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Flying to Goa! Check the new guidelines

August 6, 2020872 Views

Passengers flying to Goa must adhere to new quarantine guidelines in the wake of quarantine, said Airports Authority of India on Wednesday. As per the new directives, all arriving passengers shall be required to go for 14 days of home quarantine or they can opt for 14 days of paid institutional quarantine. Institutional quarantine is mandatory for symptomatic passengers till test result is available. However, passengers shall be exempted from home quarantine in below cases: Passenger is able to produce a COVID-19 negative certificate issued by an ICMR-recognized lab, not older than 48 hours prior to the arrival in Goa.Passenger opts for swab test upon arrivals at a cost of ₹2000 and agrees to remain in paid institutional/home quarantine till the time test result is available. ...

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Indians are most eager for international travel

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 6, 2020474 Views

Singapore is at the top of the list of travel destinations for most Asian travellers, particularly for those living in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines when it comes post-lockdown travel, according to a survey by Blackbox Research, Dynata and Language Connect. These countries also have considerable pent-up demand for travel. Out of the five, Indians are the most eager to travel internationally in the next 12 months (77%), followed by Thais (70%), Indonesians (60%), Hong Kongers (47%), and Filipinos (46%). Singapore is the top post-lockdown choice for Indian travellers On the other hand, the study also found that Singaporeans are keen for the local travel industry to find its footing again. About 93% of locals recognise that tourism is a major industry a...

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MP launches बफर में सफर

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 4, 20201446 Views

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has launched #BufferMeinSafar campaign to attract tourists to its national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in monsoon, said an official on Tuesday. While core areas are closed between July and September due to the rains, buffer areas of forests, wildlife parks and sanctuaries remain open for exploration and offer several activities like safaris, bird-watching etc, a MPTB release said. Besides the thrill of spotting various species in the buffer zones, the different hues of green cover is a feast for the eyes, it said. MP tourism aims to bring back confidence in the sector by creating specially designed tour packages, including short road itineraries mainly for 2-3 nights, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the release added. MP has six tiger reserves, namely...

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85 percent work completed on Kailash Mansarovar route

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August 4, 2020515 Views

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that massive work is underway for highways construction and almost 85 per cent work has been completed on the Kailash Mansarovar route via Pithoragarh. In addition, work is on in full swing on the Chardham project entailing a cost of about Rs 12,000 crore, the road transport and highways minister said while addressing an event through video conferencing. Work being done on the Yatra route "85 per cent work on Kailash Mansarovar route via Pithoragarh has been completed. Once it is completed, I will take Prime Minister to Mansarovar via Pithoragarh," Gadkari said. The minister had recently complimented the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for completing the work of road connectivity from Dharchula to Lipulekh, popularly known as Kailash Mansarovar ...

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PATA commits to takes on plastic pollution

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 4, 20201177 Views

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has become a signatory of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the United Nations Environment Programme and World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The new set of recommendations outlining how the global tourism sector can continue in its fight against plastic pollution while effectively facing the public health and hygiene challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic were released on 22nd July. The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. It enables businesses and governments to take concerted action, leading by example in the shift towards a circularity in the use of plastics. As a signatory of the Glo...

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ब्लू ट्रेन का शाही जलवा

ASHUTOSH

August 3, 20201087 Views

कोविड अपडेटः कोविड-19 के कारण ब्लू ट्रेन ने मार्च 2020 से अपना परिचालन स्थगित कर दिया था। पहले 31 जुलाई तक और फिर 30 सितंबर 2020 तक इस निलंबन को बढ़ा दिया। सब कुछ ठीक रहा तो 1 अक्टूबर से यह शाही रेलगाड़ी फिर से पटरियों पर दौड़ने लगेगी। फिलहाल यात्रियों के सफर को सुरक्षित व सेहतमंद बनाने की तैयारियां चल रही हैं। तब तक आपको दे रहे हैं हम इस शानदार ट्रेन की झलक! दक्षिण अफ्रीका में सफारी करने के लिए तो आप जाते ही हैं, लेकिन यह सफारी आप बेहद आरामदेह ट्रेन में बैठकर भी तय कर सकते हैं। जी हां, हम बात कर रहे हैं, दुनिया की सबसे ऐश की सवारी माने जाने वाली, ‘ब्लू ट्रेन’ की। अब यह हमारी देशी पैलेस ऑन व्हील्स से ज्यादा आरामदायक है या नहीं, यह तुलना करनी थोड़ा मुश्किल है। लेकिन इतना तय है कि ब्लू ट्रेन को पटरियों पर शाही सवारी की मिसाल के रूप में दुनियाभर में जाना जाता है। दुनियाभर के कई शासकों, रा...

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Jalesh cruise announces resuming journeys from November

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 3, 20201068 Views

After four months of the country experiencing lockdown, home confinement, restricted movements and no summer vacations, it is now time for some unbelievably good news. As part of its Mission Begin Again, the Indian Government has announced that it will permit cruise ships to commence sailing from 1st October. In the light of this major development, Jalesh Cruises announces the commencement of its cruise MV Karnika from Friday 6th November 2020. A suite on board MV Karnika In line with its commitment to its valued passengers to offer an enjoyable, safe and secure holiday in your home (away from home) on the sea, Jalesh Cruises will offer all passengers FREE rapid COVID-19 and all other flu related testing at the time of embarkation. Passengers will receive their test results in 15 mi...

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पेड़ों पर आशियाना

UPENDRA SWAMI

August 2, 20201428 Views

पेड़ों पर आशियाने की कल्पना कभी बीहड़ लगती है तो कभी बड़ी रोमांटिक। लेकिन पेड़ों पर आशियाना तमाम सहूलियतों वाला हो तो वहां टिकने का मन किसका न करेगा। अमेरिका के ओरेगोन में खूबसूरत दक्षिणी इलाके में ऐसा ही एक ट्रीहाउस रिसॉर्ट है। आउट एन अबाउट अब दुनियाभर में लोकप्रिय है, न केवल एक रिसॉर्ट के रूप में बल्कि दुनियाभर में पेड़ों पर आशियाना बनाने के शौकीन लोगों के लिए एक मार्गदर्शक के रूप में। सिसकियू पहाडिय़ों के बीच ताकिलमा की खूबसूरत घाटी में ईस्ट फोर्क इलियोनिस नदी के उद्गमस्थल के ठीक नीचे यह ट्रीहाउस रिसॉर्ट है। बलूत (ओक) के पेड़ों की डालों पर बने हैं अलग-अलग तरह के ट्रीहाउस। सब कुछ पेड़ों पर। यह एक अलग ही दुनिया नजर आती है। लेकिन इस रिसॉर्ट को खड़ा करने के लिए केवल कल्पना ही नहीं बल्कि लंबी कानूनी लड़ाई की भी जरूरत पड़ी। स्थानीय प्रशासन ने टिकने वालों की सुरक्षा का हवाला देते हुए इ...

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Music Fest in a Borneo Rainforest

AJAY GARG

August 2, 20201018 Views

Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2020, Rainforest World Music Festival Fringe (RWMFF) and Rainforest in the City (RITC) events, originally scheduled to be held in July 2020 were postponed due to COVID-19 situation around the world. This announcement by Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) was in light of the statement issued by the State Disaster Management Committee and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak that all government and public gatherings involving more than 250 participants should be postponed to a later date. These events have been postponed and not cancelled for now and the organising committee plans to mobilise them if the situation gets better. With more than 20,000 expected visitors from over 30 countries, the RWMF 2020 was, as always, extremely important for Sar...

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Travel bubble with Kuwait hits a flight ban roadblock

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 2, 20201125 Views

Kuwait has suspended commercial flights from 31 countries including India on the advice of health authorities, just as the Gulf state re-opened its airport to such operations. While other flights will resume, countries on the barred list include Iran, China, Brazil, Lebanon, Spain, Singapore, Egypt and Sri Lanka, besides India, Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement. Kuwait suspended commercial flights from 31 countries on the advice of health authorities, just as the Gulf state re-opened its airport to such operations. The airport resumed commercial flights on Saturday as part of a phased re-opening after a five-month suspension when the country imposed measures to control the spread of the coronavirus. It plans to reach full capacity by mid-2...