Lest the little island drowns…
HOW LONG: A view of the Kottathuruthy island from the boat jetty of Sargalaya Craft Village at Iringal in Vadakara. A tourism project could serve as lifebuoy for the 20-acre island Kottathuruthy, a q...
Category Archives: Tourism
$140K flight for super rich includes stopover at Taj
Melbourne: A jet launched by the Four Seasons hotel will make wealthy travelers’ purses lighter by about 140,000 dollars. The luxury jet, which seats only 52 passengers, comes with an on-board ...
Focus back on tourist season in The Nilgiris
The main lawn of the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam which has been cordoned off. With the people of The Nilgiris having exercised their franchise to elect a person to represent them in...
Maduraiites gear up for summer getaway
Many people want to visit foreign locales, travel agencies say. Many people want to visit foreign locales: travel agencies With schools and colleges closing for eight-week holiday, Madurai citizens a...
Kochi-Shillong Rickshaw Run kicked off
Participants of “Rickshaw Run” ahead of their their annual race from Kochi to Shillong in Kochi on Sunday. A group of buoyant sheep shearers from New Zealand are among adventure seekers f...
Craft beer reaches for the skies on US airlines
This picture is used for representation purpose only. RICHMOND: Attention passengers, craft beer has reached 35,000 feet (10670 meters) over America. As the U.S. airline industry works to improve its...
Touring in style
ESCORTED JOURNEY: Foreign tourists, enjoying a cycle rickshaw ride on South Boulevard Road in Puducherry on Tuesday. PHOTO: S. S. KUMAR
Australian woman jumps off burning lodge
Tiruchy: A woman Australian tourist suffered a head injury while 320 other guests of a private lodge escaped unhurt when a fire broke out in the building in the Singarathope area here o...
Goa tourism goes beyond beaches…
If you feel Goa is all about beaches, think again. The custodians of tourism here are going for new hooks. The tourism industry here plans to aggressively pitch the state as a destination with “...
Rural Tourism in India – Rajastan
If a hamlet looks bleak, it is hardly surprising: the resources for building these homes, which are the most eco-friendly living unit, are made with what is available at hand, and in Rajasthan, and p...