Free Bangalore Walking Tour App Debuts

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Jun 032013
 
Free Bangalore Walking Tour App Debuts

The Bangalore Chapter of The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has put out a free walking-tour app of the city’s heritage sites. The app is available for both iOS (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) and Android mobile phones. We downloaded the app for our iPhone a […]

Free WiFi Coming to Heathrow Airport

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May 292013
 

Finally, nickeled and dimed travelers have something to smile about. Heathrow Airport will launch free WiFi in early June. The London airport will offer travelers 45-minutes of free Internet access per day across its five terminals. If you hold a Heathrow Rewards card, your free Internet time doubles to 90 […]

Germans and Americans are Dumbest Travelers

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May 292013
 

A new survey on tipping has shown that Germans and Americans are dumber than Italians, French, Spanish and the Brits. Why? Because Germans and Americans are more likely to leave a tip while traveling. The survey by TripAdvisor found that 69% of Germans and 57% of Americans always leave a […]

Qatar Airways Offers Sale Fares to India

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Jan 162013
 
Qatar Airways Offers Sale Fares to India

Qatar Airways has rolled out a limited time sale to India and a few other countries with extremely attractive fares. The sale is from major U.S. cities including New York, Chicago, Houston and Washington DC to top Indian destinations. There’s a minimum stay requirement of seven days and maximum stay […]

Kingfisher Airlines May Start Limited Operations Soon

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Dec 192012
 

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s troubled Kingfisher Airlines may restart its operations soon, albeit in a limited manner. The cash-strapped airline has faced a slew of problems in recent months including a strike by workers over non-payment of wages. Although the strike has been withdrawn, the airline has yet to take […]

Air India Pilots End Strike

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Jul 032012
 

Air India’s striking pilots have ended their 58-day-old strike and are returning to work. The pilots said in a statement, “We, the pilots of Air India and members of Indian Pilots Guild, on the intervention of the Delhi High Court, have started the procedure to resume work.” Air India’s management […]