Tourist nearly swept away by giant wave near Bali
Bali (TAN): A tourist posing for a picture had a close shave when a wave nearly swept her away at...
Indian tourist numbers to Jordan up by 30%
Amman (NITN): Jordan Tourism Board recently announced that it has witnessed 30.40 per cent growth in 2018 from the...
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...
Edinburgh to charge tourists GBP2 per night
Edinburgh (TAN): Visiting Edinburgh could burn a deeper hole in tourists’ pockets very soon, as plans of introducing a tourist...
Aged elephant free after 50 years in tourist slavery
New Delhi (TAN): Gajraj, a 70-year-old elephant who served half a century as a tourist attraction, has finally retired. After spending...
Munnar turns winter wonderland as mercury dips below zero
Kochi (TAN): Sub-zero temperatures and South India do not often go hand in hand. Yet, the mercury in Munnar, one...
VietJet flights between Seoul & Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
December 29 (TravelAndy): VietJet started operations between Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island to South Korea’s capital Seoul on December 22 this year....
Iceland mulls capping tourist numbers
October 20 (TravelAndy): The tourism minister of Iceland has proposed limiting the number of tourists to certain sites in...
Elephant attacks German tourist in Zimbabwe
October 1 (TravelAndy): An elephant trampled a German tourist in Zimbabwe last weekend, the second such incident in the...
Venice considers ban on tourists sitting
September 20 (TravelAndy): The familiar view of tourists resting or eating on church steps or squares in Venice could be...
Tourist arrival numbers soar in Vietnam
September 8 (TravelAndy): Vietnam has recorded the biggest increase in tourist arrival in Asia as compared to the previous year,...
From November, tourists to UAE can claim VAT refund
September 5 (TravelAndy): The UAE has announced that eligible tourists will be able to receive a proportion of the...
Tourist fined for touching seal & chasing turtle in Hawaii
August 28 (TravelAndy): A tourist from Alabama has been fined USD1,500 for touching a sleeping Hawaiian monk seal and...
Quake hits Lombok tourism, but industry optimistic
August 9 (TravelAndy): Thousands of tourists are cancelling their holidays in Lombok following the August 5 earthquake that killed...
Bhutan pioneer in tourist-check trend: Report
July 29 (TravelAndy): Bhutan pioneered a trend that the rest of the world is starting to replicate now to...
Mount Agung in Bali active again, airports shut
July 1 (Notintown.net): Friday saw a lot of tourists stranded in Bali as the international airport was shut after...
Suspension Train in Germany’s odd tourist destination list
June 26 (TravelAndy): The Suspension Train in Wuppertal, locally known as The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn, has been included in a list...
Goa: Flags and warnings to prevent tourist deaths
June 23 (TravelAndy): “No selfie” signs were put up and red flags installed at prominent tourist spots across Goa on...
Thailand tourist arrivals slow in May
June 19 (TravelAndy): Thailand’s tourism growth slowed to 6.3 per cent in May as compared to around 10 per cent...
Hong Kong visa rejections hit traffic from Kolkata
June 12 (TravelAndy): If you are planning a trip to Hong Kong from Kolkata, have a Plan B ready....
Tulip attraction for Kashmir visitors
March 4 (TravelAndy): The Tulip Garden in Srinagar has added 50 varieties of flowers and north India’s Jammu and...
Ukraine plans Chernobyl tourism push
February 23 (TravelAndy): Ukraine will develop tourism near the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, reported Xinhua. Quoting the Ukraine’s state...
Scottish beef more popular than haggis, salmon
November 19 (TravelAndy): MOO-ve over porridge and haggis….research highlighted by VisitScotland shows that Scottish beef appeals to consumers more...
Hong Kong stops visa-free entry for Indians
December 22 (TravelAndy): Hong Kong has announced the withdrawal of visa-free entry for Indian nationals, with effect from January...
Bali is set to become the next Bangkok for Indians
Of all Indians who have been outside the country for travel — not work but travel — a very...
Law against tourist harass on cards
May 11 (TravelAndy): The state government in India’s Uttar Pradesh state is planning to introduce a law that will...
The tourist-traveller fight makes no sense
Not very long ago, there was this group of pictures widely shared on social media. It was a travel...
Bangkok tourism feels blast heat
August 21 (TravelAndy): The tourism industry in Bangkok is feeling the heat in the wake of the deadly bombing in...