Air India likely to reopen international bookings

Air India likely to reopen international bookings New Delhi: Air India, which is operating a curtailed global flight schedule due to the pilots' strike, is likely to reopen international bookings and firm up a fresh operating schedule by this weekend with the help of 130 executive pilots. The airline said the three-week agitation by over 200 pilots has seen a drop in the number of its international passengers by about 3,000 and that its financial loss had...
07:47 PM, May 28, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 pre-booking starts in India

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 pre-booking starts in India New Delhi: Samsung's official online store has started pre-booking for the Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P3100 ) tablet in India. Priced at Rs 23,250, the tablet will be officially launched in India soon. The tablet was first announced in February 2012. It is Samsung's first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)-powered tablet. The Galaxy Tab 2 has a 17.78 cm (7-inch) capacitive touchscreen, 1 GHz dual-core processor and a 3 megapixel rear...
05:35 PM, May 21, 2012

Railways to upgrade e-booking of tickets

Railways to upgrade e-booking of tickets New Delhi: The government on Thursday said over one lakh vacancies in Railways will be filled up during this fiscal, including the safety related posts, and the e-booking site will be upgraded to enable one million ticket sale per day. Railway Minister Mukul Roy said while 75,000 candidates have been recruited following the streamlining of the examination process, "1.44 lakh candidates are proposed to be recruited during 2012-13. This will...
02:40 AM, May 11, 2012

KFA making 'alternative arrangements' for booking

KFA making 'alternative arrangements' for booking New Delhi: Crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines said on Friday it has made alternative arrangements for customers to book their travel on the carrier, in the wake of global airlines' body IATA suspending it from its platforms for non-clearance of dues. "The airline has made alternate arrangements to ensure that the customers can continue to book their travel on Kingfisher, via select leading travel agents and their network of partners," a Kingfisher...
12:14 PM, Mar 09, 2012

Pre book your BSNL tablet

Pre book your BSNL tablet New Delhi: A couple of days back BSNL forayed into the low and mid-range tablet space with three new tablets manufactured by Pantel Technologies and priced between Rs 3,250 and Rs 13,500. Pantel Technologies started taking pre orders for the three tablets a few days ago. Virendra Singh, managing director of Pantel Technologies, said to The Mobile Indian, "Consumers who wish to pre book the tablets can book it online...
12:09 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Passengers suffer as Kingfisher crisis worsens

Passengers suffer as Kingfisher crisis worsens

The Kingfisher Airlines is already crippled after tax authorities attached its bank accounts over non-payment of dues last week. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 19, 2012

Railways extends ticket booking period to 120 days

Railways extends ticket booking period to 120 days New Delhi: To cope with the demand for tickets, the Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period from 90 days to 120 days from March 10. Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) will make the necessary changes in the software for this purpose. "Now one can book his train ticket 120 days before the journey as we have decided to provide an opportunity to the passenger to plan...
05:44 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Mahindra XUV500 bookings to reopen on Jan 25

Mahindra XUV500 bookings to reopen on Jan 25 Hyderabad: Leading SUV maker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) said it will open the second phase of bookings for XUV500 for 10 days from January 25. The company has decided to undertake a draw in the next round of bookings in case the requests for the latest Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) from the M&M stable exceed 7,200. This will help in ensuring a reasonable waiting period for the customers selected...
04:59 PM, Jan 18, 2012

Nokia opens pre-booking for Lumia 800

Nokia opens pre-booking for Lumia 800 New Delhi: It's official now. Nokia has finally opened the pre-order booking for its highly-awaited Nokia Lumia 800 phone. The post on the Facebook page of Nokia India reads: "Cant wait to get your hands on the new Nokia Lumia 800? Be amongst the first to own one", with a link that directs users to the pre-booking page of the Nokia Lumia 800. People can either pre-order the device online...
01:49 PM, Dec 06, 2011

Air India operations yet to be normalised

Air India operations yet to be normalised New Delhi: Air India operations were yet to be normalised on saturday after the pilots called off their 10-day strike, as the airline had stopped taking any bookings for over a week. Airline officials said they had not been taking bookings due to the strike and this had led to the cancellation of about 90 per cent of its flights. Moreover, 60 aircraft of the airlines were grounded. "If we...
11:00 AM, May 07, 2011

101 BMWs booked in one day in Aurangabad

101 BMWs booked in one day in Aurangabad Aurangabad: History was created on Sunday in Aurangabad when the young entrepreneurs including builders, industrialists, doctors and other professionals booked 101 BMW cars in a single day. Pankaj Agrawal, one of the young industrialists said that the reason behind the mass booking was to put the name of their city in front of the world along with availing group discounts. "The main aim of making a group of 101 BMW...
11:36 AM, Nov 22, 2010

CWG: Delhi hotels see a drop in bookings

CWG: Delhi hotels see a drop in bookings New Delhi: With only 19 days remaining to the start of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, there’s speculation among hoteliers whether they are going to have enough tourists pouring into the capital city for the sporting extravaganza or not. Hotels that were getting ready to receive the world now fear they may have to face huge losses. Just a little more than a fortnight left for the Games and hotels have...
09:12 PM, Sep 14, 2010
Sena-SRK spat hurts MNIK advanced booking

Sena-SRK spat hurts MNIK advanced booking

Despite assurances by govt and police, theatre owners unconvinced. ...
11:20 AM, Feb 11, 2010
Budget 2009, railway bookings fastest rising Google search

Budget 2009, railway bookings fastest rising Google search

Google has a yearly ritual of publishing many most-searched lists. ...
09:53 PM, Dec 17, 2009
Flight booked, hotel room too: time to travel again

Flight booked, hotel room too: time to travel again

All About The Money special on the hospitality sector. ...
01:41 AM, Nov 15, 2009
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