All posts filed under: Travel News

World’s best airports of 2016

Published by MovingShoe

For the fourth year in a row, Singapore Changi Airport has bagged the World’s Best Airports title at the annual SkyTrax World Airport Awards, announced Wednesday in Cologne, Germany. The Skytrax awards are based on millions of votes collected in passenger surveys. Many of those passing through the island city-state are clearly pleased with the airport’s innovations, such as two 24-hour movie theaters screening the latest blockbusters for free, a rooftop swimming pool and a butterfly garden. Coming second is South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, which has held the No. 2 spot since 2013. This year’s top 10 list hasn’t changed much from previous years, though the addition of Doha’s Hamad International Airport, from 22nd place last year, marks the first Middle East airport to join the ranks. Airport authorities in Japan are getting things right, too, with three of its airports among the top 10. Once again, North America failed to have an airport in the top 10. Vancouver International Airport, the No. 1 airport in North America for a record seventh consecutive year, …

Kochi Metro to fly high soon

Published by MovingShoe

With the wings designed by the Metro man, Mr E Sreedharan, Kochi Metro has completed its first successful test run outside its railway yards. The run was for 4 KMs from the Muttam metro yard to Kalamassery. Kochi metro rail, once it becomes fully operational will definitely change the status of the most growing city of Kerala, Kochi. The city has experienced a large growth in its industrial sector in the past decades which had given rise to the similar growth in the number traffic blocks. The Metro Rail has already proved to be one of the most efficient and fast mode of transportation in various Indian cities. In Kochi , the first phase which is nearing completion, is between one of the most busiest routes- Palarivattom to Alwaye (Aluva) . It will be extended soon till Maharaja’s ground as part of the first phase itself. This is definitely going to create a positive impact on the city’s development in both industrial and tourism sector as well. The first test run of the Rs 5,180 crore …

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, all set for Summer

Published by MovingShoe

The first bird sanctuary of kerala, which the famous ornithologist Salim Ali described as ‘The richest bird habitat on peninsular India’is all set for the Summer season with its latest developments. The last year had witnessed a good increase in the number of tourists visiting Thattekad. This included an increase in both domestic and well as the international tourists. Along with the bird watching, newly developed facilities include boating, butterfly park, view tower, watch tower, trekking and souvenir shops. The Sanctuary has also provided ample parking space and food courts for the tourists. Garden of Butterflies Thattekad bird sanctuary is also home to thousands of butterflies. The beautiful garden and its butterflies is a sense of excitement and joy for the kids who enjoys it to the maximum. Around 50 varieties of butterfly species are present in Thattekad alone. This is around 30 percentage of the whole 335 types of species present in the Western ghats. The Garden has been maintained to attract and provide the best space for the butterflies. There are around 150 …

Third terminal for Cochin International Airport

Published by MovingShoe

The brand new international passenger terminal at CIAL (Cochin International Airport Limited)is expected to be officially launched on Friday (26 February 016) in a ceremony overseen by Oommen Chandy, Kerala’s Chief Minister. The commercial operations of the new terminal will begin on May 26 and the new terminal will be known as Terminal-3 or T-3. salient features of the new international terminal are elevation to feature Kerala Temple architecture, two level terminal-arrival at ground level and departure at first-level, finger pier concept to handle 13-15 aircraft through aerobridges during peak operation. The two-level facility will cover a total area of almost 1.4 lakhs m² and will feature more than 100 check-in counters, 19 boarding gates, 15 aerobridges and six baggage reclaim belts. It will be able to handle 4,000 passengers per hour. Developed in a record time of two years, according to airport officials, the project is estimated to have cost of INR 10 billion (US$145 million). Kochi (or Cochin) International Airport handled a total of 6.4m passengers in the 2014-15 financial year, with a growth …

Atlantic Museum, Europe’s first underwater museum

Published by MovingShoe

The Atlantic Museum will be really an amazing destination for a traveler! One might have seen bunch of museums but rare when it is under water. Europe’s first ever underwater museum is named as the Atlantic Museum or Museo Atlantico, near Spain’s Lanzarote island is going to get branded soon as a destination under the ocean, replete with alluring structures from human life and history. The museum is placed at a depth of around 39 feet below water on the sea floor of the Las Coloradas Bay. 400 sculptures are waiting for you in the museum designed by international artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor specializes in sculptures made out of pH-neutral marine cement, which is designed to attract marine life and eventually turn his works into artificial reefs. As you can see from the pictures, the sculptures look pretty great hanging around on the ocean floor, although you need to either snorkel or dive to see them in person. Taylor has previously completed a similar installation in Cancun, Mexico. Photos via Jason deCaires Taylor/Underwater Sculpture Keeping environmental …

Kerala is Europe’s favourite tourism destination

Published by MovingShoe

Kerala, popularly known as the God’s Own Country is one of the Europe’s favorite travel and tourism destinations, As per the records of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), around 420247 foreign visitors has come to Kerala till October 15. The numbers which usually goes up during the Christmas and new year season, has considerably increased by the end of the year. This is a very good growth in the tourists number which was 401063 last year. Even after the woes of the Financial crisis in Greece which caused a widespread tension in the whole Europe, the increase in the number of tourists shows the positive side of Kerala tourism. Kerala which is famous for its pleasant and equable climate throughout the year is one of the best places to escape from the bitter Winter season in Europe. The survey taken by the KTDC shows that, Europe tourist’s are more interested towards Ayurveda, the rivers and backwaters of Kerala and its villages. Also, the easiness in getting the visa and other travelling permits has also …

Umaid-Bhawan-tripadvisor-best-hotel-india

World’s Best Luxury Hotel is in India

Published by MovingShoe

The Trip advisor rated Jodhpur’s own Umaid Bhawan palace as the best luxurious Hotel in the world. The People choice award of 2016 has been given to this palace which also hosts the official residence of the royal family of Rajasthan. Started on 1928 and completed by 1943, this palace which is built like the Buckingham Palace is a wonderful blend of the Western and conventional ways. The architecture of the palace is described as an amalgam of Indo-Saracenic. With a huge area of 26acres which has numerous gardens and trees, the palace holds 367 room. The inner vaulted dome is the major attraction in the palace which rises to a height of 103 feet in the interior part which is capped by an outer dome of 43 feet height. The hotel is run by the Taj group of Hotels which has 70 rooms for the visitors. The rooms include the special Maharaja and Maharani suites with art deco style decorations, with the latter with a bath tub covered with a single pink marble said …

Automatic Headlight On (AHO) for all two wheeler

Published by MovingShoe

Automatic Headlight On ( AHO) or simply Auto Headlamps are going to be mandatory for all two wheeler which are to be produced from 2017 onward. The central government of India has made it mandatory for all two wheeler be equipped with Auto Headlamps. Both the scooters and motorcycles are set to get two new safety features. This includes an auto Headlamp, and a sound device that can alert the people around for any accidents. The exact details for these enhancements will be made available in time. The Transport ministry has discussed regarding this safety measures with the automobile companies and thus a set of norms have been set up for the same. No Headlight Switch The new motorcycles and scooters which will come up with the Automatic Headlight On(AHO) feature will not have any switch for the riders to turn the headlights on or off. It will be powered on automatically when the engine starts. Experts on the automobile safety said that the AHO system will have more use during dawn and dusk when …