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Iceland opens borders for vaccinated visitors to boost tourism

March 18, 2021602 Views

Iceland will this week open its borders to all visitors who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without mandatory testing or quarantine, as it seeks to attract more tourists to help revive its coronavirus-hit economy. The North Atlantic country, which will become one of the first to open its borders since the beginning of the pandemic, saw tourist numbers plummet by 75% last year to just under half a million, causing its economy to contract by 6.6%. FILE PHOTO: People walk past artwork on the side of a shop as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Reykjavik, Iceland. REUTERS/John Sibley “The world has been through a lot in the past twelve months, and we are all hoping for a slow and safe return to normalcy,” Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said in a...

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MP’s tiger reserves, national parks reopen post monsoon

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October 1, 2020525 Views

Tiger reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries reopened in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, after remaining closed for three months due to rains, an official said. Tourist footfall on the first day was fairly good, as at least 36 jeeps with visitors operated at Kanha Tiger Reserve, principal chief conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Alok Kumar told this afternoon. Tiger in Bandhavgarh. File Photo: Gagan Nayar The core areas of tiger reserves and national parks had remained closed between July and September due to rains. This year, since parks were closed after corona outbreak in March, state forest department kept the buffer zones open even during monsoon months. State tourism department even ran a campaign #buffermeinsafar to attract the tourists after the lockdown was graduall...