Mumbai may be known as the City that Never Sleeps, but the pandemic has changed all that for sure. On New Year’s Eve (NYE) tomorrow, you won’t be able to party outside all night, walk around with friends and soak in the usual revelry owing to the COVID-19 safety protocols. With the State announcing a curfew at 11pm to 6am, hotels and restaurants have found a way to ring in the NYE celebrations an hour-and-a-half early. They plan to align the celebrations with Thailand. So, at around 10.30pm on December 31, when it will be sharp midnight in Thailand, Mumbaikars will also ring in 2021. Says Sherry Bhatia, President, Hotel & Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI), “Mumbai will have its celebrations, albeit a little earlier this year on Thailand time. This way, people can have their fun and still get to be at their homes at midnight.”
‘Would have been an opportune time…
‘Would have been an opportune time…
