Category: Special

Whether it’s during a winter “Bomb Cyclone” or damaging ice storms and heavy winds, every traveller can use these helpful travel tips by Travel Leaders Group… As inclement weather has taken its toll on many travelers these last few months, tens of thousands of Travel Leaders Group travel agents across North America and Europe associated with America’s largest retail travel company, have arranged alternative travel plans for their clients the moment the need arises, and given endless advice. Whether it is flight delays and cancellations due to high winds caused by the “Nor’easter” sweeping through New York and Washington DC, ... Read more

The World Wildlife Day is observed across the world on March 3, 2018 to celebrate beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and raises awareness to conserve the wildlife. World Wildlife Day is celebrated in 2018 under the theme “Big cats: predators under threat”. Big cats are among the most widely recognized and admired animals across the globe. However, today these charismatic predators are facing many and varied threats, which are mostly caused by human activities. Overall, their populations are declining at a disturbing rate due to loss of habitat and prey, conflicts with people, poaching and illegal trade. ... Read more

Meet the couple who flew around the world in Business and First Class using points and paid less than $2,200 for $55,000 worth of airfare. Alex Miller, the founder of UpgradedPoints.com, and his wife Erin are committed to showing people how to maximize travel reward points and experience incredible adventures. Alex and Erin recently put their bold strategies into practice by taking an unforgettable trip around the world. Flying business and first class on top-rated airlines, Alex and Erin spent a total of only $2,173 on tickets that normally would have cost over $55,000. And they did this all by leveraging ... Read more

George Corones, a veteran swimmer from Australia sets new world record by completing 50-metre freestyle, in under 56.12 seconds for the 100-104 age category. Georg Corones, hailing from Brisbane, Australia took his career to the next level after attaining the age of 80, with his passion to exercise. George crowned the world record by smashing the previous achievement of a British swimmer, who took around 1.31 minutes to finish the same category spell. George, who is about to turn 100 in April, was overwhelmed by the cheering crowd, at Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. “It was an exemplary swim for me, ... Read more

A major portion of ice, covering the sea at Antartica had been reduced for the second straight year, according to reports by Australian Scientists. A satellite report sent from the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), states that about 2.15 million sq km of surrounding ice had been recorded at the lowest point. “Since August 2016, the sea ice coverage has been tracking well below the long-term average,” said Phil Reid scientist at Bureau of Meteorology, Antarctic. The ice cover is very important for the survival of marine micro-organisms as well as great whales. It also plays a crucial role in the ... Read more

Spring break and summer vacation are on the horizon, and many families are planning road trips and family travel over the next several months. With Dream Dinners‘ 16 years of experience helping families spend more time together through assembled meals, they’ve learned a few tricks for making family travel less stressful and less expensive, too. Photo Courtesy: vuelio Consider a vacation rental over a hotel. Having access to an entire home means use of a fully stocked kitchen, the ability to store ingredients for homemade meals, and being able to enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner together around the table more ... Read more

February 2nd is considered World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Each year since 1997, the Ramsar Secretariat has provided materials to help raise public awareness about the importance and value of wetlands. The international theme for World Wetlands Day 2018 is ‘Wetlands for a sustainable urban future’. The Ramsar Convention Secretariat has developed a number of downloadable World Wetlands Day materials for 2018, including posters, infographics, Power Point presentations, fact sheets and a t-shirt ... Read more

It was a proud moment for Subash Palekar, a farmer in Belora village in the district of Amaravati, Maharashtra, after winning Padmashri for his Zero Budget Natural Farming Model back in 2016. Subash Palekar, a BSc graduate in Agriculture, was known as ‘Krishi ka Rishi’ by fellow farmers. Palekar had always kept this in mind that  using chemical fertilizers is not only bad for health but also result in a drop in the yield. Palekar religiously researched about the concept of zero farming and only after 3 long years of research he could find that the chemical fertilizers are spoiling ... Read more

A Moment that was anticipated by millions across the world has finally happened yesterday. A complete lunar eclipse witnessed by people of all age groups with a smile on their face as they were lucky to watch the event that occurs once in 150 years. Aravind GS of Tourism News Live captures the historic episode…

ANNE and JACKY were new to God’s own country. The sisters from America shared their selected photos clicked from different parts of Kerala to Tourism News Live.

The Yard, a new urban space opens at Al Khawaneej area in Dubai. The Yard was open to public on January 25, 2018. Encompassing Last Exit D89, the trendy hipster food truck, which launched in 2017 as an initial phase, The Yard features minimalistc, contemporary design to suit the urban needs. The Yard is billed as a ‘suburban hideaway’.  

“To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love to fly, the sky is home”. The International Paragliding Festival at Vagamon is giving an opportunity for the ‘sky lover’. Let’s have a glimpse at the festival… Photo Courtesy: fb page International Paragliding Fest – Vagamon Every year, since 2006 Vagamon sky gets colourful with countless paragliding enthusiasts from all over the world, to take part in the International Paragliding Festival (IPF). This year, IPF Vagamon 2017-18 is going to put it up with something special for its believers. Photo Courtesy :fb page International Paragliding Fest – Vagamon International ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Southwest Airlines Seldom do we care about abandoned canines and cats. But, here we have some pretty good news coming up from the Carribean Island Puerto Rico. America’s Southwest Airlines Chief Pilot David Newton flew all the way in his Boeing 737, just to rescue puppies and kittens that were stranded after the hurricane hit Maria in San Juan. David Newton, who has done more hundreds of rescue operations, said this was very special to him. Newton and the special rescue team called ‘lucky rescue’ flew to the city just for giving a second chance of life to the ... Read more

Santhosh George Kulangara needs no introduction for not only Keralites, but also for travel enthusiasts across the world. For malayalees, he is not just a travel enthusiast; Santhosh has taken the typical ‘mallu’ to places they haven’t even heard of. He is the one who brought the world wonders to their living rooms. For the past sixteen plus years he has been winning the hearts of many with ‘Sancharam’, the well-known travelogue program aired on television channels and has crossed more than 1300 episodes. ‘Sancharam’ has been well received by people of all ages and have been remained a favourite to millions ... Read more

When you are heading up the dense forests and slippery boulders of Agasthyakoodam, you need to be very careful as it is a difficult climb. What would a trekker keep in mind while climbing the steep Agasthyarkoodam? Here’s some expert advice from Viswanath of Summiters India, who has climbed the peak more than 10 times!