Sharing a video of the Delhi hot-air balloon test ride at Baansera Park in the Yamuna floodplains, the Instagram handle of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said that DDA “has worked hard to achieve this exciting initiative, while ensuring a safe and professional experience”.
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West Bengal secures second position nationally in foreign tourist arrivals for 2024
West Bengal has slowly moved up the charts and is now ranked the second most visited destination for international tourists in India
Hornbill Festival in Nagaland gets Air India Express as official travel partner for 2025
Marking the partnership, Air India Express celebrates the spirit of Nagaland with a Tsüngkotepsü-themed livery on one of its 50 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft and announces a flat 15 per cent discount on flights to and from Nagaland for the Hornbill Festival.
Singapore man fined SGD 3,500 for Instagram ‘joke’ about blowing up Etihad Airways flight departing from Changi Airport
The convict, Azim Shah Abubakar Shah, aged 22, was a national serviceman with the Singapore Civil Defence Force. He was travelling overseas on vacation in February 2025 when he cracked this sick joke. He was fined on October 6 for the offence.
Dubai Police recover lost iPhone and send it to Indian YouTuber by flight — at no charge!
Dubai Police, widely considered to be one of the most elite law enforcement outfits in Asia, tracked down the iPhone lost by Madan Gowri at Dubai International Airport before he flew out to Chennai. The phone was sent to him by flight, completely free of cost.
Wild, wild west: Behold the rugged America that was here long before Americans
Driving on American roads towards Arizona is an out-of-the-world experience, much like a well-made 3-D American film unfolding in front of your eyes. The first surprise was unwrapped in a beautiful city called Albuquerque in New Mexico on the way to Arizona.
12 injured as American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport gate
Flight 1006, which was headed from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth, diverted to Denver and landed safely around 5.15pm after the crew reported engine vibrations, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
Women’s Day 2025: Airbnb says female hosts in India earned over INR 2.6 billion in past year
Ahead of Women’s Day 2025 (on March 8), the global vacation rental platform Airbnb has released data on its female hosts in India, saying that 30 per cent of all Indian hosts are women, and that collectively they have earned more than INR 2.6 billion (USD 29.9 million) in the past year.
Singapore tourism hits new high: 16.5 million visitor arrivals in 2024; SGD 22.4 billion in tourism spend in Jan-Sept
India was in third place among top markets for visitor arrivals in Singapore in 2024, preceded by Mainland China in the first position and Indonesia in the second position.
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s Schengen travel zone
The Schengen Area is named after the Schengen Agreement, which was signed in 1985 in Schengen, Luxembourg.
