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British Airways most mentioned airline among influencer conversations

January 18, 20211705 Views

The global aviation industry has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. After relaxation on air travel, several airline operators are taking various measures to mitigate the losses and meet the travel demand ahead of the holiday season. This has led to a staggering 100% year-on-year rise in influencer conversations on Airlines Influencer dashboard during Q4 2020. Against this backdrop, British Airways emerged as the most mentioned airline operator in the UK among influencer conversations on Twitter during the period, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The UK registered highest number of influencer conversations on Twitter related to aviation industry, followed by the US, Australia, India and Canada. American Airlines was the top operator in the US among infl...

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कोलाहल से दूर लाख-बहोसी पक्षी विहार

VISHWAS PATHAK

January 17, 20211487 Views

अगर आप शहर की भीड़-भाड़ से ऊब चुके हैं या आप पक्षी प्रेमी हैं या प्रकृति के सानिध्य में शांतिमय दिन (रात नहीं) गुजारना चाहते हैं और अगर आप सुविधा प्रेमी नहीं हैं, तो आप ‘लाख बहोसी पक्षी विहार’ का रुख कर सकते हैं। सुविधाओं का न होना ही इस पक्षी विहार को विशिष्ट बनाता हैं। बड़े नगरों और मुख्य मार्गों से दूर होने के कारण सामान्य पर्यटक और मोटर गाडिय़ों का शोर व प्रदूषण इस स्थान तक नहीं पहुंचता। पक्षियों के लिए यह एक प्राकृतिक आवास है। इस पक्षी विहार को अपना नाम दो ग्रामों के नाम के युग्म से मिला है। लाख व बहोसी तालाबों को मिला कर इस पक्षी विहार की स्थापना 1988 में की गई थी। फिर 2007 में इसे ‘राष्ट्रीय नम भूमि संरक्षण कार्यक्रम’ के 94 स्थानों में चिह्नित किया गया। बहोसी तालाब का मार्ग सुगम हैं और पर्यटक बहोसी तालाब का भ्रमण ही करते हैं। तुलनात्मक रूप से बहोसी से लाख तालाब का मार्ग दु...

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कृष्णा व गोदावरी की गोद में कोलेरु

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 16, 2021889 Views

आंध्र प्रदेश की कोलेरु बर्ड सैंक्चुअरी को भारत में पक्षियों के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण क्षेत्र के रूप में माना जाता है कोलेरु मीठे पानी की विशाल झील है। दरअसल इसकी गिनती एशिया में मीठे पानी की सबसे बड़ी उथली झीलों में होती है। यह आंध्र प्रदेश के कृष्णा जिले में स्थित है। झील गोदावरी नदी और कृष्णा नदी के डेल्टाओं के बीच है। इस छिछली और दीर्घ वृत्ताकार आकृति की झील का स्वरूप मानसून के समय लगभग 250 वर्ग किलोमीटर व्यास तक विस्तृत हो जाता है। दरअसल यह झील दोनों नदियों के बाढ़ के पानी को प्राकृतिक रूप से समायोजित करने का काम करती है। कोलेरु झील 63 तरह की मछलियों, मीठे पानी के कछुए और अन्य जलचरों का घर है। इस झील में बड़ी संख्या में झींगा भी होते हैं। स्थानीय मछुआरे उन्हें पकड़कर बाजार में बेचते हैं। लेकिन सबसे खास बात यह है कि छिछली झील होने के कारण इसके आसपास का नम इलाका प्रवासी पक्षियों क...

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Thailand serves up cannabis cuisine to happy customers

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January 16, 20211179 Views

“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of the recently legalised leaf. The restaurant at the Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital in Prachin Buri started serving its own happy meals this month, after Thailand de-listed cannabis as a narcotic, allowing state-authorised firms to cultivate the plant. A chef prepares a pork sandwich with a marijuana leaf at Abhaibhubejhr hospital canteen which adds cannabis infused dishes to its menu after cannabis leaves, stems, stalks and roots were officially removed from Thailand's narcotics list, allowing basically any part of the plant except for the buds to be used for consumption in Prachin Buri...

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Travel never going back to the way it was before pandemic, says Airbnb CEO

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 16, 2021964 Views

Airbnb Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky has predicted travel would permanently change due to the pandemic with people seeking out thousands of smaller cities and spending more time visiting friends and family. FILE PHOTO: Airbnb Chief Executive Brian Chesky in Los Angeles, California, U.S. REUTERS/Phil McCarten Traditional tourism and sightseeing at top global destinations would be significantly reduced by travelers who will drive to smaller communities and fly less for business meetings. Travelers are “yearning for what was taken away from them,” Chesky said at the Reuters Next conference in an interview with Jonathan Weber, Reuters global technology editor. “They’re not yearning to see Times Square. What they are yearning to do is to see their friends and their families the...

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Dolphin population in Chilika Lake rises to 156

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January 16, 20211447 Views

After emerging as the favourite destination of migratory birds, the Chilika lake in Odisha has also turned out to be a safe haven for rare Irrawaddy dolphins. This came to the light after the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) conducted an annual survey on the biodiversity of the lagoon, which is the largest lake along the east-coast of India. The population of dolphins has increased to 156 in 2020 against 150 in 2019, an official said. A pair of Irrawaddy Dolphins in Chilika lake The Irrawaddy dolphin is the flagship species inhabiting the Chilika Lake. The CDA in a statement said that the present distribution range of this species is only in Asia, from Chilika to Indonesia. Irrawaddy dolphins in India are protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, ClTES (Appendix-l) a...

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Wider test acceptance welcomed as major step towards return of international travel

UPENDRA SWAMI

January 15, 2021918 Views

While it is still going to take months, if not years before COVID vaccination effect is noticed in larger part of the world, travel industry by large has been advocating pre-departure tests as a safer means to resumption of international travel. Now recent announcements in UK and US have been largely welcomed as a positive step in this direction. Travel without quarantine is deemed to be a major push towards recovery of brutally bruised travel industry and recent announcements pave the way for it. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it will require all travelers to the US to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test undertaken within three days prior to their departure to th...

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Mental Health Guidelines to aid the recovery of Travel & Tourism

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January 15, 2021725 Views

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched its new mental health guidelines for the Travel & Tourism sector, which have been compiled to support businesses of all sizes to support the mental health of their employees. The Mental Health Guidelines build on the Diversity & Inclusion Guidelines released by WTTC in 2020, going one step deeper to focus on mental wellbeing. It will help businesses better prepare for the recovery period following the COVID-19 crisis, and will ensure that as the sector rebuilds, it comes back stronger and better than before. The guidelines come at a time when mental health could not be more important. With lockdowns, quarantines, job losses and uncertainty looming larger than ever all against the backdrop of winter, it is crucial...

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World’s oldest known cave painting found in Sulawesi

UPENDRA SWAMI

January 14, 20211789 Views

Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave art -- a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. The cave painting uncovered in South Sulawesi consists of a figurative depiction of a warty pig, a wild boar that is endemic to this Indonesian island. Stitched panorama view of rock art panel after enhancing with the Decorrelation Stretch (DStretch) computer program. Photo credits: A. A. Oktaviana, ARKENAS/Griffith University The finding, published on Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, also represents some of the earliest archaeological evidence for modern humans in the region. "The Sulawesi warty pig painting we found in the limestone cave of Leang Tedongnge is now the earliest known representational work of a...

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Swap the January Blues for Scotland’s Highland Coos

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January 14, 20211261 Views

Moo-ving into 2021 will come as a relief to many as they look ahead to the new year with a fresh sense of optimism and the hope of better things to come. VisitScotland is sharing that optimism and spreading joy with a special Coo Year message courtesy of its very own Highland Coos (cows). Highland cows on the coastal road between Applecross and Shieldaig While the beginning of 2021 might look a bit like another December 2020 so far, there is a fresh sense of hope for the future. VisitScotland is keen to try and put a smile on your face with a brand new fun and quirky initiative. A favourite amongst visitors and locals alike, the Highland Coo is ever-present on souvenirs, memorabilia and Insta posts from Scotland which are shared with friends and family around the world. This year...