Author Archives: Arpita Paul
Singapore’s business tourists seek local leisure experiences while on work trips
When traveling for work, employees from Singapore want local leisure activities to be part of their travel experience too. 40% of Singaporean business travelers find recommendations that help them plan their itinerary the most useful, and one in four (25%) …
Florence death toll rises to 31 as flooding continues to wreak havoc
As flooding continues to inundate North Carolina, the death toll from Florence has risen to at least 31, with 24 deaths confirmed in North Carolina. The state’s governor, Roy Cooper, said on Monday that the “epic storm” was still …
Airbnb offering free rooms to hurricane Florence evacuees
With Hurricane Florence rapidly approaching the southeastern seaboard, many are More than 300 hosts from Pennsylvania to Alabama are participating in Airbnb’s Disaster Response Program, by which they can easily offer their room or spare unit to people on the …
TAT to focus on quality markets: Executive Director ASEAN, South Pacific, South Asia
Tourism Authority of Thailand organized the ‘Amazing Thailand Roadshow to India 2018’ in Kolkata on August 31, 2018 at ITC Sonar. Around 30 sellers and representatives of DMCs, hotels, resorts and airlines from Thailand were present at the event to …
Google introduces ‘Travel Trends’ to compare travel prices
Google continues to conquer territories, and in this case, it has come to the turn to travel. The technology has just announced a new tool that aims to compare hotels, Known as ‘Travel Trends’ , Google seeks that the …
Myanmar dam breach floods 100 villages, evacuates 50,000
At least one person is missing and nearly 50,000 people have been evacuated after the sluice gates of a dam in central Myanmar burst, flooding around 100 villages on Wednesday morning. State media has reported that the Swar Chaung …
Huge swarm of bees surprise, scare tourists at busy Times Square street
A large swarm of bees abruptly besieged Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday. Thereafter, police shut a certain portion of the 43rd Street near Seventh Avenue after a thick swarm of bees gathered atop a blue and yellow umbrella …
Around 150 Indian tourists stranded in Mansarovar, Tibet
As many as 150 Indian pilgrims have been stranded for the last five hours without food and water in a nondescript region. A majority of them were senior citizens of the country. The pilgrims were returning home when all …
Virgin Hyperloop One strengthens efforts to launch routes in UAE
An American firm is behind plans to establish a supersonic transport system with the aim of accelerating its efforts to launch the world’s very first service in the UAE. Officials at Virgin Hyperloop One said the company is set …
Second quake rips through Indonesian island Lombok, kills two
The Indonesian island of Lombok has been ripped apart severely by a series of fatal earthquakes on Sunday, just two weeks following a quake that killed at least 430 people. Two consecutive quakes hit the popular tourist island, with …
