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Office On Wheels: Indian Railways To Introduce Laptops, Printers & Internet On Premier Trains
Indian Railways is all set to provide the ‘office experience’ for its travelers as laptops, printers and Internet would now be offered during the journey. To start with, such services would be introduced on India’s premier trains: Rajdhani…
IRCTC To Offer Cash-On-Delivery For Online Ticket Bookings?
Did you know that at an average about 1 in 3 transactions on IRCTC meet failure while booking tickets online. The success percentage has improved over past few years, however, failed transactions still remain a major issue. And the major…
Dubai Beats Bangkok To Become Most Favoured Overseas Destination For Indian Tourists
Hotels.com, which is world’s leading portal for hotel bookings all over the world, has recently concluded their survey for the most preferred overseas destinations for Indian tourists, and there are some major surprises in the results.…
IRCTC New E-Ticket Platform Goes Live, Booking Capacity Increased From 2k to 7.2k per min
Booking tickets on IRCTC is becoming a legend now – Infact phrases like “_____ is like booking a Tatkal ticket on IRCTC” . Anything that is extremely tough or next to impossible is in most cases equated to booking IRCTC tickets.
Do you…
Tourism Ministry Launches Incredible India Android App; A Virtual Tour Of 16 Cities
Indian Ministry of Tourism has just launched an Android application that will help people to take a virtual walking tour of 16 Indian cities, right on their smartphones.
Developed in collaboration with WoNoBo, this app is now available…
IRCTC Website Brings Super Lightweight Version For Tatkal Bookings!
The hardships we have in regards to Tatkal bookings on IRCTC website are part of folklore now. Every person has experienced it one or the other time and if you have not, trust me you are a rare breed.
Looks like finally the cries for…
Traveling in India : The positive side of the story.
I have been quite critical about driving and driving conditions in India earlier on this blog. Most of it has been from infrastructure, roads and pollution point of view. Although, these are serious negatives, have you thought about…
Andhra Pradesh Most Popular Domestic Tourism State, Maharashtra For Foreign Tourists!
Indian Domestic Tourism is on the rise and as per Government stats, it rose a decent 19.87 percent in 2012 over previous year. The growth rate in 2011 was 15.6 percent year on year.
The total number of domestic tourist visits to various…
Soon, IRCTC To Offer Train Ticket Bookings on SMS
In the Railway Budget 2013-14, one of the points made by Railways Minister was that, Railways will start offering ticket bookings via mobile phones.
In last couple of days, few media outlets have reported that Indian Railways is quite…
Soon, IRCTC to support 7200 ticket Bookings per minute!
There is not a single person in India who is online and has not been frustrated at least once by IRCTC, the online ticket portal for Indian Railways.
While, the portal has been a boon for all of us (Imagine going to a railway station to…
Maharashtra State Transport Buses to Offer Free Wi-Fi!
Next time when you are traveling in Maharashtra State Transport’s AC buses, you may be in for a surprise!
According to a TOI news, MSRTC will be installing wi-fi sets in around 100 Shivneri Volvo buses connecting Mumbai and Pune that…
Cleartrip Introduces Online Flight Reschedule Feature!
Oh.. How happy I am to hear this from Cleartrip…
Believe me, I have personally gone through hell last month trying to get my flights rescheduled with Cleartrip. And even after innumerable calls, few hours on phone with Cleartrip…
All National Highways to get RFID Electronic Toll Collection by March 2014
If you frequently travel on National Highways, you are sure to come across long lines at Toll Collection booths. It slows down the journey tremendously in addition to creating traffic snarls. But this could soon be thing of past.…
Ola Cabs launches in Pune
Ola Cabs, the online cab booking and rental services that already offers services in Delhi Mumbai and Bengaluru seem to have launched in Pune as well. They have sent mailers to some users letting them know that Ola Cabs is now operating in…
Cleartrip Pricewatch: If ticket prices fall, you get your money back!
Cleartrip has launched an interesting solution that will be mighty beneficial for international travelers. One of the most difficult task for an international traveler is to time the purchase of his tickets so he gets the best deal.…
Now, Enter Airports with only Soft Copy of Air Tickets!
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has today come out with a circular that will put a smile on the faces of air travelers in India. They have announced that passengers will be allowed a soft copy or image of e-tickets as valid way to…
Now, Train passengers in all classes will have to carry Proof of Identity
Indian Railways has today made and announcement that will make it mandatory for all passengers have tickers for all reserved classes including ‘Reserved Second Class (2S)’, ‘Sleeper Class (SL)’, ‘III Economy Class (3E)’ and ‘First Class…
Indian Railways launches RailRadar: A Visual Real-Time Display of Train Status
Indian Railways has launched RailRadar, an application which allows trains to be tracked in real time. Rail Radar is essentially a visual way of showing status of trains - It uses the Google Maps platform to deliver timings, location,…
It’s Raining New Cars in India…Drivers and Roads Must Catch up!
India is witnessing an unprecedented wave of stunning cars hitting the India automobile market.
Mahindra now has the mini-SUV Quanto on offer, which is a shortened version of the Xylo.
Chevrolet is preparing to launch new car called…
Redbus.in powers Expedia’s Bus ticket booking service
Redbus today announced partnership with Expedia, that will enable users to book Bus ticket on Expedia site. With this partnership, Expedia gets access to bus seat inventory across more than 180,000 bus services which are operated by 900…