A) Govt. Lodging – 1. At Kisli – MP Tourisms Baghira Log Hut – Rates – Two bedded A/C Rooms – 4290/- Two bedded Deluxe ( including food-lodging & Tax) -5290/- In tourist Hostel 24 bedded Dormitory is also available @ Rs.890/- per head with food. 2. At Mukki – MP Tourisms Kanha Safari Lodge [...]

TOI reported that the Rajasthan State Tourism Minister Beena Kak on Thursday spotted a Tigress and two cubs with the help of a powerful camera, when she noticed a would in the hind portion of the mother which was life-threatening. “The tigress was restless inside a pond. I zoomed in and saw a red mark [...]

According to a PTI report, Himachal Pradesh which received a record number of 1.33 crore tourists during 2010 is planning to make tourism a key revenue earning sector by 2015. “The growth of tourism sector has been phenomenal during past three years and if the same tempo is kept up, this sector is set to [...]

Arrivals (FTAs) in the country during 2010 grew by 9.3 per cent at 55 lakh visitors as compared to 51 lakh during 2009, an official statement said today. The 9.3 per cent growth rate in FTAs for 2010 over 2009 for the country is much better than UNWTO’s projected growth rate of 5-6 per cent [...]

Speaking at the ‘Billy Arjan Singh Memorial Convention’, organised by NGO Tiger and Terrain on the noted wildlife enthusiast’s first death anniversary here, Salman Khurshid, Union Minister for Corporate and Minority Affairs said that opening of core areas to tourists would go a long way in curbing poaching. He, however, noted that “entry to core [...]

A Collaborative study on problems of tiger straying in the villages of  the Sunderbans was conducted by Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and their observations are as under: A Collaborative study on problems of tiger straying in the villages of  the Sunderbans was conducted by Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and their observations are as [...]

Official figures shows that in 2009 , 22 incidents of tiger-strayings took place in the Sunderbans in comparision to 9 in 2008, 11 in 2007, 11 in 2006 and 1 in 2005. Experts are of the opinion that rise in salinity level is probably the main cause behind this increase in tiger straying incidents. In [...]

Tadoba Andheri Tiger Project is one of the famous Tiger reserves in India. The Tadoba National Park is among the India’s 28 Project Tiger Reserve with an area of  623 sq.kms. It is the oldest National Park of Maharashtra situated in the Chandrapur district. Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve includes Tadoba National Park and Andhari wildlife Sanctuary. Tadoba [...]

Zuluk is steadily growing tourist destination situated at an altitude of  3000 meters [ approx. 10000 feets] above sea level near Indo-China border. This beautiful small rocky terrain is situated in the lower himalayas of the East Sikkim and was famous in olden days for historic “Silk Route”. The route starts from Kalimpong passing through [...]

The 2010 World Travel Award Winners for India are: India’s Leading Airline Air India India’s Leading Business Hotel tde Claridges, Surajkund India’s Leading Conference Hotel tde Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore India’s Leading Destination Management Company Cox & Kings India’s Leading Hotel Trident Gurgaon India’s Leading Luxury Hotel tde Claridges, New Delhi India’s Leading New Business [...]

The winners of the 17th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide. The 2010 World Travel Award Winners for Asia are: Asia’s Leading Airline Malaysia Airlines Asia’s Leading Airline Business Class Malaysia Airlines Asia’s Leading Airline Economy Class Air India Asia’s Leading Airline First Class Korean Air Asia’s Leading Airport Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Asia’s Leading [...]

The Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, is one of four subspecies of the Asian Elephant, the largest population of which is found in India. This subspecies is also found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Burma/Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. The other three subspecies of the Asian Elephant are the Sumatran Elephant [...]

Traveller’s can now take rest in ‘snooze cabins’ inside Terminal 3 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. In order to avail this service, passengers need to pay Rs 315 or USD seven for an hour. The snooze cabins are equipped with a bed, working table, Wi-Fi facility, electric plugs, flat screen TV, DVD [...]

In a bid to keep tab on airlines soaring high ticket prices, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has set up a committee to monitor route-wise tariffs across their networks on a regular basis, Times of India quoted. Nasim Zaidi, Chief, DGCA, who took over as Aviation Secretary on Tuesday said, “We are adopting a [...]

We reproduce herein the declaration derived at the Tier Summit at St. Petersburg The St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation (Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 23, 2010) We, the Heads of the Governments of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, [...]