Chinese New Year celebrations in Thailand in 2018. Picture from the Tourism Authority of Thailand's official Facebook page. Bangkok (TAN): The government of Thailand has announced extension of the visa-on-arrival…
Sam Barsky posing at Paris Las Vegas in a sweater he stitched himself. Picture from Barsky's Instagram handle @sambarskyknitter New York City (TAN): Travel can do you wonders, or at least…
Machu Picchu in Peru, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture from www.machupicchu.gob.pe Cusco (TAN): Machu Picchu has introduced new ticketing rules to fight overtourism, starting January 1, and they are stricter…
A Peter Pan bus. Picture from the company's official Facebook page. Springfield, MA (TAN): Peter Pan Bus Lines started a new bus service connecting Cape Cod to multiple destinations in…
An Amtrak train. Picture from @Amtrak on Twitter Washington D.C. (TAN): Amtrak, the government-owned passenger train services in the US, has announced that in order to enhance customer experience at Washington…
Bullet train, or Shinkansen, as it is known in Japan Tokyo (TAN): Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) has announced that it will carry out test runs of the new N700S…
An Air India aircraft. Picture from the airline's official Facebook page. New Delhi (TAN): Air India has announced that it will operate new flights to Allahabad (Prayagraj) from several Indian cities…
A mosque in Uzbekistan. Picture by Sujoy Dhar/Notintown.net Tashkent (NITN): Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced that tourists from 45 countries will be able to visit Uzbekistan visa free, effective from…
A Carnival cruiseliner. Picture from the company's official Facebook page. Miami (TAN): We all pretty much know there’s no free lunch, but no free room service? Now, that’s heartbreaking! Carnival Cruise…
A glimpse of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Picture by Atrayee Guha. Edinburgh (TAN): Visiting Edinburgh could burn a deeper hole in tourists’ pockets very soon, as plans of introducing a tourist tax…
A 'Bird Box' poster. Picture from Netflix's official Facebook page. Los Angeles (TAN): Bird Box, Netflix's latest hit, has left the Internet gushing over it so much that fans are flocking to a…
Screenshot from a video of the rescued elephant on YouTube New Delhi (TAN): Gajraj, a 70-year-old elephant who served half a century as a tourist attraction, has finally retired. After spending most…