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Indian Travel Sector | Incredible India | Where to travel | Goa, Kerala, bangalore
Common Man given priority to Make ‘Tatkal’ Reservations on IRCTC
What this effectively means is that the first hour of the booking on the opening day will be available exclusively for users like you and me. The ban on travel agents will not only help reduce the traffic on the site during peak hours but…
Planning a Tour Abroad? Visa procedures are Not as Cumbersome as Made Out to Be!
Today’s article is a bit different – it is for people who want to go for vacations abroad, but don’t dare to do it just because most of them think, there are too many hassles involved in travelling (like visa, paperwork etc.).
However,…
Now, ISRO vying for low-cost Space Tourism
ISRO chief is aiming at the sky at a cheaper price for setting up a base on the Moon and mars. Dr K Radhakrishnan has said that ISRO is exploring new strategies and technologies for human space flight programs, low cost access to tourism…
Now your US Visa interview on Video Conferencing !
There is good news for those who have to travel far off places at main centers of visa interview, like Mumbai, for the purpose of getting clearance to travel to the United States. They have already made the Visa application filling fully…
A train ride worth 1 lakh rupees a day !
Wish for a royal ride in what could be touted as one of the worlds top luxury trains?
Now you can unravel the royal experience of traveling through the majestic landscape of India with the utmost luxury and comfort of premium…
Kingfisher Xpress Cargo – Same Day Delivery Guaranteed– Too Good to be True ?
You are not going to believe this! Can you imagine a door-to-door courier service that delivers within the same day (not 24 hours), not next day, but the same day across 20 cities in India? What’s more, it comes with a money back…
Travel Thursday: Incredible India adjudged World’s Best Destination Marketing Campaign
India is not known for its Marketing prowess, be it anything. Yes, we deliver quality products, but we not able to package and market them well -And that's the reason why I am very happy with this particular award.
The Incredible India…
Media Monday: ‘Incredible India’ Ads during Oscar, Grammy & BAFTA to promote tourism
It seems our Indian Government is finally awakening to the steep decline India’s Tourism industry has faced this year. You may not be interested in this news, but I’m actually influenced by the way they are targeting the…
Indian Tourism Industry on a downward trend?
The tourism statistics in the first quarter and up to MAY’09 as compiled by the Department of Tourism shows a sharp decline in the industry by a whopping 40-45%. This depressing situation can either be defended by obvious reasons which…
India Railways Budget 2009: Full Report with Highlights
Following is an excellent overview and Analysis of Indian Rail Budget announced by Mamata Banerjee in parliament yesterday. The new Railway budget 2009 has addressed some of the most important amenities that are needed for your rail…
IRCTC biggest e-Commerce contributor – Over a 3rd of the total e-Commerce pie in India!
Did that come as a surprise? To me it didn't. IRCTC is the first transaction I have done online in India. It is convenient and saves a lot of time. The charge they levy on the ticket booking is very minimal when compared to the waiting time…
Cleartrip.com: The most user-friendly OTA in India
Last year I did a comparison of 10 OTA's operating in India. The comparison was done based on 5 different parameters like Ticket fares, Flight options, Destinations, User Friendliness and value added services. In that comparison IXIGO…
Indian Online Travel Industry is buzzing!
Indian OTAs (Online travel agents) are in news again. With more than 70% of e-commerce spend happening purely on online travel booking, this space is getting quite lucrative.
With the number of Online Travel agents reaching double figures,…
Mapping India: Making the impossible, possible
I am not sure if it is entirely possible, given the unorganized and inconsistent naming standards of the Indian roads. Infact, forget the naming standards, most of the roads don't even have names. There are always multiple combinations…
Ugly, yet excellent Indian Travel Search Engine !
I am surprised that in this day and age we have Travel search engine looking like 90DI. I don't know how many of you would agree with me, but I found the look of this excellent travel search engine bit too amateurish. It is also quite…
Indian skies getting busier !
The growth in Indian aviation sector has been extraordinary and it is expected to gain faster pace in coming months and years.
In last 3-4 years itself, India has seen launch of multiple budget airlines, all of them growing aggressively.…
Indian Online Airfare search: Comparative Analysis of 10 different travel sites.
Yatra Arzoo Ezeego Cleartrip IXIGO makemytrip Indiatimes Travel Desiya Travelguru Travelocity
redBus.in : A truly simple online bus ticket booking service
redbus.in completed one year since their launch last week. I came across this site very recently, and was impressed from the word go.
What is Redbus.in?
It is a an online bus ticket booking service based out of Bangalore. They operate…
Indian Web2.0 Travel Portals: Comparative Analysis of Air fare search
It is difficult to judge or come to a conclusion based on just one search across multiple sites. However, from this particular experiment, it seems that Yatra has the best search algorithm and found the best deal and that too with a…
New 7 Wonders Results officially announced – Check out !
The D-Day has arrived!
Final list of new seven wonders of the world has been announced in the ceremony held in Lisbon.
I have been consistently writing about the way this voting process is a big money making scam and...