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Homestays open doors to financial freedom for women in South Asia

September 30, 2021375 Views

No squat-style toilets for old people. Always use white bedsheets. Do not stare at the guests. These are some of the lessons Abida Ghulam Jilani learned as she trained to be a host at her homestay in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Jilani is among a growing number of women in South Asia who are opening their homes to guests to earn money, gaining a degree of financial independence and helping to revitalise remote communities and promote sustainable tourism. The 34-year-old mother-of-five, who left school when she got married aged 18, began hosting visitors in 2019 and charges 2,500 Pakistani rupees ($15) a night. She has made more than 60,000 rupees since March last year despite the pandemic, allowing her to buy her first washing machine and a giant flat screen TV. “I can r...

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Butterfly festival sensitises travelers on winged beauties of the wilderness

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 20, 2021465 Views1

India Tourism Delhi hosts influencers at ‘Titli Tyar’ in Corbett landscape Corbett National Park in the terai belt of Uttarakhand has long been all about tigers and to some extent wild elephants. The tiger sighting craze of wildlife tourism has lot to do with exploitation of our jungles. Besides, national parks and landscapes like Corbett have long faced the brunt of all negative trends because of their proximity to northern cities, where all travel hungry, party crazy city dwellers will ‘love’ to spend their weekends. There have been many wrongs, and now some serious efforts are being done to turn few of them right. Need was to shift focus on other aspects of nature in and around the national park. Titli Tyar is one of them. But it is a job not possible for any one singlehanded...

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Investment in tourism fell by almost one third in 2020

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September 16, 2021939 Views

WTTC report provides vital recommendations for the Travel & Tourism sector post-pandemic The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched today an important new report that provides investment recommendations for governments and destinations, as they aim to rebuild and grow their Travel & Tourism sector. With the pandemic bringing international travel to an almost complete halt, the global Travel & Tourism sector suffered more than any other due to severe mobility restrictions. The sector’s contribution to global GDP fell from nearly US$ 9.2 trillion in 2019, to just US$ 4.7 trillion in 2020, representing a loss of almost US$ 4.5 trillion. Furthermore, as the pandemic ripped through the heart of the sector, a shocking 62 million Travel & Tourism jobs wer...

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Drag queens and refugee stories: touring the ‘real’ Hong Kong

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September 11, 20211336 Views

Guide Michael Tsang was able to take tourists freely around Asia's financial hub in 2019, introducing them the city’s protest movement, explaining "one country, two systems" and showing them scenes of economic inequality. Since the coronavirus pandemic cut off foreign visitors and a sweeping national security law passed last year limited what Tsang's tours could show, his business has been hit hard. So he shifted to attract local residents with activism tours, including the city’s LGBT movement and refugee community. During an August tour he took 30 people to a drag show with a person called "MissTina UglyHaira" who styles herself after singer Christina Aguilera. Prancing up and down a bar in the city's Soho district in high heels and a mesh top, Tina details some of her life st...

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Maldives is the sunny side of life!

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September 11, 20211293 Views

What comes to your mind initially when you think of the Maldives? A string of pearls scattered across the equator over the deep blue Indian Ocean? Or, the beautiful atolls, sparkling white beaches, turquoise lagoons, clear warm waters and coral reefs teeming with abundant varieties of marine flora and fauna? Well, whatever it is, we can assure you that Maldives is much more than meets the eye. Known for its unparalleled beauty and luxurious resort properties, Maldives is popular, yet not confined, to couples and HNIs alone. Offering a plethora of stay options ranging from Liveaboards and Guesthouses to Hotels and Resorts, Maldives welcomes one and all. Be it couples, families with children or larger groups, in the Maldives, one can have an experience of a lifetime with customized itine...

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Activities lined up in J&K to attract tourists

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September 8, 2021932 Views

The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department has lined up various activities, including promoting destination festivals and organising dedicated trekking-expeditions, to attract tourists to the union territory. This was said at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A K Mehta held to review various activities being undertaken by the Tourism department. Administrative Secretary, Tourism department along with MD, JKTDC, and concerned officers of the department participated in the meeting chaired by Mehta, an official spokesperson said. "The Tourism department is planning to organise various events to attract local and foreign tourists to the Union territory," the spokesperson said. Recently, several roadshows have been organised across major cities of the country to promote touris...

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फॉलकिर्क व्हील यानी नाव का गंडोला

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 4, 2021438 Views

गंडोले में या फेरी व्हील में झूले पर बैठकर ऊपर जाते-नीचे आते तो हम सबने देखा-सुना महसूस किया है, लेकिन यहां हम ऐसे गंडोले की बात कर रहे हैं जिसमें नावें ऊपर-नीचे आती जाती है। स्कॉटलैंड की फोर्थ एंड क्लाइड नहर को 35 मीटर की ऊंचाई पर स्थित यूनियन नहर से जोड़ने वाला यह गंडोला दुनिया में इंजीनियरिंग के नायाब करिश्मों में से एक माना जाता है और यह स्कॉटलैंड की पारंपरिक इंजीनियरिंग की देन है। पहाड़ी घाटी में नदियों या नहरों में नावों के आने-जाने के लिए लॉक या लिफ्ट की तकनीक यूरोप में सदियों से रही है। फॉलकिर्क व्हील उसी का उन्नत स्वरूप है। पहले यह काम इस रास्ते पर बने 11 लॉक के जरिये किया जाता था। 1930 में यह लॉक इस्तेमाल में आना बंद हो गए। ग्लास्गो को एडिनबर्ग से फिर जोड़ने की कवायद में इस व्हील की कल्पना रची गई। फोर्थ एंड क्लाइड नहर की शुरुआत 1773 में हुई थी और उसे फोर्थ नदी पर ग्रेंगमा...

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September 4, 2021720 Views

In Uttarakhand near Ranikhet on the Majkhali-Someshwar road off Paikham in the forest area is Dakshini Kailash Ashram, Aidadhyo. A beautiful place in the middle of forest. I will share another aspect of its beauty in a forthcoming video, but here we are taking you to this ashram quite revered in the region, but still not known much. It was tough to reach here and stay here overnight during the COVID times, but I still managed. We will tell you about the ashram as well as talk to the siting Mahant of the ashram, Vishambar Giri. This is first time you will be seeing any video of this place on YouTube. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments) },e._fwn||(e._fwn=n),n.queue=[],!t.getE...

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अनोखा फूल जो खिलता है 12 साल में सिर्फ एक बार – Neelakurinji at Eravikulam

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June 13, 2021658 Views

Once in the Blue Moon but it blooms! That's what is said about this flower which really blooms once in 12 years. Its Neelakurinji, the blue-purple flower which gave Nilgiris their name, flower that turns these mountains blue. But this nature's magic got obstructed this year by another of nature's fury- the floods. Still, few of them survived the ordeal. Hence, here we are inside the Eravikulam National Park in Kerala which is just ten kilometres from Munnar. This park spread out on Nilgiri hills is home to Neelakurinji flowers and Nilgiri Tahr. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments) },e._fwn||(e._fwn=n),n.queue=[],!t.getElementById(a))){var d=document.createElement("script"); ...

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EU to agree easier travel, more safer places to visit

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June 10, 2021975 Views

The European Union is likely to agree on Friday to let people who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus travel freely within the bloc this summer and also to categorise more EU regions as safer to visit. The EU is set to introduce by July 1 COVID-19 certificates that will indicate whether a person is vaccinated, has immunity because they were previously infected or has had a recent negative test. FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the beach following the easing of measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Faliro suburb, near Athens, Greece, April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 countries are expected to approve a modified proposal from the European Commission that people who have been fully vaccinated for 14 days should be free to t...