04 Jul 2012Travel

Foreign, domestic tourism rises in India

Foreign Tourist Visits, foreign tourists, domestic tourism, tourism ministryThe number of foreign tourists visiting India increased for the third consecutive year in 2011 while domestic tourism too has been witnessing double digit growth, the tourism ministry said today."During 2011, the number of Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) to Indian states/union territories was 19.5 million as compared to 17.9...

Source : Headlinesindia | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Britons oppose wider seats for overweight fliers

majority of travellers would oppose the introduction of smaller aircraft seats to make room for a handful of extra-wide ones, according to a poll.Last month Airbus said it was considering the installation of larger aisle seats on its A320 aircraft following complaints from airlines which struggle to accommodate overweight travellers. However, the extra room would be created by reducing the width of...

Source : telegraph | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Harrods hotels planned around the world

company that owns Harrods is planning to open a string of luxury, Harrods-branded hotels in cities around the world.Hotels are being considered in major cities such as Kuala Lumpur, New York and ParisThe internationally renowned Knightsbridge department store, which was sold by previous owner Mohammed Al Fayed to Qatar Holding in 2010, already operates an upmarket estate agents and a charter aircraft...

Source : telegraph | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Times Of India

Son of murder victim speaks out

three decades have passed since Charlton Higgins learned his father had been shot dead.But when he heard his father's killer - John Massey - had escaped last week from Pentonville prison, the wounds of his childhood were reopened.Massey was given a life sentence for the murder of doorman Charlie Higgins outside a pub in Clapton, east London, in 1975.Charlton Higgins, of Braintree, said he was "baffled"...

Source : BBC | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Shilpa Shetty steps out with son Viaan : Bollywood Mantra

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Air Passenger Duty campaign gets MPs' backing

campaign calling for a reduction in Air Passenger Duty (APD) says it has received the backing of 44 MPs.A Fair Tax on Flying – an alliance of more than 30 airlines and tour operators – is urging MPs to support a parliamentary motion expressing concern about the effect of APD “on ordinary families and their ability to fly”, and calling for new research into the overall economic impact of the tax.It...

Source : telegraph | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Canada: Calgary's Wild West Stampede marks 100 years

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Source : telegraph | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Monthly savings drops from £100 to £87 in a year and a quarter don't save at all

Decline of saving for a rainy day: Savers put £87 aside compared to £100 a year ago - and a quarter stash nothing at allTough economic conditions have taken their toll on savers, with a growing number of people not putting away any money each month, while savings levels have dived compared to last year, a report has found .And not only did the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) latest Quarterly...

Source : dailymail | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Transport for London: freedom pass replacement for 60 year olds announced : telegraph

Thousands of Hindus make a pilgrimage to Amarnath cave in the Himalayas

Hindu pilgrims line up to enter the Amarnath cave, near Sangam, 135 kilometres (83 miles) from Srinagar, Kashmir. Thousands of pilgrims annually go to the remote Himalayan shrine of Amarnath at 3,888 metres (12,756 feet) above sea level to worship an icy stalagmite representing Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction....

Source : telegraph | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Chris Tarrant's Sydney

Chris Tarrant, the television presenter, explains why Sydney is his kind of town."Don't pack anything remotely formal because it's a very casual place – and the weather is almost certain to be nicer than here in England""Being by the harbour at night is fantastic. I love being able to drink and eat outside""I've since been to Sydney dozens of times, and it's become a real home from home"There’s still...

Source : telegraph | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

Everest bookings double in six months

Interest in Everest treks on the rise ahead of 60th anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgar's ascent.An adventure holiday specialist says that bookings for trips to Mount Everest have doubled during the first six months of 2012.The operator, World Expeditions, said it expects this trend to continue, as next year marks sixty years since the first recorded ascent of the mountain by Edmund Hillary...

Source : telegraph | 326 Day(s) AgoCategory : Travel

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