'We feel EMI holidays should pick up now.' How travel companies are trying to win customers after demonetisation.
This optimism is triggered by the feel-good factor in the wake of the Sensex touching record-high levels last week and a slew of discount offers by airlines to boost travel demand.
A foreign holiday has now become non-negotiable for Indian consumers.
I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims. We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing each scientist mentioned here along with about a dozen of our ancient mathematicians, recommends Professor Kalyan Singhal, historian of science and technology.
Business executives are finally dusting off their long-unused suitcases to resume travel, thanks to a good vaccination rate, a drop in fresh cases, and an easing of travel restrictions. It comes as a huge relief for the ravaged aviation, travel and hospitality sectors. "We are witnessing a 40 per cent recovery on pre-covid volumes from our business travellers, signalling the return of corporate confidence in air travel," said Indiver Rastogi, president & group head, Global Business Travel, Thomas Cook (India) & SOTC.
Indian tours have seen an upswing partly because Nepal packages have been cancelled after the recent earthquake
While fares on the Delhi-Mumbai route have risen 45 per cent, Delhi-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Bengaluru tickets are priced 57 per cent and 42.5 per cent higher, respectively.
Some private banks offer easier platform to transfer money abroad, like ICICI's Money2World.
A move to extend visas on arrival facility to 150 countries and make world heritage sites more tourist friendly has been welcomed.
There were fewer promotion sales in January-February this year.
The US has already eased the procedure for issuing visa to attract a million Indian tourists by 2015
...He'd be running a successful aviation business, says Anjuli Bhargava.
On the itinerary: Luxury camping, tribal homestays, heritage cities.
Blame the voter, who invariably chooses the promise of hand-outs today in preference to a vague promise of, say, better schools tomorrow. Getting the Supreme Court to issue an edict, or Parliament to pass a law, is no solution, observes T N Ninan.
It is Mumbai's favourite festival and is celebrated each year with fervour and frenzy. But when the city welcomes "Ganpati Bappa" this Friday, the celebrations will be low key. With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. Festival budgets have shrunk and as a result, corporate sponsorships have dried out.
Financial shares were among the top Sensex gainers along with auto and pharma shares.
Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you.
Textile and telecom shares have gained ahead of the Cabinet meet later today which is likely to announce new measures for both the sectors.
The IIT-Madras alumnus, who moved to Canada for an MBA programme and settled there, is not new to investing in India.
For Chef Thomas Zacharias, Chef Floyd Cardoz, was a partner, mentor. And family.
A comparison shows that for Delhi to Mumbai air travel, the lowest airfare price is in the range of Rs 2,755, while the surged price for second-AC comes at Rs 4,104, a 42 per cent increase from the current train fares
Travel companies and agencies are offering early bird discounts going up to 40 per cent. Priyadarshini Maji reports
These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
Some banks might charge you a nominal amount of Rs 100-150 for issuing the card.
'We have struggled to pay the rent, we have struggled to pay the electricity bill, we have struggled to send them to school, to buy books and uniforms but there was food on the table every day!'
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Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.' A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
They'll spice up your Instagram feeds with their lip-smacking food pics.
These trips can be as short as a month to 45 days.
With over 200 brands and websites as participants this year, the Google Online Shopping Festival is turning bigger.
Most tour operators offer accommodation to suit different budgets.
In an online chat with readers, chef Sanjeev Kapoor shares interesting anecdotes from his culinary journey.
A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus. Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius.
Easter, the feast of reverence and symbolism, after the austere period of fasting, chimes with the mood of celebration and is all about good food.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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