travel Bushfire heroes travel around Kangaroo Island rescuing koalas and packing them into their car By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:39:45 GMT The teenagers filmed the inside of their car brimming with koalas in Kangaroo Island, south of Adelaide, and the clip was shared to Reddit on Sunday. Full Article
travel Would you pay $1,011 for washing? Quarantined traveller reveals exorbitant hotel dry cleaning fees By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:09:20 GMT Dan Wood landed in Sydney from the U.K. last Friday and is six days into his mandatory 14-day quarantine at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Sydney. Full Article
travel Motorcyclist saves driver's Ipad who was travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel with it on bonnet By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:08:32 GMT The rider had been travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel which has a maximum speed of 80km/h on Monday when he noticed the device sitting on the car's bonnet beside him. Full Article
travel Balaclava-clad thugs beat-up and rob couple after they travelled 190 miles to buy Mercedes from Ebay By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:09:12 GMT Jamie Hallam, 48, and his fiancee Georgina had seen a white Mercedes GLA on Ebay and travelled from Norwich to Manchester to collect it after winning an auction. Full Article
travel Blow for travellers as Saga axes fee-free Platinum card By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:28:39 GMT This was a top recommendation for older travellers who wanted a good deal on holiday spending because it does not impose any fees for payments made with the card while overseas. Full Article
travel Former NASA astronaut thinks space tourism will become as common as travelling by airplane By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:03:09 GMT Former NASA astronaut Steven Lee Smith, 61, from Phoenix, Arizona claimed today on Lorraine that in decades to come, space tourism will become as common as travelling by airplane. Full Article
travel Skeletons buried near Bamburgh Castle belonged to people who had travelled across the British isles By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:33:45 GMT Over the past 20 years, experts from Durham University have been studying the remains of 110 Anglo-Saxons found buried in the dunes near the Northumberland castle. Full Article
travel Are you due hundreds of pounds in compensation? Travel delays, overpaid bills, here's how to claim By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:02:59 GMT Many could be compensated for travel delays or refunded for overpaid energy bills, bank charges or tax - simply by taking the time to claim. Full Article
travel Third of travel insurance doesn't cover Flybe style airline collapses By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:30:20 GMT Following news that the budget airline is the latest to go bust, customers stranded abroad will be left wondering how they will get home - but a third of those are likely to be left vulnerable. Full Article
travel Coronavirus and travel insurance questions answered By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:59:04 GMT Britons looking forward to trips abroad in weeks and months ahead are nervously watching what happens with coronavirus. We look at what travel insurance will cover. Full Article
travel LV 'temporarily' stops selling travel insurance due to coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:53:48 GMT Insurance giant LV stopped selling travel insurance last night in a move described by one expert as 'alarming'. Full Article
travel More firms pull the plug on travel insurance due to coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:02:26 GMT Aviva and Direct Line followed LV, the Post Office and Admiral, who announced yesterday that they would stop the sale of travel policies to new customers. Full Article
travel Chelsea and Arsenal fans left with travel nightmare after FA Cup TV picks are made By Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:35:27 +0000 Arsenal and Chelsea fans face a travel nightmare after their FA Cup fourth round ties later this month were moved for live television coverage. Full Article
travel ASK TONY: Travel agent pocketed £225 of our China holiday refund By Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:22:32 +0000 Last July, my wife, daughter and I used travel agent Carlton Leisure to book flights to Beijing with British Airways, returning via Hong Kong, with an internal flight between there and Chengdu. Full Article
travel Travel start-ups hit a bumpy road amid restrictions due to coronavirus By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:18:00 +0530 They were riding on the promise of steady double-digit growth, but with travel restrictions and cancellations, their problems are mounting Full Article
travel Akhilesh questions PM Modi's claim on screening of travellers at airports By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:36:00 +0530 "The country would be truly benefitted, if and only if the meaningful work is done," the SP chief said Full Article
travel Congress offers to pay for migrants rail travel, Swamy slams govt By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:54:00 +0530 The Congress said Rail Ministry has charged a 'special fare' from migrants for the 'Shramik Special' trains Full Article
travel People say agitated at being put in quarantine centres despite having valid pass to travel By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:00:52 +0530 Despite having a valid official pass to move between Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of travellers have ended up at administrative quarantine centres set up by the government on the outskirts of the winter capital as part of its efforts to combat the coronavirus. The move is agitating the people who questioned the logic behind sending them to an institutional quarantine when they are given the passes in extremely exceptional situations, like a medical emergency or joining their duties after completing the formalities due to a lockdown. One such quarantine centre is set up at Excise and Taxation Training institute in Nagrota, 15 km from Jammu city, where 35 persons, including women and a seven-year-old girl, are anxiously waiting for their sample reports the outcome of which will decide their future at the sprawling facility. While a majority of them are expected to be released after their test reports are negative, four labourers from Amritsar in Punjab who had travelled from Srinagar to Full Article
travel Migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students can hire buses for travel: K'taka govt By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:44:59 +0530 The Karnataka government has clarified that migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons can hire and use buses provided by state-run road transport corporations on payment basis for travel to other states with relevant permissions. Inter-State travel of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourist, students and other persons stranded in different states due to lockdown were recently permitted to travel through notified entry and exit points of Karnataka by the government. The Shramik special train services too have been ferrying migrant labourers stranded in the state to destinations like Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh among others. In a circular, Revenue (Disaster Management) Principal Secretary T K Anil Kumar said similar facility on payment basis be made available by state run road transport corporations- KSRTC/NWKRTC/NEKRTC/ BMTC to transport workers to industries permitted under the issued guidelines. Full Article
travel U.S. and Mexico Restrict Travel, Except for Trade and Workers By Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:22:03 GMT U.S. and Mexico have agreed to limit border crossings, restricting most nonessential traffic but allowing trade and workers to continue crossing amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press Full Article
travel Coronavirus Makes Travel Cheaper, But Should You Book? By Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT As the coronavirus forces would-be travelers to stay indoors, travel deals are popping up online. Don’t be easily swayed. WSJ’s Scott McCartney breaks down how to avoid risky travel. Photo: Getty Images Full Article
travel In search of the elusive female traveller By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:53:18 +0000 Most Indian languages do not have a specific word for the female traveller. The traveller is by definition male, a fact that provokes Namrata R Ganneri to delve deeper into the gendered nuances of travel and its implications for women. Full Article
travel A forest road less travelled By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Eleven young women in Maharashtra have chosen to become Foresters. These women Foresters are mostly from rural Maharashtra. From places such as Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, and Yavatmal and not from the big cities. P Sainath reports. Full Article
travel When travel arouses dread By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 As the world observes the International Day of People with Disability on 3 December, Malini Shankar draws attention through a three-part series to the pathetic lack of attention and consideration for the disabled in the Indian Railways, the only cost-effective means of long distance travel for the masses. Full Article
travel Rail travel for the disabled: Learn from the world By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Attention to international benchmarks, awareness of rights and proactive provision of basic facilities could make train journeys a less stressful experience for physically challenged passengers in the country, says Malini Shankar in the second part of her series. Full Article
travel Mr Prabhu, here’s one thing every traveller on Indian Railways needs By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:09:22 +0000 The Railway Budget this year has been hailed for its pragmatic approach and emphasis on modernisation and customer experience. Tanvi Bhatikar raises a critical issue that needs to be addressed in order to deliver on those fronts. Full Article
travel Travelling afar for solutions nearby By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 The plan to erect 12 dams in order to meet the water requirements of cities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region is not only objectionable from an environmental perspective, but also undermines the priorities laid out by the 12th Five Year Plan. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports. Full Article
travel Britain to quarantine incoming travellers for 14-days By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:00:57 IST Full Article
travel Filmmaker Vinod Kapri travels 1200 km with migrant labourers to document their journey By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:35:17 IST Noida-based filmmaker Vinod Kapri accompanied one such group on a 1200-km journey from Ghaziabad to their native place Saharsa, in Bihar Full Article
travel Nashik: Medical cert not needed for travel pass By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:33:00 IST Migrant workers will no more be required to submit medical certificate while applying for police pass to travel to their home states, said city police commissioner Vishwas Nangare Patil on Friday. Full Article
travel Karnataka issues fresh guidelines for inter-state travel By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:24:00 IST Full Article
travel 'Travel Bubble' between New Zealand and Australia Could be a Model for the Future By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:32:34 +0530 Politicians from Australia and New Zealand are discussing the possibility of opening up borders to each other, creating a travel corridor -- or "travel bubble" -- between the two nations. Full Article
travel FIH Hockey Pro League: New Zealand Unable to Travel, Tie Canceled Due to Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 06:29:26 +0530 The New Zealand men's hockey team will not be travelling to India for the FIH Hockey Pro League due to the coronavirus pandemic Full Article
travel Manchester United Wont Travel to India for Pre-season: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:13:48 +0530 Manchester United were reportedly planning to play a match against East Bengal in Kolkata. Full Article
travel Rajkot to stop issuing travel passes By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:57:00 IST Rajkot administration has decided to stop issuing passes to people who want to go to Ahmedabad for biz purposes and also return to the city. Full Article
travel 18 Migrant Workers Travelling Back Home Injured After Truck Turns Turtle in UP By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 01:42:16 +0530 The conditions of six of these migrants is reported to be critical. Those seriously injured have been referred to Prayagraj. Police has also informed the affected migrants' families of the mishap. Full Article
travel Haryana Govt's Restrictive Action on Doctors' Travel Infringes on Right to Freedom Movement: Delhi HC By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:36:15 +0530 The high court bench issued notice to the Centre and Haryana government on a petition challenging the order of Sonipat authorities on restriction activities. Full Article
travel Prashant Kishor Travelled to Kolkata During Lockdown, Alleges Bihar BJP; Prove it, Says Poll Strategist By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:49:56 +0530 Kishor, who earlier worked with the BJP but turned into its strident critic of late, reacted with indignation, saying he would retire from public life if the allegations were proven true. Full Article
travel 'Why Were Positive Patients Traveling?' TMC's Derek O' Brien After 9 RPF Constables Contract Covid-19 in Bengal By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 01:37:19 +0530 Eight constables who tested positive for Covid-19 were posted in West Bengal, while one was stationed in Odisha. Full Article
travel Allow Free Rail Travel For Migrant Labourers to Reach Home: Adhir Writes to PM By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:39:44 +0530 Chowdhury said that a large portion of the migrant labourers are from the minority community and urged that the government feed these people during the month of Ramadan owing to their hapless condition. Full Article
travel 'Humble Contribution': Sonia Gandhi Says Congress to Bear Rail Travel Cost of Migrant Workers, Slams Govt By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:22:23 +0530 Sonia Gandhi said that the Congress party had asked for provision of free rail travel for migrant workers to their home-towns, but their demands had been ignored by the Centre. Full Article
travel Unfortunate That Migrants Being Charged Money for Rail, Bus Travel: Mayawati By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 01:32:07 +0530 A controversy had erupted on Monday after several opposition parties demanded that migrant workers should not be charged for the train tickets. Full Article
travel Congress Announcement of Bearing Travel Cost of Migrant Workers 'Street Play', Says Karnataka Minister By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 02:16:46 +0530 The Congress on Monday had said its state units will bear the cost of rail travel of needy migrant workers stranded at their workplaces due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Full Article
travel Gujarat Not Accepting 1200 Migrant Workers from Mumbai Despite Congress Paying for Travel: Thorat By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:31:37 +0530 However, Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat also alleged that along with Gujarat, states of Odisha, Karnataka and West Bengal have, too, denied migrant workers from their states to return. Full Article
travel Kejriwal Govt to Pay for Train Travel of Migrant Workers Stranded in Delhi By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:49:08 +0530 As most of the states are yet to respond on the matter of bearing the travel costs of the stranded workers, the Delhi government has decided to bear the cost to avoid any further inconvenience to these people, a statement said. Full Article
travel Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to Travel to India, Pakistan and Qatar, US State Department Says By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:46:21 +0530 Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan, will meet Indian officials to discuss the country's role in sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region. Full Article
travel Britain to Quarantine Incoming Travellers For 14 Days to Avoid Second Covid-19 Peak: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:47:44 +0530 According to the report, under measures that are likely to come into force in early June, travellers will have to provide the address at which they will self-isolate on arrival. Full Article
travel 'Europe Needs a Break': EU Plots to Restart Travel And Tourism Despite Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 06:38:17 +0530 Germany and other member states have urged a suspension of EU rules that force cash-drained airlines and the hospitality industry to offer full refunds for cancelled flights and trips instead of vouchers for future travel. Full Article
travel NASA, Virgin Galactic Partner For Superfast Commercial Space Travel By www.gizbot.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:19:31 +0530 NASA is teaming up with Virgin Galactic for a new venture involving superfast air travel. The partnership strives to advance the US' efforts to produce technically feasible, high-Mac vehicles for potential civil applications, noted Virgin Galactic representatives. NASA has signed a Full Article
travel World Asthma Day 2020: Travelling Tips For Asthma Patients By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:46:59 +0530 Every year on 5 May, World Asthma Day is observed to increase awareness about asthma and how to keep it under control. World Asthma Day event is annually organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). The theme for World Asthma Full Article