Forget the days of Re1 tickets. Consolidation among airlines may lead to higher fares

After a few years of furious growth, which included the launch of several new airlines, consolidation or rationalisation has set in. Jet Airways recently bought its much smaller rival Air Sahara. Kingfisher has acquired the control of Deccan. State-run carriers Air India and Indian are preparing for a...

Hemali Mehta reports two superb luxury vacation options in India

Summer is synonymous with holidays, even though most of us have left our school and college days far behind. I fondly reminisce about my childhood when, the moment final exams were over, my parents would whisk me away to a hill station or a beach resort; and once every couple of years, somewhere abroad. When I was younger, any...

Subhiksha offers low prices. It works best with branded goods and not mangoes

Retail chains are a great boon. They get you great prices but they have their limitations and consumers must understand them to fully benefit from them. For instance, the Subhiksha chain is aggressively advertising mangoes at low prices (Best Kesar Showers) in Mumbai. When Prabha Krishnan, who stays in Andheri East,...