Watch a movie at a morgue in Vancouver
Vancouver, Oct 5 (IBNS/NITN): Fancy watching a movie at the morgue? Here's your chance.
Emirates starts Dubai-Edinburgh flight
Edinburgh, Oct 4 (IBNS/NITN): Emirates operated its inaugural flight service between Dubai and Edinburgh on Oct 1.
Jet Airways launches new offers to celebrate India's Asia Cup win in Dubai
Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS): Celebrating the India men's cricket team's Asia Cup win in Dubai on Friday, Jet Airways is offering seven lucky passengers a free upgrade to Premiere and another seven passenegers a 50 percent discount on Economy tickets to destinations within India and on select international routes, an official release said.
World Tourism Day: harnessing new technologies to transform travel
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): The United Nations is marking this year’s World Tourism Day by exploring how technological advances such as big data, artificial intelligence and digital platforms can contribute to the way people travel and foster innovation in the tourism industry.
Etihad guest programme welcomes Air Europa as new airline partner
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sept 26 (IBNS): Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme for Etihad Airways, has announced a new partnership with Air Europa, enhancing the benefits for its members by allowing them to earn and spend Etihad Guest Miles when flying with the Spanish carrier.
Kolkata, Sept 26 (IBNS): Priya Entertainments Pvt Ltd is going from strength to strength with its Khairabera Eco Adventure Resorts getting a formal recognition as country’s only second tented resort which gives KEARS a unique position among all such eco adventure resort.
Dubrovnik in Croatia reels from tourist deluge
Dubrovnik, Sep 23 (IBNS/NITN): This old Croatian town is bursting at its seams with swarms of tourists visiting the place every day to see the shooting locations of popular TV series Game of Thrones.
Town declares itself Scotland’s Chilli Capital
Dublin, Sep 22 (IBNS/NITN): A small town in Dumfries and Galloway has declared itself the Chilli Capital of Scotland, after the popularity of a local club gathered heat!
Reeling under overtourism, Venice considers new restrictions on visitors
Venice, Sep 20 (IBNS/NITN): The familiar view of tourists resting or eating on church steps or squares in Venice could be a thing of the past with the authorities considering a ban on it.
Jet Airways enhances Fare Choices for economy passengers on its domestic network
Mumbai, Sept 19 (IBNS): Two years after the introduction of Fare Choices, Jet Airways has announced further enhancements, an official release stated.
North Bengal, Sikkim set for tourist season rush
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IBNS/NITN): Tourism businesses in north Bengal and Sikkim states are getting ready for the high season in October during the Durga Puja vacations after the dismal business last year because of the 104-day shutdown in the Darjeeling area.
Army and air force evacuate tourists, others from landslide-hit SIkkim
Gangtok, Sep 17 (IBNS/NITN): Indian Army and Indian Air Force airlifted to safety around 100 people, including several tourists, stranded in north Sikkim because of incessant rain and landslides, reports said.
Kerala optimistic with tourist arrival from Australia
Kochi, Sep 16 (IBNS/NITN): A chartered flight from Australia, the first this season, landed at the airport here on Saturday, reports said. Forty-six tourists came on the flight.
Marathon to revive quake-hit Lombok tourism in Indonesia
Jakarta, Sep 16 (IBNS/NITN): A marathon will be held to revive tourism in the Lombok island of Indonesia, which experienced a series of earthquakes recently, Xinhua reported.
Famous temples to see in Rajasthan
Rajasthan is mostly known for its royal history which dates back to as early as 7th century. The state is named as the princely state because many royal dynasties ruled over here and even today, a few of these royal families are still living in the state. The royal state does have a lot of monuments, forts, palaces, lakes which makes it evident that Rajasthan had a close relationship with many kings and queens. Though most of the tourists flock to Rajasthan to witness the historical establishments, one should also seek out to visit some of the famous temples spread across the state and are equally important in the history of Rajasthan.