‘Travel’ Archives
Ayesha Takia angry with Kingfisher
Ayesha Takia has alleged that a Kingfisher Airline staff mistreated her sister and even tore her boarding pass. The Bollywood actor says that her sister, Natasha Takia, was mistreated by the Vijay Mallya-owned airline at Delhi airport “The worst airline, [Read More]
Migrating together more difficult than going alone – study
“In sickness and health” could be a wedding vow, but when it comes to moving to a new country, you would be better doing it alone than moving with a less enthusiastic partner, a study has found. Victoria University of Wellington’s researcher Aidan Tabor [Read More]
Indian railways launch mobile booking
No more queues at a railway station for making a booking on Indian Railways. Indian Railways have launched a mobile website that can be access from any basic mobile phone with GPRS. IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp), which is Indian Railways’ online [Read More]
Lake Taupo offers amazing holiday options
Taupo is not really one of the most favoured destinations with New Zealand and international travellers and holidaymakers. That honour goes to Queenstown in South Island. However, Taupo is North Island’s Queenstown. With Lake Taupo spreading across 616 square metres [Read More]
Be child-safe this holiday season
The recent incident in Auckland where a two-week old boy was seriously injured when his child seat came loose is a stark reminder of reviewing our child-safety, says a New Zealand charity. Plunket New Zealand is urging people to have their child car-restraints checked [Read More]
Flight booking scam hits Australia
Australian travellers may be left stranded at the airport holding bogus tickets at Christmas time after suffering at the hands of scammers. A government agency has warned Australians about cheap flight deals through fake websites which have travellers believing they have [Read More]
$1m NZ pavilion may go for London Olympics
A huge waka-shaped pavilion, cornerstone of the very popular Rugby World Cup event, may be seen next year in London during the 2012 Olympic Games. New Zealand won the recently concluded Rugby World Cup. Discussions are underway between the New Zealand Olympic Committee and [Read More]
Festival to celebrate rugby world cup cultures
Auckland will host a cultural festival to celebrate diversity among the 20 rugby-playing countries participating in the world cup in New Zealand. The national identities of each of the countries in the Rugby World Cup will be celebrated at the ‘Kiwi Day Out’ festival [Read More]
High commission to accept online visa requests
The Indian High Commission in New Zealand is about to implement the online visa scheme. From 30 May 2011, the high commission in Wellington will accept only online visa applications. “After this date, the High Commission will not accept manual, handwritten or typed [Read More]
Qantas mulling moving ops to Asia
Media reports that Australia’s Qantas Airways is planning to move its operations to Asia have met with strong reaction from the Australian community, and unions are threatening industrial action. Australian and International Pilots Association has warned that any move [Read More]
