02/06/2010 by Dave.

Exciting Destinations For India Holidays
by: Rajesh Kumar

India is one of the most sought after destinations for tourism and holidays in South Asia. India attracts tourists and vacationers from all over the world. Rich in its culture, the country of India has excellent tourist facilities to give vacationers truly mesmerizing holidaying experience. The country has been emerged a holiday destinations with tremendous tourism opportunity and lots of activities to do. In this country, you will find many destinations which have been synonyms with holidaying. Kashmir, Goa, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, etc are some popular destinations for holidaying in India.

Kashmir is a beautiful destination located in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. It is gifted with exceptional nature beauty and often referred as the “Switzerland of Asia” or sometimes it is also called the “Paradise on the Earth”. It is a very fascinating holiday destination in the country where many holiday ideas are emerged. Kashmir valley attracts tourists and vacationers from all over the world with tremendous sightseeing opportunity and lots of activities to do. Vacationers can spend vacation in picturesque locations like Gulmarg, Srinagar, Pahalgam, Sonmarg, etc. Gulmarg is one of the finest skiing resorts in the world. Srinagar is known for lovely lakes, gorgeous gardens, religious shrines and overall generous people who are always ready to help tourists. Vacationers have opportunity to stay at luxury and deluxe hotels moored on the banks of picturesque Dal Lake. Tourists have also opportunity to enjoy Shikara Ride over Dal Lake and Nagin Lake. Indeed, Kashmir can be a very fascinating destination for your holidays in India.

Goa is a tiny emerald in the azure Arabian Sea. It has been a globally famous holiday destination in India with its world class beach resorts, fantastic forts & monuments, intricate churches and terrific temples. There are many beautiful palm-fringed beaches in Goa which are very popular among vacationers and also among honeymooning couples. Anjuna, Palolem, Aguada, Benaulim, Dona Paula, etc are some of popular beach destinations in this gorgeous state. Vacationers have wonderful ambiance for their vacations on these beaches. And they have also opportunity to enjoy some of water sport activities like scuba diving, water scootering, water skiing, wind surfing, dinghy sailing, boat cruise, river cruise, etc. Beaches here endowed with copious nature beauty and very ideal for swimming, bathing and sun basking. Vacations in Goa also provide vacationers wonderful opportunity to see some of historical monuments like Portuguese churches and colonial buildings. Churches of Goa have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will surly love to spend your vacation in Goa on your India tours and travels.

Curving alongside the cerulean Arabian Sea on the southern tip of India, Kerala is a beautiful state in the country. It is one of the very ideal destinations for India holidays. It enthralls vacationers and tourists with its superb greenery and copious nature beauty created by palm-fringed beaches, verdant hill stations, lush plantations, exotic wildlife, serene & scenic backwaters and many historical sites. Himachal Pradesh is located in the foothills of majestic Himalayas. This charming and captivating state of India is very popular among vacationers with its mind-boggling and beautiful hill stations like Shimla, Manali, Kullu, Dharamshala, Dalhousie, Kasauli, Kangra Valley, etc. Andaman & Nicobar is very popular among vacationers with its unique serenity and copious nature beauty. Agra (the City of Taj Mahal), Delhi (Capital City of India), Mumbai, etc are other fascinating destinations of India tours and travels. In fact, the beautiful country of India has many more fascinating destinations which are popular for India tour packages. So plan your holidays in India and convert your holidays into a lingering affair.

About The Author
Rajesh Kumar is an eminent analyst and writer in India Travel & Tourism related topics. He has authored many books on tour guide for India tours and India tour packages. Find more packages at
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20/03/2009 by Silver Blogger.

Malta Holidays Beating The Credit Crunch

By Roger Munns 

Oil prices and higher aviation fuel costs might suggest that Malta, which is a three hour flight from her main market of the United Kingdom, might see a drop in tourist numbers this year.

And with the media reporting on a possible recession there could be even more reasons why a holiday in Malta might not be top of everyone’s list for summer 2008.

But surprisingly reports from Malta suggest that the island could see a rise in the number of tourists taking a holiday there this year.

The Malta holidays industry could get an unexpected boost this summer too as Spain, which is the number one destination for European holidays, suffered adverse publicity in June as strikes over the price of fuel resulted in poor publicity suggesting some hotels and resorts were struggling to keep going.

But some in the travel industry think that the suggestions of a ten per cent rise in the number of tourists this year could be optimistic.

‘We might have agreed with the analysis a couple of months ago’, state Malta holidays internet site YourMalta.com, ‘But we have seen quite a decline in the number of people enquiring about holidays and hotels in Malta in the last couple of months, and the highest number of visitors will be July and August. Unless there’s a sharp rise in the number of people taking late bookings we can’t see the year overall showing a ten per cent rise, nothing like it.’

Indeed some analysts in the travel industry might agree that as the UK is the main market for Malta hotels and holidays, that falling house prices, job insecurity and a faltering economy could stop some Brits taking an overseas trip at all in 2008 in favour of a cheaper one on home soil.

Cheap Malta Flights

But whether the rise in the number of people taking a holiday in Malta this year is ten per cent or less than that, there is no doubt that the Malta hotels and holidays market has done well in the last three years, returning it to mainstream holiday destination status.

Malta has successfully diversified her market place, making it less reliant on the British tourist, who has been the mainstay of the Malta holidays industry in the past.

Low cost airlines, and Malta’s own airline - Air Malta - have opened new routes to Malta, allowing other Europeans apart from the British to have a holiday in Malta, and with flights to Malta cheaper now than in previous years it has helped boost the number of British tourists too who might previously have been put off by the cost of flights to Malta compared to Spain.

Notable successes in the island’s diversification has seen the number of tourists from Italy, Sweden, Norway and even Spain discover what Malta has to offer.

And it’s not just cheap flights to Malta that have attracted the tourists - Malta is steeped in history, churches, beaches and some of the Malta hotels are now offering the best spa facilities in the Mediterranean.

The property industry in Malta has done well too, with an increase in tourists it has seen the number of overseas property buyers interested in buying a Malta property rise in recent years. Whether Malta property prices will continue rising though is dependent upon other economies, but increased interest could see Malta real estate hold its own compared to other countries.

And it will be interesting to see if Malta can do well again this year for their holidays, in times of low activity.

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23/01/2009 by Silver Blogger.

Can anyone recommend a resort in Santorini for me.

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