Where Travellers are going – LA Times

Full steam ahead for global voyagers – Los Angeles Times: “India: New nonstop flights from U.S. gateways make India less grueling to get to, and domestic air service within India is improving too. From pashminas to Bollywood, India’s culture is hot, even as labor outsourcing keeps the country on the news pages.

Meanwhile, a string of pampering rural retreats run by Amanresorts, Oberoi, Taj and other companies is wowing the moneyed classes. They include converted maharajahs’ palaces and over-the-top tented camps, and many provide ‘simply unforgettable’ luxury and service, Lassers said.

With its India business in 2005 up 55% from the previous year, Abercrombie & Kent has opened a third office in India, in Jaipur. (The others are in Agra and Delhi.)”

They dont mention Kerala, but based on my own experiences, many Americans are travelling there to see what successfull development really means. Those numbers are just going to grow