Tag: Taiwan
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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Hippo kills tourist in Kenya, another injured
August 13 (TravelAndy): A international tourist was killed and another injured in a hippopotamus attack in Kenya.
The incident took place by lake Naivasha, situated 90km northwest of the country’s capital, Nairobi.
Kenya Wildlife Service, in a Tweet on Sunday said: “@kwskenya is sad to announce the death of a #Chinese tourist who was attacked by a #hippo while taking pictures on the shores of Lake Naivasha yesterday evening. His colleague survived with minor bruises and was treated at #Naivasha District Hospital. We are tracking the hippo.” Continue reading Hippo kills tourist in Kenya, another injured
Vietjet to fly 14 Hanoi-Incheon return flights a week
June 5 (TravelAndy): In a bid to meet the rising travel demand, Vietjet is increasing its operation frequency on the Hanoi – Incheon route to 14 return flights a week. The increase will come into effect starting August 2, 2017.
Beginning July 21, 2017, the Hanoi – Taipei route will also enjoy a frequency of 11 round trips per week with flights available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
In line with the announcement, Vietjet is offering 800,000 promotional tickets priced from USD0 in a three-day promotion which runs from June 6-8, 2017, under its ongoing promotional campaign “Free summer, Fly for free”. Continue reading Vietjet to fly 14 Hanoi-Incheon return flights a week
Jeju Air starts daily South Korea-Taiwan flights
May 7 (TravelAndy): To boost tourism between South Korea and Taiwan, South Korean low-cost airline Jeju Air has launched daily flights between Incheon International Airport and Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport.
According to reports, Jeju Air executive director Lee Seok-joo said that Taiwan was becoming a growing industry for tourism, which is a lucrative area for budget airlines. Continue reading Jeju Air starts daily South Korea-Taiwan flights