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Earth Day: Avani honours with sustainable well-being initiatives

April 22, 2021741 Views

Since embarking on the sustainability journey with a pledge to eliminate plastic straws, Avani Hotels has been committed to implementing eco-conscious initiatives focused on preserving the planet for future generations. In celebration of Earth Day on 22 April 2021, the brand shares select Sustainable Well-being stories from its properties worldwide. Reducing plastic In 2018, Avani Hotels introduced a ban on plastic straws, which today extends to all its 33 properties worldwide. Instead, paper, bamboo or other materials that reduce landfill waste are prioritised, alongside embracing other sustainable practices such as zero waste food management. Avani+ Samui Resort took the initiative one step further by phasing out plastic packaging completely and opting for reusable materials for i...

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France expects to lift domestic travel restrictions on May 3

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April 21, 2021474 Views

Domestic travel restrictions imposed to tackle the spread of the COVID-19 virus are expected to be lifted on May 3, the government said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. FILE PHOTO: A woman makes her way in the departures area of the Terminal 2E at Charles-de-Gaulle airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Roissy, near Paris, France April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Government spokesman Gabriel Attal also said that President Emmanuel Macron’s administration was sticking to a base case scenario of bars and restaurants to re-open outdoor seatings by mid-May. “On May 3, it is expected that travel restrictions will be lifted”, he told reporters. The French government has also decided to order COVID-19 tests for travellers coming from India, Attal sa...

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From Byron Bay to Bali, tourist hot spots wary of Instagram influencers

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April 21, 20211334 Views

Residents of Australia’s Byron Bay have hit out at plans for a reality TV show set in the iconic holiday town, highlighting a growing backlash against social media influencers and digital nomads who often exacerbate troubles that dog tourist hot spots. Netflix series ‘Byron Baes’, will be a “love letter to Byron Bay” which is already a “magnet for influencers”, and follow the lives of Instagrammers, the streaming service said. But the backlash was swift, with an online petition by resident Tess Hall to boycott the series attracting more than 8,500 signatures, and dozens of locals protesting by paddling out on surfboards at Byron Bay on Tuesday. “We are a community experiencing significant challenges driven by influencer culture and rapidly shifting demographics of residents. ...

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Greece opens to tourists, anxious to move on from crisis season

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April 20, 2021905 Views

Greece began opening to tourists on Monday with few bookings but hopes for a better season to help make up for a 2020 devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. On Rhodes island, where most visitors are from abroad, hoteliers are scrubbing, polishing and painting in anticipation of a make-or-break year. “We’re preparing the hotel in order to start as soon as the government gives us the green light,” said George Tselios, general manager of Sun Beach Hotel, whose customers are from Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and Britain. Greece will formally open on May 14 but starting Monday, tourists from the European Union, the United States, Britain, Serbia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates will not quarantine if they are vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19. Sand hills are formed in ...

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“Another Day in Paradise” highlights tourism potential of Valley

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April 19, 2021421 Views

In order to promote the various Tourism potentials of Jammu & Kashmir and to address the various opportunities in Travel, Tourism & Hospitality in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India & Department of Tourism, Government Of Jammu & Kashmir in association with FICCI (Knowledge Partner), and IGTA organised a unique networking platform ‘Tapping the Tourism Potential of Kashmir: Another Day in Paradise’ recently at Srinagar. The event received participation from who’s who from the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality sector, key Industry stakeholders and Policy makers from Kashmir and various parts of India. A special event of one to one B2B meetings was also organized among key industry stake holders from Travel, Touris...

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Enjoy summers in Czech Republic with Golfing and Hiking

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April 19, 2021531 Views

Summer in the Czech Republic is always a memorable experience – one can explore and see this beautiful destination the various choices available in the country to choose from based on your personal interests. Be it on bike or skates, on horseback, by the water, in the water, in the air or off for a round of golf? Choose your style! Take a trip on rafts along the Morava River and allow yourself to be enticed up to the peaks of the Krkonoše Mountains. Visit the Ancient Kladruby Horses in Kladruby nad Labem, the world's oldest stud farm, and enjoy a carriage ride around the countryside! Long-distance paths for cyclists and in-line skaters that run alongside rivers and canals are now very common. Why not go for a stroll, a bike ride, or a ride on the deck of a pleasure cruiser on the B...

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Mysuru and Umaid Bhawan Palaces ranked amongst the world’s most loved

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April 19, 2021586 Views

Mysuru Palace in Mysuru and Umaid Bhawan Palace at Jodhpur have been ranked among the most loved Royal palaces in world. They ranked 20 of the most well-known royal palaces, or former royal palaces, on four criteria to determine which is the most loved by the public. The criteria judged were: average TripAdvisor rating, global monthly searches, hashtags on Instagram, and pins on Pinterest. Each criteria was marked out of a maximum of 25 points to create a total score out of 100. Versailles palace, Paris suburbs, France The results are as follows: Palace Location Score out of 100 #1 Buckingham Palace London, England 80 #2 Neuschwanstein Palace Bavaria, Germany 78 #3 Winter Palace St. Petersburg, Russia&nb...

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Australia in no hurry to reopen borders

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April 18, 2021607 Views

Quarantine free travel with New Zealand starts from Monday Australia is no hurry to reopen its international borders and risk the country’s nearly coronavirus-free lifestyle, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. Australia closed its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents in March 2020 and has been permitting only limited international arrivals in recent months, mainly its citizens returning from abroad. FILE PHOTO: A tourist takes a photograph on their iPhone of the Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset on a spring day in central Sydney, Australia. REUTERS/Steven Saphore The border closure, together with snap lockdowns, swift contact tracking and high community compliance with health measures, have made Australia one of the world’s most successful countries in curbin...

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UNWTO, Facebook partner to leverage digital marketing to restart tourism

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April 18, 2021663 Views

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Facebook have partnered to help global destinations make use of the power of digital marketing as they look to welcome tourists back safely. Over the past year, the United Nations specialized agency for tourism has been supporting its Member States on a series of initiatives relating to market intelligence and marketing. Now, as tourism begins to restart in some parts of the world, a series of special sessions were held jointly with Facebook to deliver a range of key insights into how the effective use of digital marketing can help destinations gain a competitive advantage in the challenging months ahead. Three sessions, one each in English, Spanish and French, welcomed participants from 30 countries. The sessions focused on Facebook an...

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Tourism ministry signs MoU with Cleartrip, Ease My Trip

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April 17, 2021839 Views

In its ongoing effort to strengthen the hospitality and tourism industry amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cleartrip and Ease My Trip, it said on Friday. The MoU was inked on Thursday. "The primary objective of this MoU is to provide extensive visibility to accommodation units, which have self-certified themselves on SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness and Training for the Hospitality Industry) on the OTA platform. The MoU also outlines both parties to encourage units to register on NIDHI and thereby, on SAATHI and encourage the local tourism industry with appropriate safeguards for curbing the spread of COVID-19. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMetho...