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Heritage railway station buildings to get make-over

February 27, 2021885 Views

With a view to renovating its station buildings to enhance their heritage value, the Bengaluru division of the South Western Railway (SWR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a non-profit organisation. The Railway officials signed the MoU with Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACT) on Thursday, the SWR said in a press statement. Four old station buildings on KSR Bengaluru- Chikkaballapur-Kolar railwayline, Devanahalli, Doddajala, Avathihalli and Nandi Halt would be restored and preserved, the SWR said in a statement. Besides, the stations in Rajanukunte, Oorgaum, Champion and Chintamani are to be developed as heritage railway stations, the statement said. "The MoU seeks to restore and preserve heritage railway stations at Doddajala, De...

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Last songs – Paris to close its historical bird market

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February 27, 2021785 Views

Canaries, parakeets and zebra finches will no longer chirp from small cages in the shadow of Notre Dame cathedral, after Paris voted to close its 19th-century bird market, deeming it inappropriate for this day and age. Held on Sundays, the market on the Ile de la Cite island in the Seine river has been a magnet for tourists and Parisians with children for decades, but an animal rights group’s campaign against it and plans to renovate the site led to a city council decision to close it. “The market had become the epicentre of bird trafficking in the Paris region, including of endangered birds,” Paris deputy mayor Christophe Najdovksi told Reuters. “A second reason for closing it is that the conditions in which the birds are presented are no longer acceptable,” he said. ...

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WTTC’s ‘Safe Travels’ stamp reaches its 250th destination

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February 26, 2021390 Views

VisitBritain, St Lucia, Fiji and Ethiopia join the growing list of destinations to get global safety and hygiene stamp Following its launch in May last year, the highly popular Safe Travels stamp from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has now been awarded to a remarkable 250 destinations around the world. WTTC, which has continually been at the forefront in leading the private sector in the efforts to rebuild global consumer confidence and encourage the return of Safe Travels, made history when it launched the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, just eight months ago. A view of Saint Lucia The stamp, developed to help restore confidence in travellers and aims to revive the global Travel & Tourism sector which has been devastated by the COVID-19...

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Tulip garden likely to open early due to rising temperature

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February 26, 20211243 Views

One of the favourite places for tourists coming to valley, Tulip garden in Srinagar would likely be thrown open earlier this year in case the prevalent weather conditions persist in the Valley, officials said on Thursday. Director Floriculture Fayaz Ahmad Rather said that the date for opening the Tulip garden at Siraj Bagh has not been decided yet as it is subjected to the weather conditions. “We are expecting an early opening of the garden this year due to the rise in the temperature,” he said. He said that the garden is being thrown open in the last week of March every year, but this year may be thrown open early in case the prevalent weather conditions continue. “If the weather conditions remain good then the garden will be thrown open around March 20,” he said. ...

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Polar bear male Nord has moved to Ranua Zoo

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February 26, 2021525 Views

15-year-old polar bear male, called Nord, has moved to Ranua Zoo in Finland on Monday February 22nd, 2021 Nord came from Denmark, Skandinavisk Dyrepark. Nord was born in Moscow Zoo and the transfer was performed due to recommendation from EAZA´s (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) polar bear coordinator. Nord left Denmark on Friday, February 19th, and he arrived to his new home on Monday morning. The transportation went well and Nord had a good appetite the moment he got to his new den. Nord will spend first days in his new home by getting used to his surroundings and his new keepers, and he might be hiding in the den occasionally. If all goes well, he will meet the female, Venus, later this spring. So far they will live in their own enclosures, and cubs are not expect...

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Harnessing the power of culture and creativity in tourism recovery

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February 25, 2021572 Views

The shared values and close ties between tourism and culture stakeholders means both sectors can work together to ensure inclusive access to heritage, as countries around the world recover from the pandemic. In recognition of this mutually reinforcing relationship, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and UNESCO have collaborated to produce a set of new guidelines focusing on the responsible restart of cultural tourism. UNWTO invited the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to contribute to the UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide, Issue 2: Cultural Tourism. This is the second set of guidelines relating to the socio-cultural impacts of COVID-19 issued by UNWTO and will continue to be revised, as the situation evolves. Make cultural tourism relevant The pu...

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Pandemic curbs draw eager locals to Kazakhstan’s glaciers

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February 25, 2021498 Views

Prevented from travelling abroad by the pandemic, Kazakhs are flocking to the magnificent glaciers of the Tian Shan mountain range near their country’s biggest city, Almaty. “The number of tourists last year was several times bigger than in previous years, especially local tourists,” says mountain guide Mikhail Kamirasov. “People can’t go abroad now and they have started going to the mountains. This is literally a pilgrimage site now.” A tourist visits the Oktyabrskaya cave of the Bogdanovich glacier located in the Tian Shan mountain range near Almaty, Kazakhstan February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev Kamirasov takes visitors to the Bogdanovich glacier 3,500 metres (11,500 feet) above sea level and featuring a bowl-shaped formation which some have used to produce otherworldly ...

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Anantara Golden Triangle offers unique virtual field trips for children in lockdown

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February 25, 2021680 Views

Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort has introduced a complimentary service for school children in lockdown that stars elephants in a personal call live from their natural habitat in Northern Thailand’s ancient jungle. During the video call, children around the world can virtually participate in a jungle field trip of unique and once-in-a-lifetime elephant experiences, including the resort’s Walking With Giants signature experience that provides an optimum way of getting to know the elephants and develop a deeper emotional connection with them. The community initiative follows the success of the luxury resort at the confluence of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, and the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation’s (GTAEF) twice-daily livestreams of rescued elepha...

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With vaccine passport on the horizon, Thailand hopes to welcome tourists in 3rd quarter

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February 25, 20211026 Views

Vaccine Passports are going to become a reality soon and they are certainly going to help in resurrection of COVID-battered travel and hospitality sector. Passport, or a documentation of COVID vaccination will prove you as safe from either contracting an infection or infecting others. Such travellers will face lesser restrictions and quarantine free travel. Thus, ailing tourism industry can start welcoming tourists again. Many countries and organisations have already bee working in this direction. Thailand has said that it nears vaccine passport and can now hope to welcome tourists in third quarter. European Union is mulling vaccination passports as well, with possibility or EU countries reaching an agreement on Thursday. Global airline industry body IATA has been already working on it...

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COVID-19 Cash Burn continues – Urgent preparations for restart

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February 24, 2021412 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new analysis showing that the airline industry is expected to remain cash negative throughout 2021. Previous analysis (November 2020) indicated that airlines would turn cash positive in the fourth quarter of 2021. At the industry level, airlines are now not expected to be cash positive until 2022. Estimates for cash burn in 2021 have ballooned to the $75 billion to $95 billion range from a previously anticipated $48 billion. The following factors play into this estimate: Weak Start for 2021: It is already clear that the first half of 2021 will be worse than earlier anticipated. This is because governments have tightened travel restrictions in response to new COVID-19 variants. Forward bookings for summer (July-August) a...