lets admit it ever since the pandemic changed our lives for the better or worse the one question to have crossed our minds time and again is when can we start travelling again after all what can be a better stressbuster in these trying times than watching a sunset from the beach or a sunrise in the hills and believe it or not several travel enthusiasts have already started booking holidays for later this year after seeing the worst lull in tourism for almost five months the eastern region of travel agents federation of india has confirmed around 350 fresh bookings from the state till now hopes of revival for the travel industrythe figures might be negligible compared to the usual demand at this time of the year but its a significant growth considering there was no movement in the past few months its a positive sign for the industry and were hopeful of a revival in the coming months said federation chairman anil punjabi adding that till now they were flooded with calls for refunds and cancellations but now at least some people are daring to plan holidays again hygiene is the biggest priority for travellers now he added choosing wanderlust to beat the fear of pandemicwhile the prospects of international travel remain uncertain domestic destinations are much sought after vinit kumar jha owner of an it firm in salt lake has planned a holiday in shimla this november not only has he booked flight tickets to delhi he has also made hotel reservations in the picturesque himachal capital after being locked up for months this is the only thing that i can look forward to im desperate to head to the hills and hoping things will be better by november said vinit who will fly to delhi and hire a car for shimla amardeep singh chandok a citybased automobile businessman is in no mood to wait any further so he along with his family and friends is heading to the beach in mandarmani next week how long can one live in fear no matter where you are its time to start living with the virus by taking all the safety precautions so i might as well travel he said similarly keshab mishra a young it professional who has booked a trip to rajasthan for november with his parents believes whether he is in his hometown or somewhere else social distancing and safety norms will remain the same even in kolkata we are going to the malls and offices regularly we will wear masks wash hands and use sanitisers wherever we go its not going to be much different right he wonderedhowever everyone making vacation plans is well aware that the future is uncertain and they might have to reschedule or cancel their travel plans depending on the situation himachal uttarakhand rajasthan most populargoing by the enquiries received by travel agents in the city himachal pradesh uttarakhand and rajasthan are seeing the maximum bookings for those looking to