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Quake hits Lombok tourism, but industry optimistic
August 9 (TravelAndy): Thousands of tourists are cancelling their holidays in Lombok following the August 5 earthquake that killed more than 100 people. But some reports claim the situation in many parts of the island is not as bad as the viral pictures make you believe.
“There are people in affected areas that can’t get food and water. But we have a site in the south where we are building villas and a hotel called Samara Bay and there was no physical damage,” hotelier Erik Barreto told The New York Times.
Tourism hotspot Bali, which is close by, has also taken a bit of hit in terms of tourism.
It is the simple houses of Lombok’s poor inhabitants that were hardest hit by the quake. While poorly built structures toppled rapidly, much of the island’s tourist infrastructure remains more intact than imagery would suggest, The Telegraph said. Continue reading Quake hits Lombok tourism, but industry optimistic
Hundreds of hikers stranded on Mt Rinjani after quake
July 30 (TravelAndy): At least two trails up Mt Rinjani at Lombok island in Indonesia have become impassable following the Sunday morning earthquake in the popular tourist spot.
The 6.4 earthquake was followed by more than 60 aftershocks.
The tremour has left at least 14 dead and hundreds of hikers are stranded on Mt Rinjani, said reports. Lombok is located 40km east of Bali.
Mt Rinjani has now been closed for hiking. Continue reading Hundreds of hikers stranded on Mt Rinjani after quake
Nepal reopens heritage sites
June 16 (TravelAndy): Nepal reopened six of its seven earthquake-hit World Heritage sites in Kathmandu valley on Monday despite Unesco raising safety concerns, said reports.
Bhaktapur, Hanumandhoka, Patan Durbar Square, Boudhanath and Swayambhunath stupas and Pashupatinath were the sites that have been opened.
Only Changu Narayan, the seventh heritage site, remains closed. Continue reading Nepal reopens heritage sites
Nepal: Everest Day low-key after quake
May 30 (TravelAndy): Everest Day was a low-key affair in Kathmandu on Friday, a little more than a month after the devastating April 25 earthquake that hit the Himalayan nation, reports said.
An avalanche triggered by the quake had destroyed the Everest base and killed 18 people.
New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his guide Tenzing Norgay had climbed the 8,848-metre peak on May 29, 1953. Continue reading Nepal: Everest Day low-key after quake
What the Himalayan quake taught me
Do not go gentle into that good night
— Dylan Thomas
I was running up the stairs to the first floor of our house when it struck. I didn’t notice it at that point. Once I got to the first floor, I noticed my mother sitting on the floor of the kitchen.
“Am I feeling really dizzy or is this an earthquake?” she asked me.
I stood still for a bit. The building was certainly shaking! We walked out of the house and stood there for a while before things seems stable again and then we went back in. Continue reading What the Himalayan quake taught me
Quake hits Nepal tourism
April 26 (TravelAndy): The tourism industry is already beginning to feel the impact of Saturday’s earthquake in the Himalayas that devastated large parts of Nepal, including capital Kathmandu.
Hundreds of tourists from all over India and abroad, who were scheduled to visit Nepal over the next few months, are cancelling their trips for obvious reasons.
“While customers are demanding a refund, hoteliers and agents in Nepal will not be able to return the money that tour operators here have blocked for accommodation and transport. Additionally, airlines won’t offer a full refund either. Tour operators will suffer huge financial losses,” The Hindu quoted Imtiaz Qureshi, managing committee member (national), Travel Agents’ Associations of India, as saying.
Airlines, which had suspended flights after the calamity struck on Saturday, are resuming operations now.
Nepal’s economy is largely dependent on tourism and the current scenario is expected to have an adverse effect on it.