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Popularity of long weekends growing among Indians: Expertsedit
The Times of India – Online
There has been a whopping 52 per cent uptake in overall bookings compared to last year in airlines, hotel and tour package reservations, FCM Travel Solutions (Indian subsidiary of FCTG, Australia) Executive Director, Leisure Businesses Shravan Gupta told here. He said popular short haul destinations such as Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand have witnessed a growth of 41 per cent from last year. Domestic bookings to perennial favourites like Goa, Rajasthan, Kerala, Ladakh, Coorg and Delhi continued to increase, he added.
On a food sojournedit
Deccan Herald – Online
Deccan Herald – Print – Bangalore
For those who don’t know, we filmed six episodes around Southeast Asia for Far Flung… We went to India, South Korea, Laos, Vietnam and Hong Kong. We had an absolutely fabulous time. For example, we went to Mekong river to fish and then created a dish out of our catch, which was just amazing. In Laos, we made jaew bong, which is like traditional salsa, by smashing ingredients in a mortar and pestle to get those smoky, sweet-salty-sour flavours, and that was so thrilling.
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A visitor eats as they walk around the food expo in Hong Kongedit
Getty Images – Online
A visitor eats as they walk around the food expo in Hong Kong on August 19, 2017. This years food expo, held at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre, runs from August 17-21. (Hong Kong)