काठमाडौं : टिकट बुकिङ खुला भएयता ९ लाख यात्रु दसैंका लागि उपत्यकाबाट बाहिरीएका छन् । दसैंमा घर जाने यात्रुको दैनिक टिकट काउन्टरमा भीड लाग्ने गरेको छ । असोज ५ गतेबाट टिकट बुकिङ खुला भएको छ । असोज ५ गतेदेखि आजसम्म दैनिक १३ लाख ९१ हजार ९८८ यात्रु राजधानीबाट बाहिरिएका छन् । सात लाख ६९ हजार यात्रु राजधानी भित्रिएका छन् । ६ लाख ९१ हजार ६४६ यात्रु भित्रिएका छन् । जसमा १ लाख १९ हजार ४६७ सवारी साधन सवारी साधन यात्रु बोकेर बाहिरिएका छन् ।

१२ असोज, काठमाडौं : विजया दशमीको उपलक्ष्यमा नेपाल टेलिकमले विगत वर्षहरुमा जस्तै कम्पनीका सेवाहरुमा विभिन्न आकर्षक छुट उपलब्ध गराएको छ । रिचार्जमा बोनस बाहेकका अफरहरु आज घटस्थापना अर्थात असोज १२ देखि नै लागू भएका छन् । ग्राहकले *444#  डायल गरी दशैको अफर बारे बझन सक्ने छन् । छुट सहितका अफर ल्याएको छ । अर्को सूचना नभए सम्म यो अफर निरन्तर रहने छ ।

नवरात्रको चतुर्थीका दिन कुष्माण्डा भवानीको पूजा तथा आराधना गरिन्छ ।  सूर्यको जस्तो तेज भएकी र वाहन सिंह भएकी यी भगवतीको अट्टहासमा ब्रहृमाण्डको सृष्टि र प्रलय हुने भएकोले उनलाई कुष्माण्डा भनिएको हो। यी देवीलाई कुभिण्डोको बलि ज्यादै मनपर्ने हुनाले पनि यी देवीलाई कुष्माण्डा पनि भनिन्छ। यी देवीको सात हातमा क्रमशः कमण्डलु, धनुष, वाण, कमलपुष्प, अमृतपूर्ण कलश, चक्र तथा गदा छन् भने अर्को हातमा भक्तजनलाई सिद्धि र निधि दिन सक्ने जपमाला रहेको छ। यी देवीको तेजको तुलना यिनीसँग मात्रै गर्न सकिन्छ। अरू कुनै पनि देवता यी देवीको तेजको प्रभावलाई खप्न सक्दैनन्। यी देवीको भक्ति गर्नाले आयु, यश, बल एवं आरोग्य वृद्धि हुन्छ। कुष्माण्डा मातालाई शुभकर्म थालनी वा सृष्टिको प्रतीकको रुपमा पूजा गरिन्छ ।

More visitors, more direct dollars infused into Philadelphia’s economy. That’s the synopsis of a new report from the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) and Tourism Economics. In 2018, 697,000 overseas visitors — a 7.5% year-on-year (YoY) increase — came to the Greater Philadelphia region, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth. Overseas visitors also contributed $723 million in direct visitor spending, generating $1.2 billion in economic impact, both modern-day records.

“Hospitality is one of the largest and fastest growing employment sectors in Philadelphia because we continue to see visitation rise across all sectors. Overseas visitors are incredibly important as they account for 57% of all international visitation and 79% of all international visitor spending,” said PHLCVB President and CEO Julie Coker Graham. “Every day our team is focused on telling Philadelphia’s story globally. In 2018 our team hosted 96 influential global media and 334 travel trade professionals in-market. By doing so, we’re able to reinforce positive perceptions of the city and encourage and inspire future visitation.”

The PHLCVB also works in concert with local industry partners like the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association, Visit Philadelphia and the Philadelphia International Airport. The destination’s collective message is resonating: the American experience should begin in the city where the country was founded. In 2018, nine of Philadelphia’s ‘top 10’ overseas markets grew year-on-year (YOY). Philadelphia’s top five markets include the United Kingdom, China, Germany, India, and France, respectively. Some of the notable highlights include:

• The United Kingdom delivered the highest number of overseas visitors to Philadelphia at 112,000 (a 3.1% YoY increase).

• China led all markets with $136 million in overall visitor spending (15.6% YoY increase), represented by 82,000 visitors, a 20% increase from 2017. Source : eturbo news

नवरात्रिको तेस्रो दिन देवी चन्द्रघण्टाको पूजा गरीन्छ । नवरात्रिका अवसरमा देशका विभिन्न शक्तिपीठमा भक्तजनको घुइँचो लाग्ने गर्दछ। उनको टाउकोमा घण्टाको आकारको अर्धचन्द्र छ, यही कारणले गर्दा यिनीलाई चन्द्रघण्टादेवी भनेर जानिन्छ। बायाँ हातमा क्रमशः त्रिशूल, गदा, तरबार एवं कमण्डलु बोकेकी हुन्छिन् र पाँचौ हात वरद मुद्रामा हुन्छ। त्यस्तै, दायाँ हातमा क्रमशः कमलको फूल, वाण, धनुष र जपमाला बोकेकी हुन्छिन् भने पाँचौ हात अभय मुद्रामा हुन्छ। । देवीको शिरमा सुसज्जित चन्द्रघण्टाको स्वरले सबै आसुरी शक्ति हट्ने विश्वास गरिन्छ। यिनको शरीर स्वर्णको समान चम्किलो देखिन्छ। शास्त्रानुसार हातको घण्टाको आवाजले राक्षसहरू डराउने भएकाले यिनको नाम चन्द्रघण्टा राखिएको हो। यी दुर्गाको वाहन सिंह हो। यसैले यिनका उपासक पनि सिंहजस्तै पराक्रमी हुन्छन्। यिनको मुद्रा युद्धको लागि तत्पर भइरहेको जस्तो देन्छि यिनको ध्यान, आराधना र उपासना गर्नाले भूत, प्रेत, बाधा आदिबाट रक्षा गर्छ र भक्तको सारा पाप एवं बाधा नष्ट भएर जान्छ।

The fastest growing tourist destination in the world has been revealed in new research released by the United Nations. Egypt received a record number of tourists in 2017 compared to 2016 as the North African country continues to recover from a spate of terrorist attacks and tragic accidents. The finding was unveiled in the Tourism Highlights Report of the UN’s World Tourism Organisation which presents a concise overview of international tourism in the world based on the results for the year 2017.

The report revealed that 2017 saw the highest growth in international tourist arrivals in seven years since 2010, as well as the recovery of destinations suffering from security challenges in recent years. Egypt is one such destination. “Egypt led growth both in absolute and relative terms in arrivals, rebounding strongly from previous years,” the report said.

It added: “Visitor numbers rebounded from both traditional markets in Western Europe and emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Promotional efforts and a return of confidence contributed to this recovery.” Egypt’s success in the report is backed up by statistics from Thomas Cook which has revealed that in 2018 Egypt experienced more bookings than in previous years. However, 2017 saw the country benefit from an incredible 55.1 per cent increase in tourists compared to 2016.

Tourists should be aware, though, that the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) state that the risk of terrorism is “very likely.” However, they add: “Around 319,000 British nationals visited Egypt in 2017. Most visits are trouble-free.”

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%).

काठमाडौं : सभामुख कृष्णबहादुरमाथि संसद सचिवालयकी महिला कर्मचारीले यौन दुर्व्यवहार गरेको आरोप लगाएको नेताबीच छलफल भइरहेकाे छ । बालुवाटारमा महराबारे निर्णय गर्न नेकपाका अध्यक्षद्वय लगायत शिर्ष नेताबीच छलफल भइरहेकाे छ । प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीले यौन दुर्व्यवहारको आरोप लागेका सभामुख कृष्णबहादुर महरालाई राजीनामा दिन निर्देशन दिएका छन् । आज अपरान्ह राजीनामा दिने तयारी गरिरहेको विशेष स्रोतबाट बुझिन आएको छ ।