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, [...]

Once again a healthy eight feet male Panthera Tigris Tigris was killed by Security Personnel. The tiger entered into Nagabandha village in Morigaon district of Assam. It killed a 40 year old woman while she was crossing his path. It again injured a policemen. Local villagers were irked with this news and they chased the [...]

For the first time ever, heads of government will come together for a summit that focuses on a non-human species: wild tigers. From November 21 to 24, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will host the International Tiger Conservation Forum in St. Petersburg. Representatives from the 13 tiger range countries and high-level representatives from other countries [...]

Araku Valley is a famous hill station and a Mandal in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 115 km from Vishakhapatnam, close to the Orissa state border. This place lures people with pleasant weather, hills and valleys. The natural beauty of this valley comes alive with its rich landscape. The locals [...]

Tajpur, the untouched beauty and latest addition of travel spot in West Bengal is located in East Midnapur, almost 180 kms away from Kolkata. It is one of the most natural beaches in India. Tajpur is situated on the Kolkata – Digha route and just 5 Km from Chaulkhola (way to Mandarmoni – another virgin [...]

Haridwar is the gateway to the four pilgrimages of Uttarakhand. It is also the starting point on the journey to the sacred sources of the Ganga and the Yamuna Rivers. Associated with both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishn, Haridwar is among the seven sacred cities of India. According to legend, Prince Bhagirath performed penance here [...]

The sanctuary with an area of 237.27 sq. km. came into existence in the year 1984. It lies on Raipur – Deobhog state highway on Chhattisgarh – Orissa state border at an elevation of 320 to 370 MSL and at a longitutde of 82.32′E to 82.0′E and latitude 20.0′N to 20.15′N. the temperature ranges from [...]

Researcher Richard Gross and his colleagues at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California calculated that Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude quake could have cut 1.26 microseconds off the length of a day. The BBC and other major media reports revealed that according to Richard Gross, the Earthquake that hit Chile, Saturday on 27th February,2010 has brought about some [...]

Here goes contact details of some of the Dharamshalas between Tulsi Chowk to Laltarao Bridge. STD Code of Haridwar is 0133. Click on the title to get the details. Sargodha Dharamshala, Mayapur, Haridwar – 228455 Ganga Nilayan Ateetih Bhavan – 227766 Leela Yatri Bhavan – 225052 Sindhi Dharamshala – 226641 Sadhu Ram Maadiwala Dharamshala – [...]

Chilka lake is the largest salt water coastal lagoon in Asia and 2nd largest in world. This lake is spread in the eastern coastal area India in three districts of Orissa state namely Puri, Ganjam & Khurda. Chilka is the largest watering ground in the Indian Sub-continent for the migratory birds which flock here each [...]

River Rafting This leisure sport gained its recognition in the year 1970 when it was included in the Munich Olympic Games . But it was first journalized by the Lieutenant John Fremont of the U.S. Army in on the Platte River in 1842. Teesta or Tista River starts flowing from the state of Sikkim after [...]