Ah, memories of 2020. Why it’s important to remember our COVID holidays, good or bad Shutterstock Amanda Barnier, Macquarie University In Charles Dickens’ famous 1843 ghost story, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by …
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021
May this New Year take to places you’ve never been before. Happy holidays everyone…
Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return — and will it be forever changed?
Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return — and will it be forever changed? RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA Joseph M. Cheer, Wakayama University; Colin Michael Hall, University of Canterbury, and Jarkko …
COVID19: India extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021
India on Wednesday extended the temporary ban on flights to and from UK to January 7, 2021 after cases of the new strain of coronavirus were detected in the country. The development came after …
Kasol -A quaint little village in Himachal Pradesh
हिमाचल के घाटियों में कुल्लू और मनाली के अलावा कई ऐसे गांव बसे हैं जिनकी ख़ूबसूरती के बारे में लोगों को शायद नहीं मालूम। उनमें से ही एक खूबसूरत गांव है ” कसोल ” (Kasol) …
Fewer tourists meant less money for wildlife during the pandemic – but there’s an alternative
Fewer tourists meant less money for wildlife during the pandemic – but there’s an alternative Joseph Hamm, University of Leeds “Nature is healing” read social media posts at the outset of the pandemic, as birdsong …
Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia
Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia Shutterstock Anna Clark, University of Technology Sydney Summer’s here again. After months of lockdowns, travel bans and uncertainty, that first crunch of warm …
Can virtual tourism save local businesses in tourist destinations?
Can virtual tourism save local businesses in tourist destinations? Virtual reality goggles. taboer-roeder/flickr, CC BY-ND Muhammad Muhajir Aminy, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Mataram Imagine you can visit the beautiful tropical island of Lombok in eastern …
Would you do this at home? Why we are more likely to do stupid things on holidays
Would you do this at home? Why we are more likely to do stupid things on holidays http://www.shutterstock.com Denis Tolkach, James Cook University and Stephen Pratt, The University of the South Pacific As the COVID …
Lucerne (Heart of Switzerland) in Pictures
Lucerne is a magnificent little city in the center of Switzerland, across the lake from Altdorf, where legend has it William Tell shot an apple off of his child’s head. Lucerne is a beautiful city …