Why is the UAE, OPEC’s third-largest oil producer, leaving OPEC? Will Iraq or Kuwait leave next, and what it means for oil prices and the cartel’s futureWhy is UAE leaving OPEC, will Iraq or Kuwait leave next? Nearly 3.5 million barrels per day are now at stake. The Organization of the Petro...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.39 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
Japan to triple departure tax for foreign visitors from July 2026Japan will make overseas travel more expensive from July 2026. The departure tax will triple to ¥3,000 per person. This move aims to manage...
09 Jan, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Japan plans to introduce new fee for pre-travel screening of foreign visitorsJapan is planning a new online pre-travel screening system, tentatively named JESTA, for foreign visitors. Expected to launch in fiscal 202...
25 Dec, 2025, 04.32 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
Sri Lanka to offer free visas to 40 countries to boost tourism: Foreign MinisterColombo plans to expand its free tourist visa program. Forty more countries will be added to the list. The goal is to attract more tourists...
25 Jul, 2025, 10.17 PM IST
Inspired by Japan? Kerala’s K-HOME plan repurposes vacant homes for tourismThe Kerala government has announced the K-HOME scheme, an initiative to repurpose unoccupied houses as tourist accommodations. Finance Mini...
08 Feb, 2025, 03.40 PM IST
Japan has 100 billion reasons to welcome more visitorsJapan's booming tourism, projected to reach 60 million visitors by 2025, brings economic benefits but also public inconvenience. The rapid ...
23 Jan, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Cherry Blossom Festival 2024: CM Conrad K Sangma shares the blueprint for Meghalaya’s music and tourism economyConnectivity, infrastructure, a greater number of hotels and increased room capacity, human resource development, and world-class festivals...
18 Nov, 2024, 12.22 PM IST
Japan approves country's first-ever legal casino in Osaka to boost tourism industryThe Osaka plan, which aims to open the casino by 2029, was approved after "sufficient examination from various perspectives", land and tran...
14 Apr, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
China to start issuing new passports as virus curbs easeChina stopped issuing passports at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 as part of the world's strictest anti-virus controls an...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Greece to open to tourists from 29 countries from June 15Visitors will be randomly tested, the tourism ministry said, and the government would monitor and evaluate developments related to the coro...
29 May, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
Ban on bars selling hard liquor hits Kerala's tourism badlyMost of the MICE events have now gone either to Rajasthan and Goa, the competing countries of Kerala in tourism front, or to Sri Lanka.
18 Sep, 2016, 07.49 PM IST
Uttarakhand to tap hot springs for tourismWellness tourism is set to make inroads into Uttarakhand which has hitherto been popular as a religious and adventure tourism hub.
15 Feb, 2016, 01.11 PM IST
Travel buzz: Kerala to start hop-on, hop-off boat serviceInitially, it was planned to start with three 25-seater AC boats for hop-on hop-off services at Kochi heritage site.
25 Jul, 2014, 05.52 PM IST
- No buyback of shares right now: Madhavan Menon, MD, Thomas Cook India
In an interview with ET Now, Madhavan Menon, MD, Thomas Cook India, talks about the impact of Japan crisis on tourism and growth prospects ...
14 Mar, 2011, 02.52 PM IST