Spain saw 15.8 million international arrivals from the UK in 2019 and was forecast to see 16.4 million in 2020, pre-COVID-19. To put this into perspective, the next biggest source market is France, with 11.7 million arrivals in 2019
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Kerala to collaborate with state tourism departments to revitalize domestic tourism
Ayurveda, eco-tourism, adventure tourism to be promoted in a big way
Uttarakhand’s first international airport to come up at Pantnagar
The Pantnagar University land was selected from various land options for the construction of the new Greenfield airport
Nearly 31.7% of Indians are willing to travel after 2020 whereas 36% plan to do after 3 months, says Zostel’s Travel Survey 2020
The survey conducted among 1196 respondents primarily from the metros and tier-1 cities across the country indicates that 63% of males are inclined towards travelling in the next 1-2 months in comparison to 37% of females
Third of US consumers will reduce frequency of travel in ‘new normal’, says GlobalData
A third (32%) of US respondents have stated that they will reduce domestic and international travel, while almost half (48%) revealed that they will also now dine at home, instead of in restaurants
Australian cities’ tourism sector is in turmoil, says GlobalData
International travel restrictions along with imposition of complete lockdown and quarantine measures helped to contain the spread in Australia, but had led to severe disruption to the tourism and hospitality industry
Hotel Association of India pledges support to revive J&K tourism
KB Kachru, Vice President, Hotel Association of India and Chairman Emeritus and Principal Advisor South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group called on investors to consider J&K for their new ventures citing quick developments and assuring good returns based on promising infrastructure and tools in the Union Territory.
Rural Electrical Corporation to contribute 23 crore for development works in Kedarnath
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was executed in New Delhi between Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director, REC Limited and Ila Giri, Additional Spatial Commissioner, Uttarakhand.
Unlock 2.0: Hotels, B&B and Homestay reopens for tourists in Uttarakhand
The hotels will also have to ensure that their visitors have undergone RT-PCR tests from ICMR authorized labs not earlier than 72 hours from the time of arrival, reflecting the Covid-19 negative report.
