Category Archives for Middle East.
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under the Vande Bharat Mission and air bubble flights are allowed.
10 Years of LFAL. A celebration in the more sombre times for the travel industry as a whole. Some thoughts about travel, some thoughts about our evolution. Here is to the beginning of a golden decade!
Maldives, which had shut down to South Asian travel, has now lifted the border restrictions again, and with effect from July 15, 2021. Here are all the rules to follow, to fly to Maldives at this point in time.
Qatar is opening up to the world again, including fully-vaccinated Indians. Qatar will provide visitor visas as well from July 12, 2021 onwards.
World of Hyatt will launch a new promotion offering 3X points through Summer 2021. Details inside.
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under the Vande Bharat Mission and air bubble flights are allowed.
Switzerland has opened up the country to travellers from India, however, only those who are fully vaccinated will be able to enter Switzerland without a 10-day quarantine. Here are the details of the current criteria for Switzerland.
It is evident by now that to travel internationally, one would have to expect to show a fully vaccinated status to the other countries over some time. However, the Indian Covid-19 vaccination certificates did not display the passport numbers if one used another national identity document to register for the vaccination drive. One of the most asked questions so far, then, has been about how to link the passport to the certificate. Now, thanks to updates on the Cowin portal, this is possible. Here is how to link your passport to your Covid-19 vaccination certificate if you get your vaccine in India. The information was shared on the official Twitter handle of the Aarogya Setu app. Now you can update your…
Shangri-La Hotels’ new promotion offers double points through August 2021. Here are all the details.
57 Lounges operated by Plaza Premium will go away from the Priority Pass network as of July 1, 2021. Here is an update on the lounges which are going away (and those that stay for now).
Dubai is starting to open its borders to some travellers from India, with lots of checks and balances. On these lines, Emirates has also allowed that they will also start carrying passengers from India from June 23 onwards.
