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Anantara Resorts join Sri Lanka’s international tourism drive

February 2, 2021891 Views

Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas’ award-winning Sri Lankan properties are joining the Indian Ocean island nation’s efforts to lure international travellers back after the reopening of its borders on 21st January 2021. Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort and Anantara Kalutara Resort are among the few internationally branded five-star hotels that have been certified by the government as Level 1 ‘Safe and Secure’ to welcome international travellers as part of the country’s ‘bio-bubble’ approach to kick start tourism. Anantara Kalutara Resort is set welcome international guests from 6th February 2021, and Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort from 22nd February 2021. Under Sri Lanka’s new tourism safety protocols, international travellers have the flexibility to stay in several of ...

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Tokyo’s famous ‘kawaii’ cafe shuts down due to pandemic

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February 1, 2021701 Views

An iconic cafe and show venue that symbolises Japan’s “kawaii” pop culture, and is beloved by tourists and celebrities, has shut its doors in Tokyo, the capital, after business dried up following the COVID-19 pandemic. A funky aesthetic of outlandish colours and designs made Kawaii Monster Cafe in the capital’s youth culture hotspot of Harajuku a hit, drawing overseas A-listers, such as reality star Kim Kardashian, singer Dua Lipa and Jenny of K-pop’s Blackpink. Staff members of Kawaii Monster Cafe called 'Monster Girls' send off guests before the cafe ends its five-year run operation on the day, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo Japan January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato But its five-year run ended on Sunday, in part after overseas clientele disappeared ...

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Europe’s largest land mammal needs some rangers to take its care

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January 29, 2021839 Views

Conservationists in England are looking for the country’s first ever rangers to look after European bison, Europe’s largest land mammal, which is being introduced to Kent more than 15,000 years after its ancestors roamed the landscape. Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust are bringing a small herd of the animals to Blean Woods near Canterbury in Kent, the south-eastern county known as the Garden of England, to help naturally manage the habitat. A Bison is seen at Wildwood Trust, Wild Animal Park, Blean Woods, Canterbury, Britain, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Paul Childs “These will be the first bison rangers in the UK probably ever,” said Stan Smith, wilder landscapes manager at Kent Wildlife Trust. “We’ve never had European Bison here in the past.” The ideal applicant woul...

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Soneva Jani ushers in new era with the launch of Chapter Two

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January 27, 20211417 Views

The Maldives resort expands its award-winning offering with 27 new Water Reserves, new dining concepts, the Soneva Wellness Centre, and Soneva Unlimited, which includes unlimited access to meals, fine wines, diving, experiences, spa treatments and transfers Soneva, the luxury resort operator with sustainability at its core, has announced the launch of Soneva Jani, Chapter Two. The award-winning Maldives resort is synonymous with overwater luxury, superlative hospitality and rare guest experiences, and this new chapter marks the beginning of an incredible new era. Now open to guests, Chapter Two expands upon Soneva Jani’s portfolio of luxurious water villas, as well as introducing exciting new dining concepts, the Soneva Wellness Centre, and a whole new way to experience the best of the...

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Davos ski resort eerily quiet without economic talkfest

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January 23, 20211065 Views

Student protesters who urged world leaders at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos to “Stop (f)lying to us” must be pleased this year, at least as far as the flying is concerned. The streets of the little Alpine town that welcomed around 3,000 business chiefs, political thinkers and state leaders for last year’s annual meeting lie deserted. Discussions have moved online, starting Monday, and COVID-19 restrictions are also keeping regular tourists away. A general view shows the the congress center, the venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann “Look around, it’s empty. Normally, all hotels would be fully booked at this time,” Reto Branschi, head of Davos Klosters tourism, told Reuters in an intervi...

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French ski lifts may remain closed till the end of the season

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January 23, 20211251 Views

French ski lifts will not reopen on February 1 and it is not clear for now whether French people can start booking winter holidays in February, French Tourism Minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said on Thursday. French ski resorts can welcome tourists but the lifts have not been allowed to open since the start of the season. With no mechanical means to lift them up the slopes, skiers and snowboarders have resort to trudging up the slopes with snow shoes. FILE PHOTO: People practice with snowshoes in the winter ski resort of Isola 2000 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in France, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Early January, the government said lifts would be allowed to reopen on Jan. 20 if the spread of the COVID-19 virus had been slowed, but in recent...

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Rio carnival not to be held in July

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January 23, 20211758 Views

It will not be possible to host carnival celebrations in July, Rio de Janeiro’s new mayor said on Thursday, as Brazil’s second wave of coronavirus infections gathers steam with vaccine supplies still scare in Latin America’s biggest country. FILE PHOTO: A worker of the Estacio de Sa samba school walks past a carnival float at the empty samba school headquarters, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo Eduardo Paes tweeted that he was aware of the economic and cultural benefits that the world-famous party, originally scheduled for next month, brings to the city. But he said there was no way it could be held even in the middle of the year. “It makes no sense to me to think at this point t...

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Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

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January 23, 20211485 Views

Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world’s tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas. Tommy Gustafsson, project director and a co-founder of the Sagarmatha Next Centre - a visitors’ information centre and waste up-cycling facility - said foreign and local artists will be engaged in creating artwork from waste materials and train locals to turn trash into treasures. “We want to showcase how you can transform solid waste to precious pieces of art … and generate employment and in...

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Home is Where the Bard is

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January 22, 20211325 Views

Celebrate Scotland this Burns Night 2021 with a twist! 25th January is a highlight of Scotland’s winter calendar- it is the day that Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, is celebrated on his birthday with an evening of traditional food, drink and poetry. Although now is not the time to explore Scotland in person, there is nothing stopping Scotland fans from far and wide getting involved with the celebrations! In 2021, you can either throw your very own Burns Supper, put a spin on the classic and whip up a delicious Burns brunch, attend virtual events and raise a toast to the Bard of Scotland both virtually and in real life! This bronze statue was unveiled in 1892 and depicts Robert Burns (the national bard) holding a daisy in ode to the Poem ‘To a Mountain Daisy’. It stan...

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Foreign visitors to Japan at 22-year low in 2020

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January 20, 2021494 Views

Many high-end stores closed down in top malls The number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged 87% in 2020 to a 22-year low as the country mostly closed its borders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan National Tourism Organization data showed on Wednesday. The number of foreign arrivals, which include tourism and business arrivals, fell to about 4.1 million last year from 31.9 million in 2019. It was the lowest annual figure since 1998. FILE PHOTO: The entrance gate to the normally crowded Kiyomizu temple, a favourite location among tourists, is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kyoto, Japan. REUTERS/Leika Kihara Meanwhile, more than a dozen stores closed in Tokyo’s high-end Ginza Six mall this week as the coronavirus pandemic kept big...