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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: Tourism

Airbnb may become obsolete depending on recovery of tourism after Covid-19 crisis

Bookings on Airbnb slumped from 96% to 41% this year due travel restrictions imposed by many countries in view of the pandemic.

Why minister C.T. Ravi wanted casinos in Karnataka but took a U-turn on the proposal

Asked whether the Karnataka govt was looking at casinos to generate revenue, minister C.T. Ravi told ThePrint there was no such proposal. 

Why Bhutan hasn’t finalised the tourism fee it wants to charge Indians

The Lower House of Bhutanese Parliament has passed the draft tourism bill, but the Upper House is still debating its fine print.

These are the 5 archaeological sites Modi govt wants to develop with museums

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also allocated Rs 3,150 crore for the Ministry of Culture, under which the sites fall.

J&K govt shoots down delayed tourism projects, prioritises colleges, flats & industries

Tourism dept told to come up with only projects with ‘visible impact’, which ‘could be put to public use’, and on which ‘return on investment’ is obtained.

‘Dark tourism’ in Soviet gulags is on the rise. But is it really educational?

As a major instrument of political repression and control in Soviet Union, some 18 million people passed through the gulags between 1929 and death of Stalin in 1953.

Not just good air, tourists also evade Delhi

Booking inquiries for hotels and flights to New Delhi have slumped since Diwali on 27 October, experts say.

Kashmir sees 84% less tourists in October — internet ban, terror attacks make matters worse

Only 7,378 tourists visited Kashmir after security advisory lifted on 9 October. Total October footfall was 9,378 — 84% drop from 59,048 in October 2018.

Siachen area, world’s highest battlefield, now open to tourists: Rajnath Singh

In a bid to boost tourism in Ladakh, the govt is opening the area from Siachen base camp to Kumar Post to show people the "tough work" done by the Army.

With Article 370 gone, Maharashtra govt plans tourist resorts in J-K & Ladakh

Maharashtra tourism minister Jaykumar Rawal said a letter will be sent to J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik seeking land to build the resorts, a move which comes ahead of assembly polls in the state.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.