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Thailand: Visa fee waiver extended till April 30
Bangkok (TAN): The government of Thailand has announced extension of the visa-on-arrival fee waiver from January 31 to April 30, 2019. The Tourism Authority of Thailand said the extension will be applicable for citizens of 20 countries.
Under the waiver, citizens from all these 20 countries will be granted stay in Thailand for up to 15 days without having to pay THB2,000 visa-on-arrival fee.
List of countries eligible for the fee waiver
- Andora
- Bulgaria
- Bhutan
- China, including Taiwan
- Cyprus
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Papua New Guinea
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Ukraine, and
- Uzbekistan
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Air India Express Kozhikode-Riyadh from Dec 2
October 25 (TravelAndy): Air India Express will start direct flights between Kozhikode in South India’s Kerala state and Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, from December 2.
The four-times-a-week flight will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
The flight will depart from Kozhikode at 09.15 and reach Riyadh at 11.45. On its return journey, the flight will leave Riyadh at 13.15 and arrive in Kozhikode at 20.45, said the airline. Continue reading Air India Express Kozhikode-Riyadh from Dec 2
Nesma to start domestic flights in Saudi Arabia
September 19 (TravelAndy): Saudi-owned and Egypt-based airline Nesma Airlines is ready to launch domestic flights in Saudi Arabia this November, said reports.
Nesma plans to connect the city of Hail in Saudi Arabia with 12 places across Middle East, with initial flights to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.
“We will build our business model at Hail in two directions – first, direct flights to Hail, and the second, feeder flights,” Ashraf Lamloum, managing director of the airline told Al Arabiya. Continue reading Nesma to start domestic flights in Saudi Arabia
Trekkers look to conquer largest desert
December 12 (TravelAndy): British explorer Mark Evans along with two of his Omani colleagues are setting off for a trek across Empty Quarter, the world’s largest continuous sand desert, said reports.
The desert is located in the southern side of the Arabian peninsula.
Mark Evans, the 54 year old adventure traveller, is looking forward to trace the 1300 km stretch beginning from Salalah in southern Oman to Doha in Qatar, in approximately two months. Continue reading Trekkers look to conquer largest desert
First private airport in Saudi Arabia opens
July 4 (TravelAndy): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has inaugurated the kingdom’s its first private airport in the holy city of Medina to facilitate Hajj pilgrims from across the globe, said reports.
Approximately two million pilgrims visit the cities of Mecca and Medina every year for Hajj, which is scheduled to take place in September this year.
Earlier, the domestic airport of Medina was given the international status (now Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport) owing to the huge inflow of visitors to the city from across the world. Continue reading First private airport in Saudi Arabia opens