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Do-piyaza, blood-spitting paan, camels — The ‘bizarre’ food of Mughals in Western travelogues

Gitanjali Shahani - 31 August, 2020

In 'Tasting Difference', Gitanjali Shahani writes about the Mughal foods and traditions that early Western travellers considered 'ugly' and disturbing.

An Indian-Chinese couple went on a road trip to Chengdu — this is what they found

Shivaji Das - 23 August, 2020

In 'The Other Shangri-La', Shivaji Das writes about his travels to Chengdu, its ear-cleaners, 'Chinese dream' posters and Tibetan dogs.

Itching to travel but don’t want to quarantine? This Covid ‘health passport’ is your answer

Douglas Broom - 16 August, 2020

In mid-July, the number of confirmed cases globally jumped by a million in just four days. Travellers are now being forced to quarantine when they return home.

US allows Americans to travel abroad but the world is still sceptical of them

Nick Wadhams - 7 August, 2020

A European travel ban against Americans remains in effect, and non-essential travel to Canada is severely restricted. Other nations require Americans to quarantine on arrival.

Indian tourists are finally out. But there’s a bigger headache than coronavirus — red tape

Fiza Jha - 26 July, 2020

Checking into a hotel is easier. Getting past the innumerable checkpoints where you are asked the same set of questions again, and again, is not.

Why staycations can’t fill Singapore’s $20 billion hole in tourism sector

Low De Wei - 7 July, 2020

Singapore’s tourism sector faces a tough challenge as locals prefer to wait to travel to hotspots like Thailand and Malaysia rather than spend on a hotel down the street.

Supreme Court asks Centre, states to send migrant workers home free of charge

PTI - 19 June, 2020

The top court earlier passed a slew of directions to states, asking them to send migrant workers home, register, counsel and help them find employment.