Competition
Indians with valid visas may soon be able to go to UAEedit
The Times of India – Online
Indians with valid visas to the UAE may soon be able to travel there under the special arrangements India is working out with several countries. Indian ambassador to UAE, Pavan Kapoor tweeted on Saturday.
To travel or not to travel Japan cant give a straight answeredit
The Print – Online
Other governments have had to face similar dilemmas during major holidays. At the start of the Lunar New Year, when millions of Chinese travel across the country, Beijing locked down the city of Wuhan and ordered travel agencies to suspend tours. Saudi Arabia downsized Islams annual hajj pilgrimage, and countries including Malaysia and Indonesia stepped up their vigilance during Eid alFitr.
Thai July consumer mood rises for 3nd month as virus restrictions easeedit
Reuters – Online
Thailand has recorded no domestic virus transmission for more than two months and reopened most businesses, but foreign tourists are not yet allowed to return. Thailand has shelved plans for a travel bubble agreement with select countries as new daily coronavirus cases rise in parts of Asia.
France is ready to welcome Indians again*edit
CN Traveller – Online
France currently only allows travellers from the European Union, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay to travel to the country without any restrictions.
Industry
India relaxes travel curbs for its visitorsedit
MINT – Print Ahmedabad and Bangalore
So far, India has signed deals with the US, France, Germany, and Kuwait for bilateral air travel arrangements and talks are on with the UK for a similar deal. The idea is to scale up such arrangements with like minded countries, which will serve as an interim measure till normal international air travel resumes.
Travel News Passengers eager for international leisure travel: Surveyedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online
GVKled Mumbai International Airport managing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) undertook a Restart Feedback Survey post the resumption of flight operations to align with the needs and expectations of the passengers along with acquiring the knowledge to continue providing them with a worldclass experience.
If we must travel… linger over momentsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
In the past two decades, the Indian tourist has increasingly made travel look easy. We headed off to look at things as varied as the Blue Mosque, the Eiffel Tower, Machu Pichhu, the Shinto shrines of Nara, all the while packing our monkey caps, a plastic dibba of khakhra or murukkus, and a large container of pain balm. Thus, we colonised travel.
Americans can travel again, but not to India, China, dozens of other countriesedit
MID DAY, The Times of India, Business Standard – Online
The US has lifted the highest level of its global health travel advisory for Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic and restored the previous country-specific system without changing the status of over 50 countries, including that of India and China.
Mention
How travelers are beating tough flight curbs in the age of Covidedit
The Economic Times, The Print, Bloomberg Quint – Online
Jessica Cutrera, 44, an American who has lived in Hong Kong for more than a decade, was looking to return to the Asian financial center last month when the city suddenly required a negative virus test for passengers coming from highrisk countries including the U.S. She had to show results from a test taken within 72 hours before boarding and fulfill a requirement that travelers present a letter signed by a government official verifying that the lab is accredited.
Indians and Thais confident to traveledit
Telangana Today, Vishva Times, Latest News Freshers Live, Bhaskarlive – Online, Free Press Journal – Print – Mumbai
According to a new global study on travel in the post-COVID world, India and Thailand have the most citizens confident of travelling in the “new normal”, with a score of 76. It also reveals that Asian countries like India, Thailand, China, Indonesia, and Singapore are more eager than their Western counterparts when it comes to resuming travel.
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Must Do Things When You are in Hong Kongedit
Travelshavel – Online
Hong Kong! Must do Things When You are in Hong Kong Yes, this is a city of modern skyscrapers and futuristic architecture. Still, if you scratch beneath the surface and spend a little time here, youll discover pockets of tranquillity in the form of incensefilled temples and bonsai gardens.