Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Travel & Tourism

  • Five Taj hotels in global list

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    Five Taj hotels have featured in a list of world’s most luxurious hotels known for exceptional standards and impeccable hospitality, a statement said. The ‘Travel + Leisure USA World’s Best Awards List 2014’ included the Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur and the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur – both in Rajasthan, a statement issued by the…

  • The Funny Side by Nury Vittachi

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    Hiring people to endanger my children’s lives easy, but rather expensive  What would you do if a man threatened to put your children on the roof of a jeep and then perform dangerous vehicular acrobatics like trying to flip the car over? I’ll tell you what I did. I said yes, paid him a large…

  • E-visas facility at nine airports soon

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    E-visa facilities will be introduced at nine airports in the next six months to attract more tourists. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced this while presenting the first national budget of the Narendra Modi government. He said tourism helped in job creation and e-visas would encourage more tourists to visit India, During the past year, India…

  • Don’t forget to charge your equipment

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    Britain’s busiest airport has told passengers to ensure all electronic devices carried as hand baggage are charged before travel if they are flying to the US. Heathrow Airport posted details of the new rule on its website and Facebook page. The move follows a request from the US that “certain overseas airports” implement enhanced security measures, BBC reported. The UK…

  • Rani ki Vav now Unesco World Heritage site

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    Rani ki Vav (queen’s stepwell), in Gujarat’s Patan town, has been added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites, an official statement said Sunday. “Rani ki Vav has been approved for inscription on the World Heritage list,” said a statement of the ministry of culture, adding that the decision was taken by Unesco at the…

  • Rangoli at Times Square

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    Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal says Sari draping, Rangolis and Diwali celebrations are some of the themes that will mark the Maharashtra’s tourism promotional event to be held in New York’s iconic Times Square in September Sari draping, Rangolis and Diwali celebrations are some of the themes that will mark the Maharashtra government’s mega-tourism promotional event…

  • Tourism to unite South Asian

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    Saroj Mohanty says India pitches tourism for South Asian integration  After talks with the Bhutanese leadership, Prime minister Narendra Modi proposed developing a tourism circuit combining India’s Northeast region and the Himalayan nation. This came weeks after he conferred with other South Asian leaders and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj spoke about some “new initiatives”…

  • Al-Ahsa festival expects 1.4m visitors

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    The third Al-Ahsa shopping and entertainment festival opened with organizers estimating that it would attract 1.4 million visitors. Al-Ahsa Gov. Prince Badr bin Muhammad Al-Jalawi, chairman of the region’s Tourism Development Council, opened the event. The organizing committee has estimated that the event would make SR480 million. The festival will take place over 22 days…

  • Etihad may invest EUR1.25bn in Alitalia

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    Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is prepared to invest up to 1.25 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in Alitalia over the next four years under a possible tie-up between the two carriers, says Italian Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi  , according to a Reuters report. Of that, 560 million euros would be used to buy new shares in…

  • Emirates introduces world’s first ”Pele-ane”

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    Emirates, an Official FIFA Worldwide Partner, has unveiled the first Boeing 777-300ER to feature the distinguishable signature of Emirates Global Ambassador and three times World Cup winner, Pele, just hours before the first World Cup match kicks off in Brazil. The first Emirates ”Pele-ane” will be connecting football fans with the action this summer on…

  • AirAsia’s maiden flight takes off

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       New low-cost carrier AirAsia India took off today with its maiden flight from this tech-hub to Panaji in Goa. The $30-million Indo-Malaysian joint venture of AirAsia Berhad (49 percent), Tata Sons (30 percent) and Telstra Tradeplace (21percent) is taking to skies a month after the regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted permission May…

  • More fancy foreign holidays

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    Rahul Vaishnavi says more Indians fancying foreign vacations this summer. Asian Lite, the top newspaper for NRIs and international Indians, will carry regular travel features. Keep reading A strengthening rupee, the impact and influence of social media and, most importantly, the yearning of Indian travellers to explore the world, especially during the ongoing summer vacation,…

  • AI direct flight to Italy

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    National passenger carrier Air India started its maiden operations to Italy with direct flights on its fleet of newly-acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliner. According to the airline, its operations will include flights from Delhi to Rome and Milan on a triangular route with Dreamliner aircraft. The Delhi-Rome-Milan-Delhi flight will operate four days a week, while the…

  • Gulf:new era of travel

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    Saudi Arabia will constitute 60 percent of the GCC population by 2030, according to a report which was released during a panel discussion in Dubai. The report says the Saudi population is very tech savvy and 42 percent of leisure travelers plan trips via their smartphones. The coming-of-age of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s young…

  • Emirates ups India service

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    Emirates, a global connector of people and places will expand its A380 network to 28 destinations, when it launches a daily A380 service to Mumbai International Airport on 21st July. EK 500 and EK 501 between Dubai and Mumbai will be up-scaled to a three-class A380 aircraft, representing with a capacity increase of 2,127 seats…

  • Salalah tourism to grow exponentially

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    The travel and tourism sector of Salalah will experience exponential growth, says Omer Kaddouri, president and CEO of Rotana. According to Kaddouri, more than 3,000 hotel rooms in the region are due for completion by the end of 2014. In 2013, 435,000 visitors from the Gulf region explored the Omani city during the Khareef (monsoon)…

  • KSA’s first marine park

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    Jeddah is building the first marine park at Dhahban on the shores of the Red Sea, 40 km from the city. The groundbreaking project, which was under study for the last four years, was announced by the Jeddah Municipality.Dhahban is a popular picnic spot frequented by Saudi citizens especially fish lovers who visit the area…

  • Indian airports amongst world’s best

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    New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and Mumbai’s Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) have found place in the top five of the best service quality providers in the world. While IGIA has been adjudged as the second best in the 25-40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category in the world in the Airports Council…

  • Qatar Airways to fly Edinburgh-Doha direct

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    Qatar Airways commences Edinburgh’s highly anticipated direct flight to Doha in the Middle East. Qatar Airways,  has commenced services between Edinburgh and Doha. The inaugural flight, which landed into Edinburgh International Airport  was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, the classic sound of Scottish bagpipes and a gathering crowd within the airport terminal. This…

  • Goa to launch sea planes

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    Tourism minister Dilip Parulekar optimistic that the new service will give a fillip to the tourism industry in the state. Asian Lite, the best newspaper for NRIs will regularly feature stories from Goa. Keep watching. Goa is all set launch its tourism-oriented sea plane service by July, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said. Proposals involving a revolving restaurant…

  • Sharjah Charms Visitors

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    A U.A.E. paper has said that developmental projects are in full swing giving, every reason for visitors and residents of Sharjah to smile. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has stated that he is personally keen on drafting parks and roads because all these projects would eventually…

  • Taj City faces water crisis

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    By Brij Khandelwal looks into the water crisis at the tourism capital of India Whoever wins the general election on May 16, will the water supply position in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium zone improve? This is the million dollar question everyone in the Taj city is asking today. With the Yamuna reduced to a “sewage…