Archive for March, 2008

Rajasthan Day Celebrations and Jaipur Festival

Government of Rajasthan will be holding Jaipur Festival on the account of Rajasthan Day Celebrations, starting from March 24th. The week long festival will host music and dance programs, art exhibitions and heritage walks within the city and will last till March 30th.

Ajmer Fort, Jaipur
You can see the complete schedule here. Also see Rajasthan […]

Indian Autorickshaw Challenge

Autorickshwa rallies that started a couple of years back are now getting popular. The next Indian Autorickshaw Challenge is starting on 3rd August 2008 and is going to last for two weeks. Rally begins in Chennai and passes through parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra to reach Mumbai on the 13th day for […]

The Great Indian Travel Bazaar 08

FICCI(Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), Ministry of Tourism and Government of Rajasthan are coming together to organize an event called ‘The Great Indian Travel Bazaar 08′. It is an event showcase tourism products, and a meeting place for buyers and sellers. The news items says
Around 100 foreign tour operators and travel writers […]

Responsible Tourism meet

Tourism has never been very good to environment. Each time we take a flight or use any mode of transport, stay in a luxury hotel or wander in the wilderness, we do a bit of damage to the environment. But responsible travel and reducing the footprint is an idea that is fast catching up.
An […]

Dirtiest Cities

Forbes makes a list of 25 dirtiest cities in the world. Not surprisingly, there are some names from India, but what is more surprising is that some likely names have been left out. I doubt if they have really managed to cover all the large cities in the country and at least a few tier […]