Articles tagged “india”

Japan’s overseas development aid is available to boost projects in several Indian cities, which may be why Pune, in a rush to be the first to receive such funds, has declared its project “urgent.”

It’s tough to compare the U.S. and UK where millions are funded into tourism infrastructure to India where worries about hygiene and harassment still deter some western tourists, but building a brand and board to track it are the definitive first steps.

The print fees were imposed to limit lines at airport counters, but the small revenue generated from the fees may play a factor in delaying the outdated aviation bureau from allowing mobile tickets for domestic flights.

Indian travel site makemytrip.com is selling the tickets for Oct. 13, supposedly the day after the crew strike is set to end, but anyone foolish enough to book that flight doesn’t deserve to reach their destination.

For a country that largely depends on trains, India is littered with outdated railways that run slowly and are accident-prone. The new railway will improve safety, speed, and give Indians a reason to stick to rail rather than air.

The pieces have fallen into place for the chief minister’s top priority project, which enjoys backing from wealthy Keralite businessmen in the Middle East and aviation infrastructure set up by Air India.

Tourism in the smaller cities will benefit from the direct flights coming in from neighboring nations, as well as an increase in locals jobs created to handle growing airport operations.

The Indian government is now fed up with Kingfisher and Vijay Mallya, and this can't be good for any solution that the company comes up with.

Is this it? Is this the end of the long national aviation nightmare called Kingfisher? It should be.

Here’s a win-win situation for all hotels to take note of: Hilton’s Indian properties offset utility costs by 10 to 25 percent by limiting waste output, water usage, and using wind energy.