भैरहवा : गौतमबुद्ध अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल निर्माण सम्पन्न भई उडानको तयारीमा छ।  फागुन ६ गतेबाट क्यालिब्रेसन उडान हुने भएको छ। दुई चरणमा निर्माण भएको विमानस्थलको आईसीबी १ र आईसीबी २ को काम सम्पन्न भएकाले परीक्षण उडानका लागि दक्ष एरोथाईका प्राविधिकले उपकरण चेकजाँच गरेका छन्। एरोनटिकल रेडियो अफ थाइल्यान्ड (एरो थाई) को जहाज फागुन ५ गते काठमाडौंस्थित त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल भएर भैरहवा विमानस्थल आउनेछ।  क्यालिब्रेसनको अवरोध  हटाउन दिउँसो नियमित उडानमा रोक लगाइएको छ। परीक्षण उडानपश्चात् यो विमानस्थलमा आन्तरिक उडान हुन्छ।

उडानका समयमा गौतमबुद्ध विमानस्थलमा उडान तथा अवतरण समय ढिलो हुने भएकाले सम्बन्धित वायुसेवा कम्पनी तथा यात्रुलाई पर्न गएको असुविधाप्रति प्राधिकरणले क्षमा मागेको छ।  भैरहवाबाट आन्तरिकतर्फ काठमाडौं, पोखरा र भरतपुरका लागि २२ वटा नियमित उडान हुने गरेको छ। विमानस्थल भौतिक रूपमा सञ्चालन योग्य भएसँगै नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरणले गौतमबुद्ध अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल नागरिक उड्डयन कार्यालयका लागि १२औं तहको अधिकृतलाई महाप्रबन्धकको रूपमा पठाएको छ। माघ २ गतेबाट प्राधिकरणले गोविन्दप्रसाद दाहाललाई व्यवस्थापनको जिम्मा दिएको छ। विमानस्थल सञ्चालनका लागि तयार छ। हवाई इन्धनका लागि भण्डारण क्षमता बढाइएको छ। विद्यु्त्का लागि पनि डेडिकेटेड लाइन व्यवस्थापन गरिएको छ। विद्युत् लाइनमा आपूर्ति नहुँदा स्वचलित हुने जेनेरेटर भएकोले विद्युत्को समस्या नहुने विमानस्थल प्रशासनले जानकारी दिएको छ। परीक्षण उडानको दुई महिनापछि मात्रै नियमित उडान हुन्छ।

Travel industry experts have looked into the biggest revenue loss and the highest percentage of GDP lost per country to reveal which countries have been financially impacted the most by the loss of tourism caused by COVID-19.

Travel and tourism has been one of the main industries to be gravely affected by COVID-19, leaving many countries with no choice but to close its borders to tourists for months due to the global pandemic outbreak. As a result of these travel bans, a number of airlines and tour operators have had to cancel long-awaited holidays, leaving world tourism at an all time low.

In 2019, global travel and tourism contributed $8.9 trillion to the world’s GDP, yet due to the current pandemic the financial impact of COVID-19 on world tourism has resulted in a total revenue loss of $195 billion worldwide in the first four months of 2020.

The countries with the biggest tourism revenue loss due to COVID-19:

In 2018, tourism supported 7.8 million jobs in the US and accounted for 2.8% of US GDP, but with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, they have placed top with a total revenue loss of $31 million in the first four months of 2020. By the end of March 2020, 31 out of 50 states in the US had been placed into lockdown, in the same month a travel ban prohibited anyone travelling from the Schengen zone, UK or Ireland to enter the US, having a major impact on tourism revenue.  Europe makes up half of the top 10 most financially impacted countries. Countries within Europe make up 50% of those which have suffered the biggest losses in tourism revenue, with Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the UK all ranking in the list of the top 10 worst affected.

With a reported drop of 98% in international tourist arrivals in June, Spain is the European country with the largest revenue loss of $9.74m. Just as tourists began returning to the popular holiday destination, a rise in COVID-19 cases meant the UK imposed a quarantine warning against anyone arriving back from Spain as of the end of July. This new rule indicates that Spain’s loss in revenue will continue increasing as tourism slows once again.

France is the world’s most visited country with over 89 million tourists each year, but the impact of COVID-19 has resulted in a total revenue loss of £8,767m. This significant loss makes it the third country in the world with the most revenue loss caused by the global pandemic and the second in Europe.

The countries which have lost the highest % of GDP due to loss of tourism: 

Turks and Caicos Islands closed its border to tourists from 23rd March 2020 until 22nd July 2020, resulting in the collection of islands becoming the country to face the highest GDP loss of 9.2%. The Turks and Caicos economy is majoritively dependent on US tourism visiting the luxury holiday destination, meaning the travel ban is thought to have cost the country an estimated $22 million a month.

Also a well known luxury holiday destination located in the Southern Caribbean Sea, Aruba usually welcomes an estimated one million tourists to the small island each year. The impact of COVID-19 has caused the country to come in second as it suffers a 9% GDP loss.

Macau is known for being a hub for gambling, but with China’s ban on tourist visas and the severe impact COVID-19 has had on China as a whole, Macau’s gaming revenue falls 94.5% year-on-year in July. With gaming being a main source of tourism, Macau ranks third for the highest loss in GDP with a total percentage loss of 8.8%

Last year, more than 31 million people visited the Caribbean, and more than half of them were tourists from the US. But with COVID-19 causing travel bans all over the world, the number of tourists that once accounted for 50-90% of the GDP for most of the Caribbean countries has significantly decreased.

Countries within the Carribean make up 50% of those which have suffered the highest percentage loss in GDP, with Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Lucia and Grenada all ranking in the list of the top 10 worst affected.

As travel came to a standstill for many months, countries around the world that rely on tourism for their economy and jobs are now seeing significant drops in revenue and GDP. Taking into account how travel and tourism contributes $8.9 trillion to the world’s GDP alone, it is devastating to see a total loss of $195 billion worldwide in the first four months of 2020 alone.

Tanzania government had set open investment space for high-class hotels in the new capital city Dodoma, targeting to attract international visitors and investors to the new capital, lacking reliable and adequate accommodation facilities. The new capital city of Tanzania is lacking hotels with prestigious standards to accommodate diplomats, international business executives, and high-ranking officials touring the city for business, political and diplomatic gatherings.

Despite its current status, Dodoma has been developed with only three hotels of the Three Star Class. These are Fantasy Village (22 rooms), Nashera Hotel (52 rooms), and Dodoma Hotel (91 rooms).

According to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (CSRC), more than 300,000,000 train fares have been sold after the sale of tickets for the Spring Festival travel launched on December 12, 2019.

Thanks to the nationwide promotion of electronic tickets, travelers can use their ID cards to enter and exit train stations instead of using paper tickets for boarding, according to the CSRC.

The upcoming Spring Festival holiday is a traditional time for family reunions, while the travel rush will last for 40 days from January 10 to February 18.

Thursday saw a single-day record of 16.33 million tickets sold for train journeys on January 31, the first working day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, the China’s railway operator said.

About 14.43 million tickets were sold via the official 12306 online booking services on Thursday, accounting for 88.4 percent of the total.

Popular trains of the day are return trips to major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with tickets almost sold out.

Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.50 billion in August 2019, an increase of 6.3 percent compared to August 2018, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA). It should be noted that August 2018’s results were partially impacted by concerns related to Hurricane Lane and the Kilauea eruption.

Tourism dollars from the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) helped to fund numerous community events and initiatives across the state in August, including the Okinawan Festival, Duke’s OceanFest, the AVPFirst youth volleyball clinics on six islands, the Kauai Marathon & Half Marathon, and the Emma Farden Sharpe Hula Festival.

On a statewide level, average daily visitor spending declined (-1.2% to $191 per person) in August
year-over-year. Visitors from Canada (+6.0% to $178 per person), U.S. East (+4.1% to $206 per person) and U.S. West (+2.9% to $167) spent more per person, while visitors from All Other International Markets (-12.4% to $212) spent less. Average daily spending by Japanese visitors
(-0.3% to $224 per person) was similar to last year.

Total visitor arrivals increased 9.8 percent to 928,178 visitors in August. All visitor arrivals were via air service as no out-of-state cruise ships visited Hawaii this month. Total visitor days1 increased 7.6 percent. The statewide average daily census2, or the number of visitors on any given day in August, was 253,855, up 7.6 percent from last year.

Visitor arrivals by air service increased in August from U.S. West (+17.1% to 421,229), U.S. East (+16.5% to 202,223) and Canada (+2.0% to 28,716), but declined from Japan (-2.3% to 155,779) and All Other International Markets (-3.2% to 120,230) compared to a year ago.

In August, visitor spending increased from U.S. West (+17.1% to $578.6 million), U.S. East (+15.8% to $383.5 million) and Canada (+8.2% to $57.3 million), but declined from Japan (-1.2% to $225.4 million) and All Other International Markets (-16.0% to $256.8 million) compared to a year ago.

Among the four larger islands, Oahu saw increased visitor spending (+1.0% to $730.5 million) in August, boosted by growth in visitor arrivals (+7.7% to 577,384), which offset lower daily spending (-4.4%). On Maui, visitor spending grew (+14.0% to $404.8 million) with daily spending (+4.1%) and visitor arrivals also increasing (+11.3% to 273,786). The island of Hawaii recorded increases in visitor spending (+16.5% to $193.4 million), daily spending (+1.8%) and visitor arrivals (+18.4% to 158,972). Visitor spending on Kauai (+0.4% to $158.4 million) was comparable to the same period from a year ago, with growth in visitor arrivals (+4.7% to 120,679) offsetting a drop in daily spending (-3.5%).

A total of 1,212,926 trans-Pacific air seats serviced the Hawaiian Islands in August, up 4.3 percent from a year ago. Growth in air seats from U.S. East (+11.5%) and U.S. West (+8.1%) offset decreases from Canada (-11.0%), Other Asia (-9.5%), Oceania (-9.4%) and Japan (-6.0%).

धादिङ : दसैंतिहार नजिकिएसँगै काठमाडौंबाट बाहिरिने यात्रुको संख्या दिनानुदिन बढिरहेको छ । त्रिभुवन राजपथको नागढुंगा देखि नौविसे सम्मको सडक मर्मतका नाममा घण्टौं सम्म सडकमा सवारी आवागमन ठप्प हुन थालेपछि लाखौं यात्रु मारमा परेका छन् । ठूला सवारीहरु मालसमान बोकेर भित्रिने क्रम भएको कारण सवारीको व्यवस्थापन चुनौतीपूर्ण बनेको छ ।
राजमार्ग क्षेत्रका धार्के, महादेबबेसी, सिम्ले, गल्छी, बैरेनी,गजुरी मलेखुबाट काठमाण्डौं जान र काठमाण्डौंबाट यि ठाउँमा फर्कन पनि दिनभरको यात्रा गर्नु पर्ने वाध्यतामा यात्रुहरु रहेका छन ।
काठमाडौंबाट  विहान ६ बजे गाडी चढेका यात्रु धादिङ जिल्लाको सदरमुकाम धादिङबेसी आईपुग्न १२ घण्टा सम्म लाग्ने गरेको छ । बिग्रिएको बाटो, यात्रुको चाप भएकै बेला नागढुंगा–पिपलामोड सडक मर्मतका नाममा भदौ १५ देखि हरेक रात राजमार्ग बन्द गर्न थालेपछि यात्रुहरू सडकमै अलपत्र छन । प्रहरीले रातदिन नभनी व्यवस्थापन गर्दा पनि जाम खुलाउन सकस भइरहेको छ ।

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खुमबहादुर सुवेदी अध्यक्षको उम्मेदवार 

ट्रेकिङ व्यवसायी महानुभावहरु, हामी ट्रेकिङ व्यवसायीहरूको एकमात्र छाता संगठन टानको ४१औँ वार्षिक साधारणसभा एवम् नयाँ कार्यसमिति निर्वाचन आगामी सेप्टेम्बर ६ का दिन सम्पन्न हुन गइरहेको कुरा यहाँहरू सबैमा अवगत नै छ । टानको इतिहास र वर्तमानलाई प्रतिविम्बित गर्ने ऐना मात्र होइन, यसको सुदूर भविष्य जोड्ने निरन्तरताको क्रम, व्यवसायिक हक, हित र सह–अस्तित्वका खातिर संगठननले परिलक्षित गरेका लक्षहरु हाँसिल गर्नका लागि नयाँ उत्साह र उमङ्गका पाइलाहरु उठान गर्ने महत्वपूर्ण शुभ मुहूर्त पनि हो, यो दिन । टानको विगत र वर्तमानलाई नियाँल्दा आगतमा एउटा सबल नेतृत्वको खाँचो टड्कारो रूपमा देखिएको छ । दूरदर्शिता र नीतिगत व्यावसायिक चिन्तनले मात्र टानको भविष्य उज्वल हुनसक्छ र यसको सौम्य इतिहासमा लागेका दागहरू मेट्न सकिन्छ भन्ने कुरा यहाँहरूले बझ्नु भएकै छ । यसर्थ, टानको गरिमालाई माथि उठाउन खोज्ने तपाईं सम्पूर्ण चेतनशील व्यवसायिक मनहरूले फेरि एक पटक गम्भिरतापूर्वक सोच्ने बेला आएको छ । वर्तमान कार्य समितिको वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्षको हैसियतमा मैले जे जति गर्न सकेँ, ती सबै यहाँहरू माँझ घामजस्तै छलङ्ग छ । हामी पदयात्रा व्यवसायीहरुको आपसी हित र गरिमाका लागि स्थापना भएको छाता संगठन भएकोले टानलाई आम व्यवसायीहरूको वास्तविक संस्था बनाउने लक्षका साथ यहाँहरू सामु उपस्थित भएको कुरा स्मरण गराउँदै म र मेरो टीमका लागि यहाँहरूको साथ, सहयोग र अमूल्य मतका लागि हार्दिक अपिल गर्दछु । यसै पृष्ठभूमिमा हामीले सामना गरिरहेका यावत् समस्याहरू समाधान गर्दै व्यावसायिक भविष्य सुनिश्चितताका लागि इमान्दार भई भूमिका निर्वाह गर्नसक्ने हैसियतमा भावी योजनाहरूका साथ यहाँहरू सामु उपस्थित हुने प्रतिबद्धतासमेत ब्यक्त गर्दछु ।

शान्त मणी दनै (रवीन)को टानमा सदस्य पदमा उमेद्वारी किन ?
दिपक न्यौपाने, काठमाडौ ः धादिङ् जिल्लाको ज्वालामुखी गाँउपालीकामा जन्मिएका शान्त मणी दनै (रवीन) हाल पर्यटन क्षेत्रमा संम्लग्न नाम हो । हाइकअन ट्रेक एण्ड ट्रभलसका संचालका रुपमा शान्त मणी दनै परिचीत नाम हो । १७ वर्षको उमेर देखि पर्यटन क्षेत्रमा लागेका रवीन हाल हाइकअन ट्रेक एण्ड ट्रभलसका संचालक छन । धादिङ्को सामान्य परिवारमा जन्मिएका भएपनि पर्यटन क्षेत्रमा रुचि राख्दै आएका शान्त मणी दनै (रवीन)ले हाइकअन ट्रेक मार्फत नेपालमा पर्यटन क्षेत्रको बिकाश गर्ने उदेश्यले ट्रेकिङ्ग एजेन्सी एसोसियसन अफ नेपाल टानको सदस्य पदमा उमेद्वारी दिने पक्का भएको छ ।
 पर्यटन क्षेत्रको बिकाशको लागी रवीन शर्माको महत्वपुर्ण योगदान

बिदेश जान तयार बनेका शान्त मणी दनै (रवीन) नेपालका युवाहरुलाई स्वदेशमै कृषी तथा पर्यटन क्षेत्रमा स्वरोजगारी वनाउने उत्प्रेरण जगाउने व्यक्तिको रुपमा चिनिन्छन् । सुन्दर गणेश हिमालको प्रकृतिक मोहले गर्दा सुन्दर नेपाल वनाउने कल्पना गरि पर्यटकलाई पथ पर्यटन गराउने उदेश्यले नेपालको पर्यटन क्षेत्रको बिकास र बिस्तार गदै बिदेशीन बाध्य युवाहरुलाई उदाहरणीय बनेका छन् ।

उत्साह र उमङ्गका पाइलाहरु उठान गर्ने सबल नेतृत्वको रूपमा शान्त मणी दनै परिचीत नाम हो । इतिहास र वर्तमानलाई प्रतिविम्बित गर्ने ऐना बनाउने यस सुदूर भविष्य जोड्ने निरन्तरताको क्रम, व्यवसायिक हक, हित र सह–अस्तित्वका खातिर टानले परिलक्षित गरेका लक्ष्यहरु हाँसिल गर्नका लागि शान्त मणी दनै (रवीन)को सदस्यमा उमेद्वारी परेको हो । यो उमेर समुहका युवा युवतीहरु बिदेश पलायन हुन नदिन टानको आगामी निर्वाचनमा सदस्यको पदमा उमेद्वारी दिएका हुन् ।
बेरोजगारीको भुमरीमा रुमल्लीयका युवा युवतीहरुलाई ट्रेकीङ्ग व्यवसायमा संगै लिएर हिड्न सक्ने निडर क्षमता बोकेका शान्त मणी दनै (रवीन)को उमेद्वारी दिने निणर्य पक्का भएको हो ।
प्रकृतिको धनी देश नेपालमा पर्यटन क्षेत्र एक युवा पुस्ताहरुको लागी गन्तव्य स्थान बन्न सक्छ । सो कार्य रविनसहितको नेतृत्व बोकेको टिमले पुरा गर्ने छ । पर्यटन क्षेत्रमा झण्डै ४० प्रतिशत देखि ४४ प्रतिशत सम्मका युवा सदस्यहरुको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने उदेश्यले आफ्नो उमेद्वारी दिएका हुन् ।
पर्यटन व्यबसायीहरुका समस्यालाई समाधानका लागि उच्च प्राथमिकता दिदै तमाम सदस्यहरूमा भाइचाराको सम्बन्ध स्थापित गर्ने र गराउने कुशल प्रतिनिधिको रुपमा (रवीन)को उमेद्वारी आउने निश्चित भएको हो ।

Deepak Neupane, Kathmandu : News Source of International News website, Humans are one of the greatest creations of God. They have been living close to nature since their creation. They have a special love for nature and have always been trying to discover nature. In this try, they have discovered many wonderful places across the world. There are many worth visiting places in the world. Some of these places are a miracle of God on the Earth and some are manmade. It is the desire of every man to see these places in their life. Following are the places that almost every man wants to see in their life.

1. Santorini, Greece

It is one of the most amazing places of the world in Greece. It is actually an island of Cyclades. It is said to be devastated in the 16^th century and since then it is rebuilding and its beauties are increasing with every passing day. The most ideal period of the year to go to this miracle is from April to September. There are a lot of islands in this city and sunbathing around any of these would be an unforgettable experience. There is a natural pool which attracts the tourists from the world.

2. Capilano Suspension Bridge

Another very amazing place to visit in the world is Capilano suspension bridge. This bridge is located in Vancouver city of British Columbia, a province of Canada. Its beauty casts a spell on the visitors from all over the world. It is almost 140 meters long and about 70 meters above the river. It gives the visitors to visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park which is very beautiful and amazing.

3. Rome

Another beautiful place to visit in the world is the ancient city of Rome in Italy. It is also called the center of Western civilization. This city was discovered in 753 BC. The Colosseum which is the world’s most iconic monument is also in Rome. There is no one who wishes to return from Rome without seeing this monument. Moreover, The Pantheon and Piazza Navona are also worth visiting places in Rome.

4. Taj Mahal

Another very fascinating and beautiful place in the world is Taj Mahal in the city of Agra in India. It is also called the monument of love. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan in love of his wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1932. It is located at the South bank of Yamuna River. Its ivory white color attracts the tourists from a distance. It is one of the miracles of Mughalia art of building.

5. Lake Saif-ul-Malook

One of the most beautiful and worth seeing lakes is the lake Saif-ul-Malook in the Northern areas of Pakistan. It is located in the north of Kaghan Valley near the town of Naran. It is at the height of 10,578 feet above the sea level and its water is drained into Kunhar river. It is the lake which is located near Malika Parbat, the highest peak in the valley.

6. Sydney

Another very enchanting place that every man would like to visit before death is the city of Sydney. It is the most populous city of New South Wales in Australia. Its Harbor bridge is the most famous tourist’s place in the world. Every year, the celebrations of new year take place at this bridge where millions of people gather from the world to welcome the new year.

7. Barcelona

Another beautiful place visited by many people every year is the city of Barcelona. The city is a good mixture of modern as well as ancient Roman civilization. It is also famous due to Olympic games that take place in it. It is much like a big village with streets for pedestrians. It is a worth seeing place and enjoyable in walking.

8. Istanbul

Another beautiful and fascinating place to visit in lifetime is the Turkish city of Istanbul. This city joins the Asia and Europe. It is a very good blend of Asian and European civilizations. It is also an old city with the old name of Constantinople. It is the cultural, economical, historical center of Turkey. It is also famous across the world for its mosques.

9. Victoria Falls

It is one of the most beautiful waterfalls of the world due to its height and width. It is located in South Africa near the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is also considered as one of the seven natural wonders on the world.

10. Great Wall of China

Another among the Seven Wonders of the World and beautiful place to see is the Great Wall of China. It was built of different material and the purpose was to protect China from invasions of Europe. It is about 21196 meters long and there come many worth seeing sights while travelling along it.

11. Antarctica

It is also the seventh continent of the world with no population and only snow. It is the most remote place on the world and its lowest temperature is recorded at -129 degree. The absence of population makes it a lonely place.

12. Nishinomaru Garden

Another worth visiting place on this planet is the Nishinomaru Garden in Japan. It is in the city of Osaka and is the world’s most popular place to see the blossom of cherries. There are more than 600 cherry trees and 95 kinds of apricot flowers in the garden.

13. Red Beach

Another worth visiting place in the world is Red Beach in China. Its beauty lies in the red plants of Suaeda Salsa. Its redness captures the mind and heart of the visitors and they are stunned at its beauty.

14. Hiller Lake (Pink Lake)

Another very beautiful and breathtaking place is the Hiller Lake which is also called Pink Lake in Western Australia. It is also very unique of its type. According to scientists, its pink color is due the algae found in the lake. It is also a salt lake.

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15. Bora Bora

Another very fascinating place to visit in life time is the Four Season Resort in Bora Bora. Bora Bora is an island of French Polynesia. It has been recently awarded the title of the best island of the world. It is the perfect place to live during vacations. It looks like small huts floating in the beautiful island.

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16. Glass Beach

Another very charming and captivating place in the world that should be seen once in life time is the Glass Beach in California, a state of U.S.A. There are a large number of glass pieces that gathered after years of throwing garbage into the sea. All the glasses are not allowed to remove and there is law not to remove any of the things and even the glass from its place.

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17. Glow Worm Cave

It is also very beautiful and worth visiting place in the world. As the name suggests, it is famous due to glow worms, and it is only one of its type in the world located in New Zealand. There is a visitor center in the cave to see its beauty.

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18. Pamukkale

Another of the world’s beauties is Pamukkale which is in Turkey. This city is famous due to its hot water springing over the rocks. UNESCO named it the world heritage sight in 1988. Its beauties also cast a spell on the viewers. It is also famous for its old heritage that it shares from Rome.

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19. Ha Long Bay

It is also a worth seeing place of the world and is located in Vietnam. The color of its water is Emerald and large stones are standing at different places that make it look beautiful. There are also many boats for taking the visitors to far off places. This region is also famous for mountain hiking.

20. Westin Maui Resort

Another very beautiful place to visit in life time is the Westin Maui Resort in the American State of Hawaii. It is very charming place to spend holidays. All the rooms in this resort have very enchanting sights that impress the visitors a lot.

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In conclusion we can easily say that the world is full of miracles and all the miracles are worth watching. But, it is almost impossible for a common man to reach and see these beauties.

A graduation trip to the Dominican Republic for a group of 40 Oklahoma teenaged students from Deer Creek High School in Edmond went sour when earlier this month when they all became ill during their stay in the Caribbean country. One of the parents reported that they had traveled to the island nation on June 8 to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana. Fortunately, although they became ill, everyone survived.

To date, 7 Americans have died this year while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, all of them in their hotel rooms. June of 2018, Mark Hulburt Sr. (62) from Arizona was found dead by his wife in their Punta Cana hotel room. His wife said when she woke up that morning, he had something green coming from his mouth. His cause of death was listed as a heart attack, but with all these recent deaths under odd and similar circumstances, the family now suspects something else caused him to die. Hulbert’s son said they now wish they had brought his body home for an autopsy.

Joseph Allen (55) from New Jersey died on June 13 at the Terra Linda resort in Sosua, Dominican Republic. His sister said he had not been feeling well earlier but after leaving the pool, he showered and went out that night. He was found dead the next morning by hotel staff when he didn’t show up to meet his friends. Leyla Cox (53) from New York City died in her hotel room on June 10 at the Excellence Resorts in Punta Cana. According to the hotel, a forensics report states the cause of death as a heart attack. Her son has doubts about the hotel’s statement about what she died from.

Nathaniel Holmes (63) and Cynthia Day (49) both died in their hotel room on May 30 at the Grand Bahia Principe in La Romana. Hotel staff found them, and authorities stated they had both died from internal bleeding and fluid in their lungs. Authorities are trying to say that Nathaniel had an enlarged heart and cirrhosis and that Cynthia also had fluid in her brain.

Miranda Schaup-Werner (41) from Whitehall township, Pennsylvania, died on May 25 while also staying at the Bahia Principe resort in La Romana. She and her husband Dan Werner were celebrating their wedding anniversary, and Miranda took a drink from the minibar then suddenly became ill and collapsed and died. The autopsy showed she died from a heart attack, pulmonary edema, and respiratory failure. John Corcoran (60) from New Jersey died at the end of April in his hotel room, which according to his sister, Shark Tank TV star Barbara Corcoran, was due to natural causes as he had an existing heart condition.