‘Ukraine invasion expected to have minimal impact on Goa tourism’

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 28 February 2022, 2:30 PM

The invasion of Ukraine will slow down the arrival of Russian tourists but will have a limited impact on travel and hospitality business in Goa, according to industry experts, reports Aneesh Phadnis for Business Standard. Russia is the number one overseas source market for Goa tourism and Continue Reading

No more mandatory home quarantine for international passengers from Feb 14

TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 10 February 2022, 3:30 PM

In its revised guidelines, the Ministry of Health has scrapped the mandatory seven-day home quarantine requirement effective February 14. As per the new guidelines, passengers are required to self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival and isolate in case they develop symptoms of Covid-19. All passengers will undergo thermal screening on arrival and be […]Continue Reading

7-Day Mandatory Home Quarantine For All International Arrivals In India

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 7 January 2022, 6:18 PM

According to a NDTV report, people flying in from abroad will need to home quarantine for a week after landing in India and test on the eighth day, in new rules that take effect on January 11 (Tuesday) to tackle a huge Omicron-driven surge in Covid cases in the country. The number of “at-risk” countries […]Continue Reading

Foreign Tourist Arrivals reduces in India between January and September 2021

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 10 December 2021, 10:15 AM

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) in India between January and September 2021 have reduced even further by 73.4 compared to the same time last year. As per information received from the Bureau of Immigration, FTAs during the full year 2020 were 27,44,766 as compared to 1,09,30,355 in 2019 registering a negative growth of 74.9 per cent. […]Continue Reading

Maharashtra woos medical, wellness tourists from UAE, Gulf region

TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 10:06 AM

The state, home to the best clinical outcomes in India, has positioned itself as the national leader in healthcare services guiding hopeful patients towards a better clinical experience. Addressing a media roundtable in Dubai, Aditi Tatkare, Maharashtra’s Minister of State for Tourism said, “The Government of Maharashtra provides world-class health amenities with 50 per Continue Reading

India reopens to fully vaccinated foreign travellers after 18 months

TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 12:47 PM

India began allowing fully vaccinated foreign tourists to enter the country on regular commercial flights, in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions as infections fall and vaccinations rise. Tourists entering India must be fully vaccinated, follow all Covid-19 protocols and test negative for the virus within 72 hours of their flight, according to the health […]Continue Reading