September 15, 2021 – आवारा मुसाफिर

Members plan coordinated restart of tourism across Asia and the Pacific

September 15, 2021628 Views

Tourism leaders from across Asia and the Pacific have met to plan the sector’s restart and recovery even as borders remain closed throughout the region. The 33rd Joint meeting of the World Tourism Organization’s Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and its Commission for South Asia (14 September 2021) came on the back of a challenging year for the region. The first to feel the impacts of the pandemic, the tourism sector of Asia and the Pacific has also been the hardest hit, recording a 95% fall in international arrivals in the first five months of 2021. Coordinated restart and recovery With UNWTO data also showing that this region continues to have the largest proportion of destinations closed to tourists, the Member States taking part in the virtual meetings focused on t...

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No new homestay in Nilgiris district for tourists: HC

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 15, 2021384 Views

The Madras High Court on Wednesday held that no homestay shall be permitted for tourists in the hilly Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. Arbitrary sanctions or permission cannot be granted and there appears to be pure adhocism resorted to in such regard without an environmental impact assessment study or a cap put in, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesavalu said. It is becoming increasingly fashionable for residents in the area retreating into one corner of the property on weekends to open homestays for urban visitors to enjoy the beauties of nature. Till a plan is put in place upon appropriate studies being conducted and a viable scientific report being obtained, no further permission for homestays in the Nilgiris should be granted and the di...

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Low-cost Lumo rail have power of disruption, can start a new travel trend

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 15, 2021356 Views

Lumo’s launch of low-cost rail services could disrupt current rail and air services between London and Edinburgh. Its low-cost model alongside a focus on minimizing environmental impact will bode well for shifting traveler trends as the sector recovers from the pandemic, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Lumo will begin operations between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh on 25 October 2021, calling at the main stations of Stevenage, Newcastle and Morpeth. Behind Lumo is First Group, a private British group well known across the Channel and very active in public passenger transport, both in the UK and in North America. It is based in Aberdeen, Scotland. In April 2021, however, First Group announced the sale of its North American operations for nearly 3.9 bill...

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केरल ने कारवां टूरिज़्म के लिए बनाई खास नीति

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 15, 20211731 Views1

हाउसबोट टूरिज्म के बाद केरल पर्यटन के लिए अगला महत्वपूर्ण कदम कोरोना महामारी के बाद क दौर में पर्यटकों की मांगों और प्राथमिकताओं को देखते हुए केरल ने बुधवार को एक व्यापक 'कारवां टूरिज्म पॉलिसी' की घोषणा की। तमाम हितधारकों के अनुकूल यह नीति पर्यटकों को सुरक्षित, उनकी जरूरत के अनुकूल और प्रकृति के बीच एक सुकून भरी यात्रा का बेहतरीन आनंद और अनुभव प्रदान करने के उद्देश्य से बनाई गई है। कारवां ऑपरेटरों को आकर्षक निवेश सब्सिडी प्रदान करने वाली इस नीति का शुभारंभ करते हुए केरल के पर्यटन मंत्री पीए मोहम्मद रियास ने कहा, “यह राज्य में लगभग तीन दशकों में हाउसबोट पर्यटन के बाद सबसे बड़ा और आदर्श बदलाव है। गौरतलब है कि हाउसबोट पर्यटन ने पर्यटकों को एक अनूठा अनुभव प्रदान किया और राज्य को एक प्रमुख वैश्विक पर्यटन स्थल के रूप में स्थापित किया।” रियास ने यहां इस सिलसिले में आयोजित संवाददाता...