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Gulf states in limbo as US-Iran crisis drags onGulf nations grapple with war and peace as Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade cripples energy exports. Infrastructure damage requires extensi...
Visit Qatar eyes 6-7% growth in Indian tourist arrivals in 2026Qatar anticipates a significant rise in Indian tourists this year. Following a strong performance in 2025, the nation expects 6-7% growth. ...
What Qatar’s Hayya portal is and how it helps visitors get visas and entry permitsQatar's Hayya platform simplifies visitor entry and visa processing. Originally for the FIFA World Cup, it now handles tourism, business, a...
Middle East's Schengen style GCC tourist visa set for launch this yearThe GCC countries are set to launch a pilot phase for a unified Schengen-style tourist visa in Q4 2025, enabling visitors to travel across ...
Indian travellers can now use UPI payments across QatarIndian travellers can now use UPI in Qatar. NPCI International and Qatar National Bank have partnered. This allows UPI payments at QNB merc...
UPI now accepted in Qatar, Qatar Duty Free becomes first merchantNPCI International Payments Ltd. has partnered with Qatar National Bank to enable UPI payments across Qatar via QNB-acquired merchants' poi...
Visa-on-arrival now available in Kuwait for GCC foreign residentsKuwait has initiated a new policy allowing foreign residents of GCC countries to obtain tourist visas on arrival. This decision, effective ...
Middle East's Schengen style GCC tourist visa approved, to be rolled out 'soon'The long-pending unified tourist visa for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has received official approval and is set for rollout so...
Unified GCC visa: Middle East’s multi-nation travel permit to be rolled out this yearThe Saudi Tourism Authority has said the imminent introduction of the Unified GCC visa, permitting travellers to explore all six Gulf natio...
Gulf's version of the Schengen visa to be called 'GCC Grand Tours', open up access to six countriesThe GCC Grand Tours unified tourist visa aims to boost tourism by simplifying travel across Gulf countries, with an estimated 128.7 million...
Gulf countries announce plans for a Schengen-like unified tourist visaThis Schengen-like visa system, announced by the President of the current GCC session, Sayyed Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, during the 40th...
Saudi expecting tens of thousands of World Cup fans: MinisterWith prices high and accommodation options limited in Doha, Qatar's Gulf neighbours are expected to soak up an overflow of fans, organising...
Qatar market braces for football world cup boomTens of billions of dollars have been spent on a new metro and infrastructure that has given the city a dramatic makeover. Outside Doha, ma...
South Africa to start e-visa facility for Indian touristsIndia continues to be one of the top-three focus markets for South Africa, which has outlined a strategic road map to garner 64 per cent y-...
Migration to Gulf for jobs drops 62% over 5 yearsThe five-year outflow of Indian workers to Gulf peaked in 2014 at 7.76 lakh.
Is Pakistan losing friends in Gulf due to terror taint?Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif personally intervened in March 2017 with the Kuwaiti leadership, but despite promises of review, Pakistanis...
India tops list of Dubai's 100 tourist source marketsThe Annual Visitor Report 2016 was released by Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) during this year's Arab...
IndiGo announces flights to Doha"With Doha as a new destination, IndiGo is all set to enhance connectivity between India and the Gulf region after Dubai, Muscat and Sharja...
Arab Spring: Occupancy at hotels in Goa, Kerala beaches up 20% as international tourists seek safer destinationsThe Arab Spring has had a pleasant impact on the Indian winter. Beaches in Goa and Kerala are overflowing with tourists.
- Goa hotels bear a forlorn look this festive season
Smiling Santa hasn’t brought much cheer to Goa’s tourism industry for the second year in a row. Tourism in Goa appears to be heading for it...