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The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced that the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, along with other royal palaces and locations would reopen from 1 November, 2021. The reopening of Bangkok’s most famous attraction, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, will allow tourists once again to explore the beauty and splendour of the historically significant and much-revered site. The Grand Palace complex, within which the Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Kaeo is located, was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its reopening date of 1 November is ... Read more

Ministry of Tourism is organising a conference of Tourism and Culture Ministers of the Southern Region on 28th & 29th October 2021 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER Shri G. Kishan Reddy and Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Basavaraj Bommaiwill address the event on 28th October 2021. The event is expected to be attended by the Ministers of State for Tourism, Govt. of India, Senior Officials from various Central Ministries, State Governments, Union Territory Administrations (UTs), Media and industry stakeholders. The States and Union Territories of Southern Region are endowed with diverse tourist attractions and each ... Read more

The Caribbean’s Travel & Tourism sector is recovering at a faster rate than any other region in the world, with its contribution to GDP expected to rise more than 47% this year, compared to just 30.7% globally, reveals new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, says that the recovery of the sector globally has been hindered by the lack of international coordination, severe travel restrictions and slower vaccination rates. However, the Caribbean is now benefiting from more relaxed restrictions around the world and low infection rates, which ... Read more

SpiceJet will launch 28 new domestic flights across the country from October 31 onwards, the airline said Monday. It will launch multiple new non-stop flights connecting the tourist hotspots of Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur in Rajasthan with key metros and cities as part of its new winter schedule, SpiceJet said in a statement. SpiceJet will also connect Bagdogra with Ahmedabad, Kolkata with Srinagar and add two new flights on the Bengaluru-Pune sector, it said. The government had on October 12 allowed airlines to operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from October 18. When the government resumed the scheduled ... Read more

John Cena has partnered with the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) for its new tourism campaign, encouraging travelers to book a trip to the capital “stat.” Following the teaser video launched last week, the full film released today sees Cena abandoning his travel plans after reading about Abu Dhabi on his flight highlighting exactly why the Time is Now to visit. Literally diving into everything the destination has to offer, Cena parachutes out of a plane and lands on the roof of the iconic Louvre Abu Dhabi. The video showcases the birds-eye view of Cena’s ... Read more

During a question and answer session in the Assembly, Minister Mohammad Riyaz said that the PWD rest houses would be converted into people’s rest houses. As part of this, an online booking facility will be available on November 1 where the public can book rooms. If you need a room in a rest house, the general public can now book online through the portal. The online system will be set up without losing the existing facilities for the officers. The aim is to make the rest house more people friendly and turn it into a people’s rest house. The Public ... Read more

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a Houseboat Festival organised by the Department of Tourism of Jammu and Kashmir at the famous Dal Lake here, officials said. The minister also witnessed a musical fountain and laser show, that, he said, was “a mesmerising experience”. The Houseboat Festival has been organised as part of the ‘Iconic Week’ festival celebrating the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said. Shah was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh. Later, Shah took to Twitter to share pictures of ... Read more

‘Iconic Week’ to celebrate the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir was kick-started here on Saturday. Marking the beginning of the week-long celebrations, Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu inaugurated ‘Spirits of J-K’ — a Sufi festival, at SKICC here. The festival is organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department. On the occasion, Aghaaz-e-Nishast”, a discourse on mysticism, was held in collaboration with the Academy of Art Cultural and Languages. Also, a mystic gallery was set up where traditional artefacts and manuscripts and rare copies of the Quran and the Bhagwat Gita besides rich Sufi literature, 19th-century copper, brass ware and ... Read more

Newly launched airline flybig has entered into an agreement with IRCTC to facilitate travellers to book tickets for any of its northeast destinations through the latter’s Air’ platform, an official said on Friday. The pact will allow the passengers to book their travel tickets to any NE flybig destination through the IRCTC portal, which will help in boosting tourism in the region, he said. The partnership is launched in line with Dekho Apna Desh’ to promote NE sectors’ flora, fauna and culture. It also boosts Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, promoting connectivity and economic growth of the region. flybig will always ... Read more

BR Ambedkar’s famous power suit, peacock’s feathers, Lord Shiva’s throat or the less prominent fourth hue of the Indian flag, an ongoing exhibition at the DAG here examines the history of the colour blue in the country prompted by its seemingly universal value. The exhibition, titled “Indian Blue”, showcases a range of artistic practices from the realistic to the abstract, from landscapes and portraits to history paintings and figurative narrations, across an equally astonishing range of mediums — oils, watercolours, acrylics, print, sculpture — and periods. “Even though all art deals with colour, we have never before examined a colour ... Read more

Australian airline company Qantas on Friday said it will start operating flights on the Sydney-Delhi route from December 6 onwards. Qantas said the Sydney-Delhi flight is its first commercial service between Australia and India in almost a decade. “Flights from Sydney to Delhi would operate via Darwin, while flights from Delhi to Sydney would operate nonstop,” the airline’s statement noted. In line with current Australian government regulations, these flights are limited to Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate families and parents. The Sydney-Delhi flight will operate three times a week with its Airbus A330 aircraft, it said. The frequency ... Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Kushinagar international airport, which is an endeavor to connect Buddhist pilgrimage sites around the world as well as facilitate travel of pilgrims to the final resting place of Lord Buddha. Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh is the final resting place of Gautama Buddha where he attained Mahaparinirvana after his death, and is among the most important pilgrim spots for Buddhists. The airport has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 260 crore and the new terminal building is spread across 3,600 square metres. It has been developed by the Airports Authority of ... Read more

Small yet highly advanced, Malta is one of the Mediterranean’s best-kept secrets and one of Europe’s leading investment locations, driven by its reputation for stability, predictability, and security. The island nation’s strategic location between Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East is perfect for business owners, and its stable political climate makes holds great appeal to anyone seeking an alternative residence. Now, with a minimum investment of EUR 175,000, you can acquire Maltese residence including visa-free access to Europe’s Schengen Area in a matter of months via the Malta Permanent Residence Programme. A prime location for business and private residence ... Read more

Pilgrimage to the Himalayan temples of Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri resumed on Wednesday with the weather clearing up across Uttarakhand. The pilgrimage to Badrinath, however, could not resume as the Pipalkoti-Joshinath-Badrinath stretch of the national highway remained blocked at several places due to a landslides, Chardham Devasthanam Board Media incharge Harish Gaud said. As the weather improved, pilgrims waiting at different stopovers on way to Kedarnath began reaching Sonprayag to visit the temple. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was also among 4,475 devotees who visited Kedarnath on Wednesday. A total of 1,433 pilgrims visited Gangotri ... Read more

India’s first liquor museum opens in Goa. The museum, titled ‘All About Alcohol’, was built by a businessman named Nandan Kuchadkar. The museum is spread over an area of ​​13,000 square feet. Situated at a distance of 10 km from Panaji, the museum is open from 3 pm to 9 pm. This is a start to let the world know about the legacy of Feni, Goa’s unique liquor. Nandan says that when such a thing came to his mind, he inquired whether there was such a museum anywhere in the world. He added that countries like Scotland and Russia are ... Read more