If you’ve traveled to Mexico in the last few years, you’ve probably run into someone at the airport or in your hotel offering you a seemingly incredible deal on something if only you agree to sign up for a timeshare presentation. Would you sit through a 90-minute timeshare presentation to save $986 on a 5-night…
Flight searches to Japan double on Expedia
Lavinia Rajaram, Asia head of public relations, Expedia Group stated that search demand for travel to Japan on Expedia doubled following Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement to relax border control measures. Flight searches to Japan on Expedia almost doubled (+90%) on the day of the announcement (22 September), compared to the last 14-day (8…
What is ETIAS: European Travel Authorization System visa waiver program?
You will need a visa waiver to enter the EU in 2023 if you travel from one of the 59 “ETIAS Eligible” countries. Q: I was planning to visit Germany next autumn and surely will try to visit Berlin too. It has historical values, and Brandenburg gate is one of the places I want to…
Canadian Government Officially Ends All Border Rules, Masks, and ArriveCan
Today, the Canadian government announced that it would officially be bringing to an end all of its remaining border rules, its mask requirements, and the use of the ArriveCan system. In doing so, travelers will be able to enter Canada in the same way they could prior to the pandemic, in what is a huge…
Uzbekistan: Samarkand Reborn with the largest complex for tourists in Central Asia
Silk Road Samarkand opens as the largest tourism complex in Central Asia. There isn’t another tourist resort in the world which can boast having China’s Xi Jinping, Turkey’s Recep Erdogan, and India’s Narendra Modi, plus another dozen heads of state, as guests in its very first week. But Silk Road Samarkand is no ordinary resort,…
Special offer from THAI for Bangkok-Fukuoka roundtrip
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) offers promotional airfare following the resumption of Bangkok-Fukuoka return flights in its winter 2022-23 schedule starting 30 October 2022. As per the flight schedule, TG648 departs from Bangkok at 01.00 hours and arrives in Fukuoka at 08.10 hours (local time) TG649 departs from Fukuoka at 11.40 hours (local…
Barbados Drops All Entry Requirements Returning To Normal Tourism
Barbados has become one of the latest destinations around the world to completely drop its Covid-19 related entry requirements and return at last to normal tourism after a few years of tiresome travel restrictions. Almost the dictionary definition of a stunning Caribbean island, Barbados has long since been a popular destination for travelers from the…
Bhutan hosts major Bangkok trade event as Bhutan reopens for Tourism
At a special trade event held in Bangkok yesterday, participants learnt first-hand how the Himalayan country plans to protect itself from over-tourism. In his presentation at the Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok in front of a large audience of invited guests from Thailand’s travel community, HE Kinzang Dorji, Ambassador of Bhutan in Thailand, unveiled a new…
Puerto Vallarta Sets Tourism Arrivals Record: Here’s Why Travelers Love The Destination
The beautiful Puerto Vallarta, a coastal town located on Mexico’s Pacific coast, has been getting a lot of attention from international travelers—especially Americans— this 2022. The town has recently been breaking records in passenger arrivals. In a recent tweet, Miguel Torruco Marqués, the Secretary of Tourism in Mexico, shared the most recent data for hotel…
Re-think travel experiences with New Zealand
When it comes to re-thinking tourism, New Zealand invites travellers who are curious enough to look a little deeper and go a little further to discover more authentic, meaningful connections through transformative travel experiences. From tantalizing local cuisines to peaceful forests, from warm sandy beaches to adrenaline pumping activities, New Zealand helps you to broaden your…