Wednesday, May 9. 2007
Kingfisher Airlines celebrates its second anniversary on 9th May by flying the world's largest passenger aeroplane, the Airbus A380 to India. Kingfisher Airlines is the only airline company from India to place orders for Airbus A380. The airline has placed five firm orders for Airbus A380, the first of which will be delivered in 2011.
The 239-foot long (~ 73-metre) superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 seats 555 passengers in standard three-class configuration or up to 853 passengers in full economy class configuration. The mammoth airliner holds 81,890 gallons (~ 309970 litres) of fuel, cruises at 560 miles per hour (~ 900-km per hour) and flies a distance of 8000 nautical miles (~ 14816 kms) non-stop.
Read more about the world's largest passenger aeroplane-Airbus A380.
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- Photos of Airbus A380 in Mumbai on Tuesday, 8th May 2007.
- News report on Airbus A380 in Delhi on Sunday, 6th May 2007.
- See wallpapers of Airbus A380.
- Airbus A380 photo feature on Yahoo! News Photos.
Saturday, May 5. 2007
There's good news for travellers that want to take an off the beaten track vacation and holiday in the peaceful beauty of the Himalayan foothills of Leh in Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir).
Air Deccan plans to start daily flights from Leh (airport code: IXL), the capital of Ladakh district of Jammu & Kashmir, to Delhi (airport code: DEL) from Wednesday, 23rd May 2007.
Find flights to and from Leh (IXL), Ladakh; and compare airfares of airlines flying to Leh (IXL) with Mobissimo India airfares and flights search engine.
Ladakh is an exotic, high-altitude region with lofty snow-capped peaks, rocky ridges, mountainous landscapes, crystal clear lakes, pristine unpolluted rivers, Buddhist monasteries and palaces, and the highest motorable roads in the world.
Find flights and fly to Leh (IXL)—India's highest altitude airport, and holiday in the lap of Himalayas in Ladakh.
Find flights, compare airfares, and book air tickets from Leh (IXL) to Delhi (DEL) and Delhi to Leh (DEL-IXL) with Mobissimo India airfares and flights search engine. Find hotels in Delhi and New Delhi with Mobissimo India hotel search.
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Tuesday, April 10. 2007
Low-cost airline GoAir plans to operate twelve flights-a-week from Mumbai (BOM) to Srinagar (SXR), in Jammu & Kashmir, via Delhi (DEL). The airline also flies direct from Mumbai (BOM) to Srinagar (SXR) thrice-a-week.
As per the new schedule GoAir would operate 64 weekly flights on the Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai (BOM-DEL-BOM) sector; 40 weekly flights on the Mumbai-Chennai-Mumbai (Bombay-Madras-Bombay, BOM-MAA-BOM) sector, and 33 flights per week on the Mumbai-Hyderabad-Mumbai (BOM-HYD-BOM) sector.
The low-cost airline would also start daily flights from Delhi to Cochin (DEL-COK), Bangalore to Cochin (BLR-COK), and Chennai to Hyderabad (MAA-HYD).
Find GoAir and other Indian low-cost airline flights and airfares on Mobissimo India. Search, find, sort, filter, and compare local low-cost airfares, and global international airline airfares with Mobissimo India.
Compare airfares and find hotels in Mumbai, Srinagar, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin, and other destinations in India with Mobissimo travel search engine.
Thursday, March 1. 2007
Highlights of Union Budget 2007-08 presented to the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on Wednesday, 28th February 2007.
- ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) benefit extended to all small aircraft
- 5-year tax holiday for 2,3, and 4-star hotels and convention centres with a seating capacity of 3000 in NCT (National Capital Territory of Delhi—New Delhi, Old Delhi, and Delhi Cantonment)
- Private importers of aircraft: 3% import duty to be levied including helicopters.
- Tourism infrastructure to get an allocation of Rs. 520-crore as against Rs. 423-crore* last year
- 20,000 more hotels for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
- North-eastern region will get Rs. 405 crore for highway development
- National Highway Development Programme: Allocation up from Rs. 9948-crore to 10667-crore
- Golden Quadrilateral project near completion
- No change in corporate income tax
- e-governance expenditure hiked to Rs.719-crore.
- Income tax exemption hiked by Rs. 10,000
- Income tax exemption: For women - Rs. 1,45,000
- PAN Card mandatory for all security transactions
- PAN Card to be the only identification number for markets.
- National level goods & services tax to be introduced from April 01, 2007
* 10 million = 100 lakh = 1 crore
Read more about the Union Budget 2007-08 presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, 28th February 2007.
Related:
- Highlights of Union Budget 2007-08
- Plans for Infrastructure development in Union Budget 2007-08.
- Union Budget 2007-08: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's speech to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, 28th February 2007.
- Read more about the Union Budget and Railway Budget 2007-08.
Friday, January 12. 2007
List of airport codes of the cricket-playing nations of the West Indies.
A ready reference guide of airport codes for booking tickets to the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. Find airfares to West Indies on Mobissimo India.
Airport Code - (Airport Name), City, Country
ANU - (V.C. Bird International Airport), St. John's, Antigua
BGI - (Grantley Adams International Airport), Bridgetown, Barbados
GEO - (Timehri Airport), Georgetown, Guyana
KIN - (Norman Manley International Airport), Kingston, Jamaica
KTP - (Tinson Airport), Kingston, Jamaica
MBJ - (Sangster International Airport), Montego Bay, Jamaica
SKB - (Golden Rock Airport), Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis
NEV - (Newcastle Airport), Charlestown, Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis
SLU - (Vigie Airport), Castries, St. Lucia
UVF - (Hewanorra Airport), Vieux Fort, St. Lucia
SVD - (Arnos Vale International Airport), Kingstown, St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines Islands
POS - (Piarco International Airport), Port of Spain, Trinidad Is. [Piarco], Trinidad & Tobago
Find flights to the Caribbean islands on Mobissimo India. Compare airfares to the West Indies on Mobissimo India. Book air tickets to ANU, BGI, GEO, KIN, KTP, MBJ, SKB, NEW, SLU, UVF, SVD, and POS from Mobissimo India.
Search airfares to Antigua, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, Guyana, and other countries in the Caribbean on Mobissimo India. Book hotels in the Caribbean islands (West Indies) with Mobissimo hotel search.
Use Mobissimo India to book air tickets to the Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies.
Happy travelling with Mobissimo.
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Find more Caribbean Island Airport Codes.
Wednesday, January 10. 2007
The biggest cricket event of the year, the ICC Cricket World Cup, takes place in the West Indies from the 13th of March to the 28th of April. March and April would be the time of sun n' sand, calypso and cricket in the Caribbean islands.
The International Cricket Council's (ICC's) Cricket World Cup (CWC) commercial manager Stephen Price has urged Indian cricket fans to buy tickets to the 2007 Cricket World Cup only from authorized official travel agents (OTAs) appointed by the ICC.
"Fans are advised to deal with CWC’s Official Travel Agents which are spread out across the world. They are the only ones who have the authority to sell tour and travel packages for this event – nobody else. There are five of these in India to cater to the large cricket fan base there."
Here's a list of Official Travel Agents (OTAs) to buy tickets for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup (from 13th March to 28th April) in the West Indies.
Tip: Look out for the ICC Cricket World Cup 'Official Travel Agent' logo before booking tickets on the Internet.
1. SOTC Sports Abroad, Mumbai.
SOTC Sports Abroad,
4th Floor, RNA Corporate Park,
Near Collector's Office,
Kala Nagar,
Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400051. India.
Phone: + 91-22-6710-7460
Web site: http://www.sotc.co.in/
2. Trust Travel and Tours, Mumbai.
Trust Travel and Tours
Madhuban Building, 23 Cochin Street,
Fort, Mumbai - 400001. India.
Phone: + 91-22-2265-2299
Fax: + 91-22-2261-9270
Web site: http://www.trusttravelandtours.com/
3. Pyramid Travels, Mumbai.
Pyramid Travels
621/1, Botawala Bldg,
JSS Road, Opposite Parsi Fire Temple,
Mumbai - 400002. India.
Phone: + 91-22-2203-2023/ 2203-1041
Fax: + 91 (22) 2206 6273
Web site: http://www.pyramidtravelindia.com/
4. Air Cruise Travels Pvt Ltd., New Delhi.
Air Cruise Travels Pvt. Ltd.
C-29 Hauz Khas,
New Delhi - 110016, India.
Phone: +91-11-2652-2117/ 2652-2118/ 2652-2119
Fax: +91-11-2651-3217
Web site: http://www.aircruise.co.in/
5. Friends Globe Travels Ltd., New Delhi.
Friends Globe Travels Ltd.
JC-43, Khirki Extension,
Malviya Nagar,
New Delhi -110017. India.
Phone: + 91-11-5253-6666
Fax: + 91-11-5253-6698
Web site: http://www.fcmtravel.co.in/
Official Hospitality Agent authorized to sell Hospitality Packages for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in West Indies.
1. SportzVillage, Bangalore.
SportzVillage
C-603, Raheja Residency,
Koramangala 3rd Block,
Bangalore - 560034.
India.
Phone: +91-98860-04133/ +91-93236-35488
email: cricket (at) sportzvillage (dot) com
Web site: http://www.sportzvillage.com/
Tip: Look out for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 'Official Hospitality Agent' logo before booking Hospitality Packages to the cricket world cup.
Find flights to the Caribbean islands of Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Windward & Leeward Islands, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Antigua, and St. Vincent on Mobissimo India.
Related:
- List of global Official Travel Agents (OTAs) for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
- Cricket World Cup 2007
- Cricket Logistics Official Tour Operator for 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
- Schedule of ICC Cricket World Cup from 13th March to 28th April 2007 in the West Indies.
- Indian cricket fans urged to buy world cup tickets from Official Travel Agents.
- Buy tickets only from Official Travel Agents of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
- Follow the fortunes of your favourite team in the 2007
Cricket World Cup.
- Travel agreement makes travel between Caribbean countries easier.
Tuesday, December 26. 2006
Find street level (road) maps of major Indian cities on Google Maps.
See links below to view street level maps of major Indian cities. So the next time you're online and looking for roadmaps, street level maps, and directions in India; you know which Web site to visit to find the information.
Street Level Maps of Major Indian Cities on Google Maps.
- Mumbai (Bombay)
- Kolkata (Calcutta)
- Delhi
- Chennai (Madras)
- Pune (Poona), Maharashtra
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Navi Mumbai (New Bombay)
- Panaji, Goa
- Madgaon (Margao), Goa
- Kochi (Cochin), Kerala
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
- Guwahati, Assam
- Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala
- Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Cyberabad (Madhapur, Hi-Tech City), Andhra Pradesh
- Chandigarh
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Nagpur, Maharashtra and many more on Google Maps India.
Bookmark link below and add it to your favourites.
View Street Level Road Maps of Indian Cities
Find and compare domestic airfares and local flights on Mobissimo India.
Thursday, December 21. 2006
Low cost airline Air Deccan activated a 24*7 Fog Helpline Number (98181-77008) and informed passengers of possibilities of flights being delayed, re-scheduled, diverted to other destinations, or cancelled due to fog and poor visibility at Delhi and Kolkata airports in Dec. '06 and Jan. 2007.
Call Air Deccan's 24*7 Fog Helpline Number 98181-77008 for the latest position of its flight schedules.
Search Air Deccan and other local low cost airline flights on Mobissimo India.
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Friday, December 15. 2006
The Forbes Traveler 400—a colourful visual journey of the world's hospitality industry. The world's most amazing hotels and resorts of 2006 according to the Forbes Traveler. A selection of absolute best places to stay in different parts of the world.
Get a cup or two of cappuccino and spend a Friday afternoon soaking in some visual splendour viewing a magical slideshow of the world's best hotels and resorts. Don't you feel like changing yourself to a bird and flying to these places? Well, thoughts on a Friday afternoon would turn true when you find that there are hotels and resorts in India that have been ranked among the best in the world. Find these hotels and resorts with Mobissimo India Hotel Search.
Find hotels in Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Mount Abu, Pushkar, Alwar, Ranthambore, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Chittorgarh, and other cities of Rajasthan with Mobissimo India Hotel search. Read a country-wise list of hotels and resorts mentioned in Forbes Traveler 400.
Find flights and hotels in Rajasthan on Mobissimo India.
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- Methodology of choosing hotels and resorts in Forbes Traveler 400.
- Travel + Leisure's top 100 hotels of 2006.
Tuesday, December 12. 2006
As a popular saying goes, Dilli dilwalon ki.... Delhi—a city of large-hearted people.
Eating out is a pleasure in Delhi.
Paranthe waali gully, Natraj ke dahi bhalle, Nai Sarak ki kachauri, Sanjha Chulha at Greater Kailash, Zaika at Gurgaon; Paranthas at Moolchand, ITO, and Chandni Chowk; Paneer Rolls at Sector 18 in Noida, icecreams and chuskis at India Gate, Punjabi By Nature at Priya Complex, Sagar Ratna, Keventers, 34 Chowrangee Lane, Barista at Sector 18, Connaught Place, PVR Priya, District Centre, PVR Vikaspuri, North Campus, and many more.
What are your favourite hangouts in and around Delhi? Tell us about your favourite eating joints, street food stalls, and hangouts in and around Delhi.
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