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Dubai sets record for world’s largest fountain

October 23, 2020601 Views

With multicoloured lights and jets of water blasting into the night sky, the United Arab Emirate’s newest attraction set a world record on Thursday as the largest fountain ever. Located at The Pointe in Dubai’s waterfront Palm Jumeirah area, the glitzy Palm Fountain was unveiled in a launch that was live-streamed around the world. A view shows a new fountain during a ceremony at the Palm Jumeirah in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest fountain, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah Measuring at a whopping 7,327 m², the fountain spans over 14,000 square feet (1,300 square meters) of sea water through two giant floating platforms, according to Gail Sangster, asset director at Nakheel Malls, the developers behind the founta...

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Germany warns against travel to ski regions in Austria, Switzerland, Italy

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October 22, 2020534 Views

Germany has issued travel warnings for popular ski regions in Austria, Italy and Switzerland, scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus as new infection numbers rose above 10,000 a day for the first time. While infection rates in Germany are lower than in much of Europe, they have been accelerating, and the daily number of confirmed cases last rose by 11,287 to 392,049. Germany’s death toll stands at 9,905. Tourists skiing in Swiss Alps during normal times. FILE PHOTO “The situation has become very serious overall,” Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, said. “We still have a chance to slow the spread of the pandemic,” he said. But he said people must stick to the rules and that Germany must prepare for an uncontrolled spread...

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Canary Islands joins tourism observatory network

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October 22, 20201277 Views

The Canary Islands has been confirmed as the latest member of the growing International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO), overseeing the responsible development of tourism worldwide. The announcement came as INSTO, an initiative of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held its annual meeting, bringing together key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. Since its establishment in 2004, the network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories has steadily grown in both size and influence. Now, as its members help guide tourism’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it met virtually for the second time since the start of the current crisis. The annual meeting provided more than 100 international experts with a platform for open dialogue about t...

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Declining revenue, high cash burn rate compel airlines to cut jobs

UPENDRA SWAMI

October 22, 2020560 Views

Decline in revenue-passenger kilometre and high cash burn rate are compelling various airlines to cut jobs. Now Cathay Pacific Airways is cutting over 5,000 jobs in Hong Kong and closing its Cathay Dragon brand. Cathay Pacific joins a growing list of airlines, which have been cutting jobs or plan to do so. Recently, Singapore Airlines and Qantas Airways reduced their workforce by 20% and 30%, respectively. Airlines across the globe are going through the most severe crisis that they have ever encountered. Compared to the impact of SARS on the aviation industry, the monetary impact of COVID-19 is expected to be 45-50 times higher. Animesh Kumar, Director of Travel and Tourism Consulting at GlobalData, a leading research and consulting company, said: “Several countrie...

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Kaziranga National Park reopens after 7 months

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October 21, 2020698 Views

The Kaziranga National Park (KNP), famed for one-horned rhinoceros, was opened to tourists on Wednesday, after being closed for seven months due to COVID-19 pandemic. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal formally reopened the KNP and expressed hope that this will revive the states tourism sector which has been severely hit by the pandemic. The KNP remains shut for around five months every year since April-end during the monsoon season when floods also occur in the state. The Park was closed in March this year after the government imposed lockdown. Sonowal said that unemployed youths in and around Kaziranga would find meaningful employment again through jeep safari and other tourism-related activities. He said that the state government had provided a one- time financial ...

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Thailand welcomes first tourists since April amidst political protests

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October 20, 2020360 Views

Thailand received a group of tourists from China on Tuesday, its first such arrivals since a ban on commercial flights was imposed in April to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official said, as street demonstrations escalate. Thirty-nine tourists from Shanghai arrived at the country’s main Suvarnabhumi Airport, the airport’s deputy director, Kittipong Kittikachorn, said in a statement. The announcement came as anti-government protesters continue to defy a ban on gatherings after authorities declared Bangkok to be in a severe emergency situation. However, the unrest has not impacted interest in the country, Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn told Reuters. “There have been no cancellations or any enquiries about it so far and people are followi...

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All-female scientific coalition calls for protection of Antarctic Peninsula

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October 20, 2020473 Views

Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to microscopic algae, more than 280 scientists and conservation experts say in urging protections for the icy region. The coalition - all women - called for creating a new marine protection area around Antarctica, as governments on Monday began a two-week meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. FILE PHOTO: An iceberg floats near Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, February 5, 2020. Picture taken February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Two Antarctica areas are already protected: The South Orkney Islands and the Ross Sea. The new protection area, proposed in 2018 by commission members Chile and Argentina, would cover the western Antarctic P...

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IRCTC’s ‘Padharo Rajasthan’ Deluxe Train tour to start from 18th Nov

UPENDRA SWAMI

October 20, 2020947 Views

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited has swung back into action with several tours in the coming months. The Corporation, known for its train tours had halted all train tour operations owing to the COVID-19 pandemic has carefully revamped its SOPs and is ready with tours for train travel enthusiasts. Train has been specially designed for tourists The first in this series is the 4 nights/5 Days Padharo Rajasthan Tour which will start from Delhi on 18th November 2020 and cover Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. The Deluxe Tourist Train which was launched by IRCTC in 2018 has a host of envious features including two fine dining restaurants, a modern kitchen, shower cubicles in coaches, sensor-based washroom functions, foot massager. The fully air-conditioned train provides two t...

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झील नगरी है संग्रहालय नगरी भी

LALIT MOHAN KOTHIYAL

October 19, 20201657 Views

वैसे तो भोपाल की पहचान झील नगरी के तौर पर है लेकिन इसी नगर में दर्जन भर नायाब संग्रहालय भी हैं। इतने संग्रहालय शायद ही किसी दूसरे शहर में आपको मिलें। इसलिए इस बात पर अफसोस होता है कि जब भी भोपाल का जिक्र होता है तो झीलों के बीच यहां के संग्रहालयों की बात कहीं गुम होकर रह जाती है। यूं तो संग्रहालय देश के हर शहर में मिल जाएंगे लेकिन भोपाल के संग्रहालयों की बात कुछ अलग है। मध्यप्रदेश पुरा सामग्री के लिहाज से सबसे समृद्ध राज्यों में एक है। इसलिए सामग्री के लिहाज से यहां के संग्रहालय काफी समृद्ध हैं। भोपाल के दर्जन भर संग्रहालय व सांस्कृतिक केंद्र इसको एक अलग पहचान देते हैं। इनमें मानव जीवन की झांकी से लेकर राज्य की पुरा धरोहरों, आदिम जनजीवन, प्रदर्शनकारी कला, समाचार पत्र पत्रिकाओं के विकास, दूरसंचार, इतिहास, स्वतंत्रता संग्राम की झलक से रु-ब-रु हुआ जा सकता है। बड़ी छोटी झीलें भ...

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The Good Samaritans : Chacha Chachi Dhaba at Batal

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October 18, 20201642 Views

Batal now has a few dhabas. Some time back there was only one- Chandra Dhaba. Actually Batal has now got associated closely with Chandra Dhaba, both of them have acquired a sort of legendary status. Chandra Dhaba, more so because of its owners Dorje Bodh and his wife Hishe Chhomo. 48 years is not a small period and this ever-loved couple fondly called as Chacha-chachi has been running a dhaba for last 48 years at one of the most difficult terrains in the world in most hostile conditions, weather and poor connectivity. Its not a mean business. They do it for the love of their work and this place. They have been providing adventurers- bikers, drivers, passengers, trekkers, et.al. with food and shelter for all this long in their very humble and jovial way. But not just this, they have also b...