Tourism
Signs of revival for tourism in Kashmir
March 16, 2021
The owners of Srinagar’s famous shikaras (boats) on the equally famous Dal Lake are optimistic about the year 2021, after having spent the past two years waiting for the rare tourist who had ventured into the valley. The shikara operators hope that finally 2021 will mark a turn...
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Thomas Cook-SOTC to tap booming women travellers...
March 8, 2021
A report released by Thomas Cook India & SOTC, Second Holiday Readiness Report (December 2020), says that Indian women travellers are displaying a strong appetite for holidays. It says 65 pc of women respondents are keen to travel in the next six months and a significant 72 ...
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Haunted homes of Rajasthan’s Kuldhara
March 2, 2021
Ghost stories have a very different kind of charm to lure readers with old forts, ruins of castles, deserted alleys, sinister houses and abandoned spirits. Lying 21 km from the Golden City of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, Kuldhara a large village has a similar story to tell. Straight ...
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Caravans: Tourism on wheels drives ahead in India
February 24, 2021
The Covid19 pandemic has given birth to or boosted several niche segments of tourism across the world and here in India. The latest buzzwords of tourism to have emerged from the pandemic range from staycation or workation to virtual tourism. One of the lesser heard forms of touri...
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Voluntourism in India: Travel to transform lives
February 10, 2021
“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” Naveen Godiyal quotes Mary Anne Radmacher, a famed writer and an artist based in the United States while talking about his experience of volunteering across different places in India as a backpac...
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Tourism industry no destination for Budget 2021-22
February 6, 2021
When she presented her budget for the next fiscal year, 2021-22, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman once again left the Indian tourism industry bitterly disappointed. For the past 10 months, the tourism industry has been crying out for emergency relief from the governm...
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Bastar: A tribal treasure trove
February 3, 2021
Often overlooked by travellers, Chhattisgarh’s Bastar is a myriad of wonders. A goldmine of fascinating tribal culture in India, it thrives on the cultural magnitudes, age-old traditions and rituals that are yet to be explored. Whether it is the exclusive handicrafts, wild rive...
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Jail tourism: Roaming free in the Indian prisons
January 25, 2021
Jails in India or anywhere else are not high on a typical traveller’s bucket list. However, there are a few prisons that have historic significance and also allow tourists to spend a night in its premises and live a prisoner’s life without committing any offence. The most rec...
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Mesmerising Mawsynram
January 14, 2021
Shillong, largest city and capital of Meghalaya, retains its colonial-era charm, with a home-brewed brand of Western music, gracious cafés and friendly people. But, the former capital of undivided Assam bursts at its seams, thanks to hordes of tourists who arrive to escape the h...
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Varkala: A tranquil, coastal corner in Kerala
January 7, 2021
Varkala is little less than a paradise for those in quest of peace in the lap of nature. This quaint hamlet, located in the southern part of Kerala, has a stillness and quietness that is rarely found in tourist destinations.
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