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22/12/2008 MoT gives positive nod to tourism proposals sent by Maharashtra ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
Anish V Punnackattu | New
Delhi The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) recently gave a
positive nod to Maharashtra Tourism for developing
tourism related project ... 22/12/2008 Lalu promises cool, cheap travel Calcutta Telegraph, India Ranchi, Dec. 21: It was a train of goodies from railway minister Lalu Prasad for the people of Daltonganj
in particular and passengers in general. .. 22/12/2008 GoAir to expand fleet size to 35 by March 2011 Economic Times, India MUMBAI:
Wadia Group’s no-frills airline GoAir
is expanding its operations and increasing fleet. The airline has decided to
scale up its fleet size to 35 by ... 22/12/2008 State Govt to develop 2 new tourist circuits Assam Tribune, India GUWAHATI,
Dec 21 – In a bid to give a boost to the fledgling tourism sector, the State
Tourism Department is developing two circuits – Kaliabor
... 22/12/2008 Terror
tourism? Taj overtakes Gateway of India MSN India, India Mumbai:
The new phenomenon of terror tourism seems to have taken root in the metropolis
with tourists and even locals preferring to have themselves 'shot' ... 22/12/2008 Daijiworld.com, India Mumbai,
Dec 21: Terrorist-hit structures like the Taj Mahal and Oberoi Hotel along with
Nariman House and Leopold Cafe have now become the favourite spots, ... 22/12/2008 Tourist
destination councils on the anvil Express Buzz, India Home
and Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
speaking after cub in a zoo in Thrissur on Saturday.
PALAKKAD: The government proposes to set up tourist ... 22/12/2008 Manmohan to meet diplomats over travel advisories Sify, India Panaji: The Central Government will hold a meeting with all heads
of diplomatic missions in the country to discuss some countries’ adverse travel
advisories ... 21/12/2008 Indian
tourism is serious slump Bombay News, India India's
tourism industry is facing a slump after two luxury hotels popular with
foreigners in Mumbai were used to launch deadly terror attacks. ... 21/12/2008 Jet-Travel
Agents stalemate : Who will take the bigger pie ? Economic Times, India JET
Airways is refusing to pay commission to travel agents. In retaliation, travel
agents are refusing to book clients on Jet! ... 21/12/2008 Indian
domestic, outbound travel industry is strong Economic Times, India Known
for its pioneering luxury spa resort ‘Ananda in the
Himalayas’, New-Delhi based IHHR Hospitality is opening business hotels under
the brand ‘Ista’ in ... 21/12/2008 Bhutan
seeks private partnership to boost tourism Indopia, India Gangtok , Dec 20 Blessed with a pristine natural landscape, Bhutan
today said that it would seek to invite private partnership to boost its
tourism industry ... 21/12/2008 PM
to discuss tourism post-Mumabi attacks with missions'
heads Press Trust of India, India Panaji, Dec 20 (PTI) In the face of adverse travel advisories by a
number of countries post-Mumbai terror attack, the Centre has decided to call a
three-day ... 21/12/2008 Yatra.com
awarded by Red Herring Moneycontrol.com (press release), India Yatra.com,
one of the largest and leading online travel companies in India, has been
announced as a winner of the ‘2008 Red Herring Top 100 Start-ups’ in ... 21/12/2008 Tourism-related
business proposals to be showcased at Kerala ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala state tourism and industry departments are jointly organising ‘Entee Naadu’, a two-day meeting of the Malayalee
... 21/12/2008 Travel
trade associations to withdraw support to SIA from December ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
Anish V Punnackattu | New
Delhi Travel trade associations have cautioned Singapore Airlines (SIA), in a
letter sent to Woo Foo, General Manager, ... 21/12/2008 FHRAI
and ADTOI to work together to promote domestic tourism HospitalityBizIndia, India By
P Krishna Kumar | New Delhi Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of
India (FHRAI) will work closely with the Association of Domestic Tour ... 21/12/2008 Tourism
ind grapples with eco slowdown, not security issues Moneycontrol.com, India British
tourists are not deterred by the Mumbai attacks and are packing off for their
planned India holidays. Tour operators say its not security concerns, 21/12/2008 Orissa Tourism to Mahanadi River
Cruising project Express Buzz, India CUTTACK:
The eternal verse ‘Mahanadire jyotsna
bihara’ of Mayadhar Mansingh, serenading the serene waters of Mahanadi on a balmy moonlit night, ... ~~ 20/12/2008 Kerala
to organise 2-day tourism fair at Kochi Indopia, India Thiruvananthapuram
, Dec 19 Kerala Tourism is organising a two-day meet from December 23 at Kochi
inviting investment in the sector. ... 20/12/2008 Visiting
India? Be ready to pay more for travel insurance Economic Times, India NEW
DELHI: The recent spate of terror attacks in India has led to an increase in
travel insurance premium for foreign tourists. ... 20/12/2008 Travel:
What weekend means for techies? CIOL, India BANGALORE,
INDIA: Project deadlines, internal meetings, reporting to manager, striving
through busy roads to reach office, achieving numbers, ... 20/12/2008 Panel
pulls up tourism ministry for shortage of hotel rooms Times of India, India NEW
DELHI: With a shortage of 40000 rooms for the Commonwealth Games in 2010, a
parliamentary report on Friday pulled up the tourism ministry for failing to ... 20/12/2008 Winter
storm snarls air travel in US Midwest Reuters India, India By
Kyle Peterson CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A winter storm in the US Midwest
resulted in widespread flight cancellations and delays, disrupting travel ... 20/12/2008 Special
packages coming for tourism sector? NDTV.com, India There
is finally some good news for the tourism industry hit by the global recession
and the Mumbai terror attacks. The Ministry of Tourism is working with .. 20/12/2008 Travel
Postcard: 48 hours in Hong Kong at Christmas time Reuters India, India By
James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Reknowned for fine dining, bountiful
shopping and buzzing nightlife, the financial hub and former British ... 20/12/2008 India
to develop semi-cryogenic engines for space travel MSN India, India New
Delhi: The Indian government Friday approved the development of semi-cryogenic
engines for space transportation at a cost of Rs.1798 crore (approx Rs.18 . 20/12/2008 Jet
Airways wins ‘Airline with Best First-Class Service in the ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Mumbai Jet Airways was voted as the ‘Airline with Best First-Class
Service in the World’ on the 15th of this month by readers of Business 20/12/2008 More than 500
investors to visit Kerala tourism meet India PRwire (press release), India More
than 500 prospective domestic and overseas investors have registered at 'Entee
Naadu', a two-day meeting of the Malayalee diaspora and entrepreneurs to ... 20/12/2008 IndiaHotelReview
bags ‘Best Travel Site’ web award TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Mumbai IndiaHotelReview.com or IHR, the online travel community and
hotel booking portal was recently awarded as the Best travel website of ... 20/12/2008 Travel
Picks: Top 10 unusual stores for holiday gifts Reuters India, India NEW
YORK (Reuters Life!) - For shoppers looking for a store with a bit of a
difference for holiday gifts, web site VirtualTourist.com ... 20/12/2008 WB
Tourism to organise a two-day Bishnupur Utsav from Dec-27 Indopia, India Kolkata
, Dec 19 For the first time Tourism department of the West Bengal Government
would organise a two-day Bishnupur Utsav from December 27 showcasing ... 20/12/2008 Vietnam
to cut hotel, airline prices as tourism falls TopNews, India Hanoi
- Vietnam will cut prices at hotels and on state-owned Vietnam Airlines by 30
to 50 per cent to boost the country's tourism industry, hit hard by the ... 20/12/2008 Galileo
Express ranks Yatra.com as best online travel agency 2008 domain-B, India Top
online travel company Yatra.com, has been voted the 'Best Online Travel Agency'
of the year 2008 at the Galileo Express Travel World's awards held in ... 20/12/2008 Rediff, India I
don't know if any one of you have been following these developments, but
Mumbai-based low-cost airline GoAir has suddenly taken a U-turn. ... 20/12/2008 Tours
after terror: Govt woos agents Hindustan Times, India In
a move which could send wrong signals to Goa-bound vacationers, the state
government banned parties and celebrations on beaches and other open areas ... 20/12/2008 Myiris.com, India The
scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 183.20 and low of Rs 168.45. The
total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 178753. In the earlier session 20/12/2008 Mackay
Wilderness River Trips Is Seeing North American Travel ... Merinews, India With
the growing value of the Euro come US travel deals like we've never seen
before. Visit the lower United States largest untamed wilderness area, ... 20/12/2008 Indonesia's
tourist arrivals tipped to rise 25 per cent in 2009 TopNews, India Jakarta
- Indonesia is confident its number of foreign tourists would increase up to 25
per cent next year despite previous downward expectations because of ... 20/12/2008 Foreign
tourist arrivals show steep rise during 2008: MoT HospitalityBizIndia, India By
Anish V Punnackattu | New Delhi In a statement made recently in the Rajya
Sabha, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, Kanti Singh said that India ... 19-Dec-08 Tourism
Australia participates in ‘Celebrating Vivaha’ to tap New ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
Khushboo Sahrawat | Mumbai Tourism Australia (TA) participated at ‘Celebrating
Vivaha’, one of India’s leading wedding exhibition organised by Vintage ... 19-Dec-08 KeyToss
Announces Four Free Travel Tools for the Mobile Web IT News Online, India ENGLEWOOD
CLIFFS, NJ, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyToss (), a fast-growing mobile web
portal, announced its first steps into the travel services market with a ... 19-Dec-08 Tourism
events face cash crunch Times of India, India CHANDIGARH:
Tourism promotional events in the city could soon be put on hold unless the
department of finance puts its stamp on the expenditure made in . 19-Dec-08 Kashmir,
Jammu travel agents join hands to promote tourism GreaterKashmir.com (press release), India Srinagar,
Dec 18: The Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK) and Association of
Jammu Travel Agents (AJTA) today resolved to jointly promote the ... 19-Dec-08 MCD
yet to clear old travel bills of former mayor, commissioner Delhi Newsline, India New
Delhi The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has yet to clear a bill of Rs 6 lakh for
a trip taken by then municipal commissioner Rakesh Mehta and then ... 19-Dec-08 Travel
agent to refund Rs 52000 to Mohali family Chandigarh Newsline, India Chandigarh
Owing to a travel agent’s slackness, a Mohali-based family missed their flight
to Kathmandu leaving their hopes of a holiday shattered. ... 19-Dec-08 SpiceJet
plane makes emergency landing Expressindia.com, India New
Delhi A flight to Jammu had to make an emergency landing at the Delhi Airport
on Thursday morning after the Air Traffic Control (ATC) noticed parts had 19-Dec-08 BRTS
will make bus travel safer, easier Times of India, India Ahmedabad:
The ambitious BRTS project is the sole silver lining in the city's mass
transport history. Not only will it drive some sense into the mass ... 19-Dec-08 Now,
travel agents target foreign airlines over commissions Economic Times, India MUMBAI:
Travel agents have threatened to boycott international airlines from January
for non-receipt of commission. They have taken the decision after their ... 19-Dec-08 Travel
advisories reviewed on India's behest: tourism minister Smash Hits, India New
Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Many countries have reviewed or removed their travel
advisories against visiting India in the wake of terrorist attacks after the ... 19-Dec-08 Spicejet
starts new flights from Jaipur Indopia, India Jaipur
, Dec 17 Low cost carrier Spicejet today started new flights out of Jaipur to Ahmedabad,
Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata. 19-Dec-08 JK
travel agent bodies to launch tourism campaign across India Indopia, India Jammu
, Dec 18 Travel agent bodies here have decided to join hands to launch a major
tourism campaign across India to attract tourists to the state. ... 19-Dec-08 IndiaHotelReview
bags 'Best Travel Site' Web Award Moneycontrol.com, India IndiaHotelReview.com
or IHR as popularly known, India’s leading online Travel community cum hotel
booking portal just got the coveted award for the best ... 19-Dec-08 onlineindiannews, India Winning
the national award for the best-maintained tourist-friendly national park in
2007-08, Pench Tiger Reserve comprises the Indira Priyadarshini Pench .. 19-Dec-08 Spicejet aircraft
lands under emergency conditions Hindu, India New
Delhi (PTI): A Jammu-bound SpiceJet plane, with 157 passengers and crew members
onboard, had to land under emergency conditions on Thursday at the IGI 19-Dec-08 Rail Tourist
Facilitation Centres Webnewswire.com, India The
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd. has set up 8 Tourist
Facilitation Centres – One each in Mumbai CSTM, Secunderabad, Siliguri, Gaya, ... 19-Dec-08 SpiceJet,
IndiGo, GoAir likely to cut fares by 8 - 10% next month TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Mumbai Indian Low Cost Carriers (LCC) SpiceJet, IndiGo Airlines and
GoAir are likely to slash fares by eight to ten per cent by next month 19-Dec-08 Webnewswire.com, India The
Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that India is being
promoted as a multi attraction tourism destination including MICE through ... 19-Dec-08 Foreign
tourist arrivals show steep rise during 2008: MoT TravelBizMonitor, India By
Anish V Punnackattu | New Delhi In a statement made recently in the Rajya
Sabha, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, Kanti Singh said that India ... 19-Dec-08 Amadeus
allows travel agencies to book 80000 hotels Moneycontrol.com, India Amadeus,
a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and
tourism industry, has announced that the number of properties in its ... 19-Dec-08 Bus
to promote Madhya Pradesh tourist sites Newstrack India, India Bhopal,
Dec 18 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corp has designed an
exhibition bus that will travel within and outside the state to promote ... 19-Dec-08 MP govt
committed to promoting tourism in state: Chouhan Zee News, India Bhopal,
Dec 18: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that his
government would make all efforts for promoting tourism in the state. .. 19-Dec-08 Nobel
Laureate at IIIT Allahabad - Time Travel is not possible IndiaEduNews.net, India Allahabad:
1990 Nobel Laureate Jerome Isaac Friedman while interacting with journalists
and students at the Nobel Laureates' Science Conclave at the Indian ... 19-Dec-08 SpiceJet,
IndiGo & GoAir likely to cut fares by 10% Siasat Daily, India Mumbai,
December 18: Come next year and air travellers will have more reasons to cheer.
Three budget airlines—SpiceJet, IndiGo and GoAir—are likely to slash . 19-Dec-08 India's
first space tourist gears for challenge Times Now.tv, India Indian
film producer and businessman, Santhosh George Kulangara 19-Dec-08 Myiris.com, India The
scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 162.90 and low of Rs 152.50. The
total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 59612. In the earlier session, 19-Dec-08 AirAsia
offers 1, 00000 free tickets to Thailand to boost battered ... TravelBizMonitor, India BY
TBM Staff | Mumbai AirAsia is offering 1, 00000 free tickets to Thailand under
a regional marketing campaign, ‘Get Your Baht To Thailand’ (a play on Thai ... 19-Dec-08 US holiday
travel expected to fall 2.1 pct - AAA Reuters India, India NEW
YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The number of Americans expected to travel during the
Christmas holiday will fall 2.1 percent from last year's levels, 19-Dec-08 NZ's
Tourism Hldgs sells stake in InterCity Reuters India, India WELLINGTON,
Dec 17 (Reuters) - New Zealand tourism operator Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL.NZ:
Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it had sold its 49 19-Dec-08 Kesari
Tours launches low cost tours to destinations in SE Asia ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
Khushboo Sahrawat | Mumbai Considering the current economic scenario, Kesari
Tours recently launched low cost tours for the next year. ... 18-Dec-08 TTAG
insists state is a safe tourist destination Times of India, India PANAJI:
The Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) has confirmed that the state
has not stopped its tradition of celebrating Christmas and New Year. ... 18-Dec-08 ‘Getting
tourism and healthcare investments to Punjab difficult’ Chandigarh Newsline, India Chandigarh
Industry leaders expressed concern over “decay” of Punjab cities at an
interaction organised in New Delhi by the state government and FICCI on ... 18-Dec-08 US
holiday travel to drop for first time since '02 Reuters India, India NEW
YORK (Reuters) - Christmas holiday travel this year will likely end up as a
casualty of the downturn in the economy, with Americans expected to travel ... 18-Dec-08 Goa
tourism industry blames media for fall in tourists Smash Hits, India Panaji,
Dec 17 (IANS) After global recession and the Mumbai terror attacks, the Goan
tourism industry has now trained its sights on the media, ... 18-Dec-08 Now,
medical tourism takes a hit Mumbai Newsline, India Mumbai
Since 26/11, the country’s growing medical tourism industry is facing a
setback, as the financial capital, considered the most yielding, ... 18-Dec-08 SpiceJet,
IndiGo & GoAir likely to cut fares by 10% Economic Times, India MUMBAI:
Come next year and air travellers will have more reasons to cheer. Three budget
airlines—SpiceJet, IndiGo and GoAir—are likely to slash fares by 18-Dec-08 State to
focus on adventure tourism Hindu, India HYDERABAD:
The government has decided to give priority for developing adventure tourism
projects in various districts and asked Collectors to explore and ... 18-Dec-08 Canadian
foreign travel down in October The Money Times, India Oyyawa
-- Canadian trips abroad fell 3.2 percent in October to 4.2 million, although
overnight travel from the United States into Canada rose, ... 18-Dec-08 Finmin
rejects tourism pitch for subsidies to budget hotels Livemint, India New
Delhi: Union finance ministry has rejected a tourism ministry proposal to
subsidize private companies building one-three-star category hotels. ... 18-Dec-08 All
out efforts to boost tourism Central Chronicle, India By
Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Dec 17: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has
said that all out efforts would be made to further boost tourism in Madhya ... 18-Dec-08 Spicejet
launches more flights from Ahmedabad Gujarat Global.com, India Low
cost airlines Spicejet has launched more flights from Ahmedabad. The airlines
would launch direct services to Mumbai, Jaipur and Goa while there would 18-Dec-08 MoT
sanctions funds to promote Rural Tourism in states, union ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | New Delhi The Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni,
yesterday in the capital, said that the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) will provide ... 18-Dec-08 Air
travel levy to adapt climate change: IIED Livemint, India PTI
Mumbai: The UK-based International Institute for Environment and Development
(IIED) has suggested an air travel levy could provide a multi-billion ... 18-Dec-08 GreatEscapes
a Travel Advisory Firm launched in Bangalore India PRwire (press release), India In
the mood to trade in the city pollution for some fresh mountain air? Would rather
go trekking through the jungles than plod your way through rush hour ... 18-Dec-08 Enbridge
Deploys Cisco TelePresence to Reduce Travel Costs and ... Prdomain Business Register (press release), India 16
Dec 2008 , San Jose, Calif : Enbridge Inc. is deploying the innovative Cisco
TelePresenceTM virtual meeting solution to better link teams, 18-Dec-08 New
pan-India luxury tourist train to showcase heritage MSN India, India A
new luxury train that will showcase the best of Indian heritage will soon
trundle down the railway tracks across the country. The Indian Railways
Catering ... 18-Dec-08 Kingfisher
Airlines and Jet Airways may cut fares by January 2009 TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Mumbai Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways are contemplating
another round of fare cuts. After reducing fuel surcharge by Rs 550 per ticket . 18-Dec-08 FCm
Travel Solutions awarded as "BEST BUSINESS TRAVEL OPERATOR" at ... India PRwire (press release), India Corporate
travel management specialist FCm Travel Solutions has won the award for
"Best Business Travel Operator" at the recently conducted 6th Galileo
... 18-Dec-08 Despite
meltdown, Shimla hoteliers expect tourist inflow to rise Newstrack India, India Shimla,
Dec 17 (IANS) The financial meltdown and the Mumbai terror attacks have had
little impact on Shimla's holiday tourism, and hotel room bookings have ... 18-Dec-08 If
India tours, Pak will be no pushovers: Haq Smash Hits, India Karachi,
Dec.17 (ANI): Pakistan cricket vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes India has
risen in Test stature primarily on the back of their prolific batters, ... 18-Dec-08 HIV
can travel through a woman’s healthy genital skin TheMedGuru, India By
Jaspreet Kaur Chicago, United States, December 17: A startling research done by
researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine ... 18-Dec-08 AAA
Forecasts a Decrease in Christmas Holiday Travel Webnewswire.com, India AAA
projects a slight decline in the number of Americans traveling during the
Christmas holiday period. Nearly 63.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles ... 17-Dec-08 Special
package tours to Goa for gamblers! Herald Publications, India A
travel marketing website, travelmasti.com, has announced the launch of package
tours for gamblers to play in Goa’s floating casinos. 17-Dec-08 No
big IT purchase for Fcm Travel Solutions CIOL, India BANGALORE,
INDIA: The global financial crisis has cast its spell on every industry. The
downturn has made many companies sit up and take note of the . 17-Dec-08 Travel
and tee-off take a haze hit Calcutta Telegraph, India Fog
hung heavy over the Calcutta skyline for the second consecutive day, disrupting
everything from takeoff to tee-off. Eleven flights to the city were ... 17-Dec-08 Mumbai
terror claims new target, tourism industry IBNLive.com, India DOUBLE
WHAMMY: The recession and terror attacks have been a double blow for the travel
and tourism sector. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. ... 17-Dec-08 Assam Tribune, India GUWAHATI,
Dec 16 – The October 30 serial blasts in Assam and the subsequent terror
strikes in Mumbai have taken its toll on the tourism sector in the State, ... 17-Dec-08 Titanic
centre to become Belfast tourist attraction TopNews, India London
- A centre to commemorate the Titanic in the city where the famous luxury liner
was built almost 100 years ago was given the go-ahead by Belfast city ... 17-Dec-08 Spiti
Ecosphere of Himachal wins 2008 Wild Asia Responsible ... myHimachal, India Shimla:
Spiti Ecosphere, a collaborative effort of the local community of Spiti and
professionals from diverse backgrounds to effectively span the bridge ... 17-Dec-08 Goa,
the party is almost over; tourism hurt IBNLive.com, India GOA
TOURISM HIT: Arrivals are already down by 20 per cent since October, and could
drop further. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. Read news, watch videos be a ... 17-Dec-08 More
tourist in Uttarakhand spots soon: Pant Times of India, India DEHRADUN:
Uttarakhand tourism minister Prakash Pant on Tuesday expressed the government's
commitment to developing tourist destinations in various parts of ... 17-Dec-08 AP Govt to
launch adventure tourism projects in state Frontline, India Hyderabad
(PTI): Andhra Pradesh Government will launch several adventure tourism projects
in the state and district collectors were asked to explore the ... 17-Dec-08 M'lore:
Pavanje Bridge Develops Cracks: Highway Travel may be ... Daijiworld.com, India Mangalore,
Dec 16: The small crack that appeared in the bridge built across river Pavanje
near Haleangady about two months back on the national highway 17, ... 17-Dec-08 Yatra.com
wins the Best online travel agency Award for 2008 Moneycontrol.com, India Yatra.com,
one of India ’s largest and leading online travel companies, has been declared
the ‘Best Online Travel Agency’ of the year 2008 at the Galileo ... 17-Dec-08 Govt
to increase security at tourist centers IBNLive.com, India INCREASED
SECURITY: Taj Mahal in Agra is the most visited and famous tourist centre and will
be more secured. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. ... 17-Dec-08 Israel: At
least 22 dead in tourist bus accident Hindu, India JERUSALEM
(AP): At least 22 Russian tourists were killed and dozens of others seriously
injured after their bus plunged into a ravine on Tuesday near the ... 17-Dec-08 Twenty
dead, dozens hurt in Israel tourist bus crash Reuters India, India JERUSALEM
(Reuters) - An Israeli bus full of tourists veered off a desert road and
plunged into a ravine on Tuesday killing at least 20 people and injuring .. 17-Dec-08 Indians
sourcing travel information online domain-B, India With
over half of Indian travellers using the internet to search for information
about destinations abroad, travel operators and tourist bodies need an ... 17-Dec-08 Amadeus
now allows travel agencies to book 80, 000 hotels TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Mumbai Amadeus, which provides technology and distribution
solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has announced that the number of
... 17-Dec-08 BE an
Explorer- Travelocity India's New Travel Mantra for 2009 India PRwire (press release), India Travelocity
India, the world’s leading Online Travel Agency (OTA), today unveiled its new
marketing campaign that encourages the audience to become ... 17-Dec-08 Govt
declines comment on developing Sethu site as tourist spot Livemint, India PTI
New Delhi: Government today refused to comment on whether the Sethusamudram
project site could be developed into a tourist spot, pointing out that the 17-Dec-08 Calif storm
collapses school roof, snarls travel Hindu, India Los
Angeles (AP): California took a pounding from a powerful storm that collapsed
the roof of a trade school, made roads treacherous and forced residents ... 17-Dec-08 Thomas
Cook launches Budget Holiday Travel Packages to key ... Equity Bulls, India Mumbai:
16th December 2008 - Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. the premier travel agency
promises holiday seekers a bonanza of affordable yet quality leisure holiday 17-Dec-08 Business
Traveler honours Jet Airways Merinews, India India’s
premier international airline, Jet Airways, was recently awarded ‘Airline with
Best First-Class Service in the World’ by the readers of the 17-Dec-08 Indigenous
Tourism Achiever Appointed To NMA Council Webnewswire.com, India The
Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, today announced the appointment of Mr
John Morse AM to the National Museum of Australia Council. ... 17-Dec-08 Jet
Airways surges 9.31% at BSE Myiris.com, India The
scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 163.95 and low of Rs 151.00. The
total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 52045. In the earlier session, 16-Dec-08 Kenya
seeks to boost tourism with "Obama effect" TopNews, India Nairobi
- For a long time, Rosemary Agutu idolized US actor Robert Redford, who played
the character of Denys Finch Hatton in the movie Out of Africa. ... 16-Dec-08 TASK
to organize road shows and tourism travel fairs from January ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
Khushboo Sahrawat | Srinagar Travel Agents Society of Kashmir (TASK) in its bid
to promote Kashmir as a safe destination in various Indian states is ... 16-Dec-08 Few
takers for tourism corporation properties Indian Express, India Even
as the Narendra Modi Government has launched a concerted campaign to attract
private investment in the tourism sector ahead of the two-day ‘Vibrant ... 16-Dec-08 Yatra.com
awarded best travel agency for 2008 IBNLive.com, India NUMERO
UNO: Galileo Express Travel World’s award for Yatra.com as the best travel
website. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. Read news, watch videos be a ... 16-Dec-08 Travel
costs hit hard ART patients E-Pao.net, India Imphal,
December 15 2008: With no ART centre in Tamenglong, ART patients of Tamenglong
district are facing severe financial hardships to come to Imphal for ... 16-Dec-08 Tourism
still buoyant, but Goa not on hot-list Times of India, India Bangalore:
There is a little bit of the nomad in all of us and that is not going to be
hurt by terms like recession, slow economy and the like. ... 16-Dec-08 BBC
Birmingham Announces Studio Tours Media Newsline, India BBC
Birmingham is throwing open its doors in the New Year and offering people the
chance to take a tour of the state of the art studios situated in The ... 16-Dec-08 More
Indians Source Travel Information Online: Nielsen Study Media Newsline, India With
over half of Indian travellers using the internet to search for information
about destinations abroad, travel operators and tourist bodies need an ... 16-Dec-08 Travel
safe: Get these vaccinations Livemint, India Whether
you’re travelling abroad for business or on vacation, it makes sense to do a
quick recce on how well prepared you are for the trip. 16-Dec-08 Tourism
min announces packages for frequent travellers IBNLive.com, India INDIAN
TOURISM: Tourists walk near the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, Taj hotels have
announced special tourist packages this season. ibnlive.com is on mobile . 16-Dec-08 Obama
to travel by train to DC for inauguration Reuters India, India By
Deborah Charles CHICAGO (Reuters) - US President-elect Barack Obama will travel
with his family by train from Philadelphia to Washington, DC, ... 16-Dec-08 Govt.
introduces new measures to boost tourism industry All India Radio, India Government
on Monday announced a series of measures to protect Tourism Industry from the
impact of global economic meltdown. The measures come close on the ... 16-Dec-08 Govt
to implement slew of measures to boost tourism Press Trust of India, India New
Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) With the global financial meltdown and the Mumbai terror
attacks affecting tourism, the government has decided to implement a slew ... 16-Dec-08 Travel
Insurance Tips from InsureMyTrip.com Help You Cruise with ... IT News Online, India WARWICK,
RI, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Cruise fares are at their lowest since
post-September 11, reports industry newsletter Cruise Week, prompting many ... 16-Dec-08 IRCTC-Cox
& Kings to operate pan India luxury tourist train Moneycontrol.com, India The
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), and Cox and Kings
India Ltd., (CKIL), are signing a Joint Venture agreement today to set up a ... 16-Dec-08 MakeMyTrip:
Preferred Online Travel agency in India Moneycontrol.com (press release), India MakeMyTrip,
one of India ’s largest travel companies, has been ranked as the most-preferred
full-service Online Travel Agency in India . ... 16-Dec-08 NTAC
recommends various initiatives to boost tourism HospitalityBizIndia, India By
P Krishna Kumar | New Delhi National Tourism Advisory Council (NTAC), which met
in New Delhi recently, proposed various initiatives to revitalise and ... 16-Dec-08 Ministry
of Tourism and Culture Press Information Bureau (press release), India The
National Tourism Advisory Council (NTAC) and the stakeholders met here today
under the chairpersonship of Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika ... 16-Dec-08 Actress,
Author Mariel Hemingway & Travelers Advantage say: Travel ... Webnewswire.com, India Many
people travel during the hectic holiday season, and it can be very stressful,
says author and travel expert Mariel Hemingway. ... 16-Dec-08 Travel
trade associations to meet Civil Aviation Minister at 6pm ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
Anish V Punnackattu | New Delhi Representatives of prominent travel trade
associations will meet Praful Patel, Union Minister for Civil Aviation at his ... 16-Dec-08 AirAsia
X opens a new era for low-cost travel in Europe TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Mumbai AirAsia X, the long haul subsidiary of Low Cost Carrier
(LCC) AirAsia, announced last week the launch of it’s five times a week ... 16-Dec-08 Ban
on travel between Taiwan and China ends Express Buzz, India SHANGHAI:
Shenzen Airlines flight ZH9095 made the 80-minute crossing over the Taiwan
Strait just after 7am, the first of 16 flights that were scheduled for ... 16-Dec-08 Air
travel agents demand reinstatement of commission Livemint, India PTI
New Delhi: Air travel agents from across the country have demanded the
government to direct airlines, including state-owned Air India, to reinstate ... 16-Dec-08 Business
Traveler reveals 2008’s 'Best in Business Travel' Awards HospitalityBizIndia, India By
HBI Staff | Mumbai Business Traveler magazine announced the winners of the 2008
‘Best in Business Travel’ Awards at an awards ceremony at the Sofitel ... 16-Dec-08 Uniglobe
Odessey Travel to launch cruise dedicated website ... TravelBizMonitor, India By
Anita Jain | Pune In a recent development, Uniglobe Odessey Travel, a travel
consultancy based in Pune, will launch a unique cruise dedicated website .. 16-Dec-08 Medical
Tourism in India to be impacted for a short term period TravelBizMonitor, India By
TBM Staff | Mumbai According to a PTI report, the country’s growing Medical
Tourism industry will be impacted for a short-term. According to Vishal Bali, ... 16-Dec-08 Dip
in tourism to shave 0.5% from GDP: Omkar Goswami Moneycontrol.com, India India
’s industrial output for October fell drastically to negative 0.4% against
12.2% clocked in the previous year. It is an absolute shocker from the ... 16-Dec-08 Online
travel firms witness steady growth Siliconindia.com, India By
siliconindia news bureau New Delhi: The websites whose businesses concentrate
on selling air tickets and hotel supplies are witnessing a steady growth, ... 16-Dec-08 Economic Times, India NEW
DELHI: When Ramgopal Varma visited the Taj after 26/11, he was accused of
indulging in terror tourism. While the Bollywood director was forced to ... 16-Dec-08 Three
Britons to travel across India for charity Frontline, India London
(PTI): Three Britons are preparing to travel across India from January one to
the foothills of the Himalayas in an auto-rickshaw to raise money for ... 16-Dec-08 Thomascook.in
plans to focus on domestic tours, B2B segment in 2009 TravelBizMonitor, India By
Anita Jain | Mumbai Thomascook.in, the portal for Thomas Cook (India) Ltd,
which was launched in May this year, is now planning to focus more on domestic ... 16-Dec-08 |