From Paris to Phuket: The new logic guiding Indian summer travelIndian summer travel plans are shifting. Due to Middle East tensions and rising airfares, long-haul trips to Europe and the US are being re...
21 Apr, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
UAE launches four new visit visa categories, changes entry permit rulesUAE announces major visa and residency system updates. New categories will attract global talent and support tourism, technology, entertain...
29 Sep, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Europe's busiest cruise port Barcelona to scale back capacityBarcelona will cut cruise ship terminals from seven to five to control rising tourist numbers, following a 21% surge in cruise arrivals and...
18 Jul, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
Saudi sets sail with first-ever cruise ship regulations to power Red Sea tourismSaudi Arabia has introduced its first regulatory framework for cruise ship operations, aiming to transform the Red Sea into a major tourism...
12 Jul, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
How to cruise responsibly in over-touristed destinations across EuropeFaced with overtourism, several European cities are tightening cruise ship regulations. Travelers can still explore these destinations resp...
07 Jul, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruise passengersGreece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continen...
02 Jul, 2025, 04.44 PM IST
Mexico imposes new tourist tax on cruise passengers, fee to rise fourfold by 2027Mexico will impose a tourist tax on cruise passengers starting July 1, 2025, beginning at $5 and rising to $21 by 2027. This move aims to b...
02 Jul, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
This French Riviera town is the latest in Europe to announce curbs on touristsCannes is set to limit cruise ship tourism from 2026, barring ships carrying over 1,000 passengers from direct port docking and capping dai...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Cordelia Cruises operator Waterways Leisure files DRHP to raise Rs 727 crore via IPOWaterways Leisure Tourism, operator of Cordelia Cruises, has filed its DRHP with SEBI to raise Rs 727 crore via an IPO consisting entirely ...
16 Jun, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
India in talks with like-minded countries to regulate tourism in AntarcticaIndia is collaborating with like-minded nations to advocate for regulated tourism in Antarctica, recognizing the threat posed by an increas...
09 May, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
India to formally convey to ATCM its plans to built new research station in AntarcticaIndia plans to announce its plans to develop a new research station in Antarctica at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) ...
08 May, 2024, 06.57 PM IST
Venice will limit tourist groups to 25 people starting in JuneThis announcement follows the city's previous disclosure of plans to trial a new day-tripper fee this year. Set at 5 euros ($5.45) per pers...
31 Dec, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Cordelia Cruise passengers were fully vaccinated, had negative RT-PCR, says companyBesides, all guests who tested positive are all asymptomatic, the cruise liner said in a statement, while maintaining that Cordelia Cruise ...
04 Jan, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
CISF to provide airport-like security to cruise travellersUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari and Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma unveiled a proposal for a full-fledged cruise tour...
28 Jun, 2017, 06.44 PM IST
Thailand's monarch's death hits tourism trafficTourism, one of the bright spots fuelled by visitors from China, accounts for at least 10% of the country’s gross domestic product.
15 Oct, 2016, 12.48 AM IST
- Bengal tiger confronts a new creature: Development
A plan drawn up by the state government will see building of roads, hotels and other tourism infrastructure in ecologically sensitive Sunda...
07 Feb, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Threat to tigers: Mamta Banerjee's govt to build roads, hotels in SundarbansThe CMwants to make sure everybody can afford to visit the mangroves. To this end, the tourism dept floated a tender seeking the establishm...
07 Feb, 2015, 04.59 AM IST