Travel

Despite more arrivals from India, Singapore visitor arrival numbers in January on the decline

The pandemic's ongoing effect on Snigapore's tourism industry was evident as the latest Singapore Tourism Board (STB) data showed the first...

Toughest year on record for Singapore tourism sector, says STB

Singapore’s tourism sector experienced its “toughest year on record” in 2020 due to unprecedented global travel restrictions and...

5 stunning lakes in Switzerland that are a must visit

Switzerland is home to more than 1500 lakes and water bodies.

Ten unique and unusual museums you didn’t know existed in Switzerland

Known for its stunning snowcapped Alps, gorgeous lakes, the melt-in-mouth chocolates and gastronomy, Switzerland is also known for some of...

Seven architectural wonders of Switzerland

A melting pot of different cultures, Switzerland’s uniquely diverse architectural styles reflect every major trend of European...

Delhi to London by bus? Indian company announces unique journey

The journey will be undertaken in a special 20-seater bus, equipped with business class seats and the company will also take care of the...

Indian government allows tourist visa holders to fly to UAE, US, UK and Canada under air bubble agreement

This includes those with tourist, business, student and transit visas.

India becomes largest tourism source market for Abu Dhabi

Tourism in Abu Dhabi has seen a significant growth in 2019, with the emirate welcoming a record 11.35 million visitors through the year, a...

Foreign tourism to India on the downturn in recent years: Economic Survey

The Indian Finance Ministry’s Economic Survey 2020 found that foreign tourist arrivals decelerated to 5.2 per cent in 2018 and 2.7 per...

The trending travel destinations for Singaporeans in 2020

The sandy beaches in Da Nang, the night life of São Paulo, and Korean barbecue from Seoul are all top of mind for people planning vacations...

Visa-free entry for Indian passport holders to Malaysia for the year 2020

Indian and Chinese passport holders can visit Malaysia for 15 days without tourist visa from Jan to Dec 2020.

First of three-city Incredible India roadshows held in Singapore

The first of the three-city Incredible India roadshows held in Singapore with participation from 25 Indian tour operators and...

The Moscow Metro: Descend into a hidden underground wonderland

During a recent business trip to Moscow, my very first time, it wasn’t the Red Square or the onion-domed churches that I most looked...

Modi invites NRIs to promote ‘festival tourism’ in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a special Diwali edition of his signature Mann Ki Baat series on Sunday, pitched the idea of...

GoAir to connect Singapore with Bengaluru and Kolkata

Singapore will be the airline's eighth overseas destination.

Singapore pushes for million visitors a year from India

According to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the city-state is looking at continuing the four-year trend of having over a million visitor...

Singapore Tourism Board goes all out to attract Indian visitors

As part of an ongoing plan to develop tourism with India, travel planners SOTC and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have collaborated in...

Aviation milestone as Air India gets set to fly over the North Pole

National carrier Air India is all set to operate its AI 173 New Delhi-San Francisco route over the North Pole to reduce flight times and...

Telling all Indians how to behave because of some bad tourists is just excessive

The outburst of feelings of shame, embarrassment and broad appeals to Indian tourists to watch their behaviour after a video from a hotel in...

Vistara adds Dubai as its second international destination after Singapore

Air carrier Vistara has announced that Dubai will be its second international destination, with flights set to begin from August 21.

In Pics: African Safari in Canada

Unlike the traditional zoo where visitors freely roam the grounds observing animals in cages, the African Lion Safari, near Toronto,...

Indian tourists jet around the world as incomes rise

With more youngsters from India’s 350-million-strong burgeoning middle-class planning international vacations, the country’s outbound...

Conditional visa-on-arrival for Indians travelling to the UAE

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai has said that Indians visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

Greater connectivity between India and the UAE with these new flights

In a bid to increase international air connectivity between India and the United Arab Emirates, both Air India and IndiGo have announced the...