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MDT/PTI 01 August 2012
Following international trends, stores like Woodland are waking up to 'carbon neutral' stores in which customers are able to redeem "credits" accumulated through the purchase of environment friendly products for discounts New Delhi: Cutting back on travelling, using renewable...

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Naveena Israni 28 July 2012
Centrally located, in the heart of Europe,  Lucerne is an outstanding combination of a culture city, stunning mountain vistas and a pristine lake, found Naveena Israni In an earlier issue, we visited Interlaken situated in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland region. This time, we will focus...

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Airlines, hotels and the travel community are turning out to be more responsive online. This improves your travel experience While Facebook and Twitter are still trying to figure out how to make money off the mobile phone, it turns out that social media is the new, improved customer...

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Will Maruti Suzuki have the gumption to change the way cars are sold in India? Speculation about the ‘new’ Maruti car continues to mount. The problem is: Does ‘new’ now mean complicated? All that the company has officially announced is that “The new car has been designed very carefully,...

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MDT/PTI 03 July 2012
While the HNI spending on apparels and accessories rose 50%, their contribution to charity and other philanthropic activities slipped 4.4% in 2011 from a year ago   Mumbai: Charity donations have suffered as the uber-rich are preferring to maintain their opulent lifestyles over...

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Jaideep Mukerji 30 June 2012
Join Jaideep Mukerji in a trip across the Philippines, a country with a colourful heritage influenced by civilisations from across the world   The Philippines is the third largest Englishspeaking country in the world and has a rich  history combining Asian, European and American infl...

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Loyalty marketing has perhaps been the biggest success story in travel industry in the past decade. Here is a short overview on why it makes sense for you to go back to the same hotels over and over again If you find yourself on the road often for a holiday or a work trip, you are just...

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Airlines in India are taking a hard look at their international route plans to fly back into profitability. This will help by keeping some sectors competitive, others will see fares go up in the days to come as options come down A recent profitability analysis of the international...

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MDT/PTI 13 June 2012
UK-based air charter broker company would be providing commercial jet services in India with 20 to 500 seats to move group of any size   New Delhi: Hiring the world's biggest planes like Airbus 380 or Boeing 747 Jumbo will soon become a reality in India, reports PTI. UK-based air...

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Airlines frequently band together to offer flyers of another airline facilities and benefits they’d usually offer to their own customers. How can you benefit from it?   Most airlines do not have the wherewithal to reach out to the entire globe and cover all destinations a passenger...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 June 2012
The SBI Signature Card is available at an annual fee of Rs5,000 and card holders are entitled to a full fare airline ticket or gift vouchers worth Rs5,000 from leading lifestyle brands upon enrolment Mumbai: SBI Cards, the third largest credit card issuer in the country, said it has...

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Naveena Israni 02 June 2012
For countless visitors to Switzerland, Interlaken is both the finale and starting point of their dream holiday, says Naveena Israni For many star-struck Indians, Switzerland is synonymous with romantic Yash Chopra movies which weave in gorgeous Swiss locales into his screenplays....

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Jaideep Mukerji 26 May 2012
Singapore and Malaysia are popular destinations. Join Jaideep Mukerji to travel away from the well-known tour sites and explore narrow back streets with historic temples, interesting restaurants and cultural treasures   Singapore and Malaysia are amongst the most visited destinations...

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Are you earning enough mileage points? Here are some smart tips for you In the Western world, frequent flyer miles are an alternate currency, purchased in bulk by banks and all sorts of establishments to reward their customers. So, it is practically possible to be earning millions of...

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Book tickets online for your trips and get great deals. Here is how It is that time of the year when we are all packing our bags to go somewhere. However, with significant capacity reductions all around, airfares have shot up by 25%-40%; it means we are not going to see cheap tickets...

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Jaideep Mukerji  and   Veeresh Malik`` 05 May 2012
A perfect fusion of past and present, Yucatan is a legendary land that offers impressive archaeological sites, historical stately cities, cenotes and beaches. Jaideep Mukerji explores The Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico is physically and culturally distinct from the rest of the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 May 2012
With uncertainty (still) looming in the telecom industry, mobile operators are trying to increase tariffs in selective circles. In such scenario, the least they can do is to keep their loyal subscribers informed, which Vodafone has failed to do Vodafone India has increased call rates by...

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Your credit card can offer you more travel benefits than just being a mode of payment. Here's hoping your plastic money can help you travel more comfortably in the days ahead Plastic money is increasingly becoming the mainstay of urban India; an increasing number of establishments are now...

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Moneylife Digital Team 26 April 2012
TRAI said that the charges for such SMS or calls should not be more than four times of the applicable local charges. Consumer organisations have welcomed the move but feel that the rates should be reduced further The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has ordered telecom service...

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The most dangerous thing in a car is not the person behind the wheel. But it is the steering lock inside the wheel We expect our manufacturers and dealers to be honest at every level with us, more so, after the warranty is over. This is especially relevant when continuing with the saga...

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