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V.K.T.Balan (Veerasangili Kannaiah Thanabalan) was born in Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi district, in the State of Tamil Nadu which is in southern India. He travelled to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, in 1981 and lived homeless at Chennai Egmore railway station.
The Viceroy Special is a special passenger train service operated by Lakindu & Thathsara (Ceylon) Ltd. [2] Powered by the sole steam locomotive kept in operation in Sri Lanka, it is operated as a private train on all railway lines in the island. The 75-year-old luxury train has two air-conditioned observation saloons and a restaurant car.
In 1986, in anticipation of diversification, Noro was spun off and the remaining company was renamed BCD Holdings N.V. The company entered the travel industry in 1987 with the acquisition of WorldTravel Advisors, an Atlanta-based travel management company, [3] [self-published source?] and of off-airport parking operation Park 'N Fly in 1988.
VRL's public tour business is operated by its division Vijayanand Travels. With more than 80 branches and operated by 1000+ agents, it is the largest in tour business services in Karnataka and Maharashtra. It owns 1,550 buses (incl. 742 Volvo buses of 9400 XL and 9400PX multi-axle models), [11] covering six states, moving across 350 routes in ...
MakeMyTrip Limited is an Indian online travel company, headquartered in Gurgaon. [2] Founded in 2000, the company provides online travel services including airline tickets , domestic and international holiday packages, hotel reservations, rail and bus tickets. [ 3 ]
In 2016, Yatra.com [22] acquired-hired Mumbai-based Travel-logs.in, which specializes in customized city walks and private tours. [23] In September 2024, Yatra announced the acquisition of Globe Travels for Rs 128 crore to strengthen its leadership in the corporate travel sector. [24]
Cox & Kings (formerly known as Cox & Kings Ltd.) was established in 1758 and is one of the longest-established travel brands. The UK business of Cox & Kings was acquired by Abercrombie & Kent in 2019 following insolvency proceedings, [1] while in May 2024, the rights to the Indian entity were acquired by Singapore-based private equity firm Wilson & Hughes through an insolvency process ...
The Night Limited was the premier express train on the North Island Main Trunk Railway between Auckland, and Wellington from 1924 until 1971; during peak seasons, it was augmented by the Daylight Limited. Following the Night Limited was a slower unnamed express that stopped at more stations and provided a lower level of comfort.