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Pandaw, the self-styled ‘pioneer of boutique river expeditions’ in SE Asia has released details of its new week long odyssey on the Lower Ganges, ready to raise its sails at the end of 2018.
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Johor Bahru, the Malaysian city that neighbours Singapore, will get its first direct air link to India later this year. AirAsia will continue to expand its international network from Johor’s Senai airport with the launch of non-stop services to Kolkata. The route will commence on 28 November 2017 and will run five times a week.
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Kolkata’s metro network is being extended under the Hooghly River, making it the first “underwater” metro line in India. The Times of India reports that the new line will link the Howrah area of the city, which lies on the west side of the river, with Sealdah railway station on the east side. “It will
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Top Asian beach resorts get first direct link Where? Sanya (China) to U-Tapao (Thailand) When? Three times a week, effective immediately Who? Hainan Airlines Why? Providing the first ever direct connection between Sanya, China’s top beach resort, and Pattaya (pictured), the popular Thai tourist town Anything else? U-Tapao was a base for US Air Force’s
SpiceJet has launched flights to its seventh international destination: Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The new short, cross-border hop between Kolkata and Dhaka commenced on 23 March 2017 and will now operate daily. Flights will depart Kolkata at 0710 and arrive in Dhaka at 0835, before leaving the Bangladeshi capital at 0920 and landing back
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SpiceJet links South Asian mega-cities Where? Kolkata (India) to Dhaka (Bangladesh) When? Daily, effective 23 March 2017 Who? SpiceJet Why? Low-cost carrier creates a short cross-border hop between mega-cities in the Bay of Bengal Anything else? The flight time of approximately one hour compares to the 10-hour overland rail journey PIA adds another UAE route
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Vistara has announced plans to launch a series of new connections to India’s Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The carrier already operates flights from Kolkata to the islands’ capital, Port Blair, with services continuing on between Kolkata and Delhi. And from 26 March 2017, travellers in Pune will be offered a new one-stop service to Port
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India’s skies will welcome a new airline next week, when Delhi-based Zoom Air launches its inaugural flight. IANS reports that the carrier received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) on 3 February 2017 and is planning to start flying from Delhi to Kolkata and Durgapur on 12 February. “We are starting operation from February 12 with
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IndiGo, the Indian low-cost carrier, has unveiled plans to add a series of new domestic services this month. On 16 February 2017, the airline will double the frequency of its Delhi-Bagdogra service from daily to twice daily flights, as well as increasing its Kolkata-Bagdogra route from twice to three times per day. Then on 20
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The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) headed to India this month to undertake a four-city tourism roadshow. A delegation from the Southeast Asia country, which included hotels and resorts, spas, attractions and tour operators, travelled to Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai from 8-11 August 2016 to meet with the local travel trade. In total, they
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