Travel

Indigo staffer mishears ‘ballast’ as ‘blast’, creates security scare at Bhopal airport

Shawdesh desk: An Indigo staffer learnt it the hard way after she created a security scare at the Raja Bhoj International Airport in Bhopal. The woman staffer mistook the term

Encroachments on beach: HC summons Cox’s Bazar DC on contempt charge

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Thursday summoned the deputy commissioner of Cox’s Bazar district on contempt charge for failing to remove encroachments from the beach. A division bench of

Slow start expected as New Zealand fully reopens borders

Shawdesh Desk: New Zealand’s borders fully reopened Monday, but the return of international visitors and students is only expected to start with a trickle following the lifting of Covid-based travel

Padma Bridge to transform Bagerhat’s tourism industry

Shawdesh Desk: The much-awaited Padma Bridge finally opened to traffic on Sunday. With this, the tourism industry of the country’s southwest region is expected to undergo massive transformation. Thousands will

Budget 2022-23: Tax at source causes new worries for tourism

Shawdesh Desk: Although a sharp increase in allocation for the pandemic-affected tourism sector in the budget made the entrepreneurs happy, tax at source proposal however brought new worries for them.

What secrets do the Taj Mahal’s locked rooms hold?

Shawdesh Desk: Do the chambers of one of the world’s greatest monuments hold any secrets? Judges belonging to a high court in India don’t think so. On Thursday, they dismissed

Amusement parks gear up for Eid holiday

Shawdesh Desk: Amusement parks are set to welcome the city dwellers to enjoy the Eid holidays with a new normal after the corona pandemic. The parks have been decorated colourfully

Airlines gear up for Eid rush

Shawdesh desk: Many holidaymakers are choosing air travel to enjoy hassle-free journeys during the Eid holidays, increasing the demand for air tickets despite a hike in airfares. Many people didn’t