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Economic slowdow and CAA stir hit holiday plans - India Today Economic slowdow and CAA stir hit holiday plans - India Today Posted: 26 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST The economic slowdown and the countrywide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act are taking a toll on the domestic travel and tourism sector in this high-octane Christmas-New Year period. Travel-related bookings have gone down between 5 and 40 per cent across the country with metros like Delhi and Bengaluru being affected the most, industry estimates show. There is a huge rise in cancellations for immediate travel. For instance, the current unrest in the North-East has led to 20-23 per cent drop in monthon-month bookings. Similarly, bookings in December for travel to Delhi have fallen by 38 per cent over the previous year, says travel aggregator Ixigo. The impact on demand has been felt in both business and leisure segments. While macroeconomic factors affect business desti...

Coronavirus Australia live news: Covid alert for fortnight of F45 classes in Sydney - The Australian Coronavirus Australia live news: Covid alert for fortnight of F45 classes in Sydney - The Australian Posted: 29 Oct 2020 09:13 AM PDT Daniel Andrews has declared he's no "Manchurian candidate" as he dismissed any link between his $2m spin doctor and his own key phrases during Victoria's deadly coronavirus pandemic. While describing QDOS's work as important and revealing his reports had been classified as cabinet-in-confidence documents, and therefore would never be released publicly, the Victorian Premier said the firm played no role in developing the language he used during the coronavirus. QDOS, run by veteran Labor pollster and strategist John Armitage, has been employed by the Premier's Department for six years to conduct a program monitoring the views of Victorians, pocketing $2m in taxpayers funds. ...