The RBI has been announced a 15,000 crore loan package for assisting sectors including tourism, hotels, and restaurants, which are facing severe crisis due to the expansion of covid. Loans are available only to travel agencies, tour operators, supply chain companies, private bus operators, car workshops, car rental companies, event organizers, spas, beauty parlors/salons, and […]
Tag Archives: covid19
07
May
May
The second wave of covid is sweeping the country. It is important to avoid travel as much as possible and to minimize contact with people to avoid getting sick. However, some essential trips cannot be ignored. Travel is allowed in the country while maintaining travel restrictions. Although a small lockdown is now in place in […]
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Being neglected often, Indian tourism industry feels orphaned!
14
Apr
Apr
Tourism and hospitality industry hardly finds sufficient support from the Government, even when it is needed the most. Industry’s disenchantment in the wake of the neglect is not the first time: travel, tourism and hospitality sectors in India, despite having significant socio-economic contribution, get recurrent shocks of the negligence from the authorities much more often […]
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Oman tightens restrictions; These are the new orders
06
Apr
Apr
The Supreme Committee announced further restrictions in the wake of the Covid expansion. During the month of Ramadan, night travel and trade bans were imposed. Access to Oman was restricted to nationals and resident visa holders. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Supreme Committee chaired by the Home Minister. During the month […]
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“How is Life in Europe at the moment”? Eva Seller Speaks
28
Mar
Mar
Life in Europe continues to be an emotional rollercoaster. Most European countries are starting to come out of a particularly hard winter. Hard not only because of a particularly harsh cold spell and a lot of snow, but also from spending most of the late autumn and winter in various stages of lockdown which has […]
11
Mar
Mar
Tourists to Thailand can now spend their mandatory two-week coronavirus quarantine on a luxury yacht, as part of a bid by the government to revive the country’s tourism industry, which is the major source of income for the country. Thai government’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency, along with partners including top telecom group Advanced Info Service, […]
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Medical & Wellness Tourism in Kerala – Riding on the Revival Wave
17
Nov
Nov
With the opening of the tourism industry in Kerala, medical and wellness tourism has gained tremendous momentum. Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy are the key contributors injecting a new life to the hospitality industry which has itself been on life support system for a long time now. Yoga as well as Ayurveda has been seen as […]
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has clarified that the Singapore Ministry of Health has not issued any health advisory that requires travelers from India to have yellow fever vaccinations. STB in a press note on Wednesday said that a circular dated February 27, purportedly from Air India, has been making the rounds stating “yellow fever […]