Maharajas Express
MUMBAI - India's most luxurious tourist train started its maiden journey from an eastern city on Saturday evening.
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Kingfisher Airlines
NEW DELHI - A newspaper-wrapped package containing explosive material was found Sunday in the cargo hold of a passenger aircraft after it landed in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police said.
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Kaziranga National Park
An elephant attacked a jeep ferrying tourists from a wildlife safari and injured all five of them at the famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam Monday.
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Arrivals Up Nearly 70 Percent In February
By Srilal Miththapala, eTN
Tourist arrivals for February 2010 reached a high of 57,300, surpassing February 2009 arrivals by a resounding 67.7 percent.
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Goa
PANAJI - Britain has begun advising its nationals to "observe and respect local dress and customs" while visiting Goa.
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India
Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala may have a sea plane service to boost tourism if a study suggests that such a project is feasible, tourism minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said on Tuesday.
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India
Union Tourism and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja has urged seven States and Union Territories (UTs) to take all necessary steps for tourists' protection against crime and
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Inaugural Safari In India
By Motaz Othman, eTN
India always impressed me; even after more than ten visits to this incredible country, each time I go there, I discover more attractions and return with wonderful memories.
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Somon Air
Boeing Co. said Somon Air of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, has ordered two 737-900 extended range (ER) airplanes valued at $163 million at list prices.
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India
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will seek a complete rollback of service tax levied on domestic air travel in the recent Budget, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.
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India
By P.R. Sanjai, livemint.com
Mumbai - Air travel is likely to become more expensive as domestic carriers deal with the double blow of an expanded service tax regime and a levy on crude imports from 1 April.
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Oneworld Alliance
By SANTANU CHOUDHURY
NEW DELHI -- Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. said Tuesday it has signed an initial pact to join the oneworld alliance, comprising 11 global carriers such as American Airlines and British Airways.
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Kashmir
Srinagar - In an effort to revive tourism in Kashmir, hoteliers and houseboat owners in the valley have announced lucrative and discounted packages for visitors to Kashmir.
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Persian Gulf
TEHRAN, Iran — Airlines not referring to the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula as the Persian Gulf will be banned from Iranian airspace, the transport minister told local media Monday.
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India's Tourism
By Ruchika Chitravanshi
India hopes to receive up to 5.5 million tourists in 2010, the highest number in any single year.
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Spring Festival Tourism
BEIJING - China's tourism revenue rose 26.9 percent to 64.62 billion yuan (9.46 billion U.S. dollars) during the Spring Festival, the National Tourism Administration (NTA) said Sunday.
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India
PANAJI - Russians tourists who come to Goa have "all kinds of vices", the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state unit chief Laxmikant Parsenkar Sunday said, calling on the local people not to "encourage
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Superstar Shahrukh Khan Receives Most Popular Actor Award 2010
By eTN Staff Writer
Through its first Bollywood poll in the Arab world called "Nojoom Bollywood," Shahrukh Khan was nominated as the most popular actor by Arab audiences for the month of January 2010 conducted by Zee Afl
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Sri Lanka Tourism
Destination Sri Lanka reported a major influx of Arab travelers as Middle East tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka surged 50 per cent in January, 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to sta
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India
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (DHRS), a voluntary organization, is on a lookout for the development of the 'Toy Train' West Bengal, with an aim to revive tourism.
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