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The Great Hospitality Crisis

Aman Nath, chairman, neemrana hotels, spoke to amit dixit about the future of hospitality in the post-covid-19 world

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6 mins  |
May 2020
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10 Quick & Quiet Getaways

Short, sweet, and safe—here are 10 trips on team ot’s radar for when we start travelling again

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10+ mins  |
May 2020
The Future Of Travel (In The Post-Covid-19 Era)
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The Future Of Travel (In The Post-Covid-19 Era)

Can travel & tourism have a net positive contribution to conservation, the environment and the community, asks Sonu Shivdasani

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10+ mins  |
May 2020
The New Normal
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The New Normal

IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD, HOTELS WILL JUMPSTART INTO THE FUTURE. IMAGINE CHATBOTS, KEYLESS ROOMS AND INDULGENT WELLNESS RETREATS. ANSHIKA NAGAR REPORTS

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3 mins  |
May 2020
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Temple Run

SANTOSH OJHA RECALLS TEMPLE TRAILS IN MORENA, MADHYA PRADESH AND FINDS AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE ALIVE AND KICKING

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8 mins  |
May 2020
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TIGER By The Tail

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS HAD A HUGE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TOURISM, INCLUDING WILDLIFE TOURISM. WHAT DOES THE TOURISM LOCKOUT HAVE IN STORE FOR OUR NATIONAL ANIMAL? JULIAN MATTHEWS WEIGHS IN

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7 mins  |
May 2020
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The Road Ahead

PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR CULTURE & TOURISM, IN CONVERSATION WITH AMIT DIXIT

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6 mins  |
May 2020
The Next BIGTHINGS
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The Next BIGTHINGS

AS THE DREADED CORONAVIRUS HITS THE TRAVEL ECONOMY HARD, ROSHNI SUBRAMANIAN REPORTS KEY TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL

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5 mins  |
May 2020
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Down, BUT NOT OUT

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET DOING. LABANYA MAITRA LISTS OUT OUTLOOK TRAVELLER’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE LOCKDOWN

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6 mins  |
May 2020
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Screen Safari

FROM THE LAKES OF UDAIPUR TO THE FORESTS OF RANTHAMBHORE, RAJASTHAN WILL NOW BE WHEREVER YOU ARE, REPORTS LABANYA MAITRA

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3 mins  |
May 2020
SPICE, SPICE, BABY
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SPICE, SPICE, BABY

SPICE, SPICE, BABY

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April 2020
SWINGIN' SUNSETS
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SWINGIN' SUNSETS

SAHANA IYER BOOGIES HER WAY THROUGH THE SAND DUNES, AND INTO THE WORLD OF JAZZ, AS THE DEBUT JODHPUR JAZZ SAFARI BREAKS IN A NEW KIND OF HOLI

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4 mins  |
April 2020
SIGN OF THE TIMES
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SIGN OF THE TIMES

HELLO, DYSTOPIAN NEW WORLD. WITH THE CORONA PANDEMIC SHOWING NO SIGNS OF ABATING, WE MAY WELL BE SEEING THE END OF TRAVEL AS WE KNOW IT...WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ‘GOING VIRAL’ WOULD BECOME SO HORRIFYINGLY LITERAL?

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1 min  |
April 2020
God's Own Quarantine
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God's Own Quarantine

LOCKDOWNS, QUARANTINES, CANCELLED FLIGHTS, SHUTTERED HOTELS—THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL INSIDE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TOURISM HAS TAKEN A DIRECT HIT. JOSE DOMINIC, DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE CGH EARTH GROUP OF HOTELS, SPOKE TO RADHIKA P. NAIR ABOUT THE IMPACT ON TOURISM AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

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7 mins  |
April 2020
Island, I see, I concur
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Island, I see, I concur

AWAY FROM CLICHÉD LUXURY AND MANICURED RESORT ISLANDS, MANEK S. KOHLI STUMBLES UPON THE REAL MALDIVES. THERE’S HISTORY, RUSTICITY, AND A LITTLE MYSTERY

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6 mins  |
April 2020
AND QUIETLY FLOWS THE BETWA
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AND QUIETLY FLOWS THE BETWA

FOR MANY, ORCHHA REMAINS FROZEN IN TIME, AND BEAUTIFULLY SO. NOW THE NAMASTE ORCHHA FESTIVAL IS INFUSING COLOUR, SONG AND DANCE INTO THE CITY

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April 2020
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THE ONCE AND FUTURE CITY

DELHI HAS HAD MANY AVATARS THROUGH THE AGES. TRUE-BLUE DILLIWALA AMAN NATH REMINISCES ABOUT THE DELHI HE KNOWS BEST

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10 mins  |
April 2020
IN MEMORIAM - Chef Floyd Cardoz(1960-2020)
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IN MEMORIAM - Chef Floyd Cardoz(1960-2020)

RUPALI DEAN BIDS ADIEU TO AN INDIAN CHEF WHO, IN THE WORDS OF DAVID CHANG, WAS ‘BELOVED’ BUT ‘CRIMINALLY UNDERAPPRECIATED’ IN THE WESTERN CULINARY SPHERE

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5 mins  |
April 2020
Bhutan Journal: Chant, Read, Sleep
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Bhutan Journal: Chant, Read, Sleep

‘With silence comes peace; with peace comes freedom’. Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi recounts halcyon days in dragon country

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7 mins  |
March 2020
Secrets of the HEARTH
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Secrets of the HEARTH

WAZWAN TO DHAM, THERE IS A LOT THAT THE HIMALAYAN KITCHEN HAS GIVEN TO THE COUNTRY’S CULINARY LEDGER, SAYS MADHULIKA DASH

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5 mins  |
March 2020
We Rise In The East
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We Rise In The East

BE IT DYNAMIC CITIES, COMPLEX HISTORY OR UNWAVERING NATURAL BEAUTY, VIETNAM STUNS ANSHIKA NAGAR IN EVERY WAY

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March 2020
The Butterfly's NEST
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The Butterfly's NEST

AN ESCAPE FROM THE CITY THAT KEEPS YOU PINING FOR MORE, KAVITA DEVGAN FINDS HERSELF IN A SOULFUL PARADISE IN THE TIRTHAN VALLEY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

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5 mins  |
March 2020
LOST AND FOUND
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LOST AND FOUND

Simrran Gill is wooed by Aurika’s hilltop charm, hospitality and tasteful luxury

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3 mins  |
March 2020
SOUND OF SILENCE
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SOUND OF SILENCE

Local craftsmanship and mindful tourism make for a lovely stay at the Taj Theog Resort & Spa near Shimla. Nayanika Mukherjee comes back impressed

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3 mins  |
March 2020
Getting High
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Getting High

THE MOUNTAINS HAVE A HEALING EFFECT WHEN YOU SURRENDER TO THEIR EMBRACE, DISCOVERS AMIT DIXIT ON A WALKING HOLIDAY IN THE PALANI HILLS.

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6 mins  |
March 2020
In True Spirit
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In True Spirit

SAMIKSHA KHANDURI SOAKS IN THE COLOURS OF RAMMAN, AN INTRIGUING RITUAL THEATRE FROM THE PAIKHANDA VALLEY

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3 mins  |
March 2020
PATHS OF Glory
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PATHS OF Glory

SANTOSH OJHA SAVOURS THE OLD-MEETS-NEW CHARM OF LEBANON THROUGH ITS CITY LIFE AND TEMPLE TRAILS

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4 mins  |
March 2020
A Day's Worth
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A Day's Worth

IT IS AN ADVENTURE AND A QUEST FOR BEAUTY, THE DRIVE FROM ITANAGAR TO THE ZIRO VALLEY.

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1 min  |
March 2020
The Great Indian Journey
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The Great Indian Journey

Fifty exciting experiences that define our idea of travel in the country

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10+ mins  |
February 2020
Where The Wild Ways Are
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Where The Wild Ways Are

IT DOES NOT GET MORE RUGGED—OR MORE BEAUTIFUL —THAN THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND. AMIT DIXIT HITS THE ROAD ON THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY

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5 mins  |
February 2020