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Planning a trip to the Maldives next year then prepare for some added costs. Beginning 1 January, 2022, just in time for the country to celebrate its 50th year of tourism, travellers will have to pay a fee to leave the archipelago by air after a new departure tax was approved. On 11 July, the country’s president, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, signed off an amendment to the nation’s

8 destinations that start from July - by emirates, with Lyon, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico City, Nice, Orlando, Phuket, and Venice all coming back online. This follows the UAE carrier resuming A380 service from Dubai to Los Angeles, Toronto, and Washington Dulles at the beginning of the month. Routes that have returned this month? Looking at the first week of August, which is rapidly approachin

After a long days the Emirates suspended the flight services from India, the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways on Saturday said that suspension of flights from India and two other countries to the UAE capital city has been extended till July 31. They also mentioned that, Etihad Airways flight services have also been suspended from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Earlier, Etihad Airways had suspen

British media is calling July 19, 2022, as the “Freedom Day”. After remaining in stringent lockdown for a long time, the UK has finally lifted all the COVID restrictions from today. The government has decided to restart all the clubs, pubs and restaurants in the country to their full capacity.  Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, who currently is isolating himself, ha

Keeping in view the ongoing COVID pandemic and the upcoming CIOVID third wave, the IndiGo airlines on Thursday has listed guidelines for its international passengers flying to and from nine cities in seven countries. The airline in the guidelines has listed passengers who are exempt from foreign travel restrictions and the requirements they need to fulfill for the journey. Notably, the internation

Assam government has made covid testing compulsory for vaccinated people. An official order released by the government said that the state is withdrawing its earlier order that exempted mandatory COVID testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving via air and train.   The decision was not earlier decided but taken after the cases of fully vaccinated people testing positive for

Hilton announces Great Small Breaks campaign, a staycation offer, tailor-made for families and young guests. With short-distance leisure travel quickly becoming a preference, the latest campaign will enable consumers to reconnect with family and friends. Under this initiative, Hilton will offer an enhanced experience for families, especially the young ones, with complimentary stays, personali

Mauritius heartly welcomes all the international tourists from July 15. As per the reports, this holiday hotspot will be reopening its borders in two phases. Reportedly, during the first phase, i.e., from July 15 to September 30, 2021, the island will be welcoming vaccinated travellers to enjoy resort holidays in the island. This means that from July 15, vaccinated travellers will be able to

To all the Harry potter fans New York introduces virtual reality experiences which will start from July 15. The fans will get two options to choose from. The unique adventures will offer visitors a chance to live their Hogwarts dreams via interactive experiences set inside the newly opened Harry Potter store in New York City. The mentioned virtual experiences are : 1. Chaos at Hogwarts and 2. Wi

New rules have been implemented in order to keep fresh corona virus infections at bay while encouraging tourism on the Indian island. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has reported quarantine guidelines for those travelling to the Andaman and Nicobar islands. According to the guidelines, all travellers flying to Andaman and Nicobar islands from the Indian mainland need to carry a negative RT-PC

Odisha state government has started the process of setting round-the-year eco-cottages at selected destinations, following successful arrangement of world-class eco-retreat hubs in various places in the state. As per a press release, the decision was taken after a high-level virtual meeting was held on eco-tourism under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra. The Chief Secre

Tourists should carry their COVID-19 RT-PCR negative reports, or COVID-19 vaccine certificates. The authorities have made it mandatory for all the popular destinations in Bengal, including Digha and Mandarmani. “We issued a notice on Monday directing hotels not to allow tourists if they do not carry either Covid-19 test reports issued 48 hours earlier or certificates of Covid-19 vacci

Italy, Germany and Poland are among the destinations most likely to be added to the Government’s green travel list, analyst said. Robert Boyle, former director of strategy at British Airways’ parent company IAG predicted that 12 countries could be put in the low-risk tier this week. This includes nine European countries which are all “strong candida

The Nainital administration barred nearly 5000 tourists from getting to the hill station due to overcrowding and COVID-19 fears. The authorities said that most of the tourist’s could not show their negative RT-PCR test, so they were stopped. Also, there wasn’t any parking space left in the hill station. Nainital’s Senior Superintendent of Police said that the number of tourists

Delhi government has set new guidelines for domestic travellers. The guidelines come at a time when the fear of a third wave runs high. For international travellers, the Central Government's rules shall be followed in the state. They are aimed at those entering into Delhi from other states, including those that have over 5% positivity rate. The plan is a colour coded one, which has

The vaccination certificates in Japan will be official records issued by municipalities. It will show information about an administered vaccine, the vaccination date and location and personal information such as name of the traveller and passport number. From July 26 Japan will start accepting applications for vaccination passports for people who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19 to

Oman has suspended passengers flights from 24 countries, including India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan indefinitely, as part of the Gulf nation's efforts to contain the spread of Coronavirus. The flights have been suspended until further notice, and that the decision was taken as part of the country's measures to contain the Coronavirus pandemic - The sultanate’s official Twitt

Start booking your airline ticket for Dubai from India as airline companies in India open up for next booking from next week. Vistara is all set to fly to Dubai from Delhi at 9 pm on July 15. The flight is scheduled to arrive in Dubai at 11:20 pm local time. Other airlines such as IndiGo, and SpiceJet will also be available.   Vistara is operating four flights a week to Dubai, so

India is all set to build its second-longest expressway in Uttar Pradesh and it is being called the Ganga Expressway. The project begins from September this year and will also link the western part of the state to eastern Uttar Pradesh. As per reports,UPEDIA-(Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority) is preparing to issue tenders for the project that will link Meerut&

The railway station at Puri in Odisha will be redeveloped as a world-class transit hub- officials reported. The railway station of pilgrim city Puri will be redeveloped soon. The scope of work includes the up-gradation and integrated redevelopment of the station spanning 28,574 sq m and the development of the surrounding railway land. The pre-bid meeting for this is scheduled for

The countries which made a negative Covid-19 test report before entry mandatory for all travellers, including Indians. Many countries have reopened their borders for Indian tourists embarking on non-essential travel at a time when India’s weekly coronavirus (Covid-19) positivity rate declined to 2.37%, and the daily positivity rate stood at 2.42% – less than 3% -- for the 17th co

Vistara will carry passengers from New Delhi to Dubai while Emirates and budget carrier flydubai are expected to re-open operations on July 16, vistara reported on the first day of their opening. Flights to Dubai from certain destinations in India may resume as soon as next as bookings have re-opened on some travel websites. Any kind of resumption of flights by the airlines between the

The Health Ministry has expressed concern over Indians travelling to tourist spots in large numbers despite the possibility of a third wave of Covid infections. The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of people flocking to hill stations and other tourist destinations in large numbers. Secretary (MoHFW) Lav Agarwal referred to the phenomenon as "revenge travel"

VISTARA starts it's non-stop flights between Delhi and Tokyo Haneda. Vistara decided to fly once a week between the India and Japan using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Under the air bubble agreement between India and Japan. Chief Executive Officer of Vistara mentioned that "We are delighted to take India's finest airplane to Japan and provide an unmatched flying experience to our cus

Germany has announced to remove its entery ban on travellers from India and 4 other countries from tomorrow.  Germany has begun easing strict Covid-19-related restrictions on travellers from India, Nepal, Portugal, Russia and the UK after the country’s public health institute declared these five nations are no longer areas of “variant of concern”. Reduced travel restri

International flights to start services to maldives from next week. Good news to all the air passengers, who are ready to fly aboard for vacations.The international services to restart from July 15 as the island nation is reopening its international borders to many South Asian countries including India. The news was earlier that the Maldives government is about to review the situation periodi

Bali delays opening to foreign tourists until COVID-19 cases decrease significantly, said Sandiago Uno, Bali Tourism and Cultural Economy Minister. He added that they will be waiting for a more conducive situation to open the tourist hotspot again. They also mentioned that “We were targeting the end of July, beginning of August, but we just have to be mindful of where we are

A passenger train Rajdhani Express from Assam’s Silchar railway station - reached the Vaingaichunpao railway station in Manipur for a trial run on Friday, added state on the Indian Railways map. From the reports, the train covered the distance of 11Km between the two northeastern stations, with railway officials onboard. The train halted briefly at Manipur’s Jiribam rail

North East welcoming International Airports for better connectivity, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, Jintendra Singh, Manipur, and Agartala has decided to getting two more international airports so as to have increased connectivity in the region. The northeast region is still widely left out as far as flight connections are concerned, but all that should

The state government of sikkim in an order stated that fully vaccinated traveller's will now be allowed to enter the state from July 5, without having to produce a negative RT-PCR report. In the order they stated clearly that “Entry of all persons, including tourists, who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, shall be allowed entry from Melli and Rangpo check post, without RT