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UAE landlords can now check tenants’ credit scores before renting homes; here’s how the new system worksPrivate landlords in the UAE can now access tenant credit scores. This new system requires tenant consent through the UAE PASS digital iden...
EY, FICCI urge govt to reduce GST rate to 9% on hotel rooms priced above Rs 7,500 per nightA joint report by EY and FICCI suggests lowering the GST on luxury hotel rooms to 9%. This move aims to make India a more competitive touri...
Mozambique launches digital e-Visa system for travellers from 183 countries including IndiaMozambique has launched a new digital e-Visa system, allowing travellers from 183 countries, including India, to apply online. This initiat...
Middle East’s Schengen-Style GCC tourist visa launch faces delay due to technical, security checksThe Gulf Cooperation Council's unified tourist visa, the GCC Grand Tours Visa, has been postponed to 2026 due to ongoing work on technical ...
What Kuwait’s new immigration reforms mean for residents, visitors and employersKuwait has significantly updated its immigration system. Residency permits are now valid for up to 15 years. Visitors can stay for three mo...
When the Middle East’s Schengen-Style GCC tourist visa will roll outThe Gulf Cooperation Council's unified tourist visa, initially slated for a 2025 launch, has been postponed to 2026. This Schengen-style vi...
Kuwait mandates health insurance for all foreign residents and visitorsKuwait mandates health insurance for all foreign residents and visitors starting December 23, 2025, under new executive regulations. This a...
Middle East's Schengen style GCC Visa vs e-visa: How much will travellers pay compared to current visa costs?Travel across the Gulf is set to become easier and cheaper. A new Unified GCC Visa will soon allow residents to visit six countries with 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 ...
Kuwait launches all-in-one National tourism portal ‘Visit Kuwait’Kuwait launches 'Visit Kuwait', a new tourism portal. It is part of Vision 2035 to boost tourism. The portal offers e-visa services for tou...
What the Middle East’s Schengen-style GCC Unified Visa means for travellersThe Gulf countries will soon launch a unified tourist visa. This visa allows travellers to visit six Gulf nations. These nations are Saudi ...
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 Arabia launches free 4-day stop-over visaThe visa has a validity of three months and will be issued free of cost. This means that you can apply for the visa up to 90 days before yo...
There's still time to get your visa to Russia for FIFA '18. Here's how to applyHere's everything you need to know to apply for a Russian visa, and get a chance to watch your favourite team live in action.
Maharashtra aims to become top medical tourism destination"Our objective is to provide infrastructure, hospitals and medical facilities in Pune, Nagpur and other centres across the state," she adde...
Unified visa for Gulf Cooperation Council countries by 2014"The plan to have a GCC tourism visa, similar to the Schengen visa in Europe, is about to be implemented after obstacles have been cleared.
Gulf Cooperation Council mulls unified visa for member nations by 2014The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council plans to launch a unified visa for tourists visiting the region by mid-2014 to simplify travel form...