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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Topic: Tourism

Gandhi, Sanjay Dutt, Kasab — Pune’s Yerawada jail, open to public, has many stories to tell

Yerawada jail was opened to public on 26 January, making it the first prison in Maharashtra to do so. Other prisons with historical significance likely to open up too in boost to 'jail tourism'.

Not just temples — Odisha makes big ecotourism push, eyes ‘top tourism destination’ tag  

Across TV screens, newspapers, and hoardings, Odisha govt is presenting the state as the country’s ‘best-kept secret’, whose lakes, beaches, hills, and monuments haven’t got much attention.

India’s new tourism model is small local rentals, homestays. 2021 budget needs to catch up

As vacation rentals trend in India, the tourism industry has immense potential to generate revenue and jobs. But it needs help from the government too.

Dolphins, trekking — Aaditya Thackeray plans Maharashtra’s own ‘travel and living’ TV show

Aaditya Thackeray-led tourism dept plans 12-episode series to showcase best of state's food and sights across its 6 regions in a bid to boost tourism and climb out of Covid slump.

Singapore to open for business travellers & house them in dedicated bubble facility

Singapore has decided to start a new travel lane for business and official travellers that will allow them to visit the city-state without quarantine for short-term stays.

Bye-bye Bali, hello Bondi. Grounded Australians holiday at home

With the international border closed, people who head overseas are being forced to vacation at home. It has increased domestic consumption, helping lift Australia out of recession.

Airbnb’s fight to stay afloat after Covid is a case study in resilience

Airbnb website took advantage of the shift in customer behavior — avoiding international air travel and renting homes nearby — and started showing more local offerings.

4 yrs after buying buses, Maharashtra finally plans to start Mumbai Hop On, Hop Off service

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation has floated tender to rope in a company to maintain and operate the 11 Hop On Hop Off buses bought for about Rs 8 crore.

How Covid gives Thailand national parks a chance to recover from damage caused by tourism

Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has decreed that all national parks in Thailand will close for an annual average of three months, beginning in 2021.

Not flying this year? This is what you can do with your frequent flier miles

From pooling the points to planning for 2021 to approaching travel miles as a fluctuating currency to purchase tickets, here are some practices one can follow:

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.