Emirates is celebrating the Easter holiday with a range of treats available to customers across all classes on board and in the airport lounges from 30th March to 2nd April. Emirates customers travelling from Dubai to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Argentina, Brazil and the Philippines will be able to enjoy the Easter offering. Special […]
Category Archives: Round Up
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Mar
Mar
Tourism being the primary industry of South Africa, the country hosts a vast number of universities, colleges and vocational schools that conduct specific travel and tourism programmes The country is blessed with endless beaches, wildlife parks, reserve games, that are dynamic for a tourism student to start their successful career. The programmes are highly specific in […]
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Mar
Mar
South Korea announced a change in tourist visa application for Filipinos, following substantial increase in the number of applicants. ‘In the near future, walk-in applicants will no longer be accepted,’ the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines wrote on their Facebook page. Only travel agencies will be allowed to file tourist visa […]
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Mar
Mar
The government has started implementing the policy and issuing ‘visa-on-arrival’ to foreigners from a select group of 68 countries — including the US, Russia and the UK. The visa-on-arrival facility has been introduced under the ‘business visa on arrival (BVOA) for businessmen of these countries. The BVOA facility has 30 days validity for single entry and […]
29
Mar
Mar
An IndiGo flight suffered a tyre burst on a flight from Tirupati while landing at Hyderabad Airport. The flight had 77 people on board when it was landing at the airport wednesday evening during which the tyre burst. All passengers were evacuated safely, as per the airlines’ statement. After the aircraft was stuck on the […]
29
Mar
Mar
If tourism needs to get a boost in the Kashmir valley, it needs to raise civic infrastructure and build institutional framework within tourism industry so that the benefits reach the local economy and help common people. “Limited number of five-star hotels in Kashmir is a lacuna that needs to be overcome. Kashmir needs more of them. […]
28
Mar
Mar
Qatar filed a serious complaint at United Nations, regarding a Bahrain warplane over breaching the Qatari airspace. According to reports, two Qatari warplanes had flown dangerously close to two civilian aircraft approaching from UAE. The incident took place at Bahrain airspace and the complaint has been forwarded to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). However, […]
27
Mar
Mar
Jaguar Land Rover has launched India’s first luxury SUV convertible – the Range Rover Evoque Convertible – at Rs 69.53 lakh (ex-showroom). It is based on the Evoque’s HSE Dynamic variant and is available with a 2.0-litre petrol engine option. The vehicle utilises a fabric Z-folding Convertible Roof System offered in black and it takes 18 […]
27
Mar
Mar
Dhaneesh Kotharamban, a 25-year-old Indian, has won a million dollar at the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw held today. Dhanesh bought his first ticket in the million dollar promotion a few weeks ago while traveling to Kerala for a holiday. Dhaneesh, who has been living in Dubai for a year and a […]
26
Mar
Mar
The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that the road in Industrial Area 3 will be closed for three weeks from March 25 until April 15 Motorists have been advised to use alternative roads heading into Dubai through the industrial area, and can instead use the second industrial street and the fourth industrial […]
22
Mar
Mar
Internet giant Google is on a new mission to authenticate online news contents, through their new program named as ‘Google News Initiative’. “The new project worth $300 million would really help journalism in the digital age,” said Google in a statement. The main objective of Google News Initiative (GNI) are spread in three categories like […]
20
Mar
Mar
Vembanad lake in Alappuzha, famed for its ornately carved traditional houseboats, is the centerpiece of Kerala’s tourist trade. Pollution is turning the largest wetland ecosystem in south India, Vembanad lake in Alappuzha into a weed-clogged swamp, hampering the recovery of tourism in the region. Cleaning up the lake is vital to tourism and referring to this […]
20
Mar
Mar
The Karipur airport runway will remain closed for seven hours in the morning from March 25 onwards. The runway will remain closed as part of the construction work of Runway End Safety Area (RESA) From March 25 to April 15, the runway will be closed between 12.00 pm and 07.00 pm. As per the new […]
Middle East, News, Round Up
Ukraine reaches on agreement with Kuwait on simplification of visa regime
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Mar
Mar
Ukraine and Kuwait have agreed on bilateral simplification of the visa regime during the meeting of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. “An agreement was reached on simplifying the visa regime on the basis of reciprocity and including Ukraine in the list […]
19
Mar
Mar
Vietjet Air, an international low-cost airline from Vietnam, is all about to launch their controversial ‘Bikini Airlines’ in India. Vietjet Air, headed by the CEO ‘Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao’ is the first woman billionaire in Vietnam. The airline’s uniqueness is that the air hostess of the airlines dresses in bikini and swimsuits rather than conventional […]