High demand leads to rise in air cargo fares |
11th May, 10
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Indian express
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Movement of goods by air has become expensive for exporters with the rise in air cargo fares. While fares have been inching upwards over the last few months, freight forwarders say that fares this May are the highest in the last several years.
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Smaller banks, better deals? |
11th May, 10
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Business standard
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Big banks provide personal loans for holidays with a longer tenure. Take your pick.
With travel loans not so easy to come by, financial advisors say exotic vacations can be postponed rather than taking high value loans.
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Chd hotels looking to thrive on corporate tourism |
11th May, 10
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Business standard
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With the economy showing signs of improvement, corporate tourism is back on track as hoteliers in the region are trying to gain from it.
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California poised for tourism rebound |
10th May, 10
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Los Angeles Times
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The state Travel and Tourism Commission predicts a nearly 3% increase in visitors this year, followed by a 4% increase in 2011. Visitors are expected to spend about 5% more than in 2009.
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Royal Rajasthan on Wheels to touch city as well |
10th May, 10
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The Times of India
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Get ready for one of the most remarkable journeys on the Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, an upgraded version of the Palace on Wheels, that will take you on a royal sojourn. Varanasi has been included in the destinations of the royal train, which will start frequenting the city from September next.
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Jet Airways launches mobile site with information, updates, services |
10th May, 10
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Net Indian
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Private sector airline today said it had launched a mobile site to provide people information about its services, call centre contact details, frequent flyer programme benefits and special offers, among other things.
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Airlines fight ash effect by changing routes |
10th May, 10
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Daily news analysis
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Ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjoell volcano, which began erupting on April 14, is back to haunt international travellers.
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AirAsia celebrates its maiden flight to Mumbai |
10th May, 10
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Aviation record
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AirAsia celebrated its inaugural flight to Mumbai from Kuala Lumpur on FRiday, signifying its foray into Western India.
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Now, building sops sought for tourism zones |
10th May, 10
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Express India
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Open spaces reserved as tourism development zones (TDZs) are next in line for the state government’s floor space index (FSI) largesse.
For such plots, the government has proposed doubling the FSI from 0.2 to 0.4 and allowing more construction. Within Mumbai, land reserved in the Development Plan (DP) for parks, gardens and recreation grounds, with a minimum area of one hectare, can be earmarked TDZ as per a 15-year-old state government guideline.
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Thailand-India quiz a success, three from city chosen to visit the country |
10th May, 10
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Indian express
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As many as 4,000 participants, 40 schools, six winners and a lot of excitement — this was the journey of Thailand-India Friendship Quiz in the tricity on Sunday. The finals were held at the Auditorium of Government Museum Sector 10, Chandigarh today.
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