The Vistara Retrojet New Delhi (TAN): India-based carrier Vistara will offer free sanitary napkins upon request to women flyers on board starting today on International Women’s Day. The #PadsOnBoard initiative will…
Vietnam tourist visa process: It’s simple and fully online
The beautiful Cao Bang in Vietnam Hanoi (TAN): For the citizens of as many as 80 countries (as of February 2019), getting a Vietnam tourist visa is fairly simple and can…
Continued whaling may repel tourists, fears Iceland tourism industry
The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is popular with tourists. Picture by Devaki Ghose. Reykjavik (TAN): The tourism industry is not happy with the Iceland government’s recent announcement that it would continue whaling for…
Accessible tourism gains popularity in ageing Japan
The skyline of Asakusa in Tokyo. Tokyo (TAN): Accessible tourism is increasingly gaining popularity in an ageing Japan, says The Japan Times. Such tourism aims to bring into its fold everyone…
Tourists in New York City line up to visit Manhattan night court
The Manhattan skyline behind the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. New York City (TAN): Visitors to NYC are engaging in a new activity — spending time at the night court in Manhattan,…
Drink ‘feni’ but don’t do drugs: Minister advises visitors to Goa
Tourists enjoy their time on Arambol beach in north Goa. Panjim (TAN): Don’t do drugs but drink the local liquor “feni” to get high, the tourism minister of the India’s coastal…
Myanmar: French tourist spends a month in jail for flying drone
Tourists pose with a policeman in Myanmar. Picture from the country’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism Facebook page. Naypyidaw (TAN): A French tourist is spending a month in a Myanmar prison…
Pietermaritzburg in South Africa struggles to attract tourists
A live music performance during a vintage car show at Pietermaritzburg. Picture from the Cars in the Park, Pietermaritzburg Facebook page. Pietermaritzburg (TAN): In spite of being the capital and the…
Japan is on the verge of a tourism spike, but it has hurdles to cross
People look at a bus information board outside Kyoto railway station in Japan. Tokyo (TAN): The tourism industry in Japan is on a high with it seeing an unprecedented 31 million…
Jane Goodall to sound sustainable tourism bugle in Sierra Leone
Jane Goodall picture from her Facebook profile. Freetown, Sierra Leone (TAN): Jane Goodall, a British primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania, began her tryst…
India e-tourist visa now valid for 1 yr; continuous stay for 90/180 days
The Taj Mahal is among India's biggest tourism attractions. Picture by Atreyee Kar New Delhi (TAN): India has decided to increase the validity of electronic tourist and electronic business visas from…
US: Big Little Lies town wakes up to overtourism
Bixby Bridge in Bir Sur, California. Picture from the official website of California Travel and Tourism Commission Monterey County, California (TAN): Overtourism is impacting places such as Venice, which has…