Thailand may resume quarantine waiver for foreign travellers amid Omicron

TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 11:07 AM

According to a HT report, Thailand is considering bringing back a quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors, its health minister said on January 17, as part of a proposed easing of some Covid-19 measures later this week. Thailand reopened to vaccinated foreign visitors in November to help a Continue Reading

Henley Passport Index: Indians can now travel visa-free to 60 destinations

TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 15 January 2022, 5:19 PM

According to a report by The FE, in a significant improvement from the ranking of last year, the Indian passport has strengthened as the country improved its passport ranking in the Henley Passport Index 2022. Climbing from its earlier ranking of 90th, the country’s passport has now reached the 83rd rank. With the jump in […]Continue Reading

South Africa’s tourism industry pins hope as EU removes it from Covid red list

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 14 January 2022, 1:25 PM

South Africa’s tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the decision by EU countries to remove South Africa from red lists, but simultaneously lamented the loss of over a billion rand in much-needed tourism revenue during the peak December holiday season. The loss was incurred after massive cancellations because Britain and over 20 other countries imposed […]Continue Reading

Thailand plans to charge foreign tourists an entry fee of $9

TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 13 January 2022, 1:35 PM

Thailand plans to start collecting a 300 baht ($9) entry fee from foreign holidaymakers as the tourism-reliant nation predicts a recovery for the pandemic-hobbled travel industry once the current Covid wave eases. The fee will help fund the development of local tourist attractions and an insurance program for visitors, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, said Continue Reading

Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency Appointed to UNWTO Board of Directors

TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 13 January 2022, 12:54 PM

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a United Nations agency and the leading international organization in the field of tourism, has completed appointments to its Board of Directors of Affiliate Members for the 2022-2025 period. Commissioned by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) joins the Board of Continue Reading

India emerges as largest source market for Sri Lanka tourism

TBM Staff - Mumbai Sunday, 9 January 2022, 11:27 AM

According to a report in The Hindu, India topped Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals in December and the entire year, according to data published by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). For most part of 2020 beginning April, Sri Lanka shut its borders fearing import of COVID-19 cases into the island nation, which was then […]Continue Reading