Travel And Tourism: News
17 Dec 2017
GoaNo paid sex in Goa without Aadhaar
Authorities often use Aadhaar to verify crime records of people (or the lack of it), but turns out it has the opposite use too: a certain section in Goa is using Aadhaar to verify whether people are undercover policemen.
11 Dec 2017
Uttar PradeshFrench tourists attacked in UP, third incident in 1.5 months
Just a month after separate incidents of attack on foreign tourists in UP, another similar incident has come to light.
09 Dec 2017
Pakistan NewsTerrorism: US tells citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan
The US State Department has advised its citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan.
05 Dec 2017
South KoreaDelhi's New-Year gift: One common card for metro, bus travel
After several failed deadlines, Delhiites might finally get a common mobility card for the Delhi Metro and DTC buses this New Year.
05 Dec 2017
North KoreaSupreme Court upholds Trump's travel ban, restrictions come into effect
In a major win for Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has upheld the president's third travel ban which denies the citizens of six predominantly-Muslim countries, Venezuela and North Korea, from entering the US.
21 Nov 2017
Supreme Court Of India'No parking lot near Taj Mahal': Unbelievable damage to monument
The SC has lashed out at UP and refused again to let it construct a multi-level parking lot near the Taj Mahal.
15 Nov 2017
EnvironmentWhy focus on businesses, not on pilgrims?: NGT raps Amarnath
Two days after capping the number of daily visitors to Vaishno Devi reportedly over environmental concerns, the NGT has now turned its attention to Amarnath in J&K.
15 Nov 2017
IndiaDelhi tops 'tourist-friendly' list, Maharashtra falls a spot
After a smog-filled week, there's some good news for Delhi. A survey by the World Travel and Tourism Council India Initiative (WTTCII) and Hotelivate has ranked the capital first among all states in the field of tourism.
14 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpCourt allows Trump's travel ban to partially come into effect
A California appeals court has allowed President Donald Trump's latest travel ban to partially come into effect.
13 Nov 2017
Jammu And KashmirNGT caps daily visitors to Vaishno Devi to 50,000
The NGT has capped the number of daily visitors to Vaishno Devi at 50,000, reportedly considering the environmental consequences of religious tourism.
11 Nov 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru's own mini Niagara Falls to be ready by January
Bengaluru's famous Lalbagh botanical gardens will soon have mini-Niagara falls on its premises.
07 Nov 2017
DallasHas TripAdvisor been putting tourists at risk for its gain?
TripAdvisor, arguably the world's most trusted online travel guide, recently tweeted an apology for withholding from users several unsavory but important reviews over the years.
28 Oct 2017
Tourist AttackRadio Mirchi's #MatAaoIndia ad creates major controversy
The Swiss couple assault incident in Fatehpur Sikri left Indians fuming. Top officials of the country condemned strongly.
28 Oct 2017
Uttar PradeshVrindavan, Barsana declared pilgrimage sites, no more alcohol, meat stores
The UP government has declared Vrindavan and Barsana "teerth sthal" (pilgrimage site), the first places to be notified so in government records, said Principal Secretary (Religious Affairs) Avinish Awasthi.
27 Oct 2017
Yogi AdityanathSwiss couple attack: Five, including three minors, arrested
Police have arrested five people for assaulting a Swiss couple in Fatehpur Sikri last Sunday.
26 Oct 2017
AgraSwiss couple harassed, brutally attacked near Agra
In a disturbing incident, a Swiss couple travelling near Agra was harassed and brutally assaulted by some youths.
25 Oct 2017
IndiaIndia to soon draft a policy to boost medical tourism
The government might soon draft a policy to popularize India as a major haven for medical tourists.
21 Oct 2017
Karnataka'Tourist Police' to soon make Mysuru safer for travelers
It may soon become safer to visit Mysuru, as the heritage city is set to have 'Tourist Police' to especially assist travelers.
20 Oct 2017
Subramanian SwamySwamy claims he can prove Shah Jahan stole Taj Mahal
Amid controversy on the UP government's lackadaisical attitude towards the Taj Mahal, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has now said he has documents to prove the mausoleum was stolen by Shah Jahan.
20 Oct 2017
ItalyItaly: Stone-fragment falls on tourist, killing him in famous church
A 52-year-old tourist from Spain has been killed as a piece of ceiling fell on him in the Basilica di Santa Croce, the biggest church in Italy's Florence region.
17 Oct 2017
Yogi AdityanathUP govt does damage control, Yogi to visit Taj Mahal
After BJP MLA Sangeet Som created controversy by saying the Taj Mahal was built by 'traitors', UP CM Yogi Adityanath announced he will visit the monument on October 25.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaTaj was built by traitors, we'll change history: BJP MLA
The controversy over the UP government's attitude towards the Taj Mahal refuses to die down. Now BJP MLA Sangeet Som has said it was built by 'traitors'.
14 Oct 2017
India'Sabarimala will become a sex-tourism spot if women are allowed'
The Sabarimala Temple board chief has major problems with women being allowed inside. He seems to have pretty strong reasons: if women enter, the temple will turn into a "sex tourism spot like Thailand", he believes.
10 Oct 2017
Yogi AdityanathUP govt plans a giant Ram statue at Ayodhya
The Yogi Adityanath government in UP is inviting accusations of partisanship by ignoring the Taj Mahal in its tourism plans.
10 Oct 2017
IndiaUP Minister: Taj Mahal rightly kept off UP tourism booklet
After the UP government was criticized for keeping one of the seven wonders of the modern world, Taj Mahal, out of its tourism booklet, UP minister of religious affairs and culture Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary raked up another controversy when he said that the monument was "rightly kept out and should instead be replaced with the Guru Gorakhnath peeth."
30 Sep 2017
SpaceXAround-the-world in 30 minutes: Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket
Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia on Friday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk not only elaborated his Mars mission plans but also explained how he planned to finance the massive mission.
29 Sep 2017
DelhiFlights running late to face indefinite take off delays
Flights that don't initiate push-back from an airport gate and taxi on a runway within five minutes of air traffic control (ATC) clearance, would now only be allowed to take off once a slot is free.
28 Sep 2017
LondonComputer check-in system crash causes chaos in airports worldwide
Air travellers around the world have suffered major disruptions after the widely used computer check-in system 'Amadeus Altea' crashed.
28 Sep 2017
MumbaiSurprise ticketless flyer on Ahmedabad-Mumbai flight: A bird!
While it's common to see birds fly, seeing a winged-friend fly on a plane is something very uncommon!
27 Sep 2017
Jammu And KashmirKashmir is 'The Warmest Place On Earth', says new ad
What is most remarkable about Jammu and Kashmir? Violence? Its paradisiacal beauty? No. According to the state government, it is the hospitality of its locals.
26 Sep 2017
IndiaYou may soon use biometrics, not IDs to enter airports
Soon, a mobile phone is all you may need to board domestic flights.
25 Sep 2017
South KoreaGujarat eyeing 6 crore tourist footfall by 2020
Gujarat is looking to graduate from 4.2 crore tourist footfalls in 2016 to 6 crore by 2020.
18 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Foreign tourist arrivals decline by 1 lakh since 2014
Karnataka witnessed a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists visiting the state since 2014 due to various reasons like lack of air connectivity and basic facilities at tourist spots.
10 Sep 2017
BusinessMuffin, an app that promises to make planning trips easier
If you have ever tried planning a trip, birthday party or just a simple night out, you will nod your head vehemently in agreement, when I say it's not an easy task.
08 Sep 2017
IndiaForeigners can eat beef outside before visiting India: Tourism Minister
A day after being sworn in, new Tourism Minister KJ Alphons had asserted there's no food code issued by the BJP, that states like Kerala and Goa would continue eating beef.
07 Sep 2017
IndiaDelhi: Centre asks PSUs, corporate sector to adopt monuments
World Heritage Sites in India, including Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, could soon get a major revamp with world-class facilities.
03 Sep 2017
IndiaIndia to soon get hi-tech tilting trains
India has signed an MoU with Switzerland for hi-tech tilting trains- trains that will tilt while crossing a bend, just like motorbikes do on winding roads.
02 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: 80-min flights between Mysuru and Chennai from 15 Sep
As Karnataka's Mysuru gears up for Dussehra celebrations from 21-30 September, commercial flight operations from the city, suspended in Nov'15, are set to resume on 15 September.
02 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpTrump travel ban: People denied entry can reapply for visas
A legal settlement, reached at a US federal court, allows people who were denied entry into America because of President Donald Trump's first travel ban to reapply for visas.
