Germany may modify travel advisory on Kashmir
German ambassador Thomas Matussek told IANS: ‘There is wonderful peace in the valley. I find it possible for our government to seriously modify its travel advisory on visits to the valley by German nationals.
Article Source: http://www.inewsone.com/2011/06/22/germany-may-modify-travel-advisory-on-kashmir/58149
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23 June 2011
Top 5 Bollywood travel destinations:
Bollywood's biggest stars are ready to land in Toronto for the International Indian Film Academy, aka the Bollywood Awards, this weekend. We take a return flight back to India to explore the top five destinations with Bollywood connections..
Read more.. http://www.thestar.com/travel/asiapacific/article/1013181--top-5-bollywood-travel-destinations
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Air China Inaugurates Rotations between Chengdu and Tokyo
The launch of the links makes life much easier for passengers who originally had to transfer in a third city when traveling between Chengdu and Japan, representing another important step taken by the carrier to serve the communities in western China.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/16/3707734/air-china-inaugurates-rotations.html#ixzz1PX56quOy
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European Commission closes legal case against Irish air travel tax
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has withdrawn a legal challenge against the government’s travel tax, in light of the recent decision to replace the previous two-tier structure with a single flat fee..
Source: http://www.thejournal.ie/european-commission-closes-legal-case-against-irish-air-travel-tax-157825-Jun2011/
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Rugby Team Tries Time Travel
The solution came straight out of the 1940s: a Douglas DC-3 that was sitting in a New Zealand museum, which still rolled it out for the occasional exhibition flight. The 28-seater may have been put out to pasture in favor of modern jets..
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/06/17/rugby-team-tries-time-travel/?mod=google_news_blog
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AI launches new scheme for domestic travel
NEDUMBASSERY: Air India has launched a short-term promotion scheme, Silver and Platinum Pass, for passengers in its domestic network in an effort to provide air travel at competitive and affordable rates.
Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ai-launches-new-scheme-for-domestic-travel/159820-60-122.html
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Outbound travel buoyancy to help Cox & Kings keep up momentum
Travel and ticketing company Cox & Kings India reported robust earnings over the past two quarters on the back of increasing foreign and domestic travel.
For the quarter ended March, the company's net profit stood at Rs 26 crore, nearly double that of the previous quarter. The financial performance was driven by rise in contribution of India-specific revenues in the company's total revenues.
Article Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/stocks-in-news/outbound-travel-buoyancy-to-help-cox-kings-keep-up-momentum/articleshow/8869839.cms
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Air India's 10-day promo scheme offers unlimited travel
Mumbai: In a bid to clutch back its steeply falling market share, the cash-strapped Air India today launched a short-term promotional scheme for the domestic sector that offers passengers unlimited travel in the economy and executive classes for a 10-day period.
The promotional scheme, the platinum and silver passes, will be valid for 10 days, the airline said in a statement here.
Article Source: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/air-indias-10-day-promo-scheme-offers-unlimited-travel-112534
