[ad_1] Representative Image Marking the beginning of the cruise season at Cochin Port, cruise ship MV Empress Cordelia made a visit at Cochin Port on Tuesday. The cruise liner, carrying 498 passengers from Chennai port, left for Mumbai via Lakshadweep after a short break at Cochin port around 4pm. Empress …
Read More »Canada updates travel advisory for India amid diplomatic standoff, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Exercise high degree of caution: Canada updates travel advisory for India amid diplomatic standoff Amid worsening bilateral ties in the wake of tit-for-tat expulsions over the alleged Indian involvement of a Khalistleader on its soil, the Canadian government on Tuesday issued a travel advisory, asking his citizens to “exercise …
Read More »Uttar Pradesh to amend property tax rules with an eye on tourism, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government is set to amend the property tax rules and implement it from the next financial year. This is being done after almost a decade with the aim of boosting tourism. The Uttar Pradesh government is set to amend the property tax …
Read More »Jettwings Airways partners with Serbian Aviation Academy to launch cadet pilot program, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] JettWings Airways partners with Serbian Government School Aviation Academy for its Cadet Pilot Program. JettWings Airways, the latest entrant in the Indian aviation sector, has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Aviation Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, to launch its Cadet Pilot Program, “JettWings Serbia.” This initiative, signed at …
Read More »VFS Global secures global biometric service contract from Australian govt for 7 regions including India, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Picture used for representation. In a significant development, the Department of Home Affairs in Australia has awarded the global biometric collection service contract to VFS Global, the leading outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions. This extensive agreement, spanning Australian biometric collection centres (ABCC), covers 165 …
Read More »PM launches Vishwakarma scheme, inaugurates int’l convention centre in Delhi’s Dwarka, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme and emphasised that in future, technology, tools and training will be essential. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the ‘PM Vishwakarma‘ scheme and emphasised that in future, technology, tools and training will …
Read More »UN committee votes to list ruins near ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] A UN conference voted September 17 to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian state. Jericho is one of the oldest continually …
Read More »Power dept asks tourism dept to help identify domestic consumers who run homestays, sublet property, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representation image The Goa electricity department has sought the assistance of the tourism department to identify consumers with domestic connections who run homestays or sublet their property to tourists. The department is starting to bill such consumers on commercial basis instead of domestic, after it found some of them, …
Read More »FAA restores Mexico aviation to highest safety rating, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Passenger planes take off from the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, May 12, 2022. The United States Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday returned Mexico‘s aviation safety rating to the highest level two years after downgrading it. The change will allow Mexican airlines to add new routes to …
Read More »rich Russians flock to Baikonur spaceport, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Everyone should witness a rocket launch in their lifetime, says Yevgeniya Degtyarnikova as she watches the rollout of a Soyuz from its hangar in the vast steppes of Kazakhstan. “Unfortunately, my husband could not come so I am fulfilling my dream and his,” said the 35-year-old from the city …
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