[ad_1] “UK-India partnership a defining one for our times”: British PM Rishi Sunak Britain will discuss temporary business visas as part of Free Trade Agreement talks with India, but any deal will not contain broader immigration commitments or access to Britain’s labour market for Indian workers, trade minister Kemi Badenoch …
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After long wait, Virgin Galactic begins commercial spaceflights, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] San Francisco, June 16 (IANS) Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is aiming to launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight service on Thursday, the company has announced. Virgin Galactic is set to finally begin commercial spaceflights on June 29, a major milestone for the company founded in 2004 by British billionaire Richard …
Read More »Wait time for first-time tourist visa interviews reduced, says US ambassador to India, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Wait time for first-time tourist visa interviews reduced, says US ambassador to India United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, on Wednesday, said that the wait time for first-time tourist visa interviews has been reduced by more than 50 per cent, adding that goal for 2023 is to process …
Read More »Agoda witness 5x hike in travel searches during monsoon season, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Image used for representative purpose Digital travel platform, Agoda, has revealed a 5x, equalling a whooping 410 per cent hike in travel searches for monsoon season during June and August months. The growth experienced in comparision to the pre-Covid levels in 2019 indicates heightened interest among Indian travellers for …
Read More »When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] FILE – This 2004 photo provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows the remains of a coat and boots in the mud on the sea bed near the Titanic’s stern. The wrecks of the Titanic and the Titan …
Read More »Lyon, the tale of city between the two rivers, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Lyon is known as a city of bridges and bikes. For Lyonnais, a bike is a great alternative to walking around. Barely had I hit the city of Lyon (and the wifi zone) my phone chimed a whatsapp alert: ‘Have you been to a Buchon yet?’ quizzed my foodie …
Read More »First-ever cricket cruise to sail from July till August, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Kolkata: Legends League Cricket Co-founder & CEO Raman Raheja and former cricketer & Legends League Cricket Commissioner Ravi Shastri pose with the tournament’s trophy, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)( Legends League Cricket announced a unique holiday getaway with cricketing legends recently. The Legends League Cricket has partnered with Oceanus Voyages …
Read More »With fate of those on Titanic-bound submersible known, focus turns to cause of fatal implosion, ET TravelWorld
[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, …
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