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Travel News India inks its first air bubble in South Asia neighbourhood with Maldivesedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online
This is expected to help in the movement of people from both sides for employment, tourism, medical emergencies, etc. The announcement was made after the video meet between Indias External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar (EAM) and Maldives Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid.
Singapore Tourism Board, Tripoto partner to help Indians rediscover the city now, travel lateredit
BW Hotelier Business World, Travel Biz Monitor – Online
The Singapore Tourism Board partners with Tripoto to launch a microsite within Tripotos website. This is part of its continuing efforts to keep Singapore in the minds of the Indian audience, even as the Covid19 pandemic has stalled outbound travel
Singapore might open doors to tourists to revive nearly incapacitated Changi airportedit
The Print – Online
Already, Singapore has inked arrangements with China and Malaysia to allow business and official travelers, and Ong said such reciprocal green lanes could be proliferated. The Southeast Asian nation said this week it is working toward such an arrangement with Japan as early as September.
CapaJet to operate repatriation flights to South East Asia & Pacific from Aug 19edit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online
CapaJet would be operating new flights beginning August 19, targeting key routes in South East Asia and Pacific. These flights will be operating from Jakarta, New Delhi, Port Moresby, Nadi and will touch down in Delhi, Singapore and Jakarta.
Ahead of IPL in Dubai, Indian Govt Allows Tourist Visa Holders to Fly to UAE Details Hereedit
News 18 – Online
For the second time since its inception, BCCI will host the IPL (Indian Premiere League) outside the Indian subcontinent. The worlds biggest T20 league has been moved out of India due to the COVID19 pandemic and will be played in UAE.
Travelling to Thailand not possible this year, as it remains closed for leisure travel until 2021edit
The Times of India – Online
Although Thailand remains sceptical in welcoming foreign tourists, some countries across Asia, including Cambodia, the Maldives, and Nepal, are starting to ease bans on inbound travel. Then, there are other countries, such as Malaysia and Singapore, that have started to reopen their shared borders this month to essential travellers.
SpiceJet flights between Dubai and 5 Indian cities to start from tomorrowedit
Live Mint – Online
Vistara is also offering direct flights to Dubai operational under the air bubble agreement Read Full Story Topics SpiceJet Budget carrier SpiceJet will be operating scheduled flights between Dubai and 5 Indian cities Delhi, Jaipur, Kozhikode, Madurai and Mumbai, from tomorrow to 31st August, 2020. Here is everything you should know about the flights.
Indonesia Reviewing Plan to Reopen Tourist Areas to Foreignersedit
Bloomberg Quint – Online
We combine Bloombergs global leadership in business and financial news and data, with Quintillion Medias deep expertise in the Indian market and digital news delivery, to provide high quality business news, insights and trends for Indias sophisticated audiences. (Indonesia)
Indians can finally travel to the UAE; read to know moreedit
The Times of India – Online
You can choose from Delhi to Abu Dhabi; Abhu Dhabi to Gaya; Sharjah to Mengaluru; Delhi to Dubai; Dubai to Mumbai, and Lucknow to Dubai Travel during this time is not going to be as it was before, and this is why Indias airlines Indigo has now put out guidelines for travellers travelling between India and UAE.
44% of Singapore population tired of health measures against Covid: Surveyedit
Business Standard – Online
Forty four per cent of the population in Singapore are tired of following the strict health measures, including wearing masks, to contain the spread of the coronavirus as they feel the pandemic has lasted longer than they anticipated, according to a survey by the Sunday Times.
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Technology to play crucial role in restarting air travel: IATAedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online
Technology will play a big role in successfully restarting air travel while restoring confidence in the safety of aviation, according to global industry body the International Air Transport Association (IATA). It said the recovery of air travel will be vital to enabling the global economy to bounce back from the Covid19 crisis.
Restrictions ease; but are Indians willing to traveledit
Times Now News – Online
Key Highlights 71% people are absolutely not comfortable travelling for at least a year. The United Nations World Tourism Organization expects 1.8 bn worldwide tourists a year by 2030. Solotravelling, personal transportation with safety becoming the major factor are the top trends in travel industry.
When Tour &Travel Industry Will Restart Post Covid19edit
Inventiva – Online
The pandemic of COVID19 has affected almost every profession and industry. We dont know when school and colleges are going to reopen. We dont know when we can travel to the hills and seashores. We dont know how much time will it take to get back to our healthy lives.
Travel bubble arrangement with UK scheduled to start in September MEAedit
Business World – Online
Based on continuous assessment of demand received from our missions and posts, flights have been added for repatriation from Armenia, Bangladesh, Japan, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Ukraine, he said, adding that flights from GCC countries and South East Asia have been further augmented.
Covid19: A plan for tourism to survive, revive, thriveedit
Hindustan Times – Online
On the demand side, India has a robust domestic market which could soften the impact as compared with nations that rely largely on international tourists. India receives 11 million foreign tourists, which is small compared to its size and relative potential. Dubai receives well over 16 million tourists.
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Asia tourism: HK Airport to resume handling transit pax from China from Aug 15edit
The Economic Times – Online
Transfer and transit services at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for passengers from airports in Mainland China will resume with effect from August 15, 2020 until October 15, 2020 On the other hand, transfer and transit services to destinations in Mainland China will remain unavailable at HKIA.