Tag: visa-free
India pilgrims get visa-free entry to Pakistan
editor- October 25, 2019 02:53Pakistan and India signed today an agreement to set the Kartarpur Corridor into operation. This is a historic and landmark agreement which has not only turned the long-awaited dream of the ... Read More
Russia wants visa-free travel deal with Japan
Chief Assignment Editor- May 31, 2019 19:26Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow asked Tokyo to introduce a visa-free travel regime and hopes to continue discussing this possibility. "We have reminded about the ... Read More
Chinese tourism is FIT and healthy
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2019 07:53“Chinese tourism is FIT and healthy.” That is the latest evaluation after a research company analysed over 17 million flight booking transactions a day. But what is behind this assessment? ... Read More
Russia now has visa-free travel agreement with all 12 South American countries
Chief Assignment Editor- May 24, 2019 02:10Russians need no entry visas to visit all the 12 South American countries now that a bilateral visa-free travel agreement with Suriname came into force, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman said ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism Board exhibits alongside Dnata Travel at the ADIB Roadshow
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 10, 2019 08:11The Seychelles was prominently seen at the ADIB staff travel day roadshow event alongside Dnata Travel and seven other exhibitors on April 22, 23 & 25 2019. As Dnata Travel ... Read More
Brazil announces visa-free entry for US, Canadian, Australian, and Japanese citizens
Chief Assignment Editor- March 19, 2019 14:50Brazil is open for you! The Brazilian Government announced that Brazil would allow visa-free entry for citizens of The United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan, effective in 90 days (June ... Read More
Strong interest in Guam grows at travel fair in Malaysia
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 19, 2019 08:43Guam continues to generate strong interest in Malaysia and was one of the newer and popular destinations featured at the country’s top consumer travel fair. The Malaysian Association of Tour ... Read More
Sanya Tourism holds roadshow event in Moscow
Chief Assignment Editor- March 13, 2019 02:06Sanya Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau sent a tourism promotion delegation to attend Intourmarket-2019, the international travel fair taking place in Moscow from March 9-11. At the event ... Read More
Russia to allow “friendly foreigners” to stay in country visa-free for two weeks
Chief Assignment Editor- February 28, 2019 02:27Russia's State Duma (Parliament) introduced a bill that would allow foreigners to stay for two weeks in Russia without an entry visa. The authors of the bill believe that the ... Read More
Indian passport rises in global passport power ranking
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019 19:27Continuing to improve its rank on the global passport power ranking, Indian passport has become 10 ranks stronger in the last five years improving its position from 77 in 2015 ... Read More
European Travel Commission: European tourism prepares for 2019 uncertainties
Chief Assignment Editor- February 15, 2019 20:25According to the European Travel Commission's latest report "European Tourism -Trends & Prospects 2018", Europe remains the most visited region in the world, with a 6% upswing in international tourist ... Read More
Tourism Ministry: Foreign tourists spent $73.1 billion in China in 2018
Chief Assignment Editor- February 14, 2019 00:30Foreign visitors made 30.54 million trips to China in 2018, a 4.7 percent increase than that of 2017, according to China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Travelers stayed at least ... Read More
Minsk Tourism introduces ‘spatial orientation’ concept for Chinese visitors
Chief Assignment Editor- February 12, 2019 00:3555 destination street signs in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, have been translated into Chinese language, according to Elena Plis, director of the Information and Tourist Center Minsk. These signs ... Read More
EU and UK reach post-Brexit visa-free travel agreement
Chief Assignment Editor- February 9, 2019 19:18The endless debate regarding the forthcoming Brexit rules between Europe and the Unite Kingdom seems to have come to a final agreement that will allow UK citizens visa-free travel in ... Read More
Putin: Russia will keep moving towards lifting restrictions for tourists
Chief Assignment Editor- February 6, 2019 18:25According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, short-term visa-free entry for foreigners and electronic visas is the way to go for Russia if it wants to become a tourist haven. But ... Read More
China Southern Airlines and Emirates sign codeshare agreement
Chief Assignment Editor- February 5, 2019 17:10Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines and UAE's Emirates airline have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to progress on a comprehensive reciprocal codeshare agreement, which is set to open up new ... Read More
WTTC Brexit Warning: 700.000 travel tourism jobs at risk in Europe
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 4, 2019 00:39Over 300,000 jobs could be at risk in the Travel & Tourism sector in the United Kingdom and almost 400,000 in Europe if the UK leaves the EU without a ... Read More
Deal or no deal, EU will allow short-term visa-free travel for UK citizens after Brexit
Chief Assignment Editor- February 1, 2019 15:30The European Union council has agreed to allow UK citizens visa-free travel to EU member states, even in the event of the UK leaving the bloc without a deal. The ... Read More
ASEAN Tourism Forum sees senior officials come together from 10 nations
Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 18, 2019 03:06The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 is currently taking place in Ha Long City, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh in Vietnam Read More
Africa’s travel and tourism: Impressive growth in the past year
Chief Assignment Editor- January 10, 2019 18:30Africa hit a 63 million high in international tourist arrivals in 2017, as compared to 58 M in 2016 (+ 9% vs 2016); according to a Hospitality Report published in ... Read More
Russia: Visa-free entry for foreign visitors with ‘Fan IDs’ ends December 31
Chief Assignment Editor- December 28, 2018 22:50The Russian Interior Ministry announced that a visa-free entry to Russia for the foreign visitors of the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches ends on December 31, 2018. "In accordance with ... Read More
UNWTO chief: Growth of African Tourism as industry remains resilient
Chief Assignment Editor- December 28, 2018 17:30The festive season in Africa also marks the highest season in the tourism industry, as demand for getaway destinations in the continent surges. According to a Hospitality Report Africa - ... Read More
Africa Hospitality Report 2018/19 launched
editor- December 13, 2018 13:27The 2nd edition of Jumia’s Africa Hospitality Report looks at the 2017/2018 trends in the continent’s tourism, travel, hospitality and aviation industries. Read More
Island trips for Chinese tourists on course for sustained growth
Chief Assignment Editor- December 7, 2018 08:25Being spot on with what island tours have to offer is important as tourists perceive certain destinations, for instance ones in the South-east Asia, to be both value-for-money as well ... Read More
Full visa liberalization for Chinese tourists will boost EU economy
Chief Assignment Editor- December 4, 2018 08:30Europe’s visa regimes are among the most restrictive in the world according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) which estimated that 74% of the global population would have ... Read More
Why Chinese tourists travel to Hawaii, Guam or Saipan
editor- July 31, 2014 16:14United States Pacific Islands are new hot destinations for the lucrative Chinese outbound travel market. Read More
Russia tourist arrivals to Guam grow a staggering 615 percent
editor- December 24, 2012 03:07TUMON, Guam - The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) has appointed ConnectWorldWide (CWW) as its public relations and marketing representation in Russia. Read More
Guam spreads Chamorro culture on Russian TV
editor- July 18, 2012 01:05VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Inetnon Gef Pa’go, an award-winning Guam cultural dance group, was recently showcased on the Russian national television program “Tsentre Uninmania” (“The Center of Atten Read More
Israel “reviewing the rationality of visa-free traveling for the Ukrainians”
editor- June 22, 2009 03:22KIEV, Ukraine - Israel's Tourism Ministry is closing its office in Kiev and reconsidering allowing Ukrainian citizens to visit without a visa. Read More
First Taiwanese tourists enter the UK visa-free
editor- March 5, 2009 03:26The first group of Taiwanese tourists to travel visa-free to the UK completed immigration procedures and entered the nation smoothly on Tuesday, a process that the government hopes will soon ... Read More
