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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Topic: Tourism

Half a billion Chinese are going on vacations while rest of the world still dreams of one

In the first four days of the Golden Week holiday that started 1 October, 425 million people, nearly 80% of last year’s throngs, traveled domestically.

India’s adventure tourism circuit with Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka can boost the sector

Given the varied recovery trajectories for countries, uncertainty and travelers’ anxiety will be the hallmark of travel and tourism in the age of Covid-19.

Haryana tourism wants some employees to generate 50% of salary themselves, they say impossible

The order is for Drawing and Disbursing Officers and counter in-charges at tourism complexes across Haryana. These employees have not been paid salary for the last 3 months.

India beats Maldives, Sri Lanka to become a favourite tourist spot in South Asia, finds study

A report by Brookings India reveals that tourism in India improved considerably since 2017, and added that India could leverage its cultural similarities with neighbours to grow further.

Your country’s Covid management will decide how many tourists you will get

Countries hard-hit by Covid will have to factor in new concerns of hygiene and safety for travellers, in order to build back tourism.

Saudi Arabia, Russia, UK, Germany hope to ‘wow’ citizens with Covid staycations

Covid put a giant dent into the tenth of global economic output tourism accounts for. Countries are hoping to recover some of these losses from domestic travellers.

Maldives set to reopen its resort islands to international visitors from 15 July

International visitors will be allowed only on resort islands and live-aboard boats as of 15 July; on 1 August, guest houses and hotels on inhabited islands will reopen.

Thailand reopens to tourists – but only those who are loaded & can charter private planes

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has added a clause to the plan to also allow those who have 'special arrangements' with the government.

With virus hammering tourism, Bali’s hotels are up for sale and going cheap

Balangan Wave, a 50-villa resort under construction, has already hit the market, and developer Michael Halim has slashed his asking price to $9 million from $17 million in May.

Himachal Pradesh ‘unlocks’ hotels, but industry in no hurry to welcome hill tourists back

At a meeting convened by Himachal Tourism secretary to explore ways to unlock the state, the hotel industry conveyed its unanimous decision to remain shut.

On Camera

Why India needs more mining to power its manufacturing future

The factories of the future will not operate on slogans or tariffs; they will rely on copper, nickel, lithium, rare earths and reliable energy. Securing these inputs is not optional.

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.