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രാജ്യാന്തര വിമാനത്താവളത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് ഏപ്രില്‍ ഒന്നിന് ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന എയര്‍ ഇന്ത്യ വിമാനത്തില്‍ കോഴിക്കോട്ടേക്കും പറക്കാം. ടിക്കറ്റ് ബുക്കിങ് തുടങ്ങി. ഡല്‍ഹിയില്‍ നിന്നു കണ്ണൂര്‍ വഴി കോഴിക്കോട്ടേക്കും തിരിച്ചുമായിരിക്കും സര്‍വീസുകള്‍. ഞായര്‍, ചൊവ്വ, ബുധന്‍, വെള്ളി, ശനി എന്നിങ്ങനെ ആഴ്ചയില്‍ അഞ്ചു ദിവസമാണ് സര്‍വീസ്. ഡല്‍ഹിയില്‍ നിന്ന് രാവിലെ 9.05നു പുറപ്പെട്ട് 12.15നു കണ്ണൂരിലെത്തി ഉച്ചയ്ക്ക് 1ന് കോഴിക്കോട്ടേക്കു പോകുന്ന തരത്തിലാണു സര്‍വീസ്. 1.30നു കോഴിക്കോട്ടെത്തുന്ന വിമാനം 2.15നു കണ്ണൂരിലേക്കു പറക്കും. 2.45 നു കണ്ണൂരിലെത്തി വൈകിട്ട് 3.30നു ഡല്‍ഹിയിലേക്കു പോകും. വൈകിട്ട് 6.45നു ഡല്‍ഹിയില്‍ എത്തും. ഡല്‍ഹി – കണ്ണൂര്‍ സര്‍വീസിന് 4200 രൂപ മുതലും കണ്ണൂര്‍ – കോഴിക്കോട് സര്‍വീസിന് 1500 രൂപ മുതലുമാണ് ബുക്കിങ് തുടങ്ങിയപ്പോഴത്തെ നിരക്ക്.

AKARYN Hotel Group, Thailand’s home-grown luxury boutique hotel specialist, is on a mission to become a single-use plastic free hotel company by June 2019. The group’s newest hotel, akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok, is leading the way by becoming the first new hotel in Asia to launch without any single-use plastic in its rooms or F&B outlets. akyra Manor Chiang Mai quickly followed suit, becoming free of single-use plastic in October 2018. All other Aleenta and akyra hotels in AKARYN Hotel Group’s are now well on the way to achieving this goal. “Our eco-friendly approach began by sourcing glass bottles and containers, ... Read more

അറബ് കലാസാംസ്കാരിക പെരുമയുമായി ഗ്ലോബല്‍ വില്ലേജില്‍ തലയുയര്‍ത്തി നില്‍ക്കുകയാണ് സൗദി പവലിയന്‍. ഈന്തപ്പഴങ്ങളുടെ വൈവിധ്യങ്ങള്‍ ഇവിടെയെത്തുന്ന ലോക സഞ്ചാരികളെ ആകര്‍ഷിക്കുന്നു. രാജ്യത്തെ വാസ്തു ശില്‍പ്പ ചാരുതയോടെയാണ് സൗദി പവലിയന്‍ ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. സൗദിയുടെ കലാ സാസ്കാരിക പരമ്പരാഗത വൈവിധ്യങ്ങള്‍ ഇവിടെ അനുഭവിച്ചറിയാം. സ്വാദേറിയ ഈന്തപ്പഴങ്ങളാണ് സൗദി പവലിയനിലെ പ്രധാന ആകര്‍ഷണം. മദീനത്ത് ഖാസിം വിഭാഗങ്ങളിലാണ് ഇത് ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. 15ലധികം തേനുകളും ഇവിടെ പ്രദര്‍ശിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. വസ്ത്രങ്ങള്‍, ഭക്ഷണ വിഭവങ്ങള്‍, സുഗന്ധ ദ്രവ്യങ്ങള്‍, വീട്ടുപകരണങ്ങള്‍ തുടങ്ങി നിരവധി സാധനങ്ങളുടെ വിപുലമായ ശേഖരവും ഇവിടെ ഒരുക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ആദ്യ ഘട്ടം മുതല്‍ ഗ്ലോബല്‍ വില്ലേജില്‍ സ്ഥാനം പിടിച്ച ഏറ്റവും വലുതും പഴയതുമായ പവലിയനാണ് സൗദിയുടേത്.

The Fern Hotels & Resorts, India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, has opened The Fern Kesarval Hotel & Spa, Verna Plateau-Goa. With the new Goan hotel, the company now manages 57 hotels. The Fern Kesarval Hotel & Spa is a 60-room hotel offering contemporary accommodations, a finely-designed multi cuisine restaurant & bar, state-of-art banquet halls, a swimming pool and poolside lawns. The hotel offers four different categories of rooms: Winter Green, Winter Green Premium, Fern Club and Hazel Suite. Guest room facilities include LED TV, Digital in-room safe, Complimentary bottled drinking water in-room, In-room tea & coffee facility, Eco-friendly room ... Read more

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, laid the foundation stone for development and maintenance of Inter-Modal Station (IMS) at Ajni Railway Station in Nagpur today. IMS is a passenger terminal infrastructure which integrates various transportation modes like rail, road, mass rapid transit system (MRTS), bus rapid transit (BRT) and other para-modal transportation modes. Inter-modal stations allow passengers to change transportation modes during transit without leaving the station premises. Speaking on the occasion Gadkari stressed upon adopting new ideas for improving transport facilities in towns and cities. “I request city planners to aim at reducing city congestion by ... Read more

ITB Berlin 2019 with some 10,000 exhibiting companies from 181 countries and regions, has kick started today. At the ITB Berlin Convention close to 400 leading speakers will discuss how the international tourism industry should respond to overtourism crises, the shift in customer demands, the threat of climate change, and new forms of transportation. This year’s Official Partner Country is Malaysia. For the first time ITB Berlin is devoting an international platform to the fast-growing Technology, Tours & Activities (TTA) segment. Both major players and small start-ups will be able to present their innovative products at the first event of its ... Read more

Messe Berlin said it will be organising the inaugural ITB India in 2020. The three-day business-to-business travel trade show and convention will take place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India, from April 15th-17th next year. The show is expected to bring together key travel industry leaders and buyers from cities across India, and international exhibitors from the MICE, leisure and corporate sectors. ITB India will also have a Hosted Buyers’ Programme that will cater to buyers from first, second, and third tier cities in India. The Indian travel industry is expected to be valued at US$56 billion by 2020 with ... Read more

Avis Budget Group and Abu Dhabi based Etihad Aviation Group have announced a new, global partnership which sees Avis Budget Group become the exclusive car rental provider for Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, Etihad Holidays and Etihad Guest, the airlines loyalty programme. The partnership will see the Avis, Budget, Maggiore and Zipcar brands offered across the various Etihad booking channels worldwide. Etihad Guest members will benefit from the Avis Preferred programme and an improved earning proposition. “We are delighted that we have extended our partnership with Etihad to be the exclusive global mobility provider. The partnership is ... Read more

With an objective to provide seamless urban mobility to commuters across the country, the Center has launched India’s first indigenously-developed National Common Mobility Card (NCMC). The card is launched by Prime Minister Naredra Modi in Ahmedabad on 4th March 2019. Dubbed as ‘One Nation-One Card’, the inter-operable transport card would allow holders to pay for their bus travel, toll taxes, parking charges, retail shopping and withdraw cash. It is said that Union ministry of urban affairs have been working on it since 2006, when it was envisaged as part of the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP). “With this ‘one-of-its-kind’ card, ... Read more

Kerala Tourism delegates in America As part of the intense tourism campaigns to attract more tourists to the state, Kerala Tourism has been conducting trade meets and road-shows in the major cities of USA.  New Jersey, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles were the four American cities where Kerala Tourism held trade meets during February, as revealed by a press release by Kerala Tourism. “USA is the second largest market for Kerala Tourism after Europe. The four trade meets conducted there were part of a concerted campaign to tap the full potential of the American travel market. The campaign was aimed ... Read more

International High speed Rail Association (IHRA) and Embassy of Japan in India in collaboration with Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), has conducted a Japan Travel Seminar 2019 recently: The Shinkansen- Make your way through Japan with a high- speed Train at The Lalit, New Delhi. The key travel agents of New Delhi were invited to the event. The objective of the seminar was to introduce, promote Japan tourism in India and help Indian travellers know about the rich cultural heritage of the country and for travellers to explore it through the high-speed train. The opening ceremony was kicked off by ... Read more

The 28-year-old Bengaluru based Candida Louis hit the headlines last year when she decided to bike to 10 countries with a mission to educate the world about the importance of travel. And, today she is in Australia, the 10th country, enjoying her solo ride on her Bajaj Dominar motorcycle, which she passionately calls ‘Skye’. In the first leg of her journey, she covered the East Coast of India and headed towards North East where she rode across Manipur to Myanmar – Thailand – Laos – Vietnam – Cambodia – Thailand – Malaysia – Singapore – Indonesia. She did two island ... Read more

Photo for representative purpose only Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stones for five National Highways projects worth Rs 5010 crore in Tamil Nadu today PM will dedicate to the nation the two-laning of 122 km section of NH-38 (Old NH-234) falling in Vellore, Thiruvannamalai and Viluppuram districts, and four laning of 32 km section of NH-381 in Tirupur district. Modi will also lay the foundation stone for four-laning of 116.5 km Vikravandi-Sethiathope-Cholapuram-Thanjavur section of NH-36 (old NH-45C) in Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Ariyalur and Thanjavur districts, six-laning of 36 km long Karaipettai-Walajapet section of NH-48 ... Read more

Kappil BridgeKappil Beach is a picturesque tourism spot near Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.  Located just 7 km away from Varkala, Kappil is a peaceful area with ample chances to simply relax and savour the beauty of nature, where the backwaters embrace the Arabian Sea. The beach is very serene and without much crowd as in the case of other beaches of Kerala. Riding on the beach road is a delightful experience, with beautiful backwaters on one side and blue sea on the other. The beach is a must watch place for those who visit Varkala. Kappil Beach Technically ... Read more

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group, has finalized all preparations to once again celebrate International Women’s Day by operating an All-Women Functioned Flight this time on Addis Ababa – Stockholm – Oslo route on March 08, 2019. The all-women flight will have as a theme of “All women functioned flight to operate from the continent of African to meet with their counterparts in Europe to show the power of women to the world” The historical flight will be operated by Ethiopian Airlines women professionals from flight deck all the way to the ground including airport operations, flight dispatch, load control, ... Read more