Govt ready to revisit new tourist, conference visa guidelines The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The government today said it was ready to revisit the new guidelines issued for granting tourist and conference visas if there were genuine grievances. | Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said the government has received a number representations requesting it to reconsider the revised guideli...
Dubai World seeks $26bn repayment holiday Business Report | Submit your comment | DUBAI World would ask banks for permission to delay loan repayments when it presented a plan to creditors this month, three banks familiar with the negotiations said yesterday. | Two of them said that banks might be able to avoid a so-called haircut, where they receive...
St. Patrick's Day's traditional fare really American evolution of holiday meal The Oklahoman | If death and taxes ever needed a third absolute, evolution would be a prime candidate. | Evolution isn't just for monkey men, bird beaks and single-cell organisms. It even has its way with holidays. If you need proof, look no further than corned be...
Abbott jokes about Bali travel warnings The Daily Telegraph Australia | OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has made light of Australia's travel warnings for Indonesia at a lunch for Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. | The negative travel advice has been a sore point in relations between the nation, but as ...
PREVIEW: Berlin travel fair marks "new decade of travel" m&c | Berlin - The world's biggest international travel show, the ITB in Berlin, celebrates a 'new decade of travel,' as 11,000 exhibitors from 180 countries open their doors on Wednesday. | 'A difficult year lies behind us, but we are over the worst,' s...
Kailasanathar Temple soon to become tourist spot The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Temple surroundings to be spruced up | For aesthetic look:Tourism Secretary | SALEM: The ancient Sri Kailasanathar Temple will soon be converted into a major tourist spot. | Various developments at a cost of Rs. 60 lakh are ...
Still no refund from travel firm The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: A group of holiday-makers seeking refunds for their cancelled trip to Shanghai, China, went home empty-handed after they failed to meet the travel agency's manager. | Leow Kim Pu, 59, who was one of the six people who turned up at the...
Centre willing to revisit tourist visa guidelines The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said it was ready to revisit the new guidelines issued for granting tourist and conference visas if there were genuine grievances. | Union home secretary G K Pillai said the government has received a number repres...
The frugal traveler The News & Observer | The always-pack list | Our zoo pass travels over state borders. Annual membership to the Miami Metrozoo provides free admission or steep discounts for zoos and aquariums througho...
Alarm Over Illegal Tourist Lodges in Mara All Africa The government has been asked to prosecute investors who run unlicensed lodges in the Maasai Mara Game reserve. | ...
Boosting Tourism in Gombe All Africa Gombe state is one of the fast developing states in the Federation. Gombe, the state capital is growing by leaps and bounds. Many infrastructure developments are taking place in the metropolis. The state has remained peaceful since its creation fourt...
Tourism industry can't wait for WC fans Independent online | Two thirds of South African tourism businesses are polishing up their service in preparation for the influx of 2010 fans, SA Tourism said on Tuesday. | According to a Tourism Update Online poll, 70 percent of related businesses were excited and loo...
Kansan sought suffrage, ban on smoking The Wichita Eagle | This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series’ name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: “To the stars through difficulties.” | Minnie Johnson Grinstead was ahead of her time — by nearly a century. A Baptist preacher, teacher and speaker, Grinstead advocated keeping Kansas tobacco free. | In November 1918, Grins...
Healthy habits, one meal at a time The Boston Globe | Lots of small steps really do add up when it comes to healthy eating habits. Nutritionists and pediatricians agree that the first step is to eliminate sugary soft drinks at home. Even many fruit juices, popular with the toddler set, contain a lot of empty calories from sugar. When it comes to food, keep trying new things until you find what your ...
