial flight on January 29. The airline started...
AirAsia X cleared to fly to USA
...several US states including Hawaii as part of its route expansion plans. “Our expansion up until now has concentrated...
First snow shoe adventure sports in Kashmir
...today, at Gulmarg valley, said The Greater Kashmir. Kashmir’s tourismdepartment and SnowShoe Federation of India arranged this event, to...
SAS strikes deal with pilots’ union, week-long strike ends
...4,015 flights after the pilots stopped work on April 26. President and CEO of SAS Rickard Gustafson said: “It...
Israel’s travel warning in India
...n immediate threat of attacks on tourist, especially Western tourists, particularly in south-west India. “We are warning Israeli tourists...
Korean Air starts Delhi-Seoul direct flight
December 2 (TravelAndy): Korean Air has started a direct route between Seoul, the capital of South Korea and New...
Go scuba diving in Karnataka this winter
...of 18km from Murudeshwara in Uttara Kannada, Netrani Island has adequate coral and a school of coral-dependent fish, which...
GoAir to fly Chennai-Kolkata from Oct 12
...o Indian cities, said the airline.......
Telangana plans tourist accommodation inside a jail
...ollow the same schedule followed by prisoners, during their stay. This will give them the real feel of staying...
SpiceJet to fly Delhi-Jodhpur from Oct 30
September 25 (TravelAndy): India’s low cost airline, SpiceJet is set to start a daily direct flight between New Delhi...
Air China starts Beijing-Warsaw nonstop flights
...ome and Milan.......
Durga Puja notes from Boston in the year of great adjustments
...s cloud-gazing in Boston; ’tis the season of sweaters, indoor heating, and pumpkin spiced lattes. It’s again Ponchomi today,...
Wow Air to fly Reykjavik-Miami from 2017
...d New York.......
Air Arabia offers EMI payment option to Indians
...e installment amount will be billed to the user’s credit card bill, every month. The airline aims to have...