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Internationally coordinated plan to save Travel & Tourism expected within four weeks

September 15, 2020411 Views

Following extensive discussions with a number of governments around the world and a letter signed by 120 CEOs to the Heads of State of the G7, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) believes an internationally coordinated plan to save Travel & Tourism is a step closer, and could be sealed before the middle of October. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has been in talks with a number of governments regarding a globally coordinated plan of action to bring clarity for travellers on COVID-19 testing and reporting, and save the financially-damaged Travel & Tourism sector. WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, has been calling for international leadership to save the struggling sector and protect millions of jobs under ...

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Domestic tourism has potential to drive worldwide economic recovery

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September 14, 2020493 Views

As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentives to encourage people to explore their own countries. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with domestic tourism set to return faster than international travel, this represents an opportunity for both developed and developing countries to recover from the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing the importance of domestic tourism, the United Nations specialized agency has released the third of its Tourism and COVID-19 Briefing Notes, -Understanding Domestic Tourism and Seizing its Opportunities.- UNWTO data shows that in 2018, around 9 billion domestic tourism trips were made worldwide – six ti...

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गुजरात में हेरिटेज होटलों व होमस्टे के लिए नई सुहूलियतें

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September 12, 2020875 Views

कोविड-19 के दौर में हर किस्म की मुश्किल झेल रहे पर्यटन उद्योग को थोड़ी राहत देते हुए गुजरात सरकार ने शुक्रवार को अपनी पहली हेरिटज पर्यटन नीति का ऐलान किया है। इस नीति के तहत ऐतिहासिक महलों, किलों व इमारतों के भीतर हेरिटेज होटल, म्यूजियम, बैंक्वेट हॉल और रेस्तरां खोलने की इजाजत दे दी है। यह नीति उन्हीं ऐतिहासिक इमारतों पर लागू होगी जो 1 जनवरी 1950 से पहले अस्तित्व में थीं। यह नीति देशी-विदेशी सैलानियों को इन ऐतिहासिक इमारतों को नजदीक से देखने, अनुभव करने का मौका देगी। अहमदाबाद के निकट अदलाज वाव पांच साल (2020-25) के लिए लागू की गई इस नई नीति के तहत न केवल नए बनने वाले हेरिटेज होटलों को बल्कि पहले से चल रहे हेरिटेज होटलों को भी अपनी इमारतों में सुधार करने के लिए या उनका विस्तार करने के लिए 5 से 10 करोड़ रुपये की वित्तीय मदद दी जाए...

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लिंट का होम ऑफ चॉकलेट 13 सितंबर से खुलेगा

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September 11, 20201084 Views

कोविड-19 के दौर में एक मीठी-मीठी खबर स्विस चॉकलेटों की दुनिया से जहां खुलने जा रहा है ‘होम ऑफ चॉकलेट’ जहां है दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा चॉकलेट फाउंटेन चॉकलेट भला किसे पसंद नहीं और नाम स्विस चॉकलेट का लिया जाए तो तुरंत ही मुंह में वह घुलती सी महसूस होती है। हालांकि बेल्जियम भी चॉकलेट का उतना ही बड़ा गढ़ है लेकिन स्विस यानी स्विट्जरलैंड की चॉकलेट ने अपना एक अलग ही मुकाम दुनियाभर में बना लिया है। लेकिन वहां भी अगर चॉकलेट का कोई मूजियम हो तो भला का बात है! सब तरफ चॉकलेट और उसकी दुनिया के बारे में! लिंट का होम ऑफ चॉकलेट. (फोटोः KEYSTONE/Lindt & Sprüngli) लिंट (Lindt) का स्विस चॉकलेटों की दुनिया में अलग ही नाम है। उसी नाम को एक नया मुकाम देते हुए लिंट ने स्विट्जरलैंड में ज्यूरिख के निकट किल्शबर्ग में एक ‘होम ऑफ चॉकलेट’ तैयार किया है। कुल 65,000 वर्ग फुट इला...

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53% global destinations have eased travel restrictions, but caution remains

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September 11, 2020388 Views

A majority of destinations around the world (53%) have now started easing travel restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though many remain cautious in view of the development of the pandemic, the seventh edition of the UNWTO “COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions: A Global Review for Tourism” confirms the ongoing trend towards the gradual restart of tourism. Analysing restrictions up to 1 September, the research carried out by the United Nations specialized agency for tourism found that a total of 115 destinations (53% of all destinations worldwide) have eased travel restrictions, an increase of 28 since 19 July. Of these, two have lifted all restrictions, while the remaining 113 continue to have certain restrictive measures in place. UNWTO Secretary-Genera...

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United Airlines adds two new nonstop flights to India

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September 11, 20201199 Views

United Airlines has announced plans to expand its global route network with new nonstop service to Africa, India and Hawaii. With these new routes, United will offer more nonstop service to India and South Africa than any other U.S. carrier and remains the largest carrier between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii. Starting this December, United will fly daily between Chicago and New Delhi and, starting in spring 2021, United will become the only airline to operate between San Francisco and Bangalore, India and between Newark/New York and Johannesburg. United will also introduce new service between Washington, D.C., and Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria in late spring of 2021. In the summer of 2021, United will fly nonstops four times weekly between Chicago and Kona and between Newark/Ne...

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Two-thirds of world’s wildlife lost in just 46 years

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September 10, 2020604 Views

Continued natural habitat loss increased the risk of future pandemics as humans expand their presence into ever closer contact with wild animals The average size of wildlife populations has plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years because of deforestation and rampant overconsumption. Experts said on Thursday that the warning was to protect nature in order to save itself. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) annual Living Planet report, human activity has severely degraded three-quarters of all land and 40 percent of the Earth's oceans, an accelerating destruction of nature that will have untold consequences on health and livelihoods. “The global Living Planet Index continues to decline. It shows an average 68% decrease in population sizes of mammals, birds, amp...

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Snow trouts losing their habitat in Himalayan rivers

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September 10, 2020995 Views

Snow trout, the iconic cold water fish species found in Himalayan rivers, would lose their habitat by 16 per cent in the next 30 years and by over 26 per cent by 2070, a new climate change study by the government’s Wildlife Institute of India has found. The study -- ‘Is There Always Space at The Top’-- was published in the ‘Ecological Indicators’, a journal of high international repute based at the Netherlands, on September 6. The study indicates that most of the lower altitude streams across the Himalayas would be rendered unsuitable for the existence of snow trout with the rise in temperatures. An ensemble of 72 statistical models across the Himalayas, the study -- authored by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) scientists Aashna Sharma, Vineet Kumar Dubey, Jeyaraj Antony Joh...

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Global Community Unites to Celebrate “Tourism and Rural Development”

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September 9, 2020436 Views

The 2020 edition of World Tourism Day will celebrate the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage all around the world. Celebrated on 27 September with the theme of “Tourism and Rural Development”, this year’s international day of observation comes at a critical moment, as countries around the world look to tourism to drive recovery, including in rural communities where the sector is a leading employer and economic pillar. The 2020 edition also comes as governments look to the sector to drive recovery from the effects of the pandemic and with the enhanced recognition of tourism at the highest United Nations level. This was most notably illustrated with the recent release of a landmark Policy Brie...

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Taj Mahal to reopen on 21st with a cap of 5,000 daily visitors

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September 9, 20201048 Views

More than six months after it was closed down for visitors in the wake of the pandemic, the Taj Mahal will open its doors to the public from September 21. Archaeological Survey of India has confirmed this. However, there will be a cap of 5,000 on the number of visitors allowed per day. Even as all other ASI-protected monuments in Agra were allowed to open from September 1, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort remained shut as per the district administration’s orders as they were located close to containment zones. Agra Fort will have a cap of 3,000 visitors daily. Previously scheduled opening of the monument in July alongwith all ASI monuments nationwide was also put off. When the Taj opens on September 21 morning, visitors will have to follow all guidelines issued by the Centre such as soci...