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  • World Environment Day: A trip to Switzerland, where style meets sustainability for the mindful traveller June 05, 2023 12:22 PM IST

    World Environment Day: A trip to Switzerland, where style meets sustainability for the mindful traveller

    Not only comfortable and convenient, the Swiss way of travelling is also extremely environment-friendly while air and water quality is impressive.

  • For the mindful traveller: A trip to Switzerland, where style meets sustainability! | World Environment Day June 05, 2023 11:46 AM IST

    For the mindful traveller: A trip to Switzerland, where style meets sustainability! | World Environment Day

    Most of us know Switzerland for its beautiful landscapes - the lakes, the greenery & the snow-capped Alps. If nothing else, Yash Raj films have shown us enough of of just how scenic the country is. However, there's one more reason to go to there, especially if you're a mindful traveller - and that is, that Switzerland would offer you one of the most SUSTAINABLE holidays. Whether its the travel by public transport, the nature-based gastronomy or the fact that every FOUNTAIN there has potable water, a vacation in Switzerland is like basking in the lap of nature. Watch the video for more!

  • New Zealand’s Queenstown: 6 must-dos for the mildly adventurous June 04, 2023 10:04 AM IST

    New Zealand’s Queenstown: 6 must-dos for the mildly adventurous

    There’s always a buzz in this little town, with outdoor enthusiasts busily gearing up and heading off in search of the next adrenalin rush.

  • How Germany’s Bremerhaven, once a city of farewells, is attracting immigrants May 28, 2023 09:37 PM IST

    How Germany’s Bremerhaven, once a city of farewells, is attracting immigrants

    The seaside German town of Bremerhaven is a typical harbour town except for a fascinating distinction — it is the town from where 7 million Germans emigrated. Today it welcomes migrants with open arms.

  • Top 5 ski towns in Australia May 31, 2023 04:34 PM IST

    Top 5 ski towns in Australia

    Get on top of the world Down Under, tickle the adventure streak in you.

  • Funnycontrol | When mental health is out of budget for the Indian budget traveller May 28, 2023 01:40 PM IST

    Funnycontrol | When mental health is out of budget for the Indian budget traveller

    Funnycontrol compares the world-famous Indian budget traveller with the Union Budget, which promises to deliver a lot every year but only digs deeper into your wallet.

  • Travel in the footsteps of Adam Smith in his tercentenary year May 27, 2023 11:52 AM IST

    Travel in the footsteps of Adam Smith in his tercentenary year

    Adam Smith was born in 1723 in Kirkcaldy, a small port in Scotland. He attended university at Glasgow and Oxford, and then lived in Edinburgh till his death in 1790.

  • Best places to go on workation in India, and how to make the most of them May 27, 2023 09:39 AM IST

    Best places to go on workation in India, and how to make the most of them

    What to do, what not to do on a workation and how to maintain work-life balance on a workation?

  • Singapore’s Peranakan culture: What to see, shop, and eat in Katong and Joo Chiat May 27, 2023 08:34 AM IST

    Singapore’s Peranakan culture: What to see, shop, and eat in Katong and Joo Chiat

    Strolling through east Singapore’s Peranakan district reveals a blend of cultures.

  • Travel blogger Aakanksha Monga provides hacks to make solo travel easier May 20, 2023 04:11 PM IST

    Travel blogger Aakanksha Monga provides hacks to make solo travel easier

    Travel blogger Aakanksha Monga believes that challenges are merely a perception, and all one has to do is change one’s perspective. But start small, she advises, since you're leaving behind your safety bubble.

  • Long Weekend | 36 hours in Bonn, Germany May 20, 2023 01:45 AM IST

    Long Weekend | 36 hours in Bonn, Germany

    Germany’s erstwhile capital, Bonn, might be the symbol of democracy and diplomacy but it is an understated city that brims with art, culture and history. Above all else is the unconditional love for its illustrious son, Beethoven.

  • TCS increase and Go First challenges impact travel industry, domestic demand strong: Thomas Cook May 19, 2023 06:42 PM IST

    TCS increase and Go First challenges impact travel industry, domestic demand strong: Thomas Cook

    TCS will have a short-term impact and domestic travel will become the flavour for a month or two, said Thomas Cook India CEO. He added that the Go First issue is a challenging situation as there is no clarity on the airline resuming operations.

  • Indian hospitality sector bounces back after Covid slump: Report May 19, 2023 05:16 PM IST

    Indian hospitality sector bounces back after Covid slump: Report

    The Indian hospitality sector seems to be a in bullish phase due to blend of diverse positives for the sector, led by a policy push leading to investment perking up.

  • Go First insolvency, higher airfares drive demand for bus tickets on popular routes May 18, 2023 05:58 PM IST

    Go First insolvency, higher airfares drive demand for bus tickets on popular routes

    Delhi-Luucknow, Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Hyderabad-Bangalore, Chennai-Mumbai and Bangalore-Goa are among the routes that have seen a massive rise in demand.

  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day: The profit of digital accessibility, a tourist’s perspective May 18, 2023 01:26 PM IST

    Global Accessibility Awareness Day: The profit of digital accessibility, a tourist’s perspective

    Third Thursday of May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. A day for businesses to ponder on the far-reaching monetary benefits of digital accessibility for tourists with disabilities. Persons with disability in the US, for instance, spend around $17 billion on travel.

  • Occupancy, room rates have crossed pre-Covid levels for hotels, says Mahindra Holidays CEO May 17, 2023 03:09 PM IST

    Occupancy, room rates have crossed pre-Covid levels for hotels, says Mahindra Holidays CEO

    The company is also expanding inventory aggressively by creating more resorts, acquiring properties and also through the public-private partnership (PPP) model, the CEO added.

  • Accel-backed neobanking startup Niyo shifts gear, will become a travel tech platform May 15, 2023 10:48 AM IST

    Accel-backed neobanking startup Niyo shifts gear, will become a travel tech platform

    Niyo’s travel tech platform will essentially cover the entire spectrum around travel, where users can apply for visas and book travel experiences, concierge services, tour packages, travel insurance, and the like.

  • Love of heritage: The courtyard houses of Chettinad’s Tamil bankers May 14, 2023 10:12 PM IST

    Love of heritage: The courtyard houses of Chettinad’s Tamil bankers

    Kanadukathan, around 15km from Karaikudi, is the best places to admire the heritage houses, built between the mid-1800s and early 1900s, of the Chettiyar community, who were traditionally bankers and businessmen.

  • Ranveer Singh: ‘My family, my wife, my team, and my closest friends are my ultimate travel essentials’ May 13, 2023 04:05 PM IST

    Ranveer Singh: ‘My family, my wife, my team, and my closest friends are my ultimate travel essentials’

    The Bollywood star who is the newly-appointed destination ambassador for Abu Dhabi shares some of his travel trivia

  • Eating out in Japan: 8 things to know before you place your order at a Japanese restaurant May 13, 2023 09:57 AM IST

    Eating out in Japan: 8 things to know before you place your order at a Japanese restaurant

    Types of eateries in Japan from Izakayas to ramen shops and specialty restaurants, how to order, what to get, how to eat it, and how much to tip.

  • Go First insolvency spoils summer travel plans of Indians May 10, 2023 01:48 PM IST

    Go First insolvency spoils summer travel plans of Indians

    Those who had booked tickets on Go First are scrambling to book on other airlines at higher prices.

  • Air New Zealand adds 'bunk-beds' to its flights May 10, 2023 11:52 AM IST

    Air New Zealand adds 'bunk-beds' to its flights

    The release by Air Newzealand disclosed that the Skynest will be a six-pod configured sleep zone which will offer sessions for economy passengers to lie down when travelling long haul.

  • Hotels are at peak occupancy, growth will come via higher room rates: Royal Orchid's chairman May 09, 2023 05:18 PM IST

    Hotels are at peak occupancy, growth will come via higher room rates: Royal Orchid's chairman

    The Indian hotel industry bounced back since March last year after struggling during Covid years. The sector which returned to pre-pandemic levels in FY23 is expected to see double-digit growth in FY24.

  • Journey to the centre of the world (Hint: it's in California) May 08, 2023 08:09 AM IST

    Journey to the centre of the world (Hint: it's in California)

    For the last almost four decades, this 92-year-old former skydiver has been building a museum of "the whole of human history" spread across 2,600 acres in Felicity, a stretch in California's Sonora Desert. Istel was elected mayor of Felicity shortly after it was founded in a three-vote landslide.

  • Love of heritage: Traipsing through tantalising Tbilisi, the Georgian capital May 07, 2023 06:51 PM IST

    Love of heritage: Traipsing through tantalising Tbilisi, the Georgian capital

    The Unesco describes Tbilisi, the fifth-century capital city, standing between Asia and Europe, as a grand sample of Georgian urban heritage, where foreign influences have seeped into the course of the centuries and tradition.