Tourism Amid Pandemic

Amid an increase in travel following the easing of Covid pandemic restrictions, countries are doing all they can to encourage visitors to come and boost their economies. The latest is Taiwan which is planning to pay tourists to vacation there.

Japan's biggest airline, ANA Holdings, has asked the government to ease curbs on overseas visitors, and seeks a revival of domestic tourism subsidies to spur travel as pandemic infections fall, its chief executive said on Thursday.

The government does not want to stop tourists but certain protocols must be followed to keep Covid at bay, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday amid concerns about burgeoning crowds at popular hill destinations and other tourist spots.

Work From Home, which has become the new normal amid the Covid pandemic, has turned into "Work From Himachal Pradesh", said the state's Director General of Police as thousands flocked to the hill state to escape the confines of their homes and heat.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing tension along the international border with China that cuts through the region, the Ladakh administration has reopened the famous Pangong Tso Lake for tourists from January 10.The areas reopening for tourism are not located near the flash points between India and China.

Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)and foreign nationals can visit India for any purpose, except on tourist visa, the government said today as it eased visa and travel restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The snowbound Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh opened today, three weeks ahead of schedule, to provide essential supplies and relief material to the residents of the Lahaul and Spiti Valley as the coronavirus pandemic grips the country. Snow clearing operations at the Rohtang Pass, which is the gateway to the tourism destination of Lahaul and Spiti...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday the coronavirus pandemic "hangs over the future, like a spectre", and the lockdowns will impact the country's economic activity directly. The global macroeconomic outlook is overcast with the COVID-19 pandemic "with massive dislocations in global production, supply chains, trade and tourism", the cen...

The iconic Taj Mahal will be closed to visitors from today as part of measures to try and combat the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism ministry said on Monday.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic can affect the economic activity in the country. Addressing a press conference amid the coronavirus outbreak, the RBI Governor said sectors such as tourism, airlines, hospitality and trade are already suffering due to the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak.

Amid an increase in travel following the easing of Covid pandemic restrictions, countries are doing all they can to encourage visitors to come and boost their economies. The latest is Taiwan which is planning to pay tourists to vacation there.

Japan's biggest airline, ANA Holdings, has asked the government to ease curbs on overseas visitors, and seeks a revival of domestic tourism subsidies to spur travel as pandemic infections fall, its chief executive said on Thursday.

The government does not want to stop tourists but certain protocols must be followed to keep Covid at bay, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday amid concerns about burgeoning crowds at popular hill destinations and other tourist spots.

Work From Home, which has become the new normal amid the Covid pandemic, has turned into "Work From Himachal Pradesh", said the state's Director General of Police as thousands flocked to the hill state to escape the confines of their homes and heat.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing tension along the international border with China that cuts through the region, the Ladakh administration has reopened the famous Pangong Tso Lake for tourists from January 10.The areas reopening for tourism are not located near the flash points between India and China.

Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)and foreign nationals can visit India for any purpose, except on tourist visa, the government said today as it eased visa and travel restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The snowbound Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh opened today, three weeks ahead of schedule, to provide essential supplies and relief material to the residents of the Lahaul and Spiti Valley as the coronavirus pandemic grips the country. Snow clearing operations at the Rohtang Pass, which is the gateway to the tourism destination of Lahaul and Spiti...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday the coronavirus pandemic "hangs over the future, like a spectre", and the lockdowns will impact the country's economic activity directly. The global macroeconomic outlook is overcast with the COVID-19 pandemic "with massive dislocations in global production, supply chains, trade and tourism", the cen...

The iconic Taj Mahal will be closed to visitors from today as part of measures to try and combat the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism ministry said on Monday.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic can affect the economic activity in the country. Addressing a press conference amid the coronavirus outbreak, the RBI Governor said sectors such as tourism, airlines, hospitality and trade are already suffering due to the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak.