[ad_1] FILE – This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company’s Titan submersible. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP, File) The search for a missing Titanic-bound submersible has become an investigation and salvage mission that will take an indefinite amount of time, officials said, as tributes from …
Read More »US to open consulates in Bengaluru & Ahmedabad, new Indian mission in Seattle, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Accepting a long-standing demand of citizens and providing relief to visa applicants, the United States has announced that two new US Consulates will be opened in key Indian cities – Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, which are also important outbound tourism hubs in the country to streamline visa accessibility and ease …
Read More »Chennai bets big on cruise tourism but yet to address infra gaps, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] In several shuttle buses, some 1,800 people reached the cruise terminal at Chennai Port on June 6. They were set to board a cruise ship to Sri Lanka. Many were thrilled, but the excitement was short-lived. It took almost two hours for immigration procedures to get over. Once done, …
Read More »US to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as PM Modi visits, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week’s state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or remain in the country, according to three people familiar with the matter. The state department …
Read More »VFS Global to offer UK visa services at select Radisson hotels in India, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] VFS Global has entered into a strategic partnership with the Radisson Hotel Group in India to offer UK visa services to applicants in North region of the country. Through this alliance, VFS Global aims to operate UK Premium Application Centres from the hotel chain’s properties in Amritsar, Ludhiana, Mohali …
Read More »Yatra partners with Sakha cabs to offer safe travel options to corporates, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Picture used for representation. Leading corporate travel service provider Yatra Online has announced a partnership with Sakha Ki Women With Wheels, a social enterprise that provides safe and reliable transportation options by women drivers while also empowering them through employment in the transportation sector. With this tie-up, Yatra’s corporate …
Read More »Hospitality company Quorum Club announces its new venture ‘district150’, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Hospitality comapny Quorum Club has announced the launch of its new venture – district150; a hospitality-powered, meetings and events’ hub, purpose-built for the office buildings of tomorrow. A lifestyle-centric amenity, district150 sits at the convergence of the hotel and the future office. It will help reposition the traditional office …
Read More »Titanic tourist sub missing for third day as search teams race clock, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Rescuers searched a vast swath of the North Atlantic for a third day on Tuesday, racing against time to find a missing tourist submersible that vanished while taking wealthy passengers on a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic in deep waters off Canada’s coast. The 21-foot-long Titan was …
Read More »India to develop waterdromes at 16 locations for sea-plane ops: Reddy, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Union Tourism Minister GK Reddy at 4th TWG meet If the announcements and developments at the fourth Tourism Working Group of G20, being held in Goa, are to be considered an indicator, India is poised to take the lead in cruise tourism next. The Union Minister for Culture, Tourism …
Read More »US Embassy opens student visa appointments across India between July and August, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] The United States Embassy in India has announced that student visa appointments across India are now open between mid-July to mid-August to book. The interested applicants can book their slots at ustraveldocs.com, informed the embassy in a social media post. The move comes as a big relief to Indian …
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