Competition
UAEs 10day flight ban catches flyers unawaresedit
The Times of India -Online Web
Pune: Shantanu Kalra, who had come on a holiday to his home in Baner from Dubai on April 15, had to cut his trip short and head back on Friday itself after the UAE decided to ban all flights from India for 10 days, starting April 24. I was to stay till May 10 and had booked my return ticket from Mumbai. When I got a call from a colleague in Dubai about the regulation, I had no choice but to cancel my ticket and book a fresh one. I had to pay Rs16,000 for the fresh ticket and seats were filling up fast, Kalra, who works at a bank in ...
Singapore to get an all new eco cityedit
The Times of India – Online Web
An all-new eco-smart city is now coming up in Singapore Also known as a forest town, this new place is going to be nature s true haven The new city is aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of residents, paving the way for a better future The ecocity is going to be car-free, and its construction is taking place in Tengah, in the West Region
Greece to lift quarantine rule for more inbound visitors from Mondayedit
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As well as Australia and Russia, Greece will lift restrictions on visitors from New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Rwanda and Singapore, the ministry said in a statement. Visitors from Serbia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates are also exempt from quarantine requirements following the earlier changes affecting the EU and other countries.
China expecting huge Labor Day travel rushedit
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China has extended its Labor Day holiday to five days hoping to boost the countrys pandemic battered tourism industry. Many Chinese who were either unable to travel or had postponed their trips during the Lunar New Year holidays because of sporadic coronavirus outbreaks are looking at the May 15 holiday as an opportunity for a much needed break.
Industry
Egypt aiming for tourism revenues of $6$7 billion in 2021 deputy tourism ministeredit
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Egypt is aiming for tourism revenues of $6 billion$7 billion in 2021, the deputy tourism minister told Reuters. The country expects to attract more than 1 million Russian tourists during the rest of 2021 as direct flights between both countries are set to resume, Ghada Shalaby added.
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Hong Kong Singapore Air Travel Bubble To Start On May 26 Bloomberg Newsedit
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Tracking Fintech during COVID19: Harnessing power of technology Its abundantly clear now that as fintech cements its place in the financial sector, accelerated further by the COVID19 pandemic, it could open the sector to new possibilities by harnessing the power of technology to deliver financial Tracking Fintech during COVID19 (Hong Kong)