Archive for May, 2010

"Champakulam Moolam Boat Race and vallam kali or snake boat race in Kerala 2010 date is on June 26." The snake boat races in Kerala are the outstanding events that brings alive the calm backwaters. Champakulam Moolam Boat Race This boat ... Full story

Visit Kerala Ayurveda Ltd (KAL) for rejuvenation treatment during this monsoon at never before cheap packages range. Kerala Ayurveda and Tourism industry all set to woo tourists with rejuvenation packages to beat the lean rainy season. Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) has announced its Monsoon package called ... Full story

Kalahasti temple of 500-yr-old Srikalahasti 135-feet Gopuram (Tower) collapses Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The ‘Gali Gopuram’ of famous Sri KalahastiTemple located at Kalahasti city in Chittoor district that was built 500 years ago by Raja Sri Krishna Devaraya has been collapsed on Wednesday. Cracks ... Full story

10th Global Travel and Tourism Summit opened in Beijing by World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) The 10th Global Travel and Tourism Summit opened in Beijing with the theme "World's Leading Industry - Reaching New Frontiers."This is the first ... Full story

American Express Starting to introduce its pre-paid Chinese yuan travellers cheque in India from 1 June 2010. In April American Express and Bank of China (BoC) announced the introduction of the world's first Yuan prepaid travel product – the yuan travellers cheque for international travellers to China, with ... Full story

Wular Lake (also spelt Wullar) is a large fresh water lake in Bandipore district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The WularLake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River. The WularLake's size varies from 12 to 100 square miles (30 to 260 ... Full story

Canadian tourists wooed by Indian Roadshow - Tourism Secretary Sujit Banerjee has said, India holds a strong appeal for Canadians to explore inexpensive Indian spiritual, cultural heritage and medical tourism. Road show organised by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Indian Chapter to attract North American tourists. The road show aimed at selling ... Full story

Jet Airways tied up with SBI Card to offer easy payment - Now the customers able to book airline tickets through their portal using the card option. SBICard comes as a joint venture by State Bank of India, the country's largest lender and GE Capital. Offer is that SBIcreditcard holders would be able ... Full story

Air Asia online booking for free tickets - Low-cost carrier AirAsia is giving travellers a million free seats starting today.The booking period for the “Free Seats” promotion begins today until Sunday, for travel between Jan 3 and May 8 next year. Customers can choose from 130 destinations to 20 countries ... Full story

India becoming main medical tourism destination in Asia - In the race for medical tourism leaving behind countries like Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore which were earlier considered preferred destinations of foreign patients. India exploding costs of medical treatment in the US are forcing them to venture to exotic places ... Full story