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The Sibu Airport is expected to witness an increase of a maximum of 300 passengers per week with the start of Scoot’s new service. | […]

Dr Srinivasan Periyathiruvadi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “The majestic mountains, the Himalayan terrain, humbled me, smashed my ego and there were many profound life […]

A picturesque view of the Sunkarametta trek near Araku in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The mist-clad peaks and […]

The Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Every June, the Eastern Baa Atoll in the Maldives attracts the world’s […]

A rendering of the Disney Adventure ship | Photo Credit: special arrangement It is not often (read: never) that one gets to sail with Captain […]

The Shakti scheme has created a demand for buses. From June 11, 2023, to June 24, 2024, women made a total of 234,40,78,298 free trips […]

The Salihundam Buddhist site located in Gara mandal of Srikakulam. Renovation works are nearing completion. | Photo Credit: V. Raju Several historians, academics, writers, and […]

The Dutch building located near Srikakulam collectorate | Photo Credit: V. Raju An ancient Dutch building located near the Srikakulam collectorate is gaining popularity, thanks […]

The highway between Jammu and Katra plays witness to views of far away mountains, a series of tunnels, and monkeys wreaking havoc. At a point […]

In March this year, Lubaina Sheerazi did a polar plunge. Organised by Antarctica21, the fly-cruise expedition to Antarctica had experts leading a small group of […]

The silence of the night is broken by the soughing of trees in the breeze. Armed with flashlights, cameras, and curious minds, a group of […]

Public-Private Partnership ventures are likely to support the speedy completion of various innovative projects at leading eco tourism spots in Kozhikode district. | Photo Credit: […]

Known for its towering ambition — reflected in glitzy high rises and gilt-edged luxury — Dubai has been setting its AI wheels in motion way […]

At Ronil Goa, there are spaces for high energy sundowners as well as those who seek some quiet | Photo Credit: Mohsin Taha/Special Arrangement At […]

The number of passengers affected even when 1-2% flights get cancelled in a month is staggering.  | Photo Credit: Kannal Achuthan 10042@Chennai Since December 2023, […]

The once thriving village, home to several temples and archaeological finds, comes alive for its annual temple festival between April and June It is a […]

A carpet of fabric in a gradation of red, brown, and maroon spreads across a dirt road leading up to a barren mountain range. Close […]

Solo travel is all the rage these days, hailed as a surefire way to boost independence, confidence, and self-reliance. You can’t flip through a travel […]

Meenakshi Das and her bike | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Meenakshi Das is a little over 40 years old, a fitness trainer In Guwahati, Assam […]

When award-winning explorer and filmmaker Reza Pakravan ventures into uncharted territories across the Asian Arabian Peninsula, he encounters his fears and, eventually, overcomes the apprehensions […]

Janhvi Kapoor at her family beach house in Chennai Along the Akkarai beach on the East Coast Road (ECR), you might just spot Janhvi Kapoor […]

A TikTok trend has reached travel. The latest travel trend blowing up on social media is called destination duping and it involves shunning major tourist […]

Imagine waking up to giant icebergs, glancing down from your balcony to find a colony of penguins on the ice or the beauty of the […]

River rafting across the waters of the Ganges in Rishikesh | Photo Credit: RAJATK/ Getty Images The curious case of the breathing bridges I still […]

Composer Vipin Mishra always dreamt of combining his two passions — music and adventure activity. Though he grew up on classic rock bands, over the […]

Two things about Anija, a village located in the Rayagada district of Odisha take you by surprise. One, less than three hours from the humidity, […]

Last week, a six-year-old elephant in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris was found lying weak and exhausted in a private property, possibly due […]

Travel can be transformative, and great travel writing can be transformative too. A good travel book can feel both like a trip already taken but […]

File photo of a sanitary worker in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar Hill stations in India have witnessed a notable escalation in traffic congestion […]

Perilla seeds, fermented bamboo shoot, soy beans, coffee grown in the Garo Hills, smoked fish, a beautiful book by Anurag Banerjee, and some cook books. […]

My travels have always been spontaneous. We [wife Svetlana, and kids Zoraveur, 10, and Beyla, 5] don’t need an excuse to pile into my Ford […]

‘In reality, vacations are anything but unoccupied.’ | Photo Credit: Illustrated by Allen Shaw My sister has been invited to a destination wedding in Victoria […]

May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. The days are long and humid. The river shrinks and black crows gorge on bright mangoes in […]

Themes of migration and displacement are common in André Aciman’s fiction. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Italian-American André Aciman had been a well-known and […]

It is 11 a.m. in Kodaikanal, and I am stuck in traffic at the junction near the town’s star attraction — the lake. Behind me, […]

Summer of 2024 | Photo Credit: Courtesy Suket Dhir As summer peaks, and before you pack your bags for your next trip, think how best […]

Where can you go for a short, three-day break, say a long weekend that serendipitously pops up on your calendar? You’re in Chennai or somewhere […]

In 2017, Jose Dominic was invited to dinner with the Salem family in Kochi’s Jew Town. Kenny Salem, an “old friend”, had migrated to Canada […]

Picture taken by Samina Sultana of a golden eagle hunter of the Kazakh tribe who reside in the Altai Mountains in Mongolia.   | Photo […]

Indira Point, India’s southern-most point, 600 km (about 375 miles) south of Port Blair, in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. Within India, people are picking […]

It is that time of the year again when the scorching sun is upon us, as is the much-awaited summer holidays. If planning a trip […]

Love the sea? Want to live that Robinson Crusoe life, stuck on an island: except you prefer to be surrounded by luxury? Try Helengeli, an […]

Members of the ‘Jeeper Girls of Trivandrum’  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT There is excitement in Dr. Awungshi Philamazan’s words as she talks about how […]

New age sport: Players take part during 4th Khelo India Winter games at ski resort in Gulmarg February 21. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Buoyed […]

While metro Phase 2A and Phase 2B are expected to be completed in two years, work on Phase 3 will start soon. | Photo Credit: […]

Among respondents, 42% had experienced baggage delay or lost baggage at least once. | Photo Credit: NeoPhoto In the last two years, every one in […]

On March 1, Maldives came a tad closer to India with the launch of Manta Air’s direct commercial flight from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International airport to Dhaalu airport […]

Gang rape: Sleuths from the Crime Investigation Department inspect the spot where a 45-year-old Spanish woman was allegedly gang-raped, in Dumka district of Jharkhand. On […]

In the quaint village of Turtuk, one of the northernmost villages in India deep in the Himalayas, close to the Line of Control between India […]

Kashmir was once known for its spirituality — and not for Pakistani militants and infiltrators as in the 90s. It was fertile ground for spiritual […]

Kaji nemu at a local market in Assam | Photo Credit: Irin Kashyap If you thought the love language of an Assamese is a cup […]

The Shore Temple in Mamallapuram | Photo Credit: B VELANKANNI RAJ On a crescent-shaped beach where waves build along the coastline stands the ancient Shore […]

They had called it a ‘vast open-air library’ before we got there. But that hadn’t quite prepared me for the sight of thousands of inscriptions […]

The ongoing Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) has revealed that some of the major threats faced by wetlands and the birds in and around them are […]

File picture of Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at the launch of Digi Yatra | Photo Credit: PTI Airports have been advised to […]

Visitors experience the adivasi lifestyle at Giri Grama Darshini at Pedalabudu near Araku, 130 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Taking a stroll […]

Visitors going around the strawberry farm at Pedalabudu village near Araku, 130 km from Visakhapatnam, where the strawberry picking has become a popular seasonal activity […]

Historian Rajesh Govindarajulu with participants of heritage walk at Kottai Eswaran temple near Town Hall in Coimbatore. | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S The golden […]

When Rigzin Wangmo Lachic returned to her hometown Leh in 2017 — after corporate stints in Japan and New Delhi — she spent the first […]

A trail of nine SUVs sets off to an undisclosed location North of Chennai. Past wetlands and fields of red earth they arrive at a […]

haleem getting ready and packed | Photo Credit: special arrangement Haven’t stepped out to check the city’s food scene during Ramzan yet? Are you still […]

Veera Wadhwaney Dahiya at the Everest Base Camp | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An eight-year-old launching herself on an arduous trek to the Everest Base […]

After the death of his wife Eurydice, Orpheus, the son of the Greek god Apollo and goddess Calliope, overcome with grief, ventured into the underworld […]

It’s the lure of intimate gatherings, and picturesque locations coupled with international governments partnering with Indian wedding planners

In the absence of a foot over a bridge, thousands of pedestrians struggle every day to cross the road near Krishnarajapuram railway station. | Photo […]

Birla Mandir temple at Kurukshetra, Haryana | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Union Ministry of Tourism is creating awareness on lesser known tourist attractions in […]

The sun sank on a sandy horizon along the butter-smooth road from Bhuj Airport in Kutch district of Gujarat to Tent City in Dhordo village on […]

Sighting a Royal Bengal Tiger in the wild leaves a lasting and profound impact, and tourists from far and wide come to India in the […]

Tourists take a boat ride in the Anasagar lake during sunset, in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI With […]

A view of the Araku Pinery, a new eco-tourism initiative started by the AP Forest Department that is being managed by the Van Sanrakshan Samiti […]

The Rudra meditation cave near Kedarnath. A little over a kilometre’s trek from Kedarnath, the Rudra meditation cave, about 3,500 metres above sea level, is […]

Palnadu Collector Siva Sankar Lotheti during the trial run of the adventure tourism package at Kondaveedu Fort in Palnadu district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement […]

During Ramzan all roads lead to Old city | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Kebabs getting ready to be served | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M This […]

Cartoon-themed balloons galore | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Balloon Run Marathon is the highlight of this year’s Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival (TNIBF). Being […]

Michelin-starred Aliyaa Island Restaurant and Bar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is on an India tour to showcase its speciality Sri Lankan cuisine, in collaboration with […]

It was a starlit night. Flickering light from dozens of oil lamps cast long shadows. Abdul Ghani sat with eyes firmly shut. His focus, on […]

A pair of ostriches reached Tiger and Lion Safari in Tyavarekoppa near Shivamogga. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tiger and Lion Safari at Tyavarekoppa, near […]

A photograph of Aizawl, the capital city of India’s northeastern state of Mizoram When I was a corporator, my office was on the other side […]

France is the most sought-after destination for Indian travellers among Schengen states, but also has the largest number of visa rejections, according to Schengen Visa […]

Kunwar Hemendra Singh Chundawat | Photo Credit: Prabalika M Borah When you dine with royalty, you get to listen to stories of erstwhile royal kitchens, […]

A still from ‘Naatu Naatu’; Ramji Natarajan Loved making reels of ‘Naatu Naatu’ from Rajamouli’s RRR? Loved the hook steps by Jr NTR and Ram […]

South Goa: Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte inaugurates Spirit of Goa festival at Colva beach in South Goa, Friday, April 21, 2023. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_21_2023_000392A) […]

The Museum of The Future building in Dubai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ameca looks puzzled. Her eyes flutter as she looks sideways, and ponders […]

MELATTUR BHAGAVATHA MELA NARASIMHA JAYANTHI | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives The close to seven-hour drive from Chennai to Melattur (near Thanjavur) to watch the […]

“Sitting in the forest in the dead of night and watching thousands of fireflies glowing in unison feels like the stars have descended on earth. […]

Water canon salute was given by AAI to inaugural indigo flight operating directly from Goa to Dehradun. Photo: Twitter/@aaidoonairport The first-ever flight connecting Goa to […]

Sheena Joffi | Photo Credit: TH It is a different exhilarating and offbeat experience for many to ride through the scintillating Leh and Ladakh landscape, […]

A quintessential summer day in Tamil Nadu’s five major tiger reserves sees the dry rustle of grasslands, trickles of streams, and the occasional wild forest […]

Sarva Pindi as shown in Chef Sudhakar Rao’s book Aromas of Telanagana The struggle for separate Telangana was not just about jobs and water. It […]

Israel has seen a surge in new cases of the more infectious coronavirus variant in recent weeks, and began closing its borders and restricting travel […]

Hordes of tourists flock to hill station resorts in Himachal Pradesh, which generates ₹11,000 crore annually and constitutes 7.3% of the State’s Gross Domestic Product. […]

Emil George at Umling La, the highest motorable pass in the world | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Automobile/travel enthusiast and digital content creator Emil George […]

The alpacas here also double up as therapy animals Ed Sheeran does not want to sing. Worse still, he looks positively repulsed as I try […]

N Muthamizh Selvi at the Everest summit | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At 12.20 a.m. on May 23, N Muthamizh Selvi, a teacher of Japanese […]

On January 8, 1819, sitting in Dimbatty valley, the Collector of Coimbatore, John Sullivan, wrote to Sir Thomas Munro, who was Governor of Madras: “My […]

Watch | How to make a California sushi roll International Sushi Day is on June 18. And if you have had achari sushi, paneer tikka […]

A mango eating competition in progress | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Summer lingers under the canopies of tall mango trees as a whiff of nostalgia […]

Airbnb logo is seen displayed in this illustration. | Photo Credit: Reuters Online accommodation hosting platform Airbnb on June 19 said it has signed a […]

Rohit Reddy with his father Venugopal Reddy Cheruku inside the newly done up Hotel Indu Deluxe | Photo Credit: Sanjay Borra A few Hyderabad-based Iconic […]

(LtoR) Fooball legends John Barnes of Liverpool FC, Giovane Elber of FC Bayern Munich, Marco Cassetti of AS Roma, Emile Heskey of Leicester City FC […]

When the pandemic took a little breather in the last quarter of 2020, it propelled Maldives and Goa to superstar status. People were jet-setting (some […]

Krishnakumar Viswanathan and his cousin Mahadevan Rajamani | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When Krishnakumar Viswanathan and his cousin Mahadevan Rajamani decided to go on a […]

At Tipai, a 38-acre property set beside Maharashtra’s Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Tea under a gazebo, a picnic by the river, sundowners by your private plunge […]

AM PM, the newly launched café bar in Kolkata is straight out of Baz Luhrmann’s sets of The Great Gatsby — an aesthetic that blends […]

A still from Shubha Mangalyam… YouTube video song by Vidya Vox on weddings in Kerala. A three-language romantic video song by renowned Indian-American singer Vidya Vox […]

A view of Velliangiri Hills in Coimbatore | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Recently, a video of a novel exercise to cut down plastics by Tamil […]

Hyderabad-born Chef Asif Rasheed Syed, now settled in Naples, Florida, recently cooked a typical Hyderabadi meal for the US vice president Kamala Harris’ Bakrid party. […]

Kirat Brahma with the team of Zankla Studio | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Make way Barbie and Ken, here come Lowgee in ethnic wear and […]

Mount Kailash, the celebrated north face, at Dirapuk in the remote south-western part of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China From September this year, devotees […]

For many, food is the highlight of any holiday. Butter-crusted naans in the bylanes of Amritsar, mildly spiced stews with appams in Kerala, and fragrant […]

There’s a popular saying in India, Athithi Devo Bhava, which means the guest is god. Backed by the adage and the significant growth of the […]

In February 2020, American Airlines said it planned to operate a 285-seater Boeing 787-9 aircraft on the Seattle-Bengaluru route. | Photo Credit: AP When announced […]

Bhumi Pednekar’s latest venture – a boutique hotel in Goa | Video Credit: Special Arrangement Bhumi’s connection with Goa runs deeper than her Instagram posts. […]

A file photo of Shimla Toy Train. The hill state of Himachal Pradesh has seen an exceptionally large number of tourists from within and outside […]

Rocky Singh in the backwaters of Kerala | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Rocky Singh is on another culinary road trip through Kerala. Food connoisseurs, and […]

Representational image of travellers at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K Domestic air passenger traffic rose 9% to more […]

In Dubai luxury is casual. A grocery run in a Lamborghini, Wagyu in mall burgers, sharks in a lobby. And a Refik Anadol multimedia artwork […]

Radeesh Ratnakar Shetty  Radeesh Ratnakar Shetty is the owner of more than 400 lamps collected from across the world. At Deepotsav, Radeesh’s collection is being […]

Designer Deepshikha Khanna of Good Earth spends eight days in Ladakh and comes back with sheep wool shawls and a deeper appreciation of true sustainability

Kavirajan P.K. and his wife Sulochana at Ephesus Ancient City in Turkey. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Forty-five countries and counting. Kavirajan P.K., a sexagenarian […]

Butter, Bella, Charlie and Veeran are Indie dogs, all rescued, adopted and living in different parts of the country. Their stories of finding forever homes […]

As the sun sets over the lush landscapes of Sanctity Ferme in Krishnagiri, a unique gathering is set to unfold from December 15 to 18 […]

From dancing to fitness activities, there’s a lot on offer at the festival Surfers doing what they do best Unless you are living under a […]

The Telangana government has decided to introduce Telangana State Tourism Awards under various categories on the eve of World Tourism Day celebrations on September 27, […]

How the metro rail transformed travel in Chennai | Video Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Madras’ rapport with trains has indeed been a fascinating one. In […]

The Milky Way at night sky in Hanle | Photo Credit: Akshay Satish A stunning view of the Milky Way in a 180 degree arc […]

The glitzy Terminal 2 of Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 will commence international operations on September […]

In 2010, when Bengaluru-based Sandhya Chandrasekharayya tossed the idea of winter trekking to the locals of Sankri village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, they were nonplussed. […]

Parengtar — a quaint hamlet on India-Bhutan border in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dotted with green trees, the grid-shaped, sienna-toned […]

Gauri Khan (centre) with Shane and Falguni | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Gauri Khan, the little details matter. Which is probably why, two white […]

Jinder Mahal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Jinder Mahal is excited to come back to India. Though he has a few relatives in Punjab, the […]

Walk through Chettinad’s bustling lanes, and you will be welcomed by heritage mansions featuring intricate handiwork, ponds with lotus blooms, and ancient temples with ornate […]

At 6.45am on an uneventful day in July, seven trekkers and I wished each other cheery ‘good mornings’ at our campsite in Trunkhol, Kashmir, some […]

As the yellow-green blur of a whizzing auto sweeps by, a string of jasmine lying on the sidewalk quivers from its impact. The sidewalk faces […]

Passenger timetable revision is done annually in October in consultation with other railway zones. | Photo Credit: file photo The timings of 314 trains of […]

The Russian capital showcases its modern face for a tourism reboot in a business-as-unusual environment 

Thomas Dohm and Nicholas Hon with their happy cab. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A common sight on Indian roads, three-wheeled auto rickshaws are one […]

Chettinad is a fever dream. On its sun-baked arid landscape, punctuated by cacti and laced with palm trees, majestic century-old mansions rise like castles in […]

Passengers seen at Challaghatta metro station in Bengaluru on October 9, 2023. The long-awaited Whitefield-Challaghatta Namma Metro Purple Line corridor quietly commenced operations on October […]

The entire stretch of the Purple Line from Whitefield to Challaghatta spanning 43.49 km was opened on October 9. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash […]

DJ Piyush at a dandiya night in The Park Navratri is that time of the year when the dancer in many of us is let […]

A file photo of commuters boarding a BMTC bus at the Mysuru Road metro station. A key finding from research conducted by the Indian Institute […]

In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia […]

Clutching a copy of her Aadhaar card, Parvathamma was waiting for the conductor to issue her a free ticket on a Karnataka State Road Transport […]

Tourists enjoying rides in kayaks and circular boat at the water body in Kambalakonda Eco Tourism Park in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak Zipline […]

Tourists at Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood Top of the world Can a frame be an interesting attraction to visit? If you’re in Dubai, it can. […]

The new vistadome coaches in Kashmir’s sky trains | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The autumn sun lights up the 40-seater vistadome coaches introduced this month […]

Many people have been to Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh, year after year, hoping to catch a glimpse of the snow leopard. Photographer Nitin Pasricha […]

BMRCL plans to run these coaches on the newly opened K.R. Pura-Whitefield stretch. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A group of senior Bengaluru Metro officials […]

Seventy-three days after they began, Gujarati businessman Daman Thakore (50), his 75-year-old father Deval and 21-year-old daughter Devanshi have returned to a beloved family member’s […]

Swapna Mathivanan has grown up around pets since she was young and knows that life can become quite hellish during Deepavali. Her two golden retrievers […]

The lodge has three categories of rooms  A tiger sits outside my bathroom. Separating us is a three-centimetre, double-laminated glass window. His gaze follows me as […]

The ‘time cafe’ in Kalamaserry, Kochi  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT GVQ Time Cafe in Kalamassery, Kochi, is the kind of place that makes you […]

: Namratha Upadhya started her career as a business analyst at a private IT firm near Trinity Circle in 2011. Presently, she is Assistant Vice […]

There is so much more to Goa than just beaches, shacks and its party scene. With a history so eventful, Goa has many untold stories […]

Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi I’ll be frank, when I started this column, the aim was absolutely clear. I wrote it to make […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. File | Photo Credit: ANI Meghalaya is developing a tourism model that does not pit the economy against ecology, according […]

Shravanabelagola is a site of great antiquity and a repository of monuments. | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM The monuments at Shravanabelagola in Hassan and Lakkundi […]