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Creating Thai experts and getting ready for post-pandemic travel

February 20, 20211137 Views

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), New Delhi has successfully concluded a three-month program with the TBO Academy. In a bid to encourage the tourism traffic to Thailand, the program consisted of a 5-module training program, an e-flyer contest and a series of webinars that aimed at promoting the various natural and cultural marvels that Thailand has to offer to its visitors. The Viewpoint of 3 beaches; kata noi beach, kata beach and karon beach of Phuket The core of the modules included: Introduction to the Amazing Adventures in ThailandBangkok and Beyond- Insights into “The City of Angels”Current SOP’s administered by Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA)Southern Thailand (A paradise for beach enthusiasts)- Phuket and BeyondIntroduction to the Chiang Mai and ...

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Le Bua’s affair grows with city of Nawabs

ANIL MATHUR

February 20, 20211234 Views

All over the world there is a trend to focus on heritage even as the hotels try to provide the best of modern facilities and amenities. But doing this is not always easy or even possible, especially when upkeep and refurbishing is concerned. A combination of will, investment, motivation, and market- identification and destination profile is necessary. All these do not come to all. The owners and other stakeholders must be sensitive and knowledgeable on what and how to do this. Not be stingy with purse strings is one important element, even as revenue streams need to be created. Lucknow, in the north Indian State of Uttar Pradesh, is steeped in history and heritage. The Le Bua hotel in the city of Nawabs, as Lucknow has been known, is doing much to offer authentic experience t...

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Entry to Gundicha temple now free

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 19, 20211259 Views

Devotees will not have to pay to visit the Gundicha Temple here where Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra stay during the annual Rath Yatra, an official said on Friday. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to make it free for all devotees to visit Gundicha Tempe and other places like 'Narendra Puskarini' (sacred pond), 'Rohini Kunda' (a tank inside the Jagannath temple in Puri) and 'Koili Baikuntha' (the temple crematorium where wooden idols of trinity are buried on Nabakalebara year, the official said. The decision was taken at the SJTA management committee meeting on Thursday. Though the temple will lose an annual earning of about Rs 7 crore, the SJTA announced that the devotees will not pay any amount as an ent...

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पत्थरों की जुबां बोलता गोलकुंडा

BHASHA SINGH

February 18, 20211646 Views

हैदराबाद में गोलकुंडा का किला भारत के सबसे भव्य किलों में से एक है और शिल्प के लिहाज से अनूठा भी। यह किला निजामों के इस शानदार शहर के इतिहास व विरासत का बेहतरीन नमूना पेश करता है। इसकी चमक उसी कोहिनूर हीरे सरीखी है जो यहां से निकला था यूं तो हर किले की एक कहानी होती है जिसमें राजा और रानी होते हैं। किले की कहानी में राजा की प्रजा होती है, प्रजा को दुश्मनों से बचाने के लिए तगड़ी किलेबंदी होती है, आसमान को छूते दरवाजे होते हैं। देखा जाए तो सब किलों के वैभव और उनके पराभव की दास्तानों में जबरदस्त समानता होती है। बस बदलते जाते हैं राजाओं के नाम, उनके शासनकाल के नाम और काल, उन किलों से जुड़ी हुई प्रेम कहानियों के किरदारों की तस्वीरें। इन तमाम बातों के साथ भी तेलंगाना राज्य की राजधानी हैदराबाद में बसा गोलकुंडा का किला अपनी एक बिल्कुल अलहदा किस्सागोई के साथ आकर्षक का केंद्र बना हुआ है। यहां एक...

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Maharashtra Cabinet approves ‘caravan tourism’ policy

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 17, 20211449 Views

Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and need for safe travel, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new 'caravan tourism' policy that seeks to provide incentives to tour operators and at the same time boost employment opportunities in the pandemic-battered sector. The policy, aimed at addressing safety concerns of travel enthusiasts, was cleared at the weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The policy has two parts - caravan and caravan parks - allowing tourists to enjoy the state's natural beauty and a range of other attractions, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. It will also boost employment opportunities in the tourism sector, which has been badly affected by the pandemic, it said. A caravan is a specially-b...

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Houseboats in high demand as Germans book holidays close to home

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 17, 2021370 Views

As arctic temperature froze rivers and lakes in northern Germany, workers at houseboat charter companies were already gearing up for what they expect to be a busy summer season. Cross-border travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic last summer prompted a run on domestic tourism, including on floating accommodation. Many expect that 2021 will be no different. FILE PHOTO: Kormoran boats lie in icy water at the dock from the houseboat rental company Kuhnle Tours on lake Claassee near Rechlin, Germany, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/ “I think that big trips abroad and flying will still not be the dominant type of vacation for people this summer,” Dagmar Kuhnle, spokeswoman at the Kuhnle Tour houseboat charter company in the northeastern Mecklenburg lake district,...

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Indian startup among UNWTO global competition winners

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 17, 20211219 Views

Startups from around the world have been recognized for their unique contributions to sustainable and responsible tourism in the UNWTO SDGs Global Startup Competition. The competition, which was supported by the United Nations Innovation Network, attracted some 10,000 initial proposals. From these, the jury chose 25 winners from 18 countries, highlighting the array of tourism talent in every global region and its widespread ability to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Shortlisted finalists were judged according to criteria which included the potential of the startups to contribute to a specific Goal, their ability to be scaled-up and the maturity of both the product and the team behind it. The 25 winning startups, selected by a jury made up of leaders from ...

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Kerala govt launches Travancore Heritage tourism project

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 17, 20211022 Views

In a tourism initiative, the Kerala government has launched a Rs 100 crore Travancore Heritage Project to conserve and showcase the cultural richness and tangible legacy of the erstwhile kingdom. State Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the project would "make the visit to the state capital and its surroundings a more riveting experience". The project, which seeks to preserve old-world looks of the vintage structures, overall covers heritage structures from Padmanabhapuram Palace, now in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, to the Parthasarathy temple on the banks of the Pampa in Aranmula of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. "Kerala Tourism is making a major stride by presenting before the world the heritage and legacy of Travancore. The project is conceived in such...

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Face to face with the best of Africa’s wilderness on The Great Walk Of Africa

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 16, 20211172 Views

Africa is no stranger to walkabouts and migrations. Every year hordes of animals migrate in search of greener pastures with changing seasons. Few among us are unaware or unexcited about the great crossing of the Wildebeest, braving currents and carnivorous jaws of crocs and other predators. The tribes of Africa in its jungles, from the deep rainforests to the expansive grasslands of Savannahs and of course the great Sahara desert - all of them walk as a primary mode of movement, for game, food, water, spiritual communion and trade. So it must stand to reason that Africa, the unparalleled phenomenon is best experienced on foot! Intrigued by the proposition and want to know how to get one's feet on the ground, walking the ancient trails of the African Jungles? RARE Africa by Moyo brings ...

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Badrinath to reopen for devotees on May 18

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

February 16, 2021925 Views

The sacred portals of Badrinath will be reopened for devotees on May 18 this year. The gates of the famous Himalayan temple located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district are closed every year with the onset of winter during which it remains snowbound. The temple will be reopened for devotees at 4.15 am on May 18, a Chardham Devasthanam Board official said. The auspicious hour and date for the reopening of the Himalayan temple was decided at a ceremony held on the occasion of Basant Panchami on Tuesday at Narendra Nagar palace, the residence of the erstwhile Tehri royals, he said. The oil containing pitcher (Gadu Ghada) which is sent from the palace to the temple ahead of the opening of its gates will leave for its journey to Badrinath on April 29. !function(e,t,c,a){if(...