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Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz China said it will extend its visa-waiver program to citizens from Australia, New Zealand and Poland in the latest sign of closer ties with the countries. New visa-waiver program: Citizens from Australia, New Zealand and Poland can now visit China visa-free (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) […]

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Guwahati The doors of the famed Kamakhya Temple, closed for the last four days on the occasion of Ambubachi Mela, opened on Wednesday morning with devotees thronging the seat of Shakti cult. Devotees throng Kamakhya temple to offer prayers after the doors of the temple re-open for devotees […]

I was invited last week by Puneet Chhatwal, CEO of Indian Hotels (the Taj Group) to Udaipur where around 25 members of the Taj’s senior management were holding a strategy meeting. One evening, after the executives had discussed strategy, they listened to three of us — MK Lakshyaraj Singh of Udaipur, whose family owns the […]

A travel influencer, Mike O’kennedy, shared a video on Monday that has quickly gained a lot of attention on Instagram. In it, Mike lists the top five Indian states one should travel to. While some popular ones do make the list, there were a couple surprise entries too. And surprisingly, most viewers agreed with his […]

Just doors down from where the Robert De Niro co-founded group Nobu Hospitality LLC is transforming a central Madrid office building into a luxury hotel, an iconic edifice was snapped up this week by Mexican investor Jeronimo Bremer’s firm, potentially to turn it into a five-star lodge. Madrid overtakes Paris: Second most-attractive European city for […]

Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz Switzerland is on alert after heavy rainfall caused widespread damage in recent days, including triggering a landslide that buried part of a village in the country’s southeast. The highway A13 between Lostallo and Soazza is seen destroyed by the force of the Moesa river, caused by heavy rain […]

Japan and Thailand top the list of Asian destinations for Chinese tourists heading abroad this summer, as the world’s biggest market of travelers look for holidays that offer good value. South Korea and Japan have already seen a surge of Chinese tourists after their currencies weakened against the yuan, while Southeast Asian countries including Malaysia […]

Famous for its beaches and vibrant parties in the Southern Hemisphere’s summer, Rio de Janeiro now has an attraction for winter: humpback whales. A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumps at the coast of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. From Antarctica to Brazil: Humpback whale-watching draw tourists to Rio de Janeiro (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL […]

Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make the city liveable for residents. Barcelona to ban tourist apartment rentals by 2028 to curb housing crisis (Photo by Jonas Martiny/DW) […]

Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Beijing China and Australia will provide each other’s citizens with multiple-entry visas of up to five years for tourism and business from Friday, the Chinese foreign ministry said. China, Australia announce 5-year multiple-entry visas for tourists and business travellers (AP Photo/Ariel Ley) The visa arrangement followed a milestone […]