Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Driving is the new flying

Hindustan Times | ByVir Sanghvi

Nov 08, 2020 07:38 AM IST

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The pandemic has forced us to look for holiday destinations nearer home. And they are great!

Till March of this year, when the Covid panic set in, I was on a plane at least once a week. This state of affairs had persisted since 1986. But ever since I came back from Mumbai where I had gone for the Culinary Culture launch in early March, I have not stepped onto a plane.

The ITC Grand Bharat is an all-suite property within driving distance of New Delhi

The staff at ITC Grand Bharat wore masks and practiced social distancing

While most hotels faced a slump during the pandemic, ITC Grand Bharat was doing 65% occupancy on weekdays and 80% on weekends

The Oberoi Rajvilas was built two decades ago but it is regularly refurbished; rooms with pool views (inset) are pretty spectacular

Amanbagh, located in Rajasthan’s Alwar town has warm and efficient service, and good food!

The basic promise at an Aman is that they would be small and exclusive to give millionaires a break from their lives of excess

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