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Dutch tourists trade lockdown at home for confinement in Greek resort

April 12, 20211068 Views

Almost 200 Dutch tourists on Monday traded lockdown in the Netherlands for eight days of voluntary confinement in a Greek holiday resort, as part of a test to see if safe holidays can be arranged during the COVID-19 pandemic. For 399 euros ($475) each, participants will have “all-inclusive” access to the pools, restaurants and other facilities of the Hotel Mitsis Grand Beach on the island of Rhodes, but nothing else. General view of the Mitsis Grand Hotel Beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rhodes on the island of Rhodes, Greece April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi They will have to settle for watching the sea from their room or the hotel terraces, as no one is allowed to leave the resort where they will be the only guests. “I really enjoy being away from...

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Thailand can go ahead with Phuket pilot to revive tourism

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April 12, 2021396 Views

Despite the threat looming on the tourism industry because of third wave of COVID infections, Thailand is still keen on going ahead with its Phuket pilot project of reviving the tourism, although with proper safety measures. Following the news that Thailand reported 967 new COVID-19 cases on 11 April 2021; Animesh Kumar, Director of Travel and Tourism Consulting at GlobalData, a leading research and consulting company, said, “The news casts a shadow over Thailand’s plans to reopen tourism and allow quarantine-free visit to the vaccinated international tourists from July 2021 under a pilot in Phuket. It is crucial for the authorities as well as citizens to ensure that the spread of the highly contagious variant is controlled as it threatens not only the health and safety but also the ec...

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Escape to the ‘Best of Maldives’ at Anantara Kihavah Villas

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April 12, 20211285 Views

Lending itself naturally to social distancing where one can truly unwind in spacious outdoor environments in a ‘one island, one resort’ setup, the Maldives has always been a dream vacation choice for most travellers. If you have been visualising a tropical luxury scene of embracing pure white shores lined with swaying palms, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas has presented yet even more reasons why a Maldives escape is balm for the soul. Picture this: a tropical luxury scene of the Maldives embracing pure white shores lined with swaying palms. If you have been dreaming of it, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas has presented yet even more reasons why a Maldives escape is balm for the soul with its ‘Best of Maldives’ stay package. A promise of great adventures awaits with a trio of experienc...

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कोस्टा रिका के जंगल में, रुकें बोइंग 727 में

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April 9, 20211614 Views

आपने दुनियाभर में रुकने के कई अजीबोगरीब ठिकाने व होटल देखे-सुने होंगे। अक्सर ऐसा होता भी है कि हमें रुकने की रूटीन जगहों की तुलना में, चाहे वे कितनी भी आरामदेह क्यों न हों, कुछ अनूठी अजीब सी जगहें ज्यादा पसंद आती हैं। तो चलिए हम आपको ऐसी ही एक और जगह के बारे में बताते हैं। यह है कोस्टारिका में मैनुएल एंतोनियो नेशनल पार्क के ठीक पास स्थित कोस्तावर्दे होटल। पीछे जंगल, सामने समुद्र खास बात यह है कि इसका फीनिक्स स्यूइट दरअसल एक बोइंग 727 विमान का एयरफ्रेम है। यह बोइंग 727 विमान 1965 का बना हुआ है और अपनी उड़ान के दिनों में यह विमान साउथ अफ्रीका एयर और कोलंबिया की एविआंका एयरलाइंस के लिए यात्रियों को दुनियाभर में ले जाता था। फिर यह उम्र पूरी हो जाने के बाद सेवा से बाहर हुआ तो कोस्टा रिका की राजधानी सेन जोस हवाईअड्डे पर कहीं किनारे में खड़ा रहता था। कोस्तावर्दे के मालिकों ने इस हवाई जह...

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Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests

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April 8, 20211328 Views

Scientists are now racing to track what’s left of the underwater seagrass plateaus Hundreds of miles from the nearest shore, ribbon-like fronds flutter in the ocean currents sweeping across an underwater mountain plateau the size of Switzerland. A remote-powered camera glides through the sunlit, turquoise waters of this corner of the western Indian Ocean, capturing rare footage of what scientists believe is the world’s largest seagrass meadow. A shoal of fish swim over seagrass on the Saya de Malha Bank within the Mascarene plateau, Mauritius March 20, 2021. Tommy Trenchard/Greenpeace/Handout via REUTERS Human activity is helping destroy the equivalent of a soccer field of these seagrasses every 30 minutes around the world, according to the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP). A...

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Singapore becomes a global cruise leader, for now

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April 8, 20211044 Views

Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world’s cruises its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring success of its “cruises to nowhere” at a time of crisis in the industry globally. Cruises have yet to restart in many parts of the world after taking a beating from the coronavirus pandemic, with some of the earliest big outbreaks found on cruise ships. The city-state launched what it called “round trips” on luxury liners in November, which have no port of call and last only a few days. Singapore has seen relatively few domestic COVID-19 cases since last year. FILE PHOTO: Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas is moored at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre after a passenger was tested positive onboard for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Singapore December 9, 2...

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Say cheese! Cyprus’s halloumi gets EU protected status

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April 7, 20211000 Views

Cyprus is getting protected status for its prized halloumi, giving its producers the sole right to sell the rubbery cheese in the European Union. Later this month, the European Union is set to formally give halloumi, or “hellim” in Turkish, the protected designation of origin (PDO) status, which will come into effect from October, according to Cyprus’ agriculture ministry. Grilled halloumi is seen in a restaurant in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou The move reaffirms what the industry and state have said for years, said cheesemaker George Petrou, general manager of Petrou Bros. Dairy Products which has about 25% of Cyprus’ export market: that halloumi is Cypriot, with historical accounts suggesting production as early as around 1500. “Unfortunately in...

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A historic store shuts its doors in Moscow amid pandemic

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April 7, 20211503 Views

A historic grocery store in central Moscow is to close its doors after trading for more than a hundred years due to legal issues and a drop in tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Store, which is also an architectural marvel, was quite popular among tourists going to Moscow. Opened at the turn of the 20th century, Yeliseyevsky Store is known for its palatial, neo-baroque interior and wide selection of gourmet foods and souvenirs. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask pushes a shopping cart at Yeliseyevsky Store in central Moscow, Russia April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov But the shelves -- usually filled with fresh fruit, fine spirits and traditional Russian ornaments -- have been eerily empty in recent days since the announcement that the shop would close in ...

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Climate change shrinking marine life richness near equator

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April 6, 20211010 Views

During some summers, as the Caribbean water temperatures climb, the luminous coral colonies of gold, green and blue that ring the island nation of Cuba give way to patches of skeletal white. The technicolor streaks of darting tropical fish flash less frequently. The rasping sounds of lobsters go quiet. While Cuba’s marine life has suffered from overfishing and pollution, there is mounting evidence that the warming of waters due to climate change may be taking a large toll as well -- both off the island’s coast and globally. A view of a coral colony on the coast of Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Marsh Research published Monday finds that the total number of open-water species declined by about half in the 40 years up to 2010 in tropical marine zones worldwide. Duri...

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Italy’s ‘Dying Town’ seeks UNESCO heritage nod

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April 6, 2021818 Views

Calling yourself “The Dying Town” may not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita has learned to make a living out of dying. And it has resisted definitive death for so long that Italy has nominated it and the surrounding area of stark cliffs and valleys known as “badlands” to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Centuries ago, the town was much larger and connected by road to other settlements. But landslides, earthquakes, cracks and erosion have reduced its size dramatically and left it sitting spectacularly alone at the top of a spur. When winter clouds are low, Civita looks like a floating castle in the air. On a clear day, the rock on which it rests looks like a slice of a multi-layered cake. Clay from an inland sea a million years ago supports strata o...