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Dubai has been witnessing an unparalleled demand for residential real estate from Indian investors. The reason is that Dubai is one of the global safe havens

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated as a national holiday in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia to Thank God for a good harvest

The Bahai faith was founded by Bahá’u’lláh over 150 years ago. Bahai houses of worship or temples, are also called Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in Arabic meaning “The Dawning Place of the Mention of God.” People from all religions are welcome to meditate without any formal sermons and rituals.

Shopping is the main preoccupation for Indians abroad. Indians just love shopping. Nearly half the people from India travel only to for shopping overseas. Almost 73% buy branded duty-free goods. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Indians spend over $5.52 billion while traveling abroad. Part of the reason behind it is that the credit cards issued by Indian banks are valid internationally.

Interestingly, this has been a gradual shift in the source markets for the country’s tourism sector, with arrivals from the traditional source markets of Western Europe declining as a percentage of total arrivals and Asian countries increasing their market share, led by China and India.

"Rural tourism is one aspect of experiential tourism as it gives people a chance to do something on a holiday - be it farming, petting animals, eating fresh fruits and vegetables or just running around in farms and villages," Pinheiro said, adding that Grassroutes operates in three Maharashtra villages.

Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series is an effort to showcase India’s rich diversity under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat

India has moved up 13 notches to the 52nd position on a list of countries in terms of their travel and tourism competitiveness.

The Meydan One project will cover an area of 3.5 million square metres. It will be located between the 829 metres-tall Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, and the Meydan racecourse in the emirate's centre.

Bab, the messenger of God and a forerunner to Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith was executed in Tabriz. His remains were transferred from place to place due to fear of the enemy for sixty years and ceremoniously deposited in a sacred casket in the shrine on Mt. Carmel on the day of Nawruz.

Modair specializes in multiple flying activities like adventure flying, cockpit flying and sky-diving among others.

"It's not like there was Godzilla or a dinosaur on the beach. It was a crocodile and there have always been crocodiles in Goa's rivers