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Gangotri Temple closes for winters

November 15, 20201293 Views

The portals of the Gangotri Temple here were closed for winters on the occasion of Annakoot-Govardhan Puja on Sunday. The temple gates were shut at 12:15 pm after a puja by priests in the presence of a large number of devotees, Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Board media in-charge Harish Gaud said. After the closure of the temple gates, an idol of goddess Ganga was carried in a palanquin decorated with flowers to Mukhba village where she will be worshipped during winters. Gangotri temple Social distancing norms were followed during the closing ceremony attended by Gangotri Mandir Samiti president Suresh Semwal and local leaders among others. Gaud said 23,500 devotees visited the temple this year after it had a delayed opening in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Temple at...

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Egypt showcases scores of 2,500-year-old coffins

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November 14, 2020626 Views

Egypt on Saturday showcased more than 100 coffins dating back 2,500 years, the latest and largest find this year in the vast burial ground of the Saqqara Necropolis. Coffins with gold gilded faces and cartonnage. It was believed that gods have gold skin and gold gilded mummies represent the transition of the deceased into a god…Shown here, the goddess Isis, the god Osiris, and a mummification scene, including the god Anubis… The 6th Dynasty coffins - sealed, finely painted and well-preserved - were of a higher quality than previous finds there, said the secretary-general of the supreme council of antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, suggesting they belonged to higher ranking families. Fifty-nine coffins were unearthed in August at the same UNESCO world heritage site. More treasures are e...

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Lonar Lake in Maharashtra chosen as ‘Ramsar site’

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November 13, 20201445 Views

The Lonar Lake in Maharashtra's Buldhana district has been chosen as a wetland site of international importance under the Ramsar conservation treaty, state Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray informed on Friday. He also uploaded two photographs of the site, taken by his father and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who is known to be an avid photographer. "I'm glad that the Lonar Crater is now officially a Ramsar Site. Having seen it for the first time in 2004, it is a sight that captivates everyone. It has its own significance in the world of Biodiversity, Tourism and Geology," Aaditya Thackeray tweeted. Lonar Lake in Maharashtra is a crater Lake The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is a treaty for conservation and sustaina...

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Travel industry takes a wild turn on the onset of winters

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November 13, 2020382 Views

In 2021, travel will continue to be more about living, working and connecting safely away from home. Wildlife sanctuaries are going to be most sought after as they offer all of that with an added advantage of indulging in nature or adventure the moment office fatigue starts setting in. Travel and tourism industry in India is looking at revival as smog starts enveloping Delhi and its surrounding states in the plains. Tourism industry is resuming operations after months of inactivity due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown. In order to ensure that tourists remain safe, the government has issued detailed guidelines that must be adhered to for the industry to operate. eTroupers - a professionally managed hotel and resorts consultancy organisation in India, has launc...

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Supporting the hospitality talents of tomorrow

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November 12, 2020464 Views

In June 2020, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Sommet Education launched the Hospitality Challenge. This was designed to identify ideas and individuals capable of accelerating the recovery of the tourism sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative has received almost 600 applications from all around the world. The 30 top finalists will be granted a full-board scholarship for Bachelor or Master’s degree-level courses at 30 different hospitality programs. All of them are hosted by Sommet’s internationally renowned institutions specialized in Hospitality and Culinary Arts: Glion Institute of Higher Education, Les Roches, and École Ducasse. The scholarships are dedicated to accelerating the personal development of talented individuals who will build the Hos...

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Gliding through Sao Paulo streets on broomsticks!

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November 12, 2020589 Views

We have already two stories in last three days on alternate means of city travel. Here comes the third one about similarly astonishing innovation In the famously traffic-choked streets of Brazilian megalopolis Sao Paulo, two men have invented a novel way of getting from point A to B - and they are raising a lot of eyebrows in the process. On a recent Saturday, Vinícius Sanctus, 39, and Alessandro Russo, 28, could be seen coasting down the city’s main thoroughfares on a pair of broomsticks, each one attached to a single motorized wheel. Friends Vinicius Sanctus and Alessandro Russo ride electric monowheels called 'nuvem' (cloud) that were invented by them and inspired by the magic flying brooms of the Harry Potter series in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobe...

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Spanish mountaineer, 81, trains for Himalayas in tribute to victims of COVID-19

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November 12, 2020478 Views

At 81 years old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria is training to tackle one of the world’s highest peaks, a challenge he will dedicate to elderly victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. “To all those who have disappeared because of this terrible pandemic, this terrible crisis, I want as an elderly person to dedicate it to them,” Soria said outside his home in the Sierra Guadarrama mountains, north of Madrid. Carlos Soria, 81-year-old Spanish mountain climber trains to climb in the Himalaya mountains next spring as a tribute to the elderly affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amidst its outbreak, in Moralzarzal, Spain, November 11, 2020. Picture taken November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina Travel restrictions permitting, Soria hopes to go to Nepal in the spring to take on the 8...

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Odisha tourism scales up its Eco Retreat event

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November 11, 20201437 Views

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday declared Odisha Tourism's flagship three-month glamping festival Eco Retreat, open for booking. Patnaik also unveiled the new logo subtly depicting the ecological orientation. This year's Eco Retreat is being organised keeping in view the last year's success of its debut with an event at marine drive in Konark. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that last year, a benchmark was set in luxury glamping with a phenomenal success at the marine drive eco retreat at Konark. This time, he said, the state has scaled it up to five unique locations Konark, Hirakud, Bhitarkanika, Daringbadi and Satkosia. The Eco retreats will offer tourists an excellent opportunity to discover Odisha's diverse tourism offerings, in style, he ad...

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Air taxi startup Lilium’s first U.S. hub to be in Florida

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November 11, 20201383 Views

Vertihub near Orlando airport to start operations in 2025More than 20 million Floridians within rangeLilium Jet trip will cost the same as an Uber - company Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando, putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of the winged electric aircraft that can take off vertically and cover 300 km (185 miles) in a single one-hour hop. Munich-based Lilium said on Wednesday its first U.S. Vertiport would be at Lake Nona, a futuristic smart city being built near Orlando International Airport by the Tavistock Development Group. Design for Lake Nona Vertiport in Florida The hub, due to start operations in 2025, would be Lilium’s second after a similar Vertiport planned in Duesseldorf, capital of Germany’s most populous st...

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Hong Kong, Singapore to allow quarantine free travel to each other

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November 11, 2020391 Views

A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on Nov. 22, the two cities announced on Wednesday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners. Hong Kong’s Commerce Secretary and Singapore’s Transport Minister said the scheme would begin with one flight a day into each city, with a quota of 200 travellers per flight. This would be increased to two flights a day into each city from Dec. 7. People walk across a street at Mong Kok, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Hong Kong, China November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik If the COVID-19 situation deteriorated in either city the travel bubble would be suspended, they said. Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said he believed t...