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New motorway opening will boost access to range of destinations

New motorway opening will boost access to range of destinations

A 32-kilometre motorway opening in Thailand’s rapidly developing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will significantly enhance access to a broad range of new destinations, sites and attractions in the coastal provinces of Chon Buri, Chachoengsao and Rayong. The motorway will also facilitate connections between Bangkok’s main aviation hub of Suvarnabhumi Airport and the airport/seaport of U-tapao […]

UK-equivalent destinations that can replace favourite foreign holiday spots

UK-equivalent destinations that can replace favourite foreign holiday spots

One of the UK’s last-minute holiday booking sites has revealed the UK-equivalent destinations to the British public’s favourite foreign holiday hotspots, so they can recreate their cancelled vacations in their home country. Last-minute holiday booking platform, LateRooms.com, interrogated national statistics, internal and Google trend data to discover the British public’s favourite foreign destinations to travel […]

Research reveals top holiday destinations for Brits in 2021

Research reveals top holiday destinations for Brits in 2021

Travel insurance firm Medical Travel Compared has analysed 2020 Google searches to identify next year’s top holiday destinations of choice among Brits. The research shows that it’s the picture-perfect Maldives that sweeps the number one spot of dream holiday destinations, closely followed by Mexico and then Bali. For those in the north of the UK […]

UNWTO says destinations have started easing travel restrictions

UNWTO says destinations have started easing travel restrictions

A majority of destinations around the world (53%) have now started easing travel restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though many remain cautious in view of the development of the pandemic, the seventh edition of the UNWTO ‘COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions: A Global Review for Tourism’ confirms the ongoing trend towards the gradual […]

100 destinations are now using ‘Safe Travels’ stamp by WTTC

100 destinations are now using ‘Safe Travels’ stamp by WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that in just three short months, 100 destinations are now using its ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, with the Philippines becoming the official 100th destination. WTTC, which represents the global travel and tourism private sector, made history earlier this year when it launched the world’s first ever global […]

Taiwan leads pack of wishlist destinations, says Agoda

Taiwan leads pack of wishlist destinations, says Agoda

Taiwan, Thailand and Japan are the top searched destinations for travel until the year-end according to search data revealed by Agoda.com. As the COVID-19 situation improves in many countries and social restrictions are being lifted, the travel itch that has been subdued for months now grows even stronger. Travellers are dreaming again of distance shores, […]

Your Ultimate Guide to Backpacking Colombia 🎒🇨🇴Essential Travel Tips + Destinations

Your Ultimate Guide to Backpacking Colombia 🎒🇨🇴Essential Travel Tips + Destinations

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OYO forecasts Jaipur, Goa and Kochi to become top leisure destinations

OYO forecasts Jaipur, Goa and Kochi to become top leisure destinations

OYO Hotels & Homes predicts ‘India’s Next Destinations’, a data-backed predictive analysis that brings to light the country’s upcoming leisure destinations for travellers. According to OYO’s forecast, Jaipur, followed by Goa and Kochi are set to become India’s top leisure destinations in October, November and December 2020. With the 2 October long weekend on the […]

Odisha to reopen tourist destinations from October

Odisha to reopen tourist destinations from October

More than six months after the state was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha government has decided to reopen all tourist destinations from October. Tourism minister J P Panigrahi said his department has prepared a master plan to promote various destinations in the state to attract tourists. “We have decided to reopen all […]

Kerala government has now opened all tourist destinations except beaches

Kerala government has now opened all tourist destinations except beaches

In a bid to revive the tourism industry, the Kerala government has now opened all the tourist destinations in the state, except beaches, for visitors from 12 October after remaining closed for over six months owing to restrictions to contain the coronavirus infection. According to the state’s tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran, hill stations, adventure and […]

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