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Trendy Travel Trade with Food & Shop Volume VII • Issue XI • December 2020 • Pages 84 • Rs.100/- International Tourism to Bounce Back PC: Dafna Tal Royal Journey of India Archaeological Tour of Majestic Kerala Enchanting Himalayas Tribal Trail Buddhist Temple with 18 to 20 Nights Rajasthan 14 to 15 Nights with Taj 15 to 17 Nights North East India Tour Mumbai – Mangalore – Bekal – Wayanad Bhubaneswar - Dangmal - Bhubaneswar 21 to 23 Nights 13 to 15 Nights 14 to 16 Nights Delhi - Jaipur - Pushkar – Ranthambore – Kozhikode(Calicut) - Baliguda Delhi – Jaipur – Samode – Nawalgarh – Delhi - Agra - Darjeeling - Gangtok - Delhi - Varanasi -Bodhgaya - Patna Sawai Madhopur – Kota – Cochin – Thekkady – Kumarakom– - Rayagada - Jeypore - Rayagada - Bikaner – Gajner – Jaisalmer – Osian Phuntsholing - Thimphu - Punakha - -Kolkata - Bagdogara - Darjeeling - Bundi - Chittorgarh - Bijaipur - Quilon – Varkala – Kovalam Gopalpur - Puri – Bhubaneswar Udaipur - Kumbalgarh - Jodhpur - – Khimsar – Manvar – Jodhpur – Rohet – Paro - Delhi - Pelling (Pemayangtse)- Gangtok - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Mandawa – Delhi Mount Abu – Udaipur – Dungarpur Kalimpong -Bagdogra – Delhi – Deogarh – Ajmer – Pushkar – Pachewar – Ranthambhore – Agra – Delhi Contact @ :+91- 9899359708, 9999683737, info@ travokhohlidays.com, [email protected], www.travok.net PUBLISHER'S NOTE Trendy Travel Trade with Food & Shop Volume VII • Issue XI • December 2020 • Pages 84 • Rs.100/- Editor & Publisher : Vedika Sharma Director: Babita Sharma Senior Editor : Tarsh Sharma Reporter : Parul Malhotra Consulting Editor(West) : S K Mishra Consultant Art Director : Anita Mudgal Dear Reader, Graphic Designer : Sangeeta Arya The outcome for 2020 is expected to After Covid-19 wrecked 2020, we all be a decrease in the international tourism Consulting Photographer : Ganesh Kapri are crossing our fingers and welcoming economy by around 80% (downside the New Year 2021 with new hopes. By of previous estimates), with domestic Manager Administration : Gaurav Kumar keeping this in mind T3FS covered many tourism driving the short term recovery. professionalists views with respect to In hospitality, we focused on the Manager Circulation : Himanshu Mudgal market scenario. In our cover story, we recovery of the hospitality sector. OUR TEAM OUR picked few International Tourism Boards Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] to know about the global scenario. world’s economy was shut down almost According to the newest UNWTO World overnight. Hotels are still struggling to Website : www.fabianmedia.net Tourism Barometer, international arrivals keep their doors open and are unable to plunged 81% in July and 79% in August, rehire all their staff due to the historic traditionally the two busiest months of drop in travel demand. the year and the peak of the Northern COVID-19 outbreak has presented Editorial & Marketing : Hemisphere summer season. The drop unprecedented circumstances before the [email protected] until August represents 700 million fragile tourism and hospitality industry. fewer arrivals compared to the same The highly infectious novel coronavirus Published, owned, Printed & Edited by Vedika Sharma period in 2019 and translates into a loss continues to thwart the sector and raises 888, Pocket – D, Dilshad Garden, Delhi – 110095, of US$ 730 billion in export revenues serious questions about the present and Contact @ 011-41058470, 9560264449 from international tourism. This is more future survival of the sector. One industry that is suffering the Printed at: G.S. Basava Graphics Art Press, 35 DSIDC, Okhla Indl. than eight times the loss experienced on Area, Phase - I, New Delhi - 110020 the back of the 2009 global economic most immediate repercussions is and financial crisis. the hospitality and leisure industry. All information used in Trendy Travel Trade with Food & Shop Furthermore, we focused on “2021: Hospitality is among the hardest hit due (T3FS) is reliable and derived from the sources. With due respect year of Domestic Tourism in India”. to fears of community spread through to the sentiments of the readers, none of the information published COVID-19 has tossed out most travel travel and group environments. is aimed at pinching the emotions of the readers. Opinions/ plans for people in 2020. With the travel In lifestyle, we covered upcoming views expressed by third party in abstract or in interviews are automobiles, newly launched products not necessarily shared by us. Material appearing in the magazine market gearing up 2021 seems to be the cannot be reproduced in whole or in part(s) without prior year of domestic tourism in India. and month’s special love talk. permission. The publisher assumes no responsibilty for material The outlook for tourism economy lost or damaged in transit. The publisher reserves the right to recovery remains highly uncertain, as Merry Christmas and Happy New refuse , withdraw or otherwise deal with all advertisement without the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Year!!! explanation. All advertisement must comply with the Indian continues to heavily hit the sector. advertisement code. The publisher will not be liable for any loss caused by any delay in publication, error or failure of advertisement to appear. VedikaSharma [email protected] Runway to get the trends of current .scenario Get live updates of all travel & lifestyle trends at .your fingertips Arrive & Revive with Dubai 4 Night/5 Days Contact @ :+91- 9899359708, 9999683737, info@ travokhohlidays.com, [email protected], www.travok.net In the lap of NATURE “The year 2021 will bePg road20 CONTENTStrips not very far from home with people opting for standalone resorts or Homestays in rural areas.” – By Razvee Hussain, Secretary Tourism, Pg08 Government of Assam. No doubt, tourism has International Tourism to Bounce been the worst affected Back of all major economic sectors. If you are hoping to see international tourism on the cards by 2021 then no, you may need to wait a little longer. The tourism sector has been devastated by COVID-19. Pg12 2021: Year of Domestic Tourism in India COVID-19 has tossed out most travel plans for Aviation people in 2020. With the travel market gearingPg24 Pg32up 2021 seems to be the year of domestic tourism in India. Pg22 Switzerland: Pg A solo traveller’s haven 34 Travelling alone can be the most therapeutic form of self- Pg32 indulgence! Experience the Holiday Aviation Festivities in Philadelphia Hospitality: Accelerate Pg36 Recovery Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the world’s economy was shut down almost overnight. Hotels are still struggling to keep their doors open and are unable to rehire all Pg42 their staff due to the historic drop in travel demand. Automobile Food Pg62 Tech Pg56 Pg66 tête-à-tête In the lap of NATURE “The year 2021 will be road trips not very far from home with people opting for standalone resorts or Homestays in rural areas.” – By Razvee Hussain, Secretary Tourism, Government of Assam. • Vedika Sharma Share about the untouched destinations of and Diplai Beel. Assam. In the Karbi Anglong district, there is a tiny hamlet Assam, an all-season tourist destination, is namely Shikdamakha, nestled on a plateau that predominantly nature-based and brings forth a has set examples in cleanliness and economic series of vivid images – the immeasurable stretch of sustainability for the rural communities of the the only male river of the country - the mighty River state. Known to be one of the cleanest villages Brahmaputra, the one-horned Rhinoceros grazing in Assam, along with its neighbouring hamlets by a wetland (Beel), has the rich flora and fauna – Bormarjong, Amsai, Langarkhon, Maulen; it abundant wildlife. You must be aware that out of is an ideal location for developing rural tourism the 37 UNESCO World Heritage site in India, two and providing authentic village experiences to the visiting community. surrounded by deep dense woods that invite one for are from Assam namely, Kaziranga National park a passionate escape into its lush green environment. and Manas National Park, Assam. Both the national If adventure excites you, you can experience the Boating in the park is an opportunity that ought not parks have the success story of conservation in the thrill of white-water rafting at Bogamati which is to be missed - sailing on clear waters, navigating world by bringing the prehistoric one-horned rhino located in the Indo – Bhutan border at a distance of through the seltic swamps, passing between tall from the brink of extinction that makes it a unique 91 km(approx) from Guwahati. It offers a perfect grasses and canebrakes, river dolphins frolicking destination in the world. blend of wilderness exposure and incredible in the distance, the bright coloured wild horses In addition to this, the new tourist destinations scenery. The raw unbridled power of the water is also known as Feral horses are once in a lifetime namely Panimoor and Umrangsu in the district of a white water playground with waves, splashes and experience. DimaHasao are pristine picturesque dreamland of drops that keep you soaked and smiling or visit the undulating hills, valleys, gently flowing streams “Elephant friendly Tea” farm at Dimakuchi. It is a and waterfalls. small tea garden in the Brahmaputra Valley to have Share your views about the future of become the first of its kind in the world to secure an tourism and new travel trends for the year The Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kokrajhar elephant-friendly certificate. district is popular for its Golden Langur; one of the 2021. 25 most endangered primate species in the world. Then again the Jeypore rain forest in Dibrugarh With the onset of the tourism season in the state and It is mainly a hilly tract running north-south where under the Dehing – Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is with the gradual lift on the lockdown, it is observed there are two lakes (Dheer Beel and Diplai Beel) something that one cannot afford to miss. This that the demand of the traveller’s too will soon on either side, which are integral to the eco-system forest is famous for its rich biodiversity and it rains pick up in measured phases.