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Taj Mahal gets first visitors post lockdown

September 21, 20201168 Views

Taj Mahal was opened after six months on Monday, with the first visitors trickling into the famous monument as authorities reported 86,961 new coronavirus infections across the country, with no signs of a peak yet. The white marble tomb in the city of Agra, built by a 17th-century Mughal emperor for his wife, was opened to the public at sunrise, and a Chinese national and a visitor from Delhi were among the first to enter. Daily visitor numbers have been capped at 5,000, versus an average of 20,000 before the pandemic. Tickets are only being sold online, with fewer than 300 bought on the first day. A notice tied by the authorities to a railing inside the complex as Taj Mahal was opened for visitors after six month on Monday, September 21, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Alasdair Pal Visi...

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Sikkim to allow tourism activities from Oct 10

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September 20, 2020580 Views

The Sikkim government has allowed hotels, homestays and other tourism-related services to restart operations from October 10, officials said on Saturday. The Himalayan state has also decided to open its border with West Bengal for unrestricted movement of vehicles from October 1, they said. Lachung village in the North Sikkim A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the hotels and the tourism sector is expected soon, they added. Bookings for hotels and homestays will start from September 27, officials said. While the odd-even road rationing rule for public vehicles will be lifted from October 1, it may continue for private vehicles, they said. The odd-even rule, which was first implemented in Delhi to tackle air pollution by limiting the number of cars as per the last digit...

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With tourists slow to return, Egypt’s resorts and ancient sites face tough winter

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September 19, 2020407 Views

At the Pyramids of Giza, just a handful of tourists walks among the ancient wonders. Twelve people showed up to admire Luxor’s towering colonnades the day it reopened this month. At Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, visitor numbers are well below previous years. Even as international flights and tourist spots open up and Egypt’s coronavirus cases remain in check, officials, hotel owners and tour guides concede that the key winter season starting in October is going to be tough. That could be bad news for the economy. Tourism accounts for up to 15% of Egypt’s national output, and officials said it was losing around $1 billion each month after the sector all but shut down from March as the coronavirus pandemic struck. Egyptian officials say they are making every effort to reassure touri...

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चलें शिमला, कुल्लू-मनाली, हिमाचल ने हटाई सारी पाबंदियां

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 17, 20201365 Views

हिमाचल प्रदेश सरकार ने अपनी सीमाएं पूरी तरह खोल दी हैं। हालांकि सीमाएं तो उसने पहले ही खोल दी थी लेकिन उसने राज्य की सीमा में प्रवेश करने के लिए लगाई सारी शर्तें भी हटा दी हैं। यानी अब आप बेरोकटोक, बिना किसी कागजात, पास या रजिस्ट्रेशन की जरूरत के हिमाचल प्रदेश जाकर हिमालय की बर्फीली चोटियों और नजारों का आनंद ले सकते हैं। हालांकि यह आपके अपने हित में होगा कि आप कोविड-19 से पूरी तरह बचाव करें क्योंकि पाबंदियां हटाने का मतलब यह नहीं है कि हिमाचल प्रदेश या और कहीं भी कोरोना का खचरा नहीं रहा है। खतरा उतना ही है या हो सकता है पहले से ज्यादा हो लेकिन पर्यटन उद्योग के सामने खड़े अस्तित्व के संकट के देखते हुए ज्यादा से ज्यादा सैलानियों को राज्य में आने का मौका देना निहायत जरूरी हो गया था। गर्मियों का सीजन पहले ही खो चुके पर्यटन उद्योग के लिए एक औऱ सीजन खो देना बहुत घातक हो जाता। ...

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International tourist numbers down 65% in first half of 2020

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September 15, 20201160 Views

International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization showing the severe impact COVID-19 has had on the sector. According to the new issue of the World Tourism Barometer from the United Nations specialized agency, international tourist arrivals dropped by 65% during the first half of the year. This represents an unprecedented decrease, as countries around the world closed their borders and introduced travel restrictions in response to the pandemic. Over recent weeks, a growing number of destinations have started to open up again to international tourists. UNWTO reports that, as of early September, 53% of destinations had eased travel restrictions. Nevertheless, many governments remain cautious, and this latest...

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Sikkim to welcome tourists from October

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September 9, 20201155 Views

After remaining shut for almost six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the popular hills stations of Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal have opened their gates for tourists. The neighbouring Himalayan state of Sikkim is expected to follow suit from October. Every year more than 10 lakh tourists visit the region. This year, however, because of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, the hill stations were totally shut since March. Sikkim was among the first states to ban the entry of tourists from March 16. On September 5, the West Bengal government had permitted hotels in Darjeeling and Kalimpong to resume their services following social distancing norms and maintaining hygiene. Those within containment zones, however, would have to remain shut. “Now that the hotels have o...

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Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

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August 23, 2020663 Views

Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday, as the government tries to revive a key economic sector that has been devasted by the coronavirus pandemic. Tourists will have to stay for at least 30 days, with the first 14 days in quarantine in a limited vicinity of their hotel, before they can visit other areas, Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn told Reuters. The announcement comes after authorities suspended plans to create ‘travel bubbles’ with partner countries as the number of coronavirus cases in Asia rose. “On Oct. 1 we will start in Phuket,” Yuthasak said. Visitors will have to take two coronavirus tests during quarantine before they are able to travel to the rest of the island, M...

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Only tourists coming by flight allowed in JK from July 14

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 13, 20201317 Views

A day after Srinagar was again put on a partial lockdown due to surge in COVID-19 cases, Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that they are opening the Union Territory for the tourists from July 14, albeit only for those coming in through flight. That means, road entry points will remain closed. The administration has formulated a set of guidelines for tourists. The authorities maintained that tourism will be limited to those travelling by air. The officials have also necessitated RT-PCR (real-time polymerase chain reaction) testing for tourists. According to the order, all incoming tourists must have confirmed online hotel bookings for the duration of their stay. All tourists must have confirmed return air tickets. The proof of the same shall be checked on arrival. Elderly p...

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700 tourists come to Himachal in five days

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July 12, 20201191 Views

Around 700 tourists from various parts of country have visited Himachal Pradesh in the first five days of the last week. On Saturday 4th July state government had allowed entry of tourists into the state with certain conditions pertaining to COVID-19 health protocol. Giving the details state government has asked tourists to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Interestingly, majority of hotels owners and their associations in Himachal Pradesh were initially against the idea of opening hotels for tourists from other states fearing they might be carriers of coronavirus. However, tourism and civil aviation secretary Devesh Kumar said that before framing the SOPs for opening the tourism sector, the state government had examined the guideline...

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चलें पहाड़ों की ओर, उत्तराखंड भी स्वागत को तैयार

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July 5, 2020695 Views

हिमाचल प्रदेश के साथ-साथ उत्तराखंड सरकार ने भी कोविड-19 के तहत लागू की गई पाबंदियों में कई छूट का ऐलान किया है। इससे राज्य में पर्यटन उद्योग को थोड़ी राहत मिलने की उम्मीद है। राज्य के भीतर आने-जाने और दूसरे राज्यों से उत्तराखंड में आने वालों पर लगी पाबंदियां खत्म हो गई हैं। बस यात्रियों को थोड़े मानकों का पालन करना होगा। इनमें हिमाचल की ही तरह राज्य में आने से पहले 72 घंटे के दरम्यान कराई गई कोररोना जांच की नेगेटिव रिपोर्ट सबसे अहम है। तो अब आप बची हुई गर्मियों में पहाड़ों पर घूमने की योजना बना सकते हैं। उत्तराखंड में शीतलाखेत से त्रिशूल व नंदादेवी चोटियों का नजारा अनलॉक-2 में राज्य सरकार ने पर्यटन उद्योग को बड़ी राहत दी है। देशी-विदेशी सैलानियों को सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर जाने की अनुमति दी गई है, जबकि पहले इस पर रोक थी। दूसरे राज्यों से आने वाले सैलानियों को स्मार्ट सिटी वेब पोर्टल (h...