Tag: Winter

As arctic temperatures frozen rivers and lakes in northern Germany, workers at houseboat charter companies were already gearing up for what they expect to be a busy summer season. Cross-border travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic last summer prompted a run on domestic tourism, including on floating accommodation. Many expect that 2021 will be no different. “I think that big trips abroad and flying will still not be the dominant type of vacation for people this summer,” Dagmar Kuhnle, said a spokeswoman at the Kuhnle Tour houseboat charter company in the northeastern Mecklenburg lake district. Family-run Kuhnle expanded its ... Read more

Arrival of winter in Kashmir helped the tourism sector valley, as most of the hotels and guest houses in Kashmir’s Gulmarg and Jammu’s Patnitop are full, as tourists from across the country have been flocking to enjoy the cold weather and snow. “Today both Gulmarg and Patnitop are witnessing 100 per cent occupancy. Over 1500 rooms of hotels, guest houses and government huts are occupied in the famous ski resort Gulmarg,” said Rigzin Samphel, Tourism Secretary, to the media on Sunday. “The Patnitop hills and its adjacent resorts are also chock-full with local visitors as well as from north India ... Read more

Kashmir tourism industry, which was grim due to the decline in tourist arrivals last year is considering the snowfall on Wednesday as a possibility for a surge in tourist inflow. While tourists in large numbers thronged Gulmarg to celebrate New Year and Christmas recently, Wednesday’s snowfall has spread optimism among tourism industry for seasons ahead. Hotel bookings in Greater Kashmir, which have picked up since Christmas and New Year holidays, are expected to go further up in coming days. It is expected that tourists who are interested in snowboarding, heli-skiing and ice-skiing will flow to Kashmir to enjoy the first ... Read more

Most popular overseas destinations are Thailand, Singapore, Dubai, Malaysia and London. In India, Goa, Udaipur, Jaisalmer and Manali are favourites.

6th edition of Winter Mountain Festival is about to start.

Kanchenjunga Winter Tourism Festival 2017 will be held at Pelling in West Sikkim.

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Modern food processing methods, cultivation techniques and open markets keep anything and everything available all the time. But following seasonal fruits and vegetables has its benefits, says experts. So take a look at the top five winter fruits, Apples An apple a day keeps the doctor away, is a well-known proverb. Well, during winter one can have this fruit at affordable price. It is rich in important antioxidants and dietary fibre. The antioxidants in apples may help reduce the risk of developing cancer, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. So make use of the season to get apple cheap. Lemon During winter ... Read more