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Flights & Airlines An essential guide to airspace closures, rerouting, fare changes, refund rights, and travel insurance when flying through or near the Middle East.
Flights & Airlines Kochi's Cochin International Airport becomes the first in Kerala to enable overseas pet travel — a milestone for families relocating with their animals.
Travel News Ayodhya rolls out an all-women fleet of pink electric autos ahead of the Pran Pratishtha — a small but meaningful shift in how the city moves.
Experiences KGAF 2024 returns to Mumbai with the theme Udaan — 300+ programmes across visual art, theatre, music and literature, January 20-28 at Kala Ghoda.
Travel News Beyond beaches: the India–Maldives diplomatic row threatens the healthcare lifeline 98% of Maldivians rely on for medical treatment in India.
Flights & Airlines Air India launches daily direct Bhuj–Mumbai flights from March 2024 — connecting Gujarat's historic Kutch region to the country's commercial capital.
Experiences Ahmedabad's Winter Wonderland returns for a second edition, December 16–17 — Christmas markets, family activities and brand pop-ups at SBR.
Travel News Indonesia may soon join Malaysia and Thailand in offering visa-free entry to Indian passport holders, as Jakarta courts "quality tourists" from South Asia.
Experiences Chef Vikas Khanna shares the centuries-old recipe behind Ajmer Sharif Dargah's 4,800 kg meethe chawal — a glimpse into India's oldest community kitchen.
Experiences Zomaland Delhi 2023 brings Jay Sean and Juggy D to NSIC Grounds — Zomato's fourth-edition food and music festival, all weekend long.
Travel News The Sundernagar–Kiratpur four-lane cuts the Delhi to Manali drive to ten hours — and quietly redraws the map for Himachal road-trippers.
Experiences Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert film hits Indian theatres on November 3 — and the global box-office numbers it's carrying are record-breaking.
Experiences The 12th Bangalore Literature Festival brings 250+ writers — including Perumal Murugan, Sudha Murty and Abraham Verghese — to a single, free weekend.
Experiences SneakinOut 3.0 lands in Bangalore on November 25 — sneakers, streetwear, regional food and live music, in one of India's biggest urban-culture festivals.
Travel News Uttar Pradesh is turning the Bundelkhand Expressway into India's first solar-powered highway, with 550 MW of solar plants alongside its 1,700 hectares.
Travel News Afghanistan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz spends his Diwali eve quietly handing out money to people sleeping on Ahmedabad's footpaths — a small act, big response.
Food Delhi Is Cooking takes over NSIC Grounds, Okhla, October 27–28 — 50+ food stalls, Abish Mathew hosting, Coca-Cola pouring, and a stacked music lineup.
Travel News A brand-new island rises off Iwoto in late 2023 — Japan's landscape gains a 100-metre-wide piece of fresh volcanic land after a phreatomagmatic eruption.
Flights & Airlines IndiGo and Qantas extend their codeshare to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane — making it easier for Indian travellers to fly to Australia.
Experiences Varanasi's Dev Deepawali turns the ghats of the Ganges into a sea of a million diyas — the most arresting Indian festival you can witness in November.
Flights & Airlines Vistara becomes the first Indian airline to roll out in-flight Wi-Fi for Club Vistara members — WhatsApp and iMessage at 35,000 feet.
Experiences Fifteen Indian festivals to attend before the year closes — from the Rann Utsav in Kutch to Hornbill in Nagaland, a calendar of music, colour and feasting.
Travel News New Indian Railways luggage rules quietly capped what you can carry — 40 kg in sleeper, 70 in 2A, 50 in 3A — and here's what happens if you exceed.
Travel News The US Embassy in Delhi opens 2.5 lakh visa interview slots — but a technical glitch quietly locks Indian applicants out of 2023 appointments.
Travel News A round-up of Delhi's pulse this week — the air-quality emergency, fire incidents, and the government moves trying to steady a city under strain.
Travel News Kerala wins the Global Responsible Tourism Award for the second year running — recognised for putting women-led local enterprises at the centre of its tourism story.
Travel News Thailand opens 30-day visa-free entry to Indian tourists from November 10, 2023 — saving roughly ₹5,100 per traveller and removing a major friction point.
Travel News Stage timings, weather forecast, and a comedy lineup featuring Tommy Tiernan and Deirdre O'Kane — your survival guide to All Together Now in Ireland.
Travel News Darbhanga, Prayagraj, Kolhapur, Hubli — the regional airports nobody was watching are suddenly handling hundreds of thousands of passengers a year.
Travel News Hidden near Wular Lake in Kashmir sits a tiny village called Bangladesh — 300 people, one improbable name, and a story you won't find in the guidebooks.
Travel News IRCTC launches the Uttar Darshan Bharat Gaurav special train — an 11-day spiritual journey across Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Vaishno Devi, from ₹20,850.
Travel News Belgrade scientists invent "liquid trees" — algae-filled photobioreactors that absorb CO₂ like a 10-tree grove and fit in a city park.
Flights & Airlines Vistara opens direct Mumbai–Mauritius flights, five times a week — its first African destination and a quietly significant move into long-haul leisure.
Travel News Toll taxes on India's highways and expressways climb 3.5–7% from April 1, 2023 — what it costs now to drive from one city to another.
Travel News The Bhakra–Nangal train has carried passengers between Punjab and Himachal for free for seven decades — a vintage diesel ride paid for by the dam it serves.
Travel News Expedia's new ChatGPT plugin lets you plan a trip end-to-end inside the AI chat — a look at what travel planning starts to feel like when it's conversational.