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MP launches बफर में सफर

August 4, 20201451 Views

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has launched #BufferMeinSafar campaign to attract tourists to its national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in monsoon, said an official on Tuesday. While core areas are closed between July and September due to the rains, buffer areas of forests, wildlife parks and sanctuaries remain open for exploration and offer several activities like safaris, bird-watching etc, a MPTB release said. Besides the thrill of spotting various species in the buffer zones, the different hues of green cover is a feast for the eyes, it said. MP tourism aims to bring back confidence in the sector by creating specially designed tour packages, including short road itineraries mainly for 2-3 nights, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the release added. MP has six tiger reserves, namely...

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85 percent work completed on Kailash Mansarovar route

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August 4, 2020530 Views

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that massive work is underway for highways construction and almost 85 per cent work has been completed on the Kailash Mansarovar route via Pithoragarh. In addition, work is on in full swing on the Chardham project entailing a cost of about Rs 12,000 crore, the road transport and highways minister said while addressing an event through video conferencing. Work being done on the Yatra route "85 per cent work on Kailash Mansarovar route via Pithoragarh has been completed. Once it is completed, I will take Prime Minister to Mansarovar via Pithoragarh," Gadkari said. The minister had recently complimented the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for completing the work of road connectivity from Dharchula to Lipulekh, popularly known as Kailash Mansarovar ...

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PATA commits to takes on plastic pollution

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August 4, 20201195 Views

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has become a signatory of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the United Nations Environment Programme and World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The new set of recommendations outlining how the global tourism sector can continue in its fight against plastic pollution while effectively facing the public health and hygiene challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic were released on 22nd July. The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. It enables businesses and governments to take concerted action, leading by example in the shift towards a circularity in the use of plastics. As a signatory of the Glo...

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Recognize needs of travellers with disabilities

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August 4, 20201818 Views

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has called on destinations to recognize the needs of travellers with disabilities or specific access requirements as they open up to visitors again. In partnership with the ONCE Foundation of Spain and the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT), the United Nations specialized agency has released new guideline to ensure accessibility and inclusivity as the responsible restart of tourism gets underway. According to the newest data from UNWTO, 40% of global destinations have now eased restrictions on travel introduced in response to COVID-19. Now, with tourism steadily returning, UNWTO has joined disabled people’s organizations and organizations from across civil society to design a basic set of recommendations aimed at maintaining ...

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Jalesh cruise announces resuming journeys from November

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August 3, 20201077 Views

After four months of the country experiencing lockdown, home confinement, restricted movements and no summer vacations, it is now time for some unbelievably good news. As part of its Mission Begin Again, the Indian Government has announced that it will permit cruise ships to commence sailing from 1st October. In the light of this major development, Jalesh Cruises announces the commencement of its cruise MV Karnika from Friday 6th November 2020. A suite on board MV Karnika In line with its commitment to its valued passengers to offer an enjoyable, safe and secure holiday in your home (away from home) on the sea, Jalesh Cruises will offer all passengers FREE rapid COVID-19 and all other flu related testing at the time of embarkation. Passengers will receive their test results in 15 mi...

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Ladakh festival at Leh

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August 2, 2020873 Views

Ladakh Festival is held every year. The main aim of organising this festival in the month of September is to extend the lean tourist season in the region and also to represent and propagate the rich cultural heritage of the area. The grand success of the festival and the tremendous response from both foreign and home tourists is due to the rich cultural heritage and variety of other attractive programmes like traditional Polo match and Village archery. The famous monastic dance in the monasteries including exhibitions of invaluable Thankas and other Ritual Instruments of the monasteries. The tourists have the opportunities to see the entire traditional cultural programme of the region like Traditional Folk dance and songs of different parts of Ladakh. The grand achievements of the Ladakh ...

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Travel bubble with Kuwait hits a flight ban roadblock

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August 2, 20201135 Views

Kuwait has suspended commercial flights from 31 countries including India on the advice of health authorities, just as the Gulf state re-opened its airport to such operations. While other flights will resume, countries on the barred list include Iran, China, Brazil, Lebanon, Spain, Singapore, Egypt and Sri Lanka, besides India, Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement. Kuwait suspended commercial flights from 31 countries on the advice of health authorities, just as the Gulf state re-opened its airport to such operations. The airport resumed commercial flights on Saturday as part of a phased re-opening after a five-month suspension when the country imposed measures to control the spread of the coronavirus. It plans to reach full capacity by mid-2...

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United announces flights to Delhi and Mumbai from September

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August 1, 2020927 Views

Although DGCA has announced the suspension of all regular international flights to and from India until August 31 due to COVID-19 situation, it seems more and more likely that by September we can have our international flight schedule back on track—may be not fully, but—on major routes. Many international carriers are reportedly giving September dates to passengers to fly out from India, against the already issued tickets for which the journey was not completed due to worldwide suspension of flights. And, now America’s United Airlines has announced that it will be resuming service on close to 30 international routes this September, including to Asia, Australia, India, Israel and Latin America, while also broadening access to popular vacation spots in the Caribbean, Hawaii and Mexico. ...

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World On a Plate goes digital this year

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August 1, 20201352 Views

The sixth-edition of gourmet food festival 'World On a Plate' (WOAP) will go digital this year and support the cause of hunger by bringing food on the plate of those hit worse by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said the organisers. The five-day campaign for charity, starting August 5, has partnered with 35 restaurants across the country for the event. These restaurants, beside putting out their signature dishes through food platform Swiggy as part of the WOAP special collection, will also provide a minimum of 50 pre-packed nutritious meals every day for the hungry. The WOAP has set-up soup kitchens on wheels and would donate meals that are excess from the partner restaurants -- all led by the foot soldiers of World Hunger Warriors, an initiative started during the lockdown by entrep...

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No regular international flights till August 31

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July 31, 20201034 Views

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday said the suspension of scheduled international flights to and from the country has been extended till August 31 amid the coronavirus pandemic. But DGCA approved repatriation flights and flights within designated ‘travel-bubbles’ will continue. The suspension of scheduled international commercial services was till July 31. In the wake of the pandemic, overseas flights were suspended in late March, while cargo flights and those approved by the DGCA have been permitted to operate. In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the government has decided to "extend the suspension on the Scheduled International Commercial Passenger Services to/from India up to 2359 hours IST of 31st August". However, this restriction would not ...