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Hindon airport is down to six flights a day this winter. Six cities till mid-April: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Varanasi, Nanded, Adampur. That's barely half of summer. Fewer options if you fly from the Noida side. via Hindustan Times

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300,000 US visas revoked since January 2025. The State Department put the number out yesterday and says it's a faster pace than any administration before. If you have a US visa, follow the conditions to the letter. One slip and it can go. via Reuters

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Photo: Bazaruto Island from the air, Mozambique (Wikimedia Commons).

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Off Mozambique's coast lies an archipelago where dugongs still graze in the shallows. Only 250-350 are left in the western Indian Ocean, and this is their last viable home.

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Tip: pay the park entry fee at the tourism office in Vilanculos before you sail, not on the islands. And carry some meticais - out there it's lodge tabs and cash. Dugong sightings are never guaranteed; they are shy.

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Source: https://t.co/ld47Vm37ZL

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Shimla to Kinnaur's Rekong Peo in 40 minutes instead of 9 hours by road. Himachal's new Heli-Hop service flies Shimla-Rampur-Rekong Peo three days a week, fares from ₹3,642.

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Source: Business Today on the MoCA hub-and-spoke rollout, Guwahati from Oct 27 — https://t.co/GErIPdg66q

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Guwahati airport joins the hub-and-spoke system on October 27. International travellers will clear check-in, immigration and customs once at Guwahati and skip repeating them at the connecting airport.

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Roughly Rs 1.6 to 1.8 lakh per person all in for a 5 night trip. Tip: plan around the moon forecast and book early. The island closes roads for the crabs, they get right of way.

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Every year, 100 million bright red crabs march out of the rainforest and across an entire island to the sea. This happens on Christmas Island, and it is one of the wildest natural events on earth.

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It peaks between Oct and Dec, right after the rains. Indians need an Australian visitor visa, there is no visa on arrival. Fly Delhi to Perth, then Virgin Australia flies to the island twice a week.

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@etihad Good news for Indian travellers — one stop from Mumbai/Delhi to Luxembourg via Abu Dhabi. Europe trips just got a little easier.

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Two things before you dream too far: you need a US B1/B2 visa, and appointment waits are running around 12 months in India right now. Start the visa process before you enter a single lottery.

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There is a hike in Arizona you have to WIN to take. Only 64 people a day get in, picked by lottery, with about a 4% success rate in peak season. This is The Wave.

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Best months: October to November and March to April. Winter draws fewer applicants, so your odds jump. Delhi to Las Vegas returns start around Rs 90k; budget roughly Rs 2.5-3L per person for the week, flights included.