Travellers
- India
Odisha train tragedy: Even ticketless travellers will receive compensation
New Delhi: The railways on Sunday said that even ticketless travellers on board the passenger trains involved in the Odisha accident will receive compensation. This is in line with a Supreme Court…
- Middle East
Dubai Airport expects 2 mn passengers over holiday season, issues travel alert
Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world’s busiest for international travel, has issued a travel alert for passengers travelling in the exceptionally busiest holiday season and at the start of the new year. Dubai Airports…
- World
India reinstates e-visas for travellers from UK
London: The Indian High Commission in London on Monday announced the reinstating of the electronic visa (e-visa) for UK travellers, a move that will be widely welcomed amid a massive rush for…
- India
Railways sees dip in senior citizen travellers in 2021-22: Officials
New Delhi: The Railways has seen an almost 24 percent dip in the number of senior citizens travelling by trains in 2021-22 as compared to 2019-2020, according to an RTI query. Officials…
- India
Covid blues over as 1.34 crore domestic tourists come calling to Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala saw a record-setting surge in domestic tourist arrivals in the first three quarters of the current year as compared to the corresponding period a year ago, reflecting a comeback from…
- Middle East
Saudi: Items worth over SAR 60,000 must be disclosed during travel
Riyadh: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) stated that every traveller arriving or departing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must disclose if they are carrying in their luggage a sum of…
- World
People who’ve taken booster can enter Philippines without Covid test
Manila: Travellers who have received a Covid-19 booster shot will be allowed to enter the Philippines without a pre-departure test against the virus as part of the government’s measures to revive the…
- Technology
Uber announces new features for business travellers, parties
San Francisco: In a bid to make it more convenient for users, ride-hailing company Uber has announced several new products and features for business travellers, wedding parties, and more. The company said…
- World
Brazil removes Covid testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
Brasilia: Brazil has removed the requirement of presenting a negative Covid-19 test for fully vaccinated travellers arriving by plane, a state news agency report said. Only unvaccinated travellers will be required to…
- World
UK ends COVID-19 international travel restrictions
London: All remaining COVID-19 pandemic related international travel restrictions, including filling in Passenger Locator Forms before arrival and compulsory pre-departure tests for unvaccinated travellers, have been scrapped from Friday, the UK government…