Travel News

» Airlines shut half the engines while parking to save fuel & cut carbon footprint

For a decade now, several airlines the world over have adopted the practice of shutting down one engine (two in the case of four-engine aircraft) after landing, in a practice called single-engine taxi-in ... Read more

» Kerala HC imposes luxury tax on hotels for boating, sightseeing and other services

Tourists will have to pay more for boating and other services depending on how much tax government will impose on hotels ... Read more

» European Commission to change visa legislation for making travel to the EU easier

It is proposed to ease the rules on which supporting documents are needed; and to make the process similar, no matter which embassy or consulate the application is launched in ... Read more

» Lakshadweep Tourism to develop 3 Uninhabited Islands for Tourism purpose on PPP model

Tourism dept to build infrastructure at a total cost of Rs 60 crore on Thinnakkara, Suheli Par and Cherium island ... Read more

» Hawkers, touts, unruly operators back on Goa beaches as IRB withdrawn due to elections

Vendors selling eatables, touts, unruly watersports operators, masseurs, hawkers creating chaos on the beaches ... Read more

» Less than 11% of hotel management graduates are employable after college: Survey

Candidates showed Lack of domain knowledge, quality orientation, interpersonal skills and ability to handle pressure ... Read more

» India is the second largest market for British Airways after North America

The airline has recently increased the number of flights to 48 per week operating daily flights to Hyderabad and Bangalore apart from two flights a day to Mumbai and Delhi and six flights to Chennai ... Read more

» Railways plan to connect Delhi to Agra in just 90 minutes through super fast trains

Set to increase the speed of the Shatabdi Express by year end; Similar arrangements would follow for Delhi-Chandigarh route also ... Read more

» Aviareps to promote Visit Tampa Bay in India

Alliance formed with VISIT FLORIDA to promote the city ... Read more

» SpiceJet plans to operate more flights to Dubai

India and Dubai recently allowed airlines to offer another 11,000 seats a week ... Read more

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