Travel

Thailand targeting seven-day quarantine for tourists

Shawdesh dEsk: Thailand is seeking ways to shorten the 14-day quarantine for foreign tourists to attract more arrivals as the country opens up. The Public Health Ministry has instructed the

JS body for modern planning to expand tourism

Shawdesh Desk: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on Sunday recommended adopting a modern and more up-to-date action plan to take forward the tourism

Visit Chalan Beel at Natore in Bangladesh to pacify your soul

Shawdesh Desk: Do you imagine yourself floating on a boat over a vast water body under the blue sky? Visit Chalan Beel to make your dream come true. Chalan Beel

The Greek island seeking new resident

Shawdesh Desk: From the ship, the island of Antikythera looked like a handful of withered and desiccated boulders flung into the Aegean. “Prepare to get lost in 180-degree blue,” said

No more ‘ladies and gentlemen’ on Japan Airlines flights

Shawdesh desk: If you’re stepping on a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane anytime next month, chances are you won’t hear the term “ladies and gentlemen” anymore. Instead, from 1 October, gender-neutral

Your dog can get a job reviewing staycations, you can come along for free

Dogs have plenty of career options such as becoming police dogs, rescue dogs and guide dogs – and now, they can be travel experts too! In fact, Canine Cottages is

Eiffel Tower in Paris reopens after evacuation

Shawdesh Desk: Eiffel Tower in Paris reopened to visitors after an evacuation due to a bomb threat on Wednesday afternoon, the tower’s operating company announced. “Following an anonymous call received

Taj Mahal reopens even as India cases soar

Shawdesh desk: The Taj Mahal reopens to visitors on Monday in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture, even as India looks set to overtake the US as the global leader in coronavirus