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Thinking the unthinkable: visa-free travel between India and Pakistan

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is pushing for visa-free travel with India, and has gone to the extent of saying Islamabad might do it unilaterally if New Delhi is not prepared to go the distance.

As ideas go, visa-free travel in a globalised world isn't anything remarkable. In the context of the tortured India-Pakistan relationship this, however, would be nothing short of a political masterstroke.

Source: blogs.reuters.com

Labels: India, pakistan, visa

posted by iTravelnet news  # 2:45 PM

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

Labels: bombings, India

posted by iTravelnet news  # 10:30 AM

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

Labels: India, railway

posted by iTravelnet news  # 3:53 PM

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

Labels: India, rail

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:03 AM

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

Labels: India, travel awards

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:43 AM

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

Labels: India, trains

posted by iTravelnet news  # 11:59 AM

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

Labels: commuters, India, mumbai, train

posted by iTravelnet news  # 1:48 PM

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

Labels: filthy cities, India

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:17 AM

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

Labels: India, railways, smart card

posted by iTravelnet news  # 3:31 PM

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

Labels: bigfoot, India, investigation

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:49 PM

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.

timesonline.co.uk

Labels: India, railway, trains

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:41 PM

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

Labels: fire, India, train

posted by iTravelnet news  # 1:34 PM

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

Labels: flyers, India, inexperienced

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:13 PM

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

Labels: Ardh Kumbh, Hindu, India

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:39 PM

Goa away... please, say police

Souvenir hawkers have been banned from south Goa's beaches.

travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)

Labels: goa, India

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:03 PM

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

Labels: hotel, India

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:09 PM

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)

Labels: India

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:19 PM

Celebrate Buddha's birthday in India

Indian tourism authorities are planning to capitalise on the 2550th anniversary of Buddha's birth in November with a 'Come to India, Walk with the Buddha' campaign aimed at those seeking spiritual enlightenment.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Labels: buddha, India

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:40 PM