Hong Kong: Despite Covid-19, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is gearing up for festive cheers. This New Year’s Eve (31 Dec 2020), for the first time, the HKTB’s signature “Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebrations” will go online.

Shimla/IBNS: One of India’s most popular hospitality brands, ‘Welcomhotel’, recently launched its first property in Himachal Pradesh, not far from the state capital Shimla.

For centuries handwoven textiles from Bengal have been the cynosure of eyes from across the world. This Christmas ITC Royal Bengal and ITC Sonar in Kolkata's Tree of Loom-inosity celebrates the timeless legacy of this cultural heritage.

Rovaniemi (Finland): Viewers in the United Kingdom enjoyed the marvellous magic of a Finnish winter thanks to ITV’s Gordon, Gino and Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa episode.

Kolkata/NITN: Discovery Channel, the country’s leading real-life entertainment channel, is all set to bring back the thrill of extreme sports with an exciting new season of its adventure reality series 'Feelin Alive' Season 2.

Srinagar: Despite little promotions by the local travel and tourism fraternity in the ongoing COVID pandemic, the recent snowfall has attracted a good number of travellers to ski resort Gulmarg.

Kolkata/NITN: Christmas is almost upon us and New Year is round the corner. Keeping the pandemic situation in mind, restaurants and diners in Kolkata have curtailed the celebrations. Apart from holding short festivals, they are also offering a limited menu that is more focused on specialty dishes. Here is our pic of seven restaurants. But do remember, it is essential to maintain all hygiene and safety norms as well as follow pandemic rules that the administration may be implementing from time to time.

Rovaniemi (Finland)/NITN: The home of Santa Claus, in the heart of the Lapland, Rovaniemi surprised everyone with its special greetings to mark the 70 years of diplomatic relations between Finland and Israel.

Darjeeling: Indian Hotels Company’s (IHCL) iconic brand, Taj, on Monday announced the opening of Taj Chia Kutir Resort & Spa, Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal.

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Etihad Airways, the national carrier for the UAE, is making it easier for students to travel between university and home or to discover new horizons and cultures, with the launch of its Global Student offer.

Kolkata: On a crisp winter evening in a sprawling deck of Kolkata's Novotel hotel, an enlivened group of travel industry professionals was celebrating this early December.

Kolkata/NITN: Realising that the season for giving and caring is upon us, ITC Hotels has launched a selection of festive hampers, which traditional Christmas  goodies  with preserved mulled fruits, new  flavours  and exquisitely crafted edible ‘baubles and ornaments’, among other things.

Ankara: One of the world’s longest established orchestras, with a history spanning nearly two centuries, the Turkish Presidential Orchestra (CSO) inaugurated its new building with spectacular gala concerts held on Dec 3-4-5. The new CSO building will breathe new life into Turkey’s culture and arts scene.

Aurangabad/UNI: The world-famous Ajanta Caves, which were closed for the past nine months due to the COVID-19, reopened from Wednesday.

Shillong/UNI: Tourists can spend their Christmas festive season in any part of Meghalaya, as the ‘abode of clouds’ will re-open for visitors from outside the State from Dec 21.

Kolkata/IBNS: Did you know that one of the city’s leading hotels, JW Marriott Kolkata, has introduced ‘BBQ evenings’ as part of its winter special offer?