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UAE, Israel to sign bilateral deals on areas including tourism, direct flights statementedit
Reuters – Online
Delegations from the United Arab Emirates and Israel will meet during the coming weeks to sign bilateral agreements on areas including energy, tourism, direct flights, investment, security, communication and technology, the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Flying to Dubai, Sharjah or Abu Dhabi from India Check out the new travel rulesedit
Live Mint – Online
Among the 18 destinations are Dubai to Mumbai, Delhi to Dubai, Sharjah to Mangaluru, Lucknow to Dubai, Kozhikode to Dubai, Chennai to Dubai, Dubai to Bengaluru, Delhi to Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi to Gaya, among others Indian Ambassador to UAE Pavan Kapoor said that Indian nationals carrying any type of valid UAE visa can now travel to the country.
Dubai Tourism Partners with Microsoft to Streamline Services Through Cloud Solutionsedit
Travel Trends Today – Online
With a growing focus on the use of technology to transform the worlds business ecosystem amid the global pandemic, Dubais Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has partnered with Microsoft to further streamline datadriven services offered to stakeholders, enhance the elearning platform for Dubai College of Tourism (DCT) and adopt an innovative approach towards showcasing the city as a mustvisit destination.
Industry
Travel News Centre scouts for agency to create IT infrastructure to issue epassports from 2021edit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online
After issuing 20,000 official and diplomatic epassports on a trial basis with electronic microprocessor chips, the government has now begun the process for issuance of epassports for all citizens from 2021 and is selecting an agency that will set up the IT Infrastructure and solution to implement the big project, reports Aman Sharma in ET.
Leveraging tourism post COVID19 through social mediaedit
Travel Trends Today – Online
The Novel Coronavirus (2019nCoV or COVID19) has devastated the world economy and taken the whole world into its severity. All the major economies of the world are brought to a deadlock situation. Tourism is one of the worst affected of all major economic sectors. Due to the imposition of travel restrictions and slump in demand among travellers, the tourism sector is witnessing alltime low hit. Travel is standstill, fear is gearing up, and the future is uncertain.
FAITH Urges MoT to Revive Both Demand and Supply Driversedit
Travel Trends Today -Online
The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has proposed multistep strategies for revival of tourism to the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Govt of India. These issues were identified to enhance tourism demand while protecting tourism supply in India.
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Air India plans to operate 2 Vande Bharat Mission flights from Hong Kongedit
Live Mint – Online
Air India is planning to operate two Vande Bharat Mission flights from Hong Kong to Delhi on August 18 and 21, the Consulate General of India, Hong Kong said on Thursday. The Vande Bharat Mission started in early May to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions.