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जमीन पर जन्नत से कम नहीं चंद्रताल

July 31, 20202514 Views

अब कोविड-19 के दौर में हिमाचल के दुर्गम इलाकों में पहुंचना तो कठिन ही लग रहा है। वैसे स्पीति घाटी में जाने का समय अक्टूबर के महीने तक रहता है। क्या पता तब तक हाल सुधर जाए! इसीलिए हम आपको बता रहे है इस खूबसूरत झील के बारे में। यहां पहुंच कर हर किसी के मुंह से अनायास ही निकल जाता है कि जमीन पर यदि जन्नत है तो बस चंद्रताल में ही है। समुद्रतल से 14500 फीट की उंचाई पर हिमाचल प्रदेश के कबाइली क्षेत्र स्पीति में रेतीले, नंगे और सूखे पहाड़ों के बीच मीलों दायरे में फैली एक झील चंद्रताल जो अपने निर्मल शांत जल के लिए जानी जाती है, जिसमें नजर आता है आसमां और जमीन का अक्स, जो किसी को भी रोमांचित किए बिना नहीं रहता। मेरा यहां पर चौथी बार जाना हुआ तो न केवल सफर बल्कि यहां की आवोहवा का भी काफी नजारा बदला सा लगा। इस बार स्पीति में 80 फीसदी बारिश कम हुई है ऐसे में पूरे क्षेत्र से हरियाली गायब है, ठहर...

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No regular international flights till August 31

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 31, 20201024 Views

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday said the suspension of scheduled international flights to and from the country has been extended till August 31 amid the coronavirus pandemic. But DGCA approved repatriation flights and flights within designated ‘travel-bubbles’ will continue. The suspension of scheduled international commercial services was till July 31. In the wake of the pandemic, overseas flights were suspended in late March, while cargo flights and those approved by the DGCA have been permitted to operate. In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the government has decided to "extend the suspension on the Scheduled International Commercial Passenger Services to/from India up to 2359 hours IST of 31st August". However, this restriction would not ...

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Worldwide 40% destinations have eased travel restrictions, says UNWTO

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 31, 2020459 Views

The responsible restart of tourism is underway around the world as growing numbers of destinations ease COVID-19 related travel restrictions and adapt to the new reality. According to the latest analysis from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 40% of all destinations worldwide have now eased the restrictions they placed on international tourism in response to COVID-19. The United Nations specialized agency for tourism has been monitoring global responses to the pandemic from the start of the crisis. This latest outlook, recorded on 19 July, is up from 22% of destinations that had eased restrictions on travel by 15 June and the 3% previously observed by 15 May. It confirms the trend of a slow but continuous adaptation and responsible restart of international tourism. At the ...

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Kerala to work in sync with other states to revitalize domestic tourism

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 31, 2020714 Views

Kerala will work in tandem with Tourism Boards of other states to revitalize domestic tourism that has suffered a huge beating from the COVID-19 pandemic and would promote Ayurveda, eco-tourism and adventure tourism in a major way to get the tourism sector back on its feet. “Kerala Tourism will work together with other state tourism departments so that a tourist travelling from one state to another has a hassle-free experience. We expect to welcome guests in the next one or two months,” Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said. Kerala expect to welcome tourists in next couple of months The minister was speaking at the valedictory session of the two-day Tourism E-Conclave, ‘Travel & Hospitality: What’s Next?’, which concluded on Thursday. “We are starting off by revivi...

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WTTC unveils insurance guidelines for travel sector

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 30, 2020922 Views

Just a few days after Emirates airlines announced a COVID-19 cover for its passengers, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled its Insurance Guidelines to rebuild global consumer confidence to help encourage the return of travelling. The guidelines are designed to drive the return of safe, healthy and responsible travel and ensure the insurance sector is fit for purpose to operate for travellers in the ‘new normal’ of the COVID-19 world. Emirates had earlier announced that it will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should its passengers be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel, while they are away from home. This cover is provided by the airline, free of cost to its customers. It ...

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Europe keeps closing and opening the borders for travelers

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 30, 20201017 Views

Rising COVID-19 cases are making countries nervous and as more and more countries face a second wave of the pandemic, policy decisions are moving in disarray and fault lines are being exposed. Europe is witnessing all of this. After a unanimous decision by almost all major countries in the block earlier this month on opening EU countries for the foreign travellers, travel to Spain has become a new point of discontent. Firstly, it was UK when the British Government announcing that tourists returning from Spain will have to self-isolate for two weeks. In a massive blow for holidaymakers and the travel industry, restrictions were reimposed following an alarming spike in Covid-19 cases. As a result, Spain was removed from the lists of countries from which passengers arriving in England, Sc...

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120 kg of gold threads and 100 kg of silver threads in New Kiswa at Kaaba

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 30, 20201053 Views

The Kiswa, the finely embroidered black cloth that covers the holy Kaaba at the center of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, was replaced, as it is customary every year, on the eve of second day of Hajj when most worshipers have made the trek to Mount Arafat. One of the most beloved events of Hajj, the Kiswa replacement process, which took place on Wednesday night, is administered by the staff of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet Mosque. The Kiswa is replaced once a year during Hajj after the pilgrims go to Mount Arafat for the peak day of Hajj in preparation for receiving worshippers the next morning, which coincides with Eid Al-Adha. Pilgrims marked on Thursday the second day of Hajj, known as Day of Arafat, as they left the h...

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चलें पूर्वोत्तर की फूलों की घाटी को

Rorrkychand Wahengbam

July 29, 20201700 Views

कोविड-19 के दौर में घूमना कितना कठिन हो गया है। लेकिन हमारी कोशिश है कि हम आपको देश-दुनिया की झलक दिखलाते रहें, ताकि आपको घूमने की कमी महसूस न हो। इसी कड़ी में इस बार पूर्वोत्तर की एक अनूठी जगह हम अपने ही देश के बारे में कितना कम जानते हैं। हमारा देश इतनी विविधताओं और प्रकृति की इतनी खूबसूरती को समेटे हुए है कि उनका विवरण करने लगें तो सिलसिला अंतहीन होगा। ऐसी ही एक अनूठी जगह है पूर्वोत्तर की डिजुको घाटी। इसे पूर्वोत्तर की फूलों की घाटी भी कहा जाता है। यहां पाए जाने वाला डिजुको लिली फूल बेहद दुर्लभ माना जाता है। यह घाटी नगालैंड व मणिपुर की सीमा पर स्थित है। और कितनी विडंबना की बात है कि इतनी खूबसूरत, पुरसुकून देने वाली घाटी के लिए भी अक्सर इन दोनों राज्यों के बीच तनाव हो जाता है। खैर, लेकिन निर्विवाद रूप से इसे भारत के छुपे कुदरती खजानों में से एक माना जा सकता है। डिजुको को अर्थ होता...

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Global Air Travel not to recover until 2024

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 29, 20201859 Views

Global passenger traffic is not going to return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024. And this is going to happen a year later than was projected previously. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released an updated global passenger forecast showing that the recovery in traffic has been slower than had been expected. As per the forecast, the recovery in short haul travel is still expected to happen faster than for long haul travel. Recovery to pre-COVID-19 levels, however, will also slide by a year from 2022 to 2023. For 2020, global passenger numbers (enplanements) are expected to decline by 55% compared to 2019. While in April, the forecast was of 46% decline. Obviously, things have gone worse. June 2020 passenger traffic foreshadowed the slower-than-expected rec...

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Dramatic fall in tourism puts millions of livelihoods at risk

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 28, 2020884 Views

The enormous toll of COVID-19 on international tourism has now become clear, with World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data showing the cost up to May was already three times that of the 2009 Global Economic Crisis. As the situation continues to evolve, the United Nations specialized agency has provided the first comprehensive insight into the impact of the pandemic, both in tourist numbers and lost revenues, ahead of the upcoming release of up-to-date information on travel restrictions worldwide. UNWTO Confidence Index has dropped to record lows The latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows that the near-complete lockdown imposed in response to the pandemic led to a 98 per cent fall in international tourist numbers in May when compared to 2019. The Barometer also show...