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UAE temporarily suspends visa-on-arrival for passengers arriving from India

Authorities in the UAE have temporarily suspended the visa-on-arrival facility for passengers who are arriving from or have been in India in the past 14 days, according to Etihad Airways. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline, which is the second flag carrier of the UAE, said in a tweet that it is working to update its website with the latest information. The UAE authorities have decided to temporarily suspend the Visa-on-arrival facility for passengers who are arriving from or been in India in the past 14 days, Etihad said on Twitter. The tweet was in response to a query by a passenger whether an Indian citizen holding a US visa can fly to Abu Dhabi and get visa-on-arrival and travel to Dubai without quarantine. The airline also advised passengers to please keep an eye on https: //bit.ly/TravelGuideEN for latest regulations. The latest travel update is applicable to passengers having a visa or residence permit issued by the US, the UK or a European Union member state. Travel ...

Quarantine, Covid testing remain key concerns for int'l travellers: Report

Quarantine and Covid testing remain key concerns for international travel even as domestic travel in India begins its recovery following the second wave of the pandemic, according to a research report

UK lifts 'all but essential' travel advice for India as Covid pressure ebbs

UK updated its official travel advisory for India to reflect the country's upgraded status under the COVID-19 based traffic light system, no longer advising against all but essential travel

Covid situation in India better, hope nations would ease travel curbs: MEA

MEA said it hopes that with the Covid-19 situation in India vastly improved, foreign nations would ease travel restrictions from India

Any WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccine should be allowed for travel, says UN

The World Health Organisation said Thursday that any COVID-19 vaccines it has authorised for emergency use should be recognised by countries as they open up their borders to inoculated travellers. The move could challenge Western countries to broaden their acceptance of two apparently less effective Chinese vaccines, which the UN health agency has licensed but most European and North American countries have not. In addition to vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Inc, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, the WHO has also given the green light to the two Chinese jabs, made by Sinovac and Sinopharm. In its aim to restore travel across Europe, the European Union said in May that it would only recognise people as vaccinated if they had received shots licensed by the European Medicines Agency -- although it's up to individual countries if they wish to let in travellers who have received other vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V. The EU drug regulator is currently considering licensing

No consensus yet on Covid vaccine passport issue at WHO level: Govt

'As of now, as per WHO guidelines and guidelines by other countries, people with negative COVID test report are being allowed,' says Health Ministry Joint Secretary

Covid-19 pandemic: European Union to ease travel curbs for foreign tourists

The United States would not, although vaccinated Americans would be welcome in Europe.

Airbnb sees 'travel rebound of the century'; loss widens on debt payment

Airbnb's shares fluctuated in extended trading after closing down 3.2% in New York at $135.75.

India may extend UK flight ban for a short period, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The minister expressed hope that the normal international air travel would resume in the first half of 2021

Charter biz gets Christmas boost as flyers prioritise safety and hygiene

While chartered flights were earlier being used for business and repatriating of stranded Indians and foreigners, the leisure segment picked up with the opening up of tourist destinations

Finance Minister mulling 75% reduction in foreign travel budget for FY22

The Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing restrictions in mobility may result in a 75% reduction in the budgetary allocation for foreign travel in FY22

Travellers from Dubai, UK mainly behind Covid importation into India: Study

According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, Covid-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels

Rs 20,000 hotel bill, Rs 50,000 insurance premium may come under I-T lens

In a list of proposed measures to widen the tax base, in a tweet, government said no taxpayer should be left behind in the drive to ensure better compliance and transparency

US lifts foreign travel restrictions for citizens, points to improvements

The announcement comes as President Donald Trump seeks a quick return to normal in the United States

Visa, travel restrictions eased for some categories of foreign nationals

Foreign businessmen, healthcare professionals, health researchers, engineers and technicians among those allowed to travel, subject to certain conditions

China reports rise in coronavirus cases, most from foreign travellers

But Chinese authorities fear the possibility of a second wave triggered by arrivals from overseas or asymptomatic patients

Quarantined lives

In countries with a wider coverage of digital communication, overuse of the internet is causing the opposite problem

Facebook, HSBC and other firms curb staff travel to China as virus spreads

The United States warned on Monday that Americans should "reconsider" visiting all of China, while South Korea elevated its travel warning on Tuesday, advising its citizens to stay away

PM Modi made seven foreign trips, visited nine countries in three months

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar undertook 13 trips to 16 countries

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Forex card scores over other instruments because it has several benefits