TRAVEL NEWS
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Seven bombs kill 80 in Indian tourist city
Seven near-simultaneous bomb blasts tore through crowded markets in the Indian tourist city of Jaipur today, killing at least 80 people and wounding 150 in what police said was a terror attack.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Indian rail to get big investment
India's giant state-run railway network is to get a $56bn investment programme over the next five years.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Core sector slowdown may derail luxury travel ride
Will India's dodgy road and airport infrastructure slow down the growth of the luxury travel and retail market? The jury at the Economic Times dialogue on 'luxury on the go' believes it will.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
India is the numero uno travel destination
Known for its incredible snake charmers and age-old monuments to the world of tourism, India has emerged as the numero uno travel destinations trailing beauties of Italy, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand.
India's emergence to the top spot, over the fourth last year, was revealed by a survey conducted by a widely-read British magazine Conde Nest Traveller, which gives away Readers Travel Awards, considered to be the Oscar awards of the tourism industry.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
India's emergence to the top spot, over the fourth last year, was revealed by a survey conducted by a widely-read British magazine Conde Nest Traveller, which gives away Readers Travel Awards, considered to be the Oscar awards of the tourism industry.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Labels: India, travel awards
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Indian railways chug into the future
For years the state-owned system was the ultimate symbol of socialist India - a service subsidised by the state so that the vast lengths of the country could be linked.
While impressive, it was also characterised by poor services, slow trains, filthy stations and archaic signalling systems. It also never made any money. Now, remarkably, all that has changed.
news.bbc.co.uk
While impressive, it was also characterised by poor services, slow trains, filthy stations and archaic signalling systems. It also never made any money. Now, remarkably, all that has changed.
news.bbc.co.uk
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Mumbai trains may be world's deadliest commute
They are the arteries that keep Mumbai's economy ticking, rattling 6 million people a day to offices, shops and factories. But arriving safe and sound for work after a trip on Mumbai's clogged railways is no mean feat. On average 4,000 people die a year on Mumbai's railways, crushed under trains, electrocuted by overhead power lines or killed as they lean from jam-packed carriages to gasp for air. It is perhaps the world's deadliest commute.
edition.cnn.com
edition.cnn.com
Labels: commuters, India, mumbai, train
Friday, July 13, 2007
Indian luxury hotel boss calls for clean-up
The head of one of India's top luxury hotel chains called on the country Wednesday to launch a major clean-up of its filthy cities or suffer a drop in tourist arrivals.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: filthy cities, India
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Indian Railways mulls smart cards for inter-city travel
The Railways are planning to issue smart cards to facilitate inter-city travel. This card will work as a prepaid device which will allow commuters to travel specified routes via rail without worrying about cash.
economictimes.indiatimes.com
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Labels: India, railways, smart card
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
India bigfoot sightings prompt probe
Terrified Indian villagers have claimed that 'bigfoot' type hairy giants are roaming the jungles close to the borders with Bangladesh and Bhutan, prompting authorities to investigate the increased sightings.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: bigfoot, India, investigation
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
After 150 years of discomfort, Indian railways wake up to the 21st century
India's Minister of Railways has announced plans to overhaul its rail system which will include the introduction of 32 new trains, replacing all wooden benches with cushion-covered seats, installing 6000 new ticket machines and a reduction in ticket prices.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: India, railway, trains
Monday, February 19, 2007
Dozens dead in India train fire
At least 53 people have been killed in a fire on a train traveling from the Indian capital Delhi to Pakistan.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Friday, February 09, 2007
First-time flyers trouble India
A report by an Indian airline has recommended that people be taught the do's and don'ts of air travel, with inexperienced flyers presenting a new set of challenges for India's burgeoning airline industry.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: flyers, India, inexperienced
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Millions bathe at Hindu festival
Millions of Hindus have gathered for one of the world's largest congregations, the Ardh Kumbh festival in northern India.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Ardh Kumbh, Hindu, India
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Goa away... please, say police
Souvenir hawkers have been banned from south Goa's beaches.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
India hotels not keeping up with demand
As India's economy booms, foreigners and newly affluent Indians are finding a shortage of places to stay when visiting the country's big cities.
news.yahoo.com
news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Aircraft fail to keep up with India's rising class
The Indian government is planning to double the number of aircraft permitted in airspace above metropolitan airports, cutting distance between commercial jets and halving height separations, in an effort to keep up with growth from private enterprise.
business.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
business.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: India
