From sakura to snow, Japan emerges as an all-season favourite for Indian travellersJapan welcomed over three lakh Indian visitors in 2025, a record high. Indian travellers are now exploring Japan year-round, venturing beyo...
12 Feb, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
Planning your dream Japan trip? New fees and restrictions are quietly stacking upJapan is seeing a sharp rise in interest from Indian travellers, with demand spreading beyond the cherry blossom season into winter and yea...
10 Jan, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
These international destinations are about to get costlier for touristsTravellers heading abroad in 2026 face new tourist taxes. Countries like Thailand, Japan, Norway, Greece, Italy, and Spain are implementing...
09 Nov, 2025, 12.10 PM IST
Kyoto to introduce Japan’s highest-ever hotel tax from March 2026Kyoto will implement Japan's highest hotel tax in March 2026, with luxury stays potentially costing an additional 10,000 yen per night. Thi...
08 Oct, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
When will the ETIAS entry charges in Europe be implemented? Understanding the application processThe ETIAS visa waiver program for Europe, which involves travel entry charges, has encountered another postponement. Initially planned for ...
19 Oct, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Expat pay packages jump in Singapore, drop in Hong KongThe top spot was retained by the UK, where the average package — comprising salary, tax and benefits such as accommodation, international s...
26 Jul, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
Fiscal policy can accommodate any future shocks: Economists on FY24 BudgetThe government met its FY23 fiscal deficit target of 6.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) as higher tax revenues and nominal GDP growth off...
03 Feb, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
MPC to revise stance only after it sees a durable recoveryMembers unanimously voted for a status quo in rates. But the only dissenting voice was by Prof Jayanth Varma of IIM, Ahmedabad who voted ag...
22 Oct, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
Expat pay packages are bigger & better in Japan: ECA surveyThe average expatriate pay package provided by companies in Japan to mid-level employees is $386,451 a year.
22 May, 2019, 09.06 AM IST
Red carpet has replaced red tape: Hardeep Singh Puri to Japanese investorsIndia offers a "massive economic opportunity" as the nation requires to build 700-900 square metre of residential and commercial spaces eve...
23 Jan, 2018, 10.32 PM IST
Japan's monetary experiment powers on with Abe's winAbe's re-election green lights Bank of Japan's easing programme; BOJ to be at odds with global peers nudging toward tightening.
24 Oct, 2017, 09.21 AM IST
India should cut red tape to boost tourism: Marriot Asia chiefUnder the GST regime, hotels with room rent exceeding Rs 7,500 attract tax rate of 28%, while accommodation in any hotel with tariff of les...
06 Oct, 2017, 03.05 PM IST
More and more investors think central banks and governments will bring out the chopperNearly one-third of clients and colleagues surveyed by Citigroup Inc. think that so-called helicopter money could be on its way within a fo...
19 Jul, 2016, 06.55 PM IST
4 lakh Chinese tourists spent $830 million in Japan from Oct 1-7Four lakh Chinese tourists visited that country and spent about US$ 830 million in shopping during the National Day holiday week.
11 Oct, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
What India gained from the St Petersburg G20 summitThe Brics grouping, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has finalised a corpus of $100 billion for emergency funding.
09 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Cox & Kings Q1 PAT at Rs 147 crore
Leading Holidays and Education travel group Cox & Kings today posted Rs 147 crore consolidated profit after tax for the first quarter endin...
14 Aug, 2012, 08.10 PM IST
- Govt may do away with FBT in budget
Government is considering a proposal to do away with FBT — the tax on all benefits and perks that companies provide to their employees intr...
27 May, 2009, 03.39 AM IST