Hotels, flights booked out as 'Swift effect' hits SingaporeTaylor Swift's tour in Southeast Asia brings profits to Singapore, causing neighboring countries to be unhappy. The country's efforts to at...
26 Feb, 2024, 02.01 PM IST
Hong Kong Tourism Board announces 34 million full-year visitor arrivals in 2023The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced provisional whole-year visitor arrivals of 34 million in 2023, with four million visiting in D...
24 Jan, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
Indians overtake China in visitor numbers to SingaporeSingapore is set to report its best year for tourism since the COVID-19 pandemic shut the travel sector down with help from visitors from I...
03 Jan, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Thousands stranded at Philippine airports due to power outageTens of thousands of travellers were stranded at Philippine airports on Sunday after a power outage knocked out communication and radar equ...
01 Jan, 2023, 08.19 PM IST
Indians are second highest number of arrivals in SingaporeAfter Singapore reopened its borders in April to all vaccinated travellers, it received over 1.5 million visitors for the first half of 202...
26 Jul, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
India major contributor as Singapore visitor arrivals increases 12-foldThe largest group of visitors is from neighbours Indonesia at 282,000. Malaysia is third with 139,000 visiting Singapore by air, followed b...
25 Jul, 2022, 07.19 AM IST
Sectoral panel pitches for $150 billion local defence production by 2047Defence manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, semiconductors, capital goods, and machine tools are among the top categories ide...
10 Mar, 2022, 12.01 AM IST
Will Indian visitors return after Singapore's latest re-opening move?Singapore paused its reopening last December as the Omicron variant emerged and started spreading rapidly across the globe. Now, as the Omi...
21 Feb, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
Ask the travel expert: Does your ticket need to have the same spelling of your name as your passport?Even a typo on your ticket can cost you your boarding pass during the time of check-in.
24 May, 2018, 07.16 AM IST
Tourism board of many countries woo Indian visitors with new measures and incentivesWhile India still attracts fewer tourists than some other Asian countries, rising disposable incomes have led to a surge in outbound trips,...
27 Jun, 2017, 10.14 AM IST
Travel companies start focusing on women travelersFinancially empowered women are ignoring the “must-see, must-do” lists while holidaying as they seek adrenaline rush, and travel companies ...
05 Mar, 2016, 04.23 AM IST
Outbound travel industry grows, but challenges remainIndia has emerged as the world's fastest-growing outbound market and in absolute numbers it is second only to China.
10 Feb, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Space for both India, China to invest in Cambodia: Hamid AnsariThere is space for both India and China to invest in Cambodia, Ansari said as he dismissed the notion that India's foray into the Southeast...
15 Sep, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
Indonesian ambassador to Pakistan dies 11 days after fatal chopper crash in PoKBurhan Muhammad, 58, was on a Pakistani military helicopter that crashed in PoK region due to reported engine failure.
19 May, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
Visa-on-arrival facility extended to tourists from 180 countriesIndia on Wednesday allowed visa-on-arrival facility for tourists from 180 countries, including US, UK, China, UAE and Bangladesh.
06 Feb, 2014, 04.27 AM IST
Kerala planning to develop Multimodal transport systemKerala govt proposes to develop an integrated transport system linking roads, railways and sea ports for movement of cargo & passengers.
01 Aug, 2013, 03.03 PM IST
- Arroyo woos investors on Dubai visit
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo urged Emirati businessmen to invest in her country during a visit on Sunday to the booming Gulf emirate ...
27 Jan, 2008, 08.07 PM IST