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Delhi is shining.

India’s capital is gearing up for the common wealth games in 2010. The signs are everywhere to be seen. Metro lines are springing up, all famous monuments are coming under the spotlight, a new domestic airport terminal has become operational and the Delhi airport is getting its ‘Airport Village’.

This proposed project will have a multiplex, entertainment zone, F&B outlets and a shopping arcade with multi-level car parks. Apart from these, the Airport Village will also organise activities which showcase Indian culture. The main goal of Delhi International Airport (DIAL) is to develop the airport as a tourist destination. So when you are in Delhi, keep a day for the Airport Village and be prepared to get the taste of India from touchdown onwards.

Discoveries around the Taj Mahal.

The Taj Mahal, India’s most famous monument and the most extravagant monument of love which the world has ever seen, never fails to amaze the eye with its beauty. Studies of the Taj and areas around it indicate that the original plans were more elaborate that what meets the common eye today. Shah Jahan actually intended to build two Taj Mahals. The second one was meant to be his tomb and that was to in black marble. Before he could execute this grand plan, he found himself imprisoned by his son. Excavations across the
Yamuna River prove this fact. Recent excavations have also revealed that a garden called ‘Mehtab Bagh’ grew across the river. This garden was supposedly an oasis of fragrant flowers decorated all around with pavilions, water fountains and pools reflecting the moods of the passing clouds. This 25 acre garden is now an object of study by historians and botanists from around the world. The Archeological Survey of India plans to bring this garden to its former glory very soon. A thing of beauty is certainly a joy for ever.

Ranthambhore Tigress gets Life-Time Achievement Award.
 

Tigers and fame are synonymous. India’s maharajas protected them for hunting, Jim Corbett immortalised his name in India’s history by shooting man-eating tigers, independent India made it the national animal and tiger conservation is the catch word for ensuring survival of India’s diverse flora and fauna. Ranthambhore, located in Rajasthan is one of India’s premier national parks and is blessed with a healthy tiger population. This amazing park has given millions of tourists the rare privilege of seeing a tiger in the wild. The tigers in Ranthambhore are celebrities in their own right and the most famous among them is the tigress, ‘Machhli’.

This tigress aged 12 has given birth to nine so far, and is estimated that more than 100 million visitors have seen her, including the former American President Bill Clinton. Her contribution to the long term survival of her own species is incalculable. For her contribution to the conservation of tigers and wildlife in India, she has become the first tigress to win a Lifetime Achievement Award. Our heartiest congratulations to tigress Machhli, and may her tribe increase. We, at Easy Tours of India also realise the importance of being a part of India’s conservation effort, so we are partnering with ‘Operation Eye of The Tiger’ a NGO working with the people living on the boundary of Corbett Tiger Reserve. Together we aim to help tiger conservation, reduce carbon emissions and assist the poor of India. Travel with ETI to see Machhli in her natural environment and be a part of India’s tiger conservation movement.

Boston Globe:

In India, an increasingly popular tourist destination, hotel room rates are up 48 percent this year nationwide and a whopping 69 percent in its commercial capital of Mumbai, according to a recent Smith Travel report. India has only about 100,000 hotel rooms nationwide, roughly the same number as in New York City, though India has seven or eight times the number of tourists. As a result, hotel rates in India will continue to grow in 2008. An increase of "up to 35 and even 40 percent in the coming year," would not be unrealistic, said Priscilla Campbell, an analyst for American Express Business Travel, "especially at upper-tier properties in major gateways such as New Delhi and Mumbai.