Vacation

Oyo-owned European holiday home brand 'DanCenter' debuts in India

To begin with luxurious villas in Siolim, North Goa

Southeast Asia tops as short vacation choice for Indian: Check top Places

Dubai has launched a five-year multiple-entry visa to increase ease of travel between India and the Gulf region

Celebrity homes open for visits: How you can check into gilded lifestyle

Actor Shah Rukh Khan's luxurious Delhi home is available for booking on Airbnb

Here's why revenge travel is finally losing its appeal after three years

Travel demand is far from falling off a cliff. But there are signs that our wanderlust is downshifting from never-ending to a more normal pattern

Bengal govt prepones vacation of state-run schools from Mon amid heatwave

The West Bengal government on Thursday preponed the summer vacation of state-run and aided schools from April 22 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions. A notification issued by the School Education Department on Thursday said apart from pupils, the teaching and non-teaching staff of the schools will be on leave during the period but subject to the direction of election authorities concerned in view of ensuing Lok Sabha elections. "Considering the prevailing heatwave situation, the competent authority has decided to prepone the summer vacation in the schools under your administrative jurisdiction with effect from April 22 except for schools in hill areas of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, wherein the existing academic schedule may continue until further order," the notice issued by School Education Secretary to the presidents of primary education and secondary boards said. Earlier in view of the ensuing elections and keeping in mind many schools in northern parts of Benga

SC says no automatic vacation of stay orders of trial courts, HCs

The court stated that trial courts, being familiar with grassroots situations, are better positioned to determine which cases should be heard on priority

Dream11 staff to pay Rs 1 lakh if they disturb colleagues on leave

The company, founded in 2008, makes it mandatory for workers to take at least a week off annually

PriceLabs raises $30 mn from Summit Partners, plans to accelerate hiring

PriceLabs was founded in 2014 to bring Artificial intelligence (AI) and analytical tools to owners and managers of vacation homes and short-term rentals

How to plan a holiday trip? Here's what you need to know before travelling

Planning a vacation? It is a must to carry copies of documents like your passport, IDs, Aadhaar, PAN, etc. Try to choose the best hotel in your travel destination that suits your budget.

Grab a slice of history and folklore exploring India's historical monuments

While tour operators are offering attractive deals, corporations are doing their bit with sound and light shows, maintenance, tech and other tourist-friendly moves to offer a bigger bang for your buck

IndiGo partners with MakeMyTrip for domestic and overseas packages

IndiGo said it will use its extensive flights inventory across the network in conjunction with MakeMyTrip's vast inventory of hotels and activities, to offer holiday packages under 6E Holidays

More prefer holiday with family now than 2 years ago, says survey

Indians appreciate vacations with loved ones more now as compared to pre-pandemic days and one-third of them have already made travel plans to celebrate Valentine's Day together, according to a global consumer survey by hospitality technology platform OYO. Nearly 62 per cent of Indian respondents were looking to treat their loved ones to a quick getaway to a nearby destination, as per OYO's global Valentine's Day consumer index 'Let Love In With Travel 2022'. Stating that travel plays a huge part in bonding with loved ones, the OYO survey said the world took this for granted until the pandemic pulled the brakes on travel plans. "Two out of three respondents said they appreciate vacations with loved ones more today than pre-pandemic days. Indian respondents don't take their holidays for granted anymore," it added. The survey was conducted in February and covered around 2,000 respondents across India, the UK, the USA, Indonesia and Germany. When it comes to Valentine's Day destinati

Letting your hair down in Goa: The single young Indian woman's guide

As the hoary tourist t-shirt line goes, it really is "better in Goa". At least for girls on the go, writes elated Amrita Singh

Holiday retreat

Middle-class Indians are vacation-deprived

Weekend with my mother

I had thought being on my own would be liberating, but you don't want everyone else to have fun while leaving you to cope with New Delhi's heat, dust and outages

A vacation but no breaks

The concept of spending a day, or three, just reading, would suggest unusually nerdish behaviour

India is 5th most vacation deprived country globally: Survey

55% Indians take fewer days of the vacation days they get

Over 66% Indians planning vacation this festive season: Survey

Long weekends over Diwali and Dussehra have given the required time for travellers to visit their dream destinations

What should you choose: time or money?

In a survey, those who picked time were happier and more satisfied

The tyranny of other people's vacation photos

Photo-posting folks may not realise their behaviour is branded narcissistic