| Timely Yours -
January 2015 |
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Dear Partners,
Amongst the other lesser known
treasures of India, is Madikeri in the Western Ghats. The
enchanting fragrance of coffee……. The aroma of fresh cardamom,
Black pepper and Coorg honey..... The holy river Cauvery…… The air
is noticeably cool. It is perhaps, this climate and hilly terrain
of Coorg, that inspired the British to occupy this area for over
100 years and they called it as Scotland of India. It is also
known as the Kashmir of the south India for its scenic beauty.
This month we bring to you, Madikeri
, Karnataka, as the destination of the month.
Rgds: Sanjeev Joshi
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| Visa on
Arrival enabled with ETA now available at Thiruvananthapuram &
Kochi airports |
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Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi international airports in Kerala
are offering Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVoA) enabled with ETA
(Electronic Travel Authorisation) to citizens of 43 countries,
with effect from November 27, 2014. With the facility, tourists
can apply and pay the fee for the visa online, without having to
travel to the Indian missions in their home countries.
Applicants who are approved will receive the official travel
authorization via e-mail and they only need to present a printed
copy of this to the immigration authorities upon their arrival
in India, as per a release.
Kerala is the only state to have two airports where the service
has been introduced and the Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi
airports are among only nine in the country to offer this
facility. Discussions are currently underway to introduce it at
the Kozhikode airport as well. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Goa are the other airports that
currently offer the TVoA enabled with ETA service.
The TVoA enabled with ETA is being implemented in phases and has
been made available initially to citizens of 43 countries,
including 12 that were previously eligible for a TVoA. The
countries are Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cook Islands,
Djibouti, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland,
Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kingdom of
Tongo, Laos, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, New
Zealand, Niue, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Papua & New Guinea, the
Philippines, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Korea , Republic
of Marshall Islands, Republic of Nauru, Republic of Palau,
Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tuvalu, the
UAE, Ukraine, the USA, Vietnam, and Vanuatu.
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| Railway
Minister launches Wi-Fi broadband service at New Delhi railway
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New Delhi
railway station has become the first railway station in the
country to offer Wi-Fi broadband service. Suresh Prabhakar
Prabhu, Minister for Railways, Government of India, inaugurated
the Wi-Fi broadband service at New Delhi railway station. The
Wi-Fi project for Indian Railways is being executed by RailTel,
a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways. The
passengers will be offered free Wi-Fi broadband access for 30
minutes.
Installing the Wi-Fi follows includes simple steps – i) First
switch on Wi-Fi on your mobile phone ii) Choose Wi-Fi network-
RailWire which is free iii) open browser iv) enter mobile number
to register v) after registration, you will get one time
password via SMS vi) you are now ready to log in for surfing.
The RailWire-powered Wi-Fi will give maximum speed of 1 mbps.
Wi-Fi facility shall be available to the users free of cost
initially for a period of 30 minutes by registering on the Wi-Fi
network through their mobile. For usage beyond 30 minutes, the
user may purchase scratch cards, which will be made available at
the 24X7 Wi-Fi help desks. These cards are priced at Rs 25 for
30 minutes and Rs 35 for 1 hour and are valid through 24 hours.
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| Kerala
Govt. constitutes committee for impact study of liquor policy |
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Kerala
Government has informed the Kerala High Court which is hearing
various petitions of Bar owners against the banning of bars in
hotels below 4-star that the government has appointed a
committee to study the socio-economic impact of Liquor policy of
the government in the State.
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Gujarat plans airport at Dholavira in
Kutch |
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As per a report, the Gujarat
government is planning to construct and develop an airport at
Dholavira in Kutch district, one of the two largest Harappan
sites in the country and also a “paradise” for bird-watchers, to
connect it to the national circuit for promoting tourism.
Saurabh Patel, Minister for Tourism, Government of Gujarat, said
the government has already identified 11 airstrips, including
Ambaji, Palitana, Ankleshwar, Dwarka, Mandvi (Kutch), Morbi,
Rajkot, Parsoli, Rajpipla, Dholavira and Dahej, for the purpose
of setting up the airport.
“The government also wants to promote tourism through
intra-state aviation service that will cover routes like
Ahmedabad-Surat-Bhavnagar, Bhuj-Rajkot-Ahmedabad,
Ahmedabad-Porbandar-Jamnagar, Kandla-Mandvi-Amreli-Ahmedabad and
Ahmedabad-Keshod-Diu,” the Minister added.
“Kutch district has a long history, dating from the Harappan
civilisation that had thrived at Dholavira in the 2nd and 3rd
Millennia BC to the Jadeja Rajput rulers, who reigned from 1540s
till the merger of states in 1940s, and endowed their princely
state with forts, palaces, temples and other monuments of
historic and religious importance,” Patel said.
The district is currently hosting the ‘Rann Festival’ (desert
festival) which was inaugurated at Dhordo village last week by
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel. Patel said the cultural
extravaganza has been drawing tourists from across the country
and also from abroad in droves with each passing year. “Kutch is
the habitat of the endangered and other wildlife species like
the Indian wild ass. This district is known as the paradise for
bird-watchers and is also the breeding ground for
critically-endangered birds like Indian Bustard and Lesser
Florican,” said Patel.
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With no water, Keoladeo faces an uncertain
future
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The Keoladeo National Park, a
world heritage site in Bharatpur and home to some 364 species of
birds, including the rare Siberian crane, is in for a
catastrophe. With water bodies around the park drying up, no
fish to feed, no nests to be raised, the park wears a deserted
look.
Recently, the open-billed storks and painted storks which came
to Keoladeo, commenced breeding but unable to find food,
abandoned their nests and flew back. On October 6 this year, TOI
had carried a story titled, "Keoladeo faces survival threat"
highlighting possibility of birds abandoning the park. Now it
has come true as forest officials paid no heed to the issue.
More serious is the recent visit of Unesco team, which filmed
the park to report its current condition. Keoladeo is a Unesco
registered world heritage site.
A Ramsar and World Heritage Site of international repute,
Keoladeo faces continuous threats for its survival due to
absence of flowing water, which was traditionally received from
the Gambhir river. The river went dry more than a decade ago
owing to construction of Panchana dam in Karauli. So, the river
flows only when Panchana dam overflows, which happened only
thrice in past 12 years.
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In today’s world where man and machine are synonyms due to fast growing technology, a holiday has become must for us to relax and rejuvenate. The tourism industry therefore has become one of the fast growing industries and is changing its dimensions every minute. We at TIME understand the changing time and demands of travelers and therefore aim to provide all our clients with an experience, which is unparalleled. TIME was established in 1998 with the sole aim of providing quality services viz a viz value for money. The Indian sub-continent being one of the most challenging destinations requires lot of expertise and dedication, therefore we at TIME ensure to provide all our Travel Partners services which not only make their clients happy but gives us a repeat value. Our motto, “The Company that cares”, says it all.
If one had to describe India in just one word, it would have to be Cornucopia – a cornucopia of people, traditions, culture, climate and even topography. It is referred to as the largest democracy in the world, by virtue of the fact that it has the largest electing population among democratic countries. The echo of her heroes and her freedom fighters is felt not just in India but also all over the world. It is the land of “Ahimsa” the land of Mahatma Gandhi. India occupies its own niche in the world. The Himalayas surround it from the north acting as a wall on one side, the Thar Desert acts as a barrier towards the northwest and the rest is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. We at TIME welcome you to experience the arid grandeur of Rajasthani kingdoms to the exquisite serenity of Kerala – each shines with its own uniqueness. Our personalized services with an eye for your comfort at each point of your travel will truly make your trip a memorable one. |
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Hampi, Karnataka
(A World Heritage Site)
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IndiGo begins its
first international service with daily non-stop Bengaluru-Dubai flight |
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IndiGo
has started its first international flight from Bengaluru to Dubai.
The airline will operate daily non-stop flights between the two
cities. Also, effective December 20, 2014, IndiGo will launch two
daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and Bengaluru. With this, the
airline will fly 11 daily non-stop flights between Bengaluru and
Mumbai.
Further, from January 1, 2015, the airline will start six daily
non-stop flights, daily non-stop flights between Kozhikode and Dubai,
daily non-stop flights between Kozhikode and Mumbai, daily flights
between Kozhikode and Delhi (via Mumbai), and its 15th daily non-stop
flight between Delhi and Mumbai.
IndiGo’s six new daily flights connecting Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad &
Mumbai have commenced from 01 December
IndiGo has launched
six flights between Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Effective
1st Dec.y, IndiGo will fly its seventh daily, non-stop flight between
Delhi and Hyderabad, seventh daily, non-stop flight between Hyderabad
and Delhi, and seventh daily, non-stop flight between Mumbai and
Hyderabad. The Airbus A320 will be deployed on all these routes, as
per a release.
AirAsia India launches Bengaluru-Pune-Jaipur flights
AirAsia India has
added Pune to its route network and marked this occasion yesterday
with a receiving ceremony for the inaugural flight from Bengaluru to
Pune and Pune to Jaipur. With this, it becomes the first airline to
operate on the Pune-Jaipur route, as per a release.
The inaugural flight from Bengaluru to Pune witnessed a 100 per cent
flight load. Flight I5 1424 took off from Bengaluru at 1315 hrs and
landed at Pune airport at 1445 hrs. Flight I5 3424 took off from Pune
at 1515 hrs to reach Jaipur airport at 1700 hrs.
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| Hotel News Go To Top |
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VasundharaSarovar
Premiere awarded ‘Luxury Spa Hotel’ at World Luxury Hotel Awards 2014
VasundharaSarovar
Premiere, the ultimate luxury backwaters resort in Vayalar-Kerala, was
awarded the ‘Luxury Spa Hotel’ by World Luxury Hotel Awards 2014 at a
glittering ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa. The award was
received by the resort's owner, Dr Vasudevan. Over 1,000 hotels from
145 countries were nominated to participate in the world’s most
prestigious awards initiative. Only two resorts from India grabbed the
winners’ trophy, Vasundhara is one of them.
Since its inception in 2012, this is the sixth award VasundharaSarovar
Premiere has received in addition to two architecture awards. Earlier
this year, this resort was recognised as the ‘Most promising luxury
resort in Kerala’ by World Travel Brands. The resort was recognised as
the ‘Best Upcoming Spa Resort in Kerala’ by World Travel Brands and
was ranked as the 9th best hotel in India by TripAdvisor Traveller’s
Choice Award in 2013.
WelcomHertiage adds
WelcomHeritage Lha-Ri-Sa Resort in Ladakh to its Nature Resorts
collection
WelcomHeritage
Lha-Ri-Sa Resort, located in Leh-Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir is the latest
addition to the WelcomHeritage collection of Nature Resorts, stated
the company in a release. The resort has 23 rooms and tree houses, and
offers in-house restaurant that serves authentic Ladakhi, Mughlai,
Chinese, Continental and Gujarati cuisines and a tree platform with an
outdoor restaurant.
WelcomHeritage Lha-Ri-Sa Resort offers facilities like a traditional
prayer room, a garden courtyard for cultural programmes, an organic
kitchen garden, private terrace and moon view terrace.
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Madikeri
- The
Scotland
of
India
With
its
austere
beauty,
this
god
gifted,
pollution
free,
calm
and
quiet
land
of
mountains
cordially
invites
you to
experience
its
hospitality
to
make
this
holiday
of
yours
an
interesting
chapter
in
your
life.
The
wooded
slopes,
eccentric
villages,
colourful
scenery
and
rugged
landscape
of
Madikeri
have
fascinated
tourists
until
today.
Endless
mountain
ranges,
ridge
after
ridge
of
slopes
laden
with
forests
rising
to the
sky,
give
Coorg
its
unique
&
irreplaceable
character.
History
Madikeri,
the
district
headquarters
of
Coorg,
is
situated
at an
elevation
of
1525m.
The
town
is
dotted
with
red-tiled
bungalows
and
has an
old
charm
about
it.
The
people
of
Coorg
are
Hindus
belonging
to the
Kshatriya
community
and
are
known
for
their
patriotism.
Madikeri
or
Mercara
the
Scotland
of
India
was
founded
in
1681
by
Muddu
Raja,
the
prince
of the
Haleri
dynasty
and
was
hence
named
as
Muddurajakeri,
which
later
became
Madikeri.
The
origin
of the
Coorgs
is
shrouded
in
mystery.
Some
theories
range
from
Coorgs
being
the
descendants
of
Alexander
the
Great
who
invaded
India
to a
band
of
kurds
who
fled
from
Iraq
to
escape
conversion
to
Islam.
There
is no
scientific
theory
to
establish
the
origin
of
this
martial
race.
The
word
Kodagu
has
come
from
the
word
"Kudu"
-"Hilly
place".
Madikeri
is one
of the
most
picturesque
hill
stations
of
South
India
with
wonderful
and
lovely
natural
scenery.
It is
the
birthplace
of
river
Cauvery.
The
Kodavas
worship
the
Cauvery
River
and
call
themselves
the
children
of
Cauvery.
Besides
their
fame
as
agriculturists,
the
Kodavas
are
renowned
for
their
hospitality.
You
can
enjoy
the
hospitality
if you
visit
Madikeri.
From
the
earliest
period
of
recorded
history
to the
end of
the
16th
century,
the
history
of
Kodagu
has to
be
traced
chiefly
from
inscriptions.
Kodagu
was
not
ruled
entirely
by any
one
dynasty
till
the
beginning
of
17th
century.
Several
dynasties
ruled
only a
part
of
Kodagu
at
different
times.
The
chieftains
and
local
princes
till
about
the
end of
17th
century
ruled
different
parts
of
Kodagu,
and
they
owed
allegiance
to
some
bigger
ruler
outside
Kodagu.
The
various
inscriptions
over
stone
and
copper
plates
found
in
Kodagu
points
to a
plethora
of
rulers
dating
back
from
888 AD
by the
Ganga
dynasty
to
1633
AD by
the
Haleri
dynasty.
The
Gangas,
Kadambas,
Cholas,
Kongalvas,
Changalvas,
Hoysalas
and
Nayakas
have
ruled
Kodagu.
Kodagu
Nayakas
were
the
rulers
for
the
first
time,
and
they
were
overthrown
and
eliminated
by the
succeeding
Haleri
rulers.
Sometime
before
the
Kodagu
Nayakas
came
to
power
the
mighty
Vijayanagar
kingdom
also
had
its
share
of
dominance
over
Kodagu.
Flora
Consists
of
more
than
8.8%
of
floral
diversity
of
India
and
37% of
Karnataka
amounting
to
1332
species.
Fauna
Asian
Elephant,
Tiger,
Panther,
Indian
gaur,
Leopard,
Sambar,
Four
Horned
Antelope,
Spotted
dear,
Mouse
dear,
Leopard
Cat,
Small
Indian
Civet,
Clawless
Other,
Common
Giant
Flying,
Squirrel,
Flying
Fox
etc.
are
some
of the
important
ones.
350
species
of
birds
and
thousand
of
insect
species,
25
varieties
of
snakes
including
Cobras,
vipers
and
Kraits.
Weather
Summer
30c
20c
Winter
28c
16c
Monsoon
june
to
september
Forests
32.76%
of
total
area.
Rainfall
2700mm
Distance
to
Other
Major
Places
Bangalore
256kms
Mysore
120kms
Mangalore
136kms
Hassan
115kms
Tellichery
110kms
Cannanore
110kms
Calicut
180kms
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