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Morocco 'breathing again' as tourists back after Covid shutdown

Published on May 19, 2022 10:30 AM IST

Top 10 destinations for a summer break

It is summer time and travellers are ready to take their vacations once again after more than two years of staying home under Covid-19 lockdowns. Added to the lure of international skies being open now, this seems to be the best time for Indians to take their dream trip. Be it a ‘dreamcation’, ‘staycation’ or ‘wellcation’, if the desire to travel outpaces one’s finances this summer, then TNPL (travel now, pay later) service providers are making immediate vacations possible. Abhilasha Negi, Co-Founder of SanKash, tells Zarafshan Shiraz, “Making travel bookings, especially for big-ticket trips with the entire amount paid upfront for a vacation, has always been stressful for travellers. After the pandemic outbreak, travellers plan shorter trips closer to their date of travel, rather than planning months in advance. This hurts their pockets even more. However, through the ‘travel now, pay later’ option available at the POS with travel merchants, travellers pay over an extended period and enjoy the holiday they might never have thought possible.” Given the ease of purchase, she listed the top 10 international destinations that are gaining popularity in the summer of 2022:

Updated on May 19, 2022 08:25 AM IST

Travel: Best spots to enjoy adventure sports in India

Published on May 18, 2022 05:03 PM IST

Japan to allow limited foreign package tours from four countries as experiment

A rickshaw puller carries tourists near Sensoji Buddhist temple at Tokyo's Asakusa district in Tokyo, March 31, 2021. Japan’s government announced Tuesday, May 17, 2022, it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries in later this month before gradually opening up to foreign tourism for the first time since it imposed tight border restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Updated on May 18, 2022 08:45 AM IST

Rajasthan's Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary notified as India's 52nd tiger reserve

Updated on May 16, 2022 09:07 PM IST

Nepal PM Deuba inaugurates second international airport near Lumbini

Nepal's Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (C) is greeted by officials upon his arrival at the newly built Gautam Buddha International Airport following its inauguration in Siddharthanagar on May 16, 2022.

Updated on May 17, 2022 12:28 PM IST

Jharkhand may have 'dolphin safari' at Sahibganj, Rajmahal to boost eco-tourism

Updated on May 15, 2022 07:55 PM IST

Delhi to Leh bus service flags off after 8 months as snow clears off

Delhi to Leh bus service flags off after 8 months as snow clears off sooner than usual

Updated on May 15, 2022 07:40 PM IST

Shanghai nears end of lockdown, China’s Covid-19 angst grows

Local residents queue with umbrellas for nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in a compound under lockdown in the Pudong district in Shanghai on May 13, 2022.

Updated on May 13, 2022 08:21 PM IST

Indians can take precaution dose 3 months after second jab if travelling abroad

Updated on May 13, 2022 08:01 PM IST

What are Covid-19 entry rules for travellers to European countries?

Vacations are possible in Europe — but certain rules, like wearing masks, are still in place in many countires.

Published on May 13, 2022 02:24 PM IST

Seize the summer with these festivals!

Mount Abu Summer Festival, Rajasthan

Updated on May 13, 2022 02:02 PM IST

Travelling this summer? Check this holiday packing list with vacation must-haves

Travelling this summer? Check out this holiday packing list with vacation must-haves

Updated on May 12, 2022 04:03 PM IST

Paris sees return of tourists post-pandemic but Asians, Americans stay away

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Paris sees return of tourists post-pandemic but Asians, Americans stay away

Updated on May 12, 2022 08:30 AM IST

5 top breathtaking summer wedding destinations in India

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After a long duration of being impacted by the pandemic, weddings are back in full swing, in time to bid farewell to some of the season's most spectacular winter weddings and say hello to summer weddings. As many international destinations still have travel restrictions, a large portion of summer weddings are likely to take place in India this year and soon-to-be married couples are already looking for cool desi getaways in hills, mountains, islands and jungles, away from the sweltering heat of North India. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Anam Zubair, Associate Director of Marketing at WeddingWire India, revealed, “This wedding season is going to be a big bang, according to the Indian wedding dates calendar. In the summer of 2022, starting April till July, there are 29 mahurats (auspicious) dates which is almost 58% of the entire year’s mahurats. May is very heavy with 11 mahurat days and there are nine days in June. As per industry statistics, around 40 lakh weddings are to be solemnized from April-July.” She listed five fantastic summer wedding sites where you may have the wedding of your dreams and say "I Do" in lovely weather.

Updated on May 11, 2022 04:24 PM IST

Mandira Bedi’s Phuket diaries is all about ‘the sunshine, the sea, the sand'

Published on May 11, 2022 10:59 AM IST

Japan missing out on $37 billion pre-pandemic tourist numbers despite weak yen

Updated on May 11, 2022 09:09 AM IST

Argentina targets digital nomads with new visa, hopes to entice remote workers

Updated on May 11, 2022 09:00 AM IST

Australian airline announces program to offer super cheap domestic flights

An Airbus A350-1000 aircraft is parked on the tarmac at Sydney international airport on May 2, 2022, to mark a major fleet announcement by Australian airline Qantas.

Updated on May 09, 2022 08:02 PM IST

Jammu Heritage Festival organised at Ramnagar Fort to promote tourism

Updated on May 09, 2022 07:34 PM IST

#bikermums: Fun, fierce and fabulous

Jyoti Mehta

Published on May 08, 2022 11:09 AM IST

China continues 'Zero-Covid' lockdown, cancel AP exams for students

A resident undergoes a nucleic acid test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Guangzhou, in China's southern Guangdong province on May 7, 2022.

Updated on May 07, 2022 09:06 PM IST

Africa's tourism operators need local visitors

With international tourism still in a slump, African tour tour companies need local visitors to stimulate tourism.

Published on May 06, 2022 06:04 PM IST

Canada's largest airports optimistic of seeing relief in delay by summer

Travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, Canada. Canada's largest airports optimistic of seeing relief in delay by summer

Updated on May 06, 2022 09:38 AM IST

Carnival cruise ship passengers complain of high number of Covid-19 cases

Updated on May 06, 2022 09:25 AM IST

Franco-Dutch carrier Air France-KLM sees summer profitability on travel surge

Franco-Dutch carrier Air France-KLM sees summer profitability on travel surge. Air France-KLM cut its net losses for the first quarter to 552 million euros, one-third of the losses reported the year before, in a "promising" result, the airline group said on May 5, 2022.

Updated on May 05, 2022 12:24 PM IST

IRCTC's Bharat Gaurav Tourist train to include a stop at Nepal's Janakpur

Millions of Hindu devotees travel every year to the Ram Janaki temple in Janakpur, where the goddess Sita is believed to have been born and later married Ram. IRCTC to run its first Bharat Gaurav Tourist train on Jun 21 and includes Nepal's Janakpur in itinerary.

Updated on May 05, 2022 12:08 PM IST

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