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Indian Medical Tourism Will Not Stop Growing

2011-05-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Third world healthcare costs can be as low as 25% of the price for similar treatments in first world countries

Indian medical tourism is set to continue growing, despite efforts by the US government to curb the number of Americans travelling to the third world to find affordable healthcare. Talking to reporters at a press conference last weekend, the chief vascular and cardiothoracic surgeon at the Fortis Group Hospitals in India, Dr. Vivek Javali, revealed […]

Tags: affordable healthcare, Dr. vivek javali, Fortis Group Hospitals, healthcare tourism, indian medical tourism, indian tourism, medical tourism, medical tourism sector, US government, Vivek Javali

World’s Wackiest Festivals

2011-05-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

the Hadakamatsuri festival, when the guys get naked and run amok

Cheese rolling, baby jumping, tuna fish-tossing – these are just some of the crazy festivals celebrated around the world. We have taken it upon ourselves to scour the globe, drawing up a list of the world’s five wackiest celebrations to add to your calendar. Check out the world’s most mental festivals below! 5. The Tunarama […]

Tags: baby jumping, Baby jumping festival, Castillo de Murilla, cheese rolling, Cheese rolling festival, Corpus Christi, crazy festivals, Festival of colors, festivals, Hadakamatsuri, Holi, India, mental festivals, Naked festival, Nepal, Port Lincoln, tuna fish-tossing, tuna throwing festival, Tuna Tossing festival, Tunarama

Summertime Festivals in Serbia

2011-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Manu Dibango at the Nisville Jazz Festival

Serbia isn’t nearly as popular as some of its Balkan cousins when it comes to travel, something which is often difficult to fathom why. Granted, Serbia lacks the beaches of its near-neighbor Croatia, and then there is the stigma of the country being the target of not one, but two NATO air strike campaigns just […]

Tags: arcade fire, Balkan events, Belgrade Beer Fest, Benny Golson, Croatia, De Phazz, Grinderman, jamiroquai, M.I.A., Magnetic Man, Nisville Jazz Festival, Portishead, pulp, Serbia, Serbia travel, Serbian events, Soloman Burke, State of Exit, State of exit novi sad, State of Exit serbia, Summertime Serbia, The Brand New Heavies, Tourism Serbia

Indonesian Shadow Puppets Come To Life

2011-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

If you thought that puppetry was a little outdated and tired in today’s age of television and the internet – you might want to think again. While Punch and Judy may have had their day, there’s a lot to be said for the unique charms of “Wayang” shadow puppetry in Indonesia. The “dalang” puppet master […]

Tags: Bali puppet show, Bali shadow puppets, Bali wayang, Dalang, Indonesia, Indonesia puppet show, Indonesia puppets, Indonesia shadow puppets, Indonesian wayang, Jakarta puppet show, Jakarta wayang, punch and judy, puppetry, Rama and Sinta, shadow puppetry, Shadow Puppets, Wayang

BTC: Hidden Fees from Airlines Increase Managed Travel Cost

2011-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

airlines hidden fees

Businesses are paying the price for hidden airline fees, according to the Business Travel Coalition.  Managed  travel programs invariably purchase their airline tickets through travel agencies and TMC (travel management companies), both of which airlines utilize but fail to share their additional service fees. These hidden fees have big implications for corporations that use these […]

Tags: airlines, businesses, corporations, hidden fees, managed travel costs, TMC, travel agencies, travel management companies, travelers

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