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Shimla's horse owners hit hard by lack of tourists amid pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): The tourism sector, which is a major source of employment, has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many people like the horse owners or 'Ghodewalas' of Shimla struggling to survive.
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Nepal still banks on Indians heavily to revive its tourism sector
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 13 (ANI): Despite the COVID-19 induced economic slowdown, Nepal is expecting to host about 2 lakh foreign tourists in the ongoing fiscal year 2020-21, of which majority will be Indians, according to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) officials.
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AAPA calls for collaboration between governments for aviation recovery
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 24 (ANI): The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has urged governments to ease what it calls are unduly onerous restrictions on international air travel to re-establish global connectivity with evidence-based measures to safeguard public health.
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Abu Dhabi sees promising signs of progress in tourism as domestic restrict
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) today revealed signs of progress within the tourism sector as the Emirate prepares to gradually open up to international travel.
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Spanish govt to allocate additional $ 56 billion to support economy amid p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The Spanish government approved on Friday a new financial support package worth 50 billion euros ($56 billion) to businesses affected by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
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Global tourism set to lose $1.2 trillion due to coronavirus: UNCTAD
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 3 (ANI): The world's tourism sector could lose at least 1.2 trillion dollars or 1.5 per cent of the global gross domestic product (GDP) having been placed at a standstill for nearly four months due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report by UNCTAD.
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Air passenger markets remain close to a standstill while air cargo weakens
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 26 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh heavily on international air passenger and cargo markets in May with the travel and tourism sectors crippled by widespread lockdowns and travel restrictions, preliminary traffic figures released by the Associati
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China uses different tactics to impose national security law in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 14 (ANI): As Hong Kong citizens continue their pro-democracy battle against the city's leadership and mainland China, Beijing is using all means to convince the world that the anti-national security law will benefit the city's economy including the tourism sector.
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40 pc travel and tourism companies face shutdown in 3 to 6 months: BOTT Tr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Covid-19 pandemic has created havoc for the travel and tourism sector with as many as 40 per cent of companies facing the risk of a complete shutdown in the next three to six months while another 35.7 per cent may go for a temporary shutdown, according to
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EU agrees to phased border reopening based on bilateral agreements to rebo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The European Union discussed on Wednesday the prospect of reopening borders between countries with a similar epidemiological situation based on bilateral agreements to revive the tourism sector hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism minister of
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Kerala tourism incurred 15,000 cr loss due to COVID-19 crisis, state plann
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 16 (ANI): Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Saturday said that the state's tourism sector has incurred a loss of Rs 15,000 crore due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Over 20 lakh people involved in Uttarakhand tourism affected due to lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 2 (ANI): Around 20 to 25 lakh people who are involved in the tourism sector in Uttarakhand have been affected due to the nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
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