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What is slow travel and how can you be a part of the movementedit
Vogue – Online
An antithesis to mass tourism, slow travel is an opportunity to recalibrate the way we travel. Slow travel is intentional, immersive and experience oriented, embodying #Travel Deeper, Neeti Mehra, sustainability consultant and founder of BeejLiving, tells us. It is transformational; we look to forge meaningful connections with the destinations we travel to and the strangers we meet on our journey, while rediscovering ourselves. In the 1980s, when an international fast-food chain opened in Rome, Italy, a mass protest began against it in order to preserve the regional cuisine and local farming. What came to be known as the Slow Movement, also gave birth to its offshoot, the concept of slow travel; the kind of tourism that respects ...
STB Develops Cruise Safe Certification for Cruise Linesedit
Travel Trends Today – Online
In line with the calibrated resumption of economic activities in Singapore, safe cruises will be piloted from November 2020 with enhanced safety protocols for two cruise lines that are homeported here. To provide assurance for safe cruising, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is developing a mandatory Cruise Safe certification programme, which sets out stringent hygiene and safety measures throughout the passenger journey from prior to boarding, to after disembarkation. The pilot cruises will be roundtrips with no ports of call, sailing at a reduced capacity of up to 50 percent and only open to Singapore residents.
Dubai Tourism director general expects industry to be back on track soonedit
Travel and Tour World – Online
The UAE went into a lockdown period in March, with Dubai, the country’s most popular tourism destination, reopening doors in July. At the end of lockdown, online search levels for Dubai were at 53 percent, which increased to 75 percent through August, and weve seen that growing since over the course of September, said Al Marri.
Malaysia Airlines boss says will have to shut down if restructuring plan fails: reportedit
Reuters – Online
Malaysia Airlines will have to shut down if its lessors decide not to back its latest restructuring plan, the chief executive of the airlines parent group was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Singapore and Indonesia agree to resume business and official traveledit
Devdis Course – Online
Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to reopen borders between the two countries for essential business and official travel after they were shut to curb the spread of COVID19. Indonesia has recorded over 333,000 cases, the second highest rate in Southeast Asia behind the Philippines, and its capital Jakarta has been subject to strict social curbs. Singapore, meanwhile, is seeing just a handful of cases daily.
Indonesia First to Signal UNWTO Framework Conference on Tourism Ethicsedit
Hamsanews – Online
Indonesia has turn out to be the primary signatory of the Framework Conference on Tourism Ethics, a landmark instrument created to make sure international tourism is truthful, inclusive, extra clear, and works for everybody. The ceremony, hosted by the World Tourism
China Golden Week holiday pumps up tourism, boon to economyedit
The Financial Express, News 18, Newstube Co, Republic World, Vmedianetwork, CNBC TV18, Whatsaup, Newstube Co, Redheart, Hindustan Times – Online The Asian Age – Print – Delhi
The Golden Week tourism and spending figures indicated domestic consumption was recovering well, especially as consumers engaged in revenge buying to make up for the previous months when they were unable to travel, she said. With many Chinese tourists unable to travel abroad due to global travel restrictions, those who previously travelled to Hong Kong and South Korea for duty-free shopping turned to the southern Chinese island of Hainan instead, spending 530 million yuan ($78 million) at duty free shops during the first five days of the holiday, according to a report by Chinese ...
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Tourism Industry Seeks Reduction In GST Rate, Tax Benefits To Revive Sectoredit
Hindi Business Standard – Print – Delhi
Tourism Industry Seeks Reduction In GST Rate, Tax Benefits To Revive Sector According To Them, The Covid 19 Pandemic Has Wreaked Havoc On The Travel, Tourism And Hospitality Industry, Resulting In A Loss Of Rs 15 Trillion And Putting Up To 40 Million Jobs At Risk.
Tourism going to be next growth driver for India: FAITHedit
Millennium Post – Online
The tourism sector is going to be the next growth driver for India but to achieve that, it needs to survive the impact of the COVID19 pandemic and revive, the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) said on Thursday.
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The Traveling Indianedit
Thetravelingindian – Online
I am Karthik a k a Rambow I always had a passion for traveling and right now I am on a mission to travel the whole world alone In this blog I will not only share travel experiences but also help my fellow Indians how they can travel independently and cheaply without any fear ( more ) In this blog I will not only share travel experiences but also help my fellow Indians how they can travel independently and cheaply without any fear ( more )(Hong Kong)
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35 random facts about Hong Kongedit
Thetravelingindian – Online
Hong Kong (HK) is one of world’s greatest city (actually a country) and every traveler/tourist will come back with great memories. Here are some interesting facts and trivia that you might have not known about Hong Kong. History 1. In 1773 Hong Kong became a trading port of opium between the Chinese and the British East India company.
Aquarium Yoga, Hong Kong Ocean Parks latest offeringsedit
The Times of India, Redheart – Online
Most of us have practiced yoga amidst greens, surrounded by the mighty mountains, but how many of you have done the same while surrounded by water and fish Well, this is what the Ocean Parks in Hong Kong is offering to yoga enthusiasts, Aquarium Yoga
Hong Kong Tourism Board introduce standard hygiene protocol for the safety of touristsedit
The Times of India, Whereabouts, The Economic Times, Outlook Traveller, Brifly, Voice of Travel – Online
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has launched a cleaning certification program for all the tourist attractions and hotels to ensure visitors safety from COVID19 HKTB along with the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA) have prepared a list of hygiene standards for hotels, restaurants, and tourist hotspots to keep people informed about the Coronavirus protocol
Hong Kong Performers Long for the Stage as Pandemic Keeps the Curtains Downedit
Hong Kong’s performing arts community has been brutally hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which has left theatres empty and stage lights cold and there is little hope on the horizon even as entertainment venues begin to reopen. The same pain felt by performers in Broadway and the West End is being experienced by artists in Asia, even while governments there have had greater success at tackling the coronavirus.