Tag: the New York Times

Hampi, Karnataka India’s Hampi bagged second position in the list of ’52 places to go in 2019’ published by The New York Times. The UNESCO accredited World Heritage Site stood behind Puerto Rico, which has grabbed the top place for its amazing recovery from Hurricane Maria to rebound as a tourist destination. The report recommends Hampi as a favoured place, and talks about its archaeological monuments, scenic vistas against the Tungabhadra river, and geological rock formations. “At the heights of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century, Hampi thrived as one of the largest and richest cities in the world. ... Read more

The team of students and professionals that brought solar power to the village of Seyul International School of Zug and Luzern Global Himalayan Expedition was honoured in recognition of their commitment toward sustainable development of remote communities situated at an average altitude of 12,000 feet through impact tourism, providing access to clean energy, digital education and livelihood creation opportunities for over 30,500 people across 71 off-grid Himalayan villages to date.The award was accepted by Paras Loomba, Founder & CEO, GHE. The award was presented on November 5, 2018, the opening day of WTM London (World Travel Market) at the Excel London. ... Read more

Internet giant Google is on a new mission to authenticate online news contents, through their new program named as ‘Google News Initiative’. “The new project worth $300 million would really help journalism in the digital age,” said Google in a statement. The main objective of Google News Initiative (GNI) are spread in three categories like providing accurate breaking news, strengthen quality journalism and empowering news companies via new technologies. In order to reach digital news to audience effortlessly, Google also announces ‘Subscribe with Google’ option, that directs users to choose contents of their choice. Google further is all set to ... Read more