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India to have 200 airports by 2040; 1000 aircrafts to add in 7-8 years

The country is planning to have a total of 200 airports by 2040, against the 99 at present. “We would also be adding 1000 aircrafts in the next 7-8 years and one billion trips in the next 15 years,” said R N Choubey, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. He was speaking at the Global Aviation […]

Modi to inaugurate project Development of Spiritual Circuit in Kerala today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the project “Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala” being implemented under the Swadesh Drashan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in the presence of Palanisamy Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister of Kerala, K J Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, […]

Good days are ahead for Cruise Tourism in Kerala

As per statistics form the tourism department, during the tourist season – from October to April, 26 luxury ships with around 35,000 tourists have arrived in Kerala. Where the projected number of tourists for the season was around 50,000; the number of tourists arrived within two months is considered to be a positive sign in […]

Narendra Modi to visit Padmanabhaswamy temple on January 15

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Considered as a most important pilgrimage site in Kerala, the iconic Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram has been the prime attraction for the domestic tourists and devotees in and outside the state over the years. And, with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting this richest temple in the world, the authorities are expecting a major thrust in […]

Pakistan – an embodiment of lasting beauty and diverse culture

Watching out what’s hidden in the small country of an area 796,096 sq.km? Your excitement would know no bounds after you landed in this land of beauty. Each part of Pakistan has an enriched speciality of beauty to which you will be spellbound. Your words would not quite enough to praise the scenes that this […]

Kerala awarded the most welcoming place in India

Kerala voted the ‘most welcoming place in India’ as per a poll conducted by Booking.com. According to the 7th annual edition of the Guest Review Awards survey, five destinations from Kerala got place in the total 10 most visited places in India. Varkala, Kochi, Thekkady, Allepy (Alappuzha) and Munnar were the places enlisted among top […]

Cold weather rejuvenate Munnar Tourism

Munnar, the renowned hill station of Kerala, witnessed a blanket of frost on last Monday as the temperature dipped to -4 degrees Celsius. The cold wave has been continuing in all over south India, which has rejuvenated the tourism sector after being dormant in recent months, due to various factors. The hill station is getting […]

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas kick off their dreamy Caribbean Honeymoon

After ringing in the New Year in Switzerland, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are now in Caribbean for their honeymoon. Chopra and her 26-year-old singer husband landed in the Caribbean on Tuesday, January 8. Speculations are that Nickyanka are currently on the island of Grenada, the tri-island destination (which also includes the islands of Petite Martinique […]

This Kiwi couple quit their job and getting paid to travel the world!

Brook Sabin and Radha Engling are two kiwis, who were just like any other working couple almost a couple of years ago. Today, they are travelling the world and getting paid for it. The couple, both originally from Northland, who have been together since high school,  have travelled to more than 40 countries, including India, by […]

Vasantholsavam – the spring festival is back in Thiruvananthapuram

Vasantholsavam – the spring festival is back in Thiruvananthapuram. A nine-day long flower show, organized by the tourism department will kick off on January 11 2019. Other than flower show, the event will feature an exhibition-cum-sale of agricultural produce, rare herbs and medicinal plants, and food festivals. It was announced by the Tourism Minister, Kadakampally […]

Wayanad tourism destinations to go green

A R Ajayakumar, Wayanad District Collector, convened a meeting of the task force of ‘Haritha Keralam Mission’, to declare all tourism destinations in the district plastic-free. “As decided in the meeting, District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) will be directed to ban plastic in all tourism destinations in the district,” said the Collector after the meeting. […]

Crooked Forest- an unsolved mystery in Poland

The Crooked Forest is one of the weirdest and interesting places in Poland that not many people actually know about. If you want to experience something completely different you should definitely consider a trip to the Crooked Forest. It is a great place for taking pictures and if you are into creepy places don’t hold […]

India aims at 200,000 km of National Highways

As per the press release issued on 8th January 2018, the government aims at enhancing  the length of National Highways in the country to 200,000 kms. Currently the country have around 131,326 km of national highways. In addition to this about 53,031 km of state roads has been declared as new NHs in principal. The […]

Indian Railway to ensure ‘jerk-free’ journey to passengers

Indian Railways envisages providing a comfortable jerk free journey to its passengers and endeavours to achieve that with the use of better technology continuously. Currently travel by rail is not that comfortable as travelling by road and Air. In order to minimize the effect of jerks and to improve riding comfort for passengers, Indian Railways […]

Social media continues to influence the way we travel: Cox & Kings

Peter Kerkar, Group CEO, Cox & Kings shares his views on trends that are set to define travel in 2019. Travel to influence For millennials, travelling to new places, exploring new experiences, trying out new cuisines and interacting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds has become an intrinsic part of their lifestyle. This passionate generation […]