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Number of Indians travelling abroad up 137%, still below pre-pandemic level

7.2 million, 40 per cent of the 18 million left the country for "residency" and another 7.1 million were tourists

Rajasthan govt implements new rural tourism scheme, promises jobs

Agriculture tourism units will be set up on farm land on areas ranging from 2,000 square metres to two hectares (one hectare is roughly 10,000 square metres)

Outdated Covid travel advisories, norms causing inconvenience to people

Flying to Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Leh in Ladakh? Make sure that you are carrying your RT-PCR test in case you are not fully vaccinated. While majority of states and union territories have relaxed Covid restrictions, a few still want unvaccinated travellers to mandatorily have either an RT-PCR test report within 48 to 96 hours before starting their journey or undergo a test on arrival at their respective airports. South Andaman Deputy Commissioner Suneel Anchipaka told PTI that the Union Territory follows the instructions of its health department for mandatory RT-PCR test report for unvaccinated travellers arriving at the Port Blair airport. Besides Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ladakh is another Union Territory where unvaccinated travellers have to undergo RT-PCR test at the Leh airport. Director of Health Services in Leh Dr. Motup Dorje said, "We are doing random RT-PCR testing on tourists." A section of scientists have called it a futile exercise without any

IRCTC cancels 165 trains today, 31 Aug: Check your train status here

Indian railways cancelled 165, rescheduled 12, source-changed 18, and diverted 35 trains today, August 31. Read more

Indians among top travellers who visited Abu Dhabi most in H1 2022

Indians are among the top travellers who visited Abu Dhabi the most in the first six months of this year, according to a passenger traffic report

UPI expands; Indian flyers to UK to enjoy hassle-free digital transactions

Expanding further outside India, the indigenously developed real-time payments solution UPI will foray into the UK market starting with QR code-based transactions. The NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has forged a partnership with payments solutions provider PayXpert to internationalise the acceptance of its payment solutions in the UK. NIPL is the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) which developed the world's largest real-time payment solution the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the RuPay card scheme. "This collaboration will make the Indian payment solutions available in the UK on all PayXpert's android point-of-sale (POS) devices for in-store payments, starting with UPI-based QR code payments and later integrating the possibility for RuPay card payments," NPCI said in a release on Thursday. Counted as one of the most successful Real-Time Payments (RTP) systems globally, UPI clocked a volume of USD 940 billion (39 billion ...

Indian visitors to Dubai more than double to 858,000 in Jan-Jun 2022

Dubai attracted 71.2 lakh international overnight visitors between January and June 2022, recording close to three-fold growth in visitors compared to 25.2 lakh tourists in the same period in 2021.

Visa on time: Embassies work to meet spike in applications by Indians

According to a VFS Global spokesperson, there has been an unprecedented uptick in outbound travel demand from India this summer

Indian travellers indulged in 'workcation' mode this year: OYO report

Hill stations ranked top on the list of spots for these work and travel trips, followed by many who visited their hometowns and beach destinations.

Indian travellers are turning to offbeat retreats and experiences

On the itinerary: Luxury camping, tribal homestays, heritage cities

Getting the bang for your buck as the travel bug bites post Covid

Know how much to budget for your trip, what precautions to take and which destinations are a safe bet

Care to sleep in a pod? Head to the Mumbai Central railway station

A pod can be rented for around Rs 999 per person for 12 hours and the tariff can go up to Rs 1,999 per person for 24 hours

Surge in occupancies, earnings triggers flurry of new hotel signings

Hotel chains and developers are busy inking partnership deals and announcing a flurry of new openings.

No UK quarantine for Covishield vaccinated Indians from October 11

The UK government on Thursday added India to its vaccine-eligible countries list, which would mean vaccinated Indians will no long be required to quarantine on arrival from October 11

Australia drugs regulator approves India-made AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid

China-made vaccine recognised as well as Australia starts to unwind some of the world's most intense pandemic border restrictions.

Indian millennials prefer intl destinations with fewer Covid cases: Report

Most Indian millennials are keen on taking an international holiday but are cautious about Covid restrictions and better connectivity, says a report

Calls for UK to review Covid vaccine protocol for Indian travellers

UK is under increasing pressure to review its Covid-19 vaccine protocol in place for travellers from India, after its updated rules effective from next month failed to recognise Indian vaccines

India in talks with countries for mutual recognition of vax certifications

India is in talks with various nations for a mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certifications, the government informed Parliament on Thursday

UK eases rules for fully vaccinated Indian travelers, no quarantine

Fully vaccinated passengers from India will no longer be subjected to compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine as the UK moved the country from its "red" to "amber" list. Under Britain's traffic light system for international travel, returning from amber list countries means a 10-day quarantine at home. The change, announced by the Department for Transport, comes into effect from 4 am local time on Sunday. "The UAE, Qatar, India and Bahrain will be moved from the red list to the amber list. All changes come into effect Sun 8th August at 4 am," UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted. "While it's right we continue our cautious approach, it's great news to open more destinations for people wanting to connect with families, friends and businesses across the globe, all thanks to our successful domestic vaccination programme," he said. The decision has come as a relief for the Indian diaspora in the UK, who had been demanding the easing of travel norms between India and Britain. Under t

Covid: New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India starting Apr 11

The suspension will start from 1600 local time on April 11 and will be in place until April 28, Ardern said in a news conference. During this time the government will look at risk management measures