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LocalsRide Blog

Boarder Bob: How a 1990s Whistler Comic Captured Local Snowboarding Life

Boarder Bob: How a 1990s Whistler Comic Captured Local Snowboarding Life

Weekend peaks during Whistler’s winter season routinely strain local short-haul transport: surges of riders moving between Whistler Village, Creekside, alpine parking and lift drop-offs create predictable demand spikes for taxis and private transfers, and cultural...

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March 10, 2026
Akasa Air inaugurates operations from Guwahati’s new Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport terminal
Akasa Air inaugurates operations from Guwahati’s new Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport terminal

Akasa Air’s Mumbai–Guwahati–Mumbai rotation on 22 February 2026 operated on a strict schedule: departed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai)...

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March 10, 2026
Nuuk’s flight boom and the infrastructure test behind Greenland’s tourism surge
Nuuk’s flight boom and the infrastructure test behind Greenland’s tourism surge

United Airlines’ new Newark–Nuuk service carried roughly 300 passengers per week and deposited about 4,500 American visitors into Nuuk over...

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March 10, 2026
Radisson Collection and Radisson RED set for wide rollout in India under RHG–MBD Master Franchise
Radisson Collection and Radisson RED set for wide rollout in India under RHG–MBD Master Franchise

Under a long-term Master Franchise Agreement, MBD Group will develop a pipeline targeting 50 co-branded hotels — Radisson Collection MBD...

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March 10, 2026
Stone Water by Zuper debuts Maharashtra’s first multi-layered pool resort in Karjat
Stone Water by Zuper debuts Maharashtra’s first multi-layered pool resort in Karjat

Karjat is typically a 90–150 minute drive from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport depending on traffic patterns along the...

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March 10, 2026
Himalayan O₂ — Tehri Lake Festival (Mar 6–9, 2026): Logistics, events and travel tips
Himalayan O₂ — Tehri Lake Festival (Mar 6–9, 2026): Logistics, events and travel tips

For the four-day event scheduled March 6–9, 2026, the Tehri Garhwal district has secured dedicated room allocations with more than...

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March 10, 2026
AI VoiceBot deployed for Spain–Ireland visas as BLS International scales its digital services
AI VoiceBot deployed for Spain–Ireland visas as BLS International scales its digital services

BLS International’s new AI-powered VoiceBot now handles real-time visa queries for the Spain–Ireland mission around the clock, supporting more than...

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March 10, 2026
Israel and India take steps toward a tourism MoU with a 4 million NIS boost
Israel and India take steps toward a tourism MoU with a 4 million NIS boost

Israel’s Ministry of Tourism has allocated 4 million NIS to expand activities in the Indian market and to fund the...

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March 10, 2026
Delphi World Money posts strong Q3 as travel demand lifts revenue and EBITDA
Delphi World Money posts strong Q3 as travel demand lifts revenue and EBITDA

Adjusted revenue in Q3 FY26 rose 24% quarter‑on‑quarter to INR 547 million, reflecting a rebound in cross‑border travel and higher...

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March 10, 2026
Israel’s plan to regain pre‑Covid Indian tourism by 2027 and what it means for transfers
Israel’s plan to regain pre‑Covid Indian tourism by 2027 and what it means for transfers

Israel expects to welcome roughly 69,000 Indian tourists by 2027, with direct routes from India restarting and scheduled growth in...

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March 10, 2026
Sri Lanka Tourism leverages New Delhi networking to expand visitor flows and air links ahead of 2026
Sri Lanka Tourism leverages New Delhi networking to expand visitor flows and air links ahead of 2026

At Hyatt Centric Janakpuri on 23 February 2026, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) staged a networking evening that...

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March 10, 2026
How visa-free travel and expanded air links boosted Indian arrivals to Malaysia and what it means for transfers
How visa-free travel and expanded air links boosted Indian arrivals to Malaysia and what it means for transfers

Over 240 weekly flights between India and Malaysia and the continuation of visa-free entry for Indian nationals helped generate roughly...

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March 10, 2026
Greece posts record inbound travel and revenues in 2025 while airports face capacity and tech challenges
Greece posts record inbound travel and revenues in 2025 while airports face capacity and tech challenges

Athens International Airport experienced a major communications blackout in early January that forced the diversion of hundreds of flights and...

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March 10, 2026
Medical value travel in India: logistics, standards and patient‑centric transfers
Medical value travel in India: logistics, standards and patient‑centric transfers

Major Indian gateways such as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) are now linked...

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March 10, 2026
Kushinagar boom: How improved air and road links drove a nine-fold rise in foreign pilgrims to Uttar Pradesh
Kushinagar boom: How improved air and road links drove a nine-fold rise in foreign pilgrims to Uttar Pradesh

Foreign arrivals to Uttar Pradesh’s Buddhist circuit rose from about 48,000 in 2022 to roughly 440,000 in 2025, driven largely...

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March 10, 2026
New UK Electronic Travel Authorisation rule and its impact on airport transfers and taxis
New UK Electronic Travel Authorisation rule and its impact on airport transfers and taxis

From 25 February, travellers arriving from 85 countries who previously did not need a visa must present an Electronic Travel...

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March 10, 2026
Navi Mumbai International Airport Launches Biometric E‑Gates under DigiYatra Rollout
Navi Mumbai International Airport Launches Biometric E‑Gates under DigiYatra Rollout

Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) has activated biometric e‑gates as part of the DigiYatra rollout, allowing passengers with enrolled profiles...

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March 10, 2026
Blizzard shutters roads, grounds flights from Maryland to Maine and plunges hundreds of thousands into outages
Blizzard shutters roads, grounds flights from Maryland to Maine and plunges hundreds of thousands into outages

Road travel bans issued from New York City through Massachusetts made non-emergency vehicle movement illegal on many city streets through...

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March 10, 2026
MakeMyTrip corporate travel reaches USD 1 billion milestone and what it means for transfers
MakeMyTrip corporate travel reaches USD 1 billion milestone and what it means for transfers

MakeMyTrip’s corporate division recorded over USD 1 billion in gross bookings for calendar year 2025, serving more than 4 million...

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March 10, 2026
LastClues rolls out nationwide digital onboarding for rural tourism hosts in India
LastClues rolls out nationwide digital onboarding for rural tourism hosts in India

Concentrated within 50–200 km corridors around regional airports and along primary state highways, the digital profiles created by LastClues for...

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March 10, 2026
IndiGo launches ATR 72-600 services from Navi Mumbai to Ahmedabad, Diu, Goa, Rajkot, Belgaum and Kolhapur
IndiGo launches ATR 72-600 services from Navi Mumbai to Ahmedabad, Diu, Goa, Rajkot, Belgaum and Kolhapur

From 29 March 2026, IndiGo will deploy its ATR 72-600 fleet out of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), operating direct...

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March 10, 2026
Bangladesh reopens tourist visa issuance at its India missions
Bangladesh reopens tourist visa issuance at its India missions

Bangladesh will fully resume tourist visa services from its diplomatic missions in India starting Monday, after a suspension that ran...

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March 10, 2026
Holi search boom to Jaipur and Udaipur: what it means for transfers and taxis
Holi search boom to Jaipur and Udaipur: what it means for transfers and taxis

Airports and railway stations serving Jaipur and Udaipur should expect spikes in last‑mile demand as accommodation searches rose by 282%...

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March 10, 2026
AI-first overhaul: Sypha AI teams with BLS International to upgrade global consular platforms
AI-first overhaul: Sypha AI teams with BLS International to upgrade global consular platforms

Across more than 70 countries, visa and consular hubs operating near airports and city government centres are seeing rising pressure...

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March 10, 2026
Blizzard fallout: JetBlue, American, Delta and United among carriers with mass cancellations
Blizzard fallout: JetBlue, American, Delta and United among carriers with mass cancellations

More than 8,000 flights were cancelled or delayed across the US Northeast on Monday after a powerful winter storm dumped...

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March 10, 2026