Transport aggregator Uber has launched Asia’s first water transport service, “Uber Shikara”, is India’s Jammu and Kashmir. The service can be availed at the picturesque Dal Lake.
Tourists visiting the Dal Lake will now be able to enjoy a hassle-free travel experience with the launch of ‘Uber Shikara’.
To strengthen the connection between India and its diaspora abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Indians residing abroad to participate in the ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ quiz.
India on Monday launched the revamped e-Migrate portal and mobile app, aimed at facilitating safe and legal overseas travel for its citizens. The initiative seeks to improve the ease of mobility for Indian labor while ensuring their safety and well-being abroad.
Speaking at the launch, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted the government’s commitment to enhance ease of living and promote people-centric governance.
Indian aviation company Vistara has become the first from the nation to offer free Wi-Fi on international flights.
The company said recently that it will offer 20 minutes of the free service, which will allow passengers in all cabins to stay connected and is ideal for those who wish to purchase extended Wi-Fi plans using Indian credit/debit cards.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has rolled out the ‘UPI One World’ wallet for all international travelers visiting India. This initiative is designed to provide foreign visitors with a seamless, real-time digital payment experience, making it easier to explore India.
This service is now available to the delegates attending the World Heritage Committee meeting in New Delhi from July 21-31, 2024.
A top US aviation security official called for a one-stop security screening arrangement with India to reduce duplication of efforts at both ends for passengers, as part of a broader cooperation between the two countries in civil aviation.
“If we have a one-stop agreement with the government of India and with Delhi airport, we would not need to re-screen … passengers and their check bags would go from aircraft to aircraft in almost every situation,” David Pekoske, head of the US Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday, at the start of a three-day India-US civil aviation summit in Washington DC.
Perhaps a bit gimmicky but CoP28 will offer what it calls “the first 1.5° C-aligned menu” as part of its objective of making the conference carbon-neutral.
CoP28 or the Conference of Parties is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations as the world work towards limiting the global temperature rise caused by human-made climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial levels.
By Sonia Dhami- DENALI NATIONAL PARK Leaving Fairbanks, we are on the road to Denali National Park early, mounting anticipation of sighting the Big Five of Denali – Bear, Moose, Dall Sheep, Caribou and Wolves. During the 5-hour ride to Denali, we make a stop at the town of Nenana, well-timed with Alaska Railroad […]
By Sonia Dhami- Alaska with its vast Artic Tundra, magnificent glaciers, majestic snow-capped peaks, rugged forests teeming with wildlife had been on my travel list for eons. So, my husband & I booked ourselves (50+) and our parents (80+) into a guided tour of 7 days traveling through the vast wilderness from Fairbanks, Alaska’s largest […]
The third G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting will be held in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir from 22 to 24 May 2023. The meeting is focused on two deliverables – GOA Roadmap for Tourism as a vehicle for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and G20 Tourism Ministers’ Declaration.
For tourists headed towards India, there is now an added attraction – the world’s longest river cruise – MV Ganga Vilas which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The cruise offers a 51-day trip from Varanasi to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh covering a 3200 km distance.
Tourism and Hospitality sectors in San Francisco face extreme on-going challenges. For the last decade or so, the steady decline in tourism has had a cascading ripple effect across multiple allied industries resulting in systemic and significant revenue losses and problems that continue to drag down the trends across the board. Political window-dressing and a misplaced sense of romantic nostalgia of “I left my heart in San Francisco (Tony Bennett 1961)”, are proving detrimental to visitor confidence- with both those contemplating a visit to San Francisco as well as those who paid a visit and faced its shocking reality.
Environmental engagement has never been stronger in California, especially in the wine county, with more and more wineries embracing sustainable green practices.
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