The Valverde Hotel has reopened in Lisbon after a three-year expansion process. The property is located on one of the most luxurious arteries in the city, Avenida da Liberdade, and is the only Relais & Châteaux property in the capital. Valverde now features a total of 48 rooms and suites, a brand new Sítio restaurant, […]
Jet skis have been banned from Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Harbour on the authority of the Dubai Maritime City Authority. Fines of up to AED500 per jet ski are now in place for users who disobey the new rules. The ban has been brought in after residents complained about out-of-control jet skis near designated swimming […]
Bhubaneswar’s Nandankandan Zoological Park has reopened after a gap of 94 days today. Sanjeet Kumar, the Deputy Director of the Nandankanan Zoo, informed that the priority is to keep everyone safe from the virus and have them enjoy and learn about nature. “Our priority is to keep everyone safe from Covid, be it animals or […]
Maharashtra is the latest state to relax COVID-19 lockdowns from Tuesday onwards. The easing of restrictions would be applicable to those areas where COVID positivity rate is low. At least 25 such districts will see relaxations in the coming days. These districts will have extended business hours for shops and malls, among other things. According […]
New York has announced the introduction of a de facto vaccine pass for some public spaces, after China’s Wuhan stated that it will be testing its 11 million residents after the Coronavirus returns to the place where it first emerged. China, which successfully managed to bring down the domestic cases down to almost zero, is […]
Bad news for those planning a trip to Goa lovers. The Goa government has announced extension of the ongoing COVID-19 curfew till August 9 due to the rise in the positive cases in the country. Earlier, the government had said that the lockdown will end on August 2. But, on Sunday, the administration issued a […]
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has said he expects the destination to make a full recovery from the impact of Covid-19 by 2023. This is a year earlier than many analysts had anticipated at the outset of the crisis last spring. Speaking at a meeting of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA), he said: […]
The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 03 projects for total amount of Rs. 179.68 Crore under Swadesh Darshan scheme and 03 Projects for total of Rs. 105.56 crore under ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ in the state of Gujarat. The Ministry of Tourism under its scheme ‘Swadesh Darshan’ sanctions […]
The Ministry of Tourism has recognized the immense potential of sustainable tourism in becoming a source of sustainable livelihoods and achieving the SDGs. The Ministry has accordingly formulated a Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Sustainable Tourism with focus on ecotourism. In order to make the document more comprehensive, the Ministry invited feedback/comments/suggestions on the […]
The Arslantepe Mound, a 8000-year old archaeological mound was inscribed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites positioning Turkey as a destination with a number of recognition for its cultural heritage sites. This was announced during the recently concluded extended 44th UNESCO World Heritage Committee online session in Fuzhou, China. According to a statement by […]