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5 great apps for International Business Travellers!

by Arun Prabhudesai on January 19, 2012 |

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Traveling for business is one area that requires maximum amount of information, planning and co-coordinating – whether it is bagging the best priced ticket, getting a good hotel deal, checking last minute flight cancellations, knowing how far the airport is located from your hotel or how much will a dinner for your client will cost [...]

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India remains most challenging country for Expats!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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There is no doubt that India is one of the toughest countries to live for expats – and the recently released Expat Explorer survey conducted by HSBC reveals exactly that. Among the 31 countries surveyed, expats have ranked India as the toughest country to live based on their experience of about 30 different parameters. The [...]

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Book Indian Railways tickets through Mobile using Paymate, Ngpay & Atom

by Arun Prabhudesai
paymate-IRCTC

Booking Train Tickets is getting easier and easier – Gone are the days when a very slow IRCTC website was the only channel for booking train tickets online. Now we have IRCTC partners like Cleartrip & others who have made booking tickets a breeze. And according to the announcement made by IRCTC today …

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Google Bus Transit extends to Navi Mumbai, Kalyan & Thane!

by Arun Prabhudesai
Kalyan to Thane

After covering over 8 Indian cities Google Transit has now spread its wings to Navi Mumbai, Kalyan and Thane. This is surely going to help people who stay or travel on the outskirts of Mumbai. Although travelling within Mumbai and its suburbs is relatively easier, if one has to travel from, lets say, Kalyan to [...]

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Indian Railways strengthens Tatkal Reservation system !

by Viral Dholakia
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The Tatkal emergency reservation scheme of Indian Railways was introduced to facilitate latecomers to avail of train berths just few days before the actual date of journey on being charged nominal extra costs. Earlier, Indian Railways kept reserved one whole bogey for Tatkal passengers; but now the accommodation system has been modified to allow …

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Top 5 things that make India a great tourist destination!

by Kaushambi
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There’s something about India as a tourist destination that makes is exotic, exciting, mysterious, enchanting, exhilarating, incredible, humbling – call it what you will. India has become an increasingly popular destination for all kinds of travelers from across lengths and breadths of the world – from shoestring backpackers, spa enthusiasts, avid photographers to leisure holiday [...]

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Love travelling? Then these 5 jobs are best for you…

by Kaushambi
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We all have a travelling bug inside us. But how many of actually get to do it? Very few, we suppose. Here are 5 jobs that will help you travel the world, for free! Wildlife Photographer Haven’t you seen those fascinating documentaries about lives of the wildlife photographers of …

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5 Ways to beat Petrol price hike!

by Eric Jose
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Petrol price hikes have been a nightmare for all of us. Combined with inflation, it is becoming hard for an average Indian to survive. So it is high time that we adopt measures to use less fuel, so that the impact of price rise is minimal. Following are some practices when followed would …

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Online Travel audience jumps by 32% [Comscore]

by Arun Prabhudesai
Indian Travel Websites Market Share

Indian Ecommerce space has been growing consistently over past few years, and is expected to grow even fiercely in coming years. However, it is dominated by one sector – Online Travel Booking. Infact, OTA command more than 80% of all the entire Indian Ecommerce Market share. By December 2011, it is expected that Ecommerce …

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Top 4 Must-See Historical Places in India!

by guest
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When vacationing in India, the land of spices, there are so many different things that one could see and do that the list could be seemingly endless. A country this big certainly has much to offer any person that chooses to visit here. India happens to boast thousands of kilometres of shoreline and …

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Medical Tourism in India [An overview]

by guest
Medical Tourism in India

We all know about India the tourist attraction. Millions of people from around the world visit India, touring the country and taking in all it has to offer, from its unique culture to the inimitable landscape and scenery. Tourists from around the globe fly to India and come to see the famous Taj Mahal, to [...]

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wow ! A Single common Mobility Card for Daily Commuters Across the Country

by Viral Dholakia
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Hurray! If you are one of those guys who need to frequently travel from one destination to another, here is a good news for you – the Union urban development ministry is working on a unique proposal which seeks to allow you a seamless and hassle-free journey for daily commuters, who use different modes of [...]

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How much Time do You Spend in Travelling – Average Indian spends about 90 mins a day

by Viral Dholakia
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A popular cliché that relates with Mumbaikars is that working professionals spend almost a quarter of their life commuting through the crowded local trains/buses. Indeed, Mumbai is unique. Unique in the sense that – every morning there are over 10 million train commuters and bus passengers making interminable trips to offices mostly located …

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US Senator takes pot-shots by using Atrocious phrases like ‘Chop Shops’ for Infosys – Shouldn’t India Retaliate?

by Viral Dholakia
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The US authorities have become more vocal now, then ever before, on their protectionist frame of mind against the competitive Indian outsourcing industry – be it discriminatory hike in H-1B and L1 visa fees, targeted to fund border security, or the recent unfortunate incident of a US senator equating Infosys Technologies with “chop shops,” the [...]

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Malaysia revokes Visa-on-Arrival facility to Indians – Says 40,000 Indians go ‘Missing’!

by Viral Dholakia
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One of our earlier posts had covered as to how foreign tour visa procedures were less cumbersome in selective parts of the world – especially in the countries which offered Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) facility. In such countries which offer VOA facility, you don’t have to visit their embassies in India. You simply have to take your [...]

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