The 2021 games will mark the second time that Japan has hosted the Summer Olympic Games, the first being also in Tokyo in 1964, making this the first city in Asia to host the Summer Games twice. Japan’s capitalise all set to host Olympic Games, with all the pandemic rules …
India’s leading carrier – IndiGo – has emerged as a stronger and more valuable airline brand over the last year as per the Brand Finance Top 50 Airlines Report 2021. IndiGo rose to #36 in 2021 from #43 in 2020, registering the highest gain of 7 points. IndiGo is the …
Ministry of Tourism has taken several steps to promote India as a Medical and Health Tourism Destination. In order to provide a dedicated institutional framework to take forward the cause of promotion of Medical Tourism, Wellness Tourism and Yoga, Ayurveda Tourism and any other format of Indian system of medicine …
Eco-tourism has been identified as one of the Niche Tourism areas by the Ministry of Tourism for development in the country. Promotion and Development of tourism, including Eco-Tourism, is the primary responsibility of the State Governments/UT Administrations. However, Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance under Swadesh Darshan Scheme for the …
The COVID-19 pandemic has made travellers around the world even more concerned about sustainability. Unspoilt nature, careful use of resources and a focus on wellbeing are gaining in importance. The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is picking up on this trend and expanding the scope of its ‘Feel Good’ campaign …
Medical Tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term used to describe the rapidly growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain healthcare. Services typically sought by travellers include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/ hip), cardiac …
This summer, Hong Kong’s great outdoors will be very much within reach to those who reside abroad — thanks to a series of uniquely soothing sensory videos created under the 360 Hong Kong Moments initiative by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), which have managed to capture and bottle the city’s auditory …
Travellers from non-European Union countries who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter Germany from June 25 unless the country is designated a virus variant area, the interior ministry said. “Visiting trips and tourism thus become possible again for vaccinated people,” said the ministry, adding that individuals …
TOFTigers, India’s responsible tourism champion, has launched a new online resource demonstrating that good business can go hand in hand with care for nature and local communities in a push for sustainable tourism once Covid-19 eases. The resource aims to spread good practice amongst the accommodation sector in nature and …
Malaysia expects to fully reopen its economy and lift a ban on inter-state travel beginning end-October at the earliest if new Covid cases average below 500 a day, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The lockdown is already showing results, the prime minister said. The nation’s Covid curve has started to …
