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In Own Your Backyard
We’re all up for experiencing new cultures. But you’d be surprised how much there is to see and how little you probably know about your own city. Here’s Team OT unlocking your hidden treasures
MEET THE GENERAL MANAGER
JW MARRIOTT JUHU’S SHARAD PURI
PORTRAIT OF A City
A unique mix of history, modern living and unending charm, Hyderabad is where the Irani chai is more of a legend than in Iran, says AROSHI HANDU
NEW WHEELS, OLD CITY
You can call a place home for decades, but all it takes is some skillful navigation to see beneath the façade of this modern-day metropolis, discovers
SOUTHERN Comfort
Chennai is an amalgamation of cultures, traditions and emotions for MANISH HATHIRAMANI who pays his favourite city a personal tribute
STAY
HOTELS, HOSTELS AND NOTHING LIKE HOME
Seeking refuge in a Cathedral
When i was in my second year of college, a hostel wing mate handed me his heavily earmarked copy of The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. I sat reading that book late into the night, and on many others that followed. It told the story of Tom, the master builder, whose only dream was to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.
ON HIGHER ground
On her maiden visit to Ladakh, pia sethi explores the vast and enchanting Changthang Plateau
Joyful RENEWAL
It is only when the whiff of kathi rolls surrounds the street corners and the neighbourhood phuchkawala plops a fresh phuchka in my folded sal leaf platter, will I know that Kolkata is back to normal, muses
ARTEFACTS of Crises
THE CRISIS BROUGHT IN by the COVID-19 pandemic was followed by relief packages, e-passes and coupons issued by the government to facilitate the movement of essential goods and people.
What's Hot In The Food World?
From street food to gourmet meals, try it all!
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
...Open a charming farmstay. In retrospect, Citrus County Hoshiarpur seems crafted just for a post-COVID world. AMIT DIXIT made a tangy holiday of it.
WITH ALL MY LOVE
Navigating her way through the French drapes, SOHINEE BASU reminisces about her whirlwind winter love affair with Puducherry
WILDERNESS BOUND
Magnificent big cats, local flora and fauna, and a unique biodiversity, Rajasthan's wildlife beckons the intrepid traveller
UNDER EASTERN Skies
While the nip in the air frosts your nose, the swatches of green will delight your soul.
WHAT'S OPENING UP & WHERE TO GO
As states slowly begin to open their doors for tourism, they are also gearing up for the ‘new normal’. Here is everything you need to know about travelling domestically post-COVID
Travelling Within Boundaries
IT’S A STRANGE time to start writing a travel column. In some ways, we have brought this new reality upon ourselves. Travel, for pleasure and business, had become more of a necessity than a luxury; a lifestyle need, not just a choice. While we globalised and became economically flatter, we also globalised local diseases.
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD
For the vagabond spirit, the roads of Odisha are like a dream swing in the cradle of scenic vistas
Chant of the Buddha
Monasteries and stupas reign supreme on Odisha’s enlightenment trail
The Great Hospitality Crisis
Aman Nath, chairman, neemrana hotels, spoke to amit dixit about the future of hospitality in the post-covid-19 world
10 Quick & Quiet Getaways
Short, sweet, and safe—here are 10 trips on team ot’s radar for when we start travelling again
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
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
Temple Run
SANTOSH OJHA RECALLS TEMPLE TRAILS IN MORENA, MADHYA PRADESH AND FINDS AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE ALIVE AND KICKING
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
The Road Ahead
PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR CULTURE & TOURISM, IN CONVERSATION WITH AMIT DIXIT
The Next BIGTHINGS
AS THE DREADED CORONAVIRUS HITS THE TRAVEL ECONOMY HARD, ROSHNI SUBRAMANIAN REPORTS KEY TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL
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
Screen Safari
FROM THE LAKES OF UDAIPUR TO THE FORESTS OF RANTHAMBHORE, RAJASTHAN WILL NOW BE WHEREVER YOU ARE, REPORTS LABANYA MAITRA
SPICE, SPICE, BABY
SPICE, SPICE, BABY