Tag Archives: Tourism

• Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, successfully completes space flight 20 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Jeff Bezos fulfilled his longtime dream of going into space Tuesday and potentially opening a door to space tourism -- possibly the next mission for the man who built one of Earth's biggest business empires. ...

• Coronavirus: Crowds without masks in hill stations, markets cause for concern, says PM Modi 13 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is a matter of concern that big crowds are thronging hill stations and market areas without masks and social distancing. ...

• Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship 11 July 2021 | Susan Montoya Bryan and Marcia Dunn This post has no comments yet

  Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The brief, up-and-down flight took only about 15 minutes. ...

• India tour operators face severe blow from China coronavirus 7 February 2020 | Manoj Kumar This post has 2 comments

  Indian tour operators say they could lose up to $500 million because of cancellations from tourists from China and other countries due to the coronavirus outbreak, a cost that could rise four-fold if it persists through the year. ...

• Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as protests flare 29 December 2019 | Nupur Anand This post has no comments yet

  India’s tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings. ...

• Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism 23 December 2019 | Sophie Deviller and Jonathan Klein This post has no comments yet

  Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food -- many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as 'sanctuaries' to travellers. ...

• Thousands stranded in Thailand after Pakistan closes airspace 28 February 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Thousands of travellers were stranded in Bangkok on Thursday when Thai Airways cancelled all flights over Pakistan after Islamabad closed its airspace in response to soaring tensions ...

• How a Tibetan hotelier born in exile helped put Shangri-La on the map 20 January 2019 | Thomas Bird This post has no comments yet

  At the age of 16, Dakpa Kelden returned to his father’s hometown and enrolled at elementary school to learn Chinese. Today, he operates boutique hotels in Shangri-La and Lijiang. ...

• China pledges easier foreign tourist access to Tibet amid US pressure 11 January 2019 | Christian Shepherd This post has 4 comments

  The Chinese government in Tibet said it will make things easier for foreigners to visit there, amid renewed pressure from the United States for greater access by officials and journalists. ...

• On a journey of self-discovery: Norbu Dhondup in Southeast Asia 2 February 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Taking time off from his regular life in Toronto, Norbu Dhondup headed to southeast Asia on a spiritual journey. ...