2021 – Page 2 – आवारा मुसाफिर

Making tourism stronger and ready for the future

December 27, 2021734 Views

UNWTO has said that a collaborative and multilateral approach is and must remain at the centre of capitalizing on the lessons we learnt in a short space of time of pandemic. The way in which the pandemic has developed over the closing weeks of the year gives everyone a reason for concern and to again put public health above everything else. But recent developments have again validated UNWTO’s initial position: the only way forward is through collaboration and actions that are based on evidence rather than on speculation or political strategy. In its year-end roundup for the global travel and tourism industry, UNWTO has acknowledged that, this has been another challenging year for world societies, economies and tourism. Many millions of jobs and businesses remain in peril, at the...

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Santa’s annual flight is guarded by two nation joint military command

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December 26, 20211264 Views

Undaunted by pandemics, supply-chain woes and labor shortages plaguing Earth-bound commerce, Santa Claus launched his reindeer-powered sleigh on Friday to deliver Christmas gifts to good girls and boys worldwide, according to military officials tracking his flights. "Santa's been doing this for centuries, he's a professional," said Canadian Army Captain Alexandra Hejduk, a spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The joint U.S.-Canadian military command based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is charged with monitoring air defenses and issuing aerospace and maritime warnings. NORAD'S Santa-tracking practice originated in 1955, when a Colorado Springs newspaper misprinted the number of a local department store for youngster...

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Best conservation stories | Mangalajodi | Birdwatching | मंगलाजोड़ी | प्रवासी पक्षियों की अनूठी जगह

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December 26, 2021749 Views

Mangalajodi Wetlands in Tangi block of Khurda district of Odisha are not just one of the most beautiful places for birdwatching but it is also one of the best conservation stories of our times. Part of the Chilika Lagoon in Odisha, Mangalajodi hosts lakhs of domestic and migratory birds every year. But it wasn't so always! Just until few years back, this place was known as a 'poachers' village'. But the turnaround brought not just the birds back but also awards, accolades and tourists along! Enjoy the virtual trip to this amazing place! ओड़िशा के खुर्दा ज़िले में तांगी ब्लॉक में है मंगलाजोड़ी गाँव व वेटलैंड्स। यह चिलिका लैगून का ही एक छोर है। यह न केवल बर्डवाचिंग की सबसे अनूठी जगहों में से एक है, बल्कि हमारे दौर में पक्षियों के संरक्षण की सबसे शानदार घटनाओं में से भी एक है। यहाँ हर सा...

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NASA launches revolutionary space telescope to give glimpse of early universe

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December 25, 2021989 Views

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world its first glimpse of the universe as it existed when the earliest galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from the northeastern coast of South America, opening a new era of astronomy. The revolutionary $9 billion infrared telescope, described by NASA as the premiere space-science observatory of the next decade, was carried aloft inside the cargo bay of an Ariane 5 rocket that blasted off at about 7:20 a.m. EST (1220 GMT) from the European Space Agency's (ESA) launch base in French Guiana. Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket, with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, launches from Europe’s Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana December 25, 2021 in a still image from video. NASA/NASA TV/Han...

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Thousands of flights canceled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend

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December 25, 2021717 Views

Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travelers. Airline carriers globally scrapped at least 2,401 flights on Friday, which fell on Christmas Eve and is typically a heavy day for air travel, according to a running tally on the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. Nearly 10,000 more flights were delayed. A passenger stands in a queuing line at John F. Kennedy International Airport after airlines announced numerous flights were canceled during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Christmas Eve in Queens, New York City, U.S., December 24, 2021. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery The website showed...

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Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer

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December 25, 2021902 Views

The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like an Advent calendar that nobody had turned up to open. Shopkeepers and hotel owners in the Palestinian city reported far lower business than the years before coronavirus closures halted the arrival of wealthy foreign tourists, devastating the economy of the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Worshipers attend Christmas morning mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, December 25, 2021. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma In Manger Square, hundreds of Christians - mostly those who live, work or study in Israel and the occupied West Bank - gathered near the tree and crib to sing carols and bring s...

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Millennials hold great potential for travel industry

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December 25, 20211042 Views

Globally, millennials roughly account for 23 per cent of the world population. While in India, millennials are around 34 per cent which is 440 million of the country’s population. Due to steady advancement in their professional careers, higher disposable income, and flexible work hours, they have more spending power. Hence, they hold great potential for the travel and hospitality industry. Noesis, a hotel investment advisory firm, has issued a report on millennials – how they influence the Travel and Hospitality industry. It reveals the evolution of the hospitality and travel industry with regards to millennials which form the next generation of our world. The report revealed the evolution of the hospitality and travel industry with regards to millennials. As per the findings on...

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New York to scale down New Year’s Eve celebrations at Times Square

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December 24, 20211225 Views

New York will sharply limit the number of people it allows in Times Square for its New Year's Eve celebration, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, in response to a surge of new coronavirus cases fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. For a second year in a row, the virus that causes COVID-19 is casting a shadow over the festivities, which typically draws huge crowds to the famed intersection in midtown Manhattan. After hours of live entertainment, the evening culminates with the dropping of a giant crystal ball at midnight, signaling the start of the new year. Millions of others around the world watch on television. FILE PHOTO: The Times Square ball is reflected in a nearby building as it is tested out for the media ahead of the New Year's celebration in Times Square in...

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Mountains sway to and forth, so does Matterhorn

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December 24, 20211652 Views

The Matterhorn appears as an immovable, massive mountain that has towered over the landscape near Zermatt, Switzerland for thousands of years. A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters now shows that this impression is wrong. An international research team has proven that the Matterhorn is instead constantly in motion, swaying gently back and forth about once every two seconds. This subtle vibration with normally imperceptible amplitudes is stimulated by seismic energy in the Earth originating from the world’s oceans, earthquakes, as well as human activity. Installation of a seismometer near the summit of the Matterhorn. Photo: Jan Beutel Every object vibrates at certain frequencies when excited, like a tuning fork or the strings of a guitar. These so-c...

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Wise old elephants keep the young calm

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December 23, 20211180 Views

Male elephants are more aggressive when fewer older males are present, new research suggests. The research, by the University of Exeter, suggests that the removal of old male elephants, which are often the targets of trophy hunting, could lead to increased human-wildlife conflict. The study, in collaboration with Elephants for Africa, examined the behaviour of 281 male elephants in an all-male area in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, over a period of three years. Elephants are seen within the Kimana Sanctuary, part of a crucial wildlife corridor that links the Amboseli National Park to the Chyulu Hills and Tsavo protected areas, within the Amboseli ecosystem in Kimana, Kenya February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya The elephants were divided into four age groups, adol...