Travel

 In a bid to standardise the homestay sector, the West Bengal government will give an incentive of Rs 1.5 lakh each to the ones that get registered, state tourism minister Goutam Deb said in the ...

Train services will remain affected in Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway (SER) on Tuesday because of the commissioning of a limited-height subway between Muradih and Madhukunda and a cul...

A familiar accent rang out amidst the cacophony of “hola” and “gracias”. Scanning the various skin tones and voices, my eyes came to rest upon a coloured man of slight build. Clearly, he was t...

What comes to the mind when you first think of Italy? Food, the Amalfi coast, or Rome with all its heritage? Or, perhaps, Florence with its vast treasures of architecture? But for me and my family, it...

The budget allocations for several Metro projects in Calcutta are less than last year and the allotment for at least one is “grossly insufficient”, railway officials said.The Joka-Esplanade Metro ...

The travel industry was one of the earliest to be impacted by the technological revolution that has swept all before it over the last 25 years. Online travel agencies (OTAs) quickly began to steal cus...

You cannot call yourself a true-blue Bengali if you haven’t visited the hill stations in North Bengal with your parents during your summer vacations as a child or teamed up with friends during colle...

Train services between Sealdah South and Sonarpur stations were disrupted for about an hour on Monday afternoon after a compactor machine of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation rammed into the level-cr...

The Union budget has imposed a 5 per cent tax on foreign travel packages bought from tour operators with effect from April 1, 2020.Tour operators are liable to charge the amount as TCS (tax collected ...

For the last few years, I’ve been following the Barolo and Barbaresco vintage by attending the wine summit Nebbiolo Prima in Alba. Usually held in the summer months but in 2019 it was held early in ...