Travel

UN fears for revered Christian and tourist site in Ethiopia that goes back 900 years

Shawdesh Desk: They’re one greatest cultural and religious treasures not only in Ethiopia but also in Africa and in Christendom: the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. And now a United

Tips for traveling with unvaccinated kids

Across the US, Covid-19 cases are rising again, primarily in unvaccinated populations. Most of these cases are due to the highly infectious delta variant of SARS-Cov-2, the coronavirus that causes

Tourists fined $500 for touching Hawaiian monk seals

Shawdesh Desk: A woman from Louisiana who was honeymooning in Hawaii has been fined $500 after a social media video showed her touching an endangered Hawaiian monk seal, U.S. authorities

International cruises from England to restart

Shawdesh Desk: International cruises will be able to start again from England from August 2 after a 16-month break. People arriving at UK ports who have been fully vaccinated in

Madrid’s Paseo del Prado, park win World Heritage status

Shawdesh Desk: Madrid’s iconic Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro Park have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the organisation and the Spanish government said on Sunday. The addition

Tourism sector facing existential crisis

*A large number of about 4m people involved in the sector are unemployed *The sector suffers Tk 26,500cr loss last year *BB announces Tk 1,000cr new stimulus package

Liverpool stripped of Unesco World Heritage status

Shawdesh Desk: Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city’s waterfront. The decision was made following a

Passengers can travel to India every day, but return on 3 days through Benapole

Shawdesh Desk: Despite the extension of travel ban to India through land ports till July 31, passport-holding passengers are now allowed to travel through Benapole land port every day and