Guest Columns

By Dr TARA SEN THAKUR & VIJAY SEN Food plays a manifold role in the travel plans of holidaymakers to finalize any tourist destination. Visitors love to experience local tradition...

By Prof Rajeshwar Singh Chandel || Executive Director, Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana, HP As you climb up a hill from the national highway in tribal Kinnaur district of Himachal...

Undoubtedly leisure-focused long haul international vacations to be one of the most desired activities, but the opening of international borders depends entirely upon factors like caseloads and speed of vaccination...

Wellness has long been a part of the travel experience, but it has just recently been trending and this trend is here to stay. In this new era of health-conscious...

Govt of HP after assuming the office in Jan 2018, immediately jumped in to accomplish the noble mission of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narender Modi to double farmers’ income by 2022....

Consumer behaviour is changing. First time ever, decision making for choosing a destination is not just a price factor but dependant on various other determinants. Consumers are looking for overall...

The excessive and indiscriminate use of pesticides and agro-chemicals, to increase crop production, has had a detrimental impact. Studies have shown that excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has...

Though Himachal has a wide variety of tourism products, we, as a state are missing out on something with regard to the international market or better said, for High End...

In the spreading of tourism to rural destinations, it’s important to emphasize tourism as a means of supplementary or alternative income generation. Moreover, tourism tools need to be re-evaluated. A...

Challenge is not just controlling COVID-19 at the destination but also in the source markets. The traditional source markets for India - UK, France, Germany (Central Europe- Spain and Italy...