Zambhala Festival to Take Place in Goa in December 2013

India’s premier beachside destination simply leaves no stones unturned to entertain merrymakers and it is all set to amaze those festival goers who are planning to book or have already booked tickets aboard cheap flights arriving in India for holidays to Goa during the peak travel month of December. India’s Pearl of the Orient is all set to host the Zambhala Festival in December 2013. 

The fiesta will bring together the best yoga experts, spiritual teachers, practitioners and healers from India and across the world. The fest will also feature a wide variety of yoga, music, dance and cultural programmes to engage and entertain the visitors who book tickets on international flights destined for the country. In addition, those who opt to attend the event will also be able to indulge in enriching workshops on different mediation techniques, chanting, and group channelling and astro-gazing. 

Organizers are sure that the gathering of yoga teachers, spiritual experts, musicians and dancers during the fiesta will be a treat for both local and out-of-state visitors who plan to spend on tickets for flights landing in Goa when the event will unfold.   

Crammed full with colonial landmarks, tranquil churches and sun-baked beaches, Goa has long been India’s premier destination amongst beachgoers, honeymooners, backpackers and revellers from all over the world. Every year, millions seek air tickets aboard long-haul flights destined for the region to indulge in festivities, laze around on the beaches and explore the historical legacy of the destination during their India holidays.

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A Look at Top Tourist Attractions of Amritsar

Nestled in Indian state of Punjab, Amritsar is one of the most culturally and religiously rich cities in the country. It boasts an array of marvellous attractions including imposing memorials and vibrant marketplaces, and hence remains a compelling stop for most international tourists who buy packages for holidaying in this part of India. Though each corner of Amritsar holds a unique magnificence, here are some of the spectacular possessions of the city that make every penny spent on India holidays worth it.   

Golden Temple 

This iconic Sikh shrine is one of the most sought after religious attractions in India. Surrounded by a divine lake (Amrit Sarovar), this magnificent edifice has a unique vibe and charm and hence has been a port of call for almost every holidaymaker in Amritsar. Some parts of the holy shrine built with solid gold, which gives it a unique identity. Inside the temple complex you will behold Amrit Sarovar, Akal Takht (Holy Scripture of the Sikhs) and an intriguing museum. The overwhelming experience and striking views of the site can leave anyone spellbound and are well worth the cost of packages for holidays in India. 

Jallianwala Bagh  

The Jallianwala Bagh, located in the vicinity of Golden Temple, is a monument of great historical importance for India and a must visit site for all those who buy packages for Amritsar holidays to take a peek into city’s unforgettable contribution in India’s freedom fight movement. The sprawling site houses a memorial that stands testimony to that gruesome massacre in Amritsar when thousands of India died of General Dyer’s gun-firing. 

Amritsar holidays are also renowned for satiating one’s culinary appetite to the core. Savouring the delicious street food or dining at city’s top-notches restaurant is one of the wonderful prerogatives of buying tour packages for the destination. Additionally, the city is brim with an array of shopping spots, which can leave shopaholic spoilt for choices.

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More Luxury Accommodation Options to sprout up in India

Holiday makers planning to organise holidays and looking for tour packages to India in the coming future will have the opportunity to consider some of the newest luxury accommodation options that are being established by Tata Group’s Indian Hotels. In a bid to expand its operations in the country, the hospitality firm is planning to establish 19 new properties under ‘The Gateway Hotels and Resorts’ brand in four years. 

 The firm currently has 2,200 rooms under the Gateway portfolio. The number is set to rise by 2,000 once the planned hotels are fully developed and are ready to welcome tourists on holidays in India. Gateways are 5-star full-service resorts that are most likely to appeal to luxury seekers who consider lavish holidays and corresponding tour packages in India. 

The company’s management is confident about the proposed development of properties. The number of hotels will go up to 42, verified the firm’s COO who’s quoted in online news reports. 

New accommodation units will be established in Kolkata, Raipur, Pune, Hyderabad, NCR, Corbett Park, Bengaluru and Gondia in Maharashtra, among others. Vacationers in the hunt for holidays and tour packages in these cities and regions will surely be able to take advantage of the firm’s proposed alternatives. Currently, the hospitality firm has properties across India at top holiday destinations such as Agra, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Varanasi. Even at prominent business destinations such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Calicut and Vadodara, one can find Gateway lodgings. 

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Authorities to Start AC Buses to and from Mumbai Airport

International travellers booking tickets aboard flights arriving in India’s entertainment powerhouse, Mumbai in the near future will have all the more comfort in terms of travelling to and from the airport. Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) is planning to start AC buses from Mumbai Airport, every 15 minutes. 

The service has been planned to offer reasonably cheap local travel options to the millions of passengers who spend on tickets on flights landing in Mumbai, India and then look for affordable transportation to move to the prominent city centres.

Authorities at BEST maintain that the bus tickets would cost around one-fifth the fares of prepaid cabs to both locals and tourists booking tickets on flights bound to India’s financial hub. There could be point-to-point service for business passengers to city’s prominent commercial hubs like Lower Parel and Nariman Point.  

At present, the airport is a transit point for BEST buses with five to six coaches in operation. But, these coach services are mainly non-AC. 

The development will spell as affordable and convenient options for tourists, who book tickets aboard India bound flights arriving in Mumbai. In addition, the services will help strengthen city’s public transport system with locals as well.

The authorities also plan to start counters for distributing smartcards to tourists boarding India bound flights so that they can make a one-time payment and travel by any bus across the city.

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Top 4 Must Visit Places in Puducherry

Puducherry, earlier Pondicherry, is a Union Territory in the south of India, with an extremely diverse populace and a rich colonial heritage. Often referred to as “The Europe of India”, this Union Territory is a popular destination for international travellers buying flights tickets for a cheap holiday in India. Here are four must visit places at this unique destination. 

Beaches in Puducherry

The city and Union Territory of Puducherry in Southern India is home to many beaches and the most prominent of these are Promenade Beach and Paradise Beach. Visitors to India, whose flights land at Chennai International Airport or Bangalore International Airport, can easily purchase tickets on the cheap public transport options available or book a cab to get to Puducherry and its beaches, which offer a wide range of beach fun.  

Auroville City and Beach

The city of Auroville located near Puducherry city was designed by the renowned French architect Roger Anger and commissioned by Mirra Richard. This experimental city is home to people from all over the world and its centrepiece is the lotus-shaped urn, which symbolises the unity of man and contains soil from 144 countries of the world. The beach in Auroville allows visitors from all over the world buying tickets on flights landing in South India.

Botanical Garden and Ousteri Wetland

The Botanical Garden located in the old Tamil Quarter of Puducherry city, India is nearly 200 years old and one of the best examples of colonial French architecture. Ornithologists from round the world visit the Ousteri Wetlands located in the area around Ousteri Lake, Puducherry. Travellers seeking natural beauty can buy tickets for flights landing in India and visit this lake to watch colourful and rare migratory birds during the winter season.         

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The French colonial history of Puducherry is perhaps best reflected by its many churches such as the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Many who board flights landing in India visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry to further their spiritual endeavours. This ashram is a popular destination for those who buy tickets aboard flights landing in India with the goal of finding serenity, peace and spiritual awakening.

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Lebua Hotels to Establish More Hotels in India

Tourists who are seeking a holiday in India and are looking to save big by netting tickets on cheap flights only to splurge it later on lavish accommodation will shortly have more top class choices available to them. Lebua Hotels and Resorts has announced its plans to establish new luxury properties in different cities of India. The Thailand-based luxury hotel operator will be setting up four new properties in big cities of the country in next two years. Availability of more luxury resorts automatically means more options to consider for big-spending travellers who buy tickets for flights to the destination and look for top addresses.

Lebua has three properties in Rajasthan, a top tourist hub among leisure vacationers who spend on tickets aboard India flights and holiday packages for an authentic Indian experience. Currently, the company’s total room inventory stands at 140 and this would rise to 1,500 once the firm’s 4 resorts start operating in India. These properties will come up in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa – each a popular destination that attracts not only vacationers booking air tickets for flights but also business travellers who grab tickets aboard India flights to look after their commercial interests.

The hospitality firm has six lavish addresses in three countries—Thailand, New Zealand and India, and if media reports are to be believed than the company plans an air charter service in the next few months in each of the three countries to offer convenient transfer to guests.

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RAK Airways All Set to Increase Its Calicut Flights

The national airline of Ras Al Khaimah, RAK Airways has announced its decision to enhance its flights frequency on the route connecting UAE and India. The airline will now offer tickets on a daily service between UAE and South India’s city of Calicut from December 15, 2012.

The news of the carrier strengthening its frequency on the route has certainly delighted Britons as they now have even more flexibility to grab cheap deals on tickets for travelling to South India’s popular destination via UAE.

Calicut has long been one of the key markets for RAK Airways. And the airline has increased its frequency in its endeavour to tap the increasing travel demand on the route by tourists as well as the significant number of Indian expatriates from the South India’s state of Kerala, working in the UAE and in GCC who are often found looking for tickets to travel on the route.

In addition to its increasing its flights services to India, the carrier will also offer tickets to five new international routes and new domestic flights to the capital Abu Dhabi. The airline's presently offers flights to 10 cities including Abu Dhabi, Peshawar, Lahore, Chittagong, Dhaka, Cairo, Kathmandu, Calicut, Doha and Jeddah.

The carrier is offering tickets to London Heathrow, Manchester, Dublin, Geneva and Bangkok in code-sharing with Etihad Airways.

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Las Vegas’ Caesars Entertainment Enters to India

Times are likely to get even better for leisure vacationers taking tickets on flights landing in India! Caesars Entertainment, one of the world's biggest casino companies, is planning a foray in the country and is likely to offer a big treat to the locals and foreigners who will book flights tickets and land here. However, the corporation is only allowed to bring in its non-gaming businesses to the country.

The firm will involve itself in businesses like luxury hotels and the management of Bollywood-centric events, concerts, musicals, drama and stand-up comedy.

This Las Vegas-based company currently owns 50 hotels and casinos in different countries of the world and is now hoping to bring in the same level of quality and excellence in India with its 15 hotels that are being planned for the country.

The hotels are likely to be plush properties that will cater to luxury seekers making booking for tickets on flights headed towards India. Caesars, the popular hotel brand of the corporation, will be set up and is sure to offer wonderful set of services and amenities to tickets buyers for India bound flights. However, it can also be safely presumed that budget travellers with eyes on cheap flights tickets to India are unlikely to opt for such lavish properties.

Caesars’ entry into the country also makes it possible for a string of noted world level performers to come to India, as they are associated with the corporation properties.

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