Indians Travelling Abroad

From November 14 to 27, New Delhi's Pragati Maidan will host the 43rd India International Trade Fair (IITF), which promises a colourful exhibition of goods from all around India and the world

Paytm brings UPI payments for Indian travellers to UAE, France, Singapore, and more

Indians are jet-setting like never before, with a 32 per cent jump in multiple international trips annually. Dive into the 2024 travel trends to see how Indians are taking their wanderlust to new heig

Uber data shows that Indian travellers (using the app) visited nearly 1,000 cities across 68 countries in 2023, with the top countries being the US, the UK, and Canada

MakeMyTrip releases most searched foreign locations by Indians this summer

MakeMyTrip's 'India Travel Trends Report' showed that 50% of all domestic flyers pick flights between 9 am and 6 pm, irrespective of the destination or the origin

India needs a vibrant tourism sector

Looking back at the last year, people from Vietnam (95 per cent) and India (89 per cent) embarked on the most journeys

Any expense above this ceiling will require RBI's permission

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed passenger facilities at airports across the country and directed the authorities concerned to ensure ease of travel for passengers during the coming summer season, officials said. The home minister also sought additional measures at airports for passenger convenience. The meeting was attended by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and top officials of the ministries of Home and Civil Aviation and the Central Industrial Security Force, among others. The home minister held the meeting to review passenger traffic at airports across the country, an official said. The home minister directed that steps be taken to ensure that passengers spend less time at airport gates, check-in counters, and security check and immigration zones.

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted two days to the ED to reply to an application of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking permission to travel to Dubai. Fernandez, an accused in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case also involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, has sough the court's permission to travel to Dubai from January 27 to 30. Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik, who was scheduled to hear arguments on the actor's application on Wednesday, posted the matter for January 27 after the agency sought time to file a detailed reply to her application. The actor did not appear before the court on Wednesday and was represented by her lawyer. Fernandez had on December 22 withdrew from the court her plea for permission to go abroad to meet her family members, after the judge suggested that let the question of charge first be decide. She was granted regular bail in the case on November 15, 2022. Fernandez was not arrested in the case. The judge had on August 31 take

The total number of Indians living outside of the country touched 17.9 million that year

Education consultants advise parents to prepare for at least 2% annual increase in costs for children abroad

All technical protocols as prescribed in the guidelines regarding vaccination centres and adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) management will have to be followed, the guidelines added.

About 96 per cent agreed they like to eat and shop at local businesses to support the local economy

Travellers willing to discover rural areas and pay a premium for sustainable tourism, says research on Asia-Pacific respondents

Other legacy brands are bracing to wrest the odds in their favour by creating niches within their portfolio for offering bespoke services to their guests

Jeffrey Zients, the White House Covid response coordinator, said current travel restrictions will remain in place until the administration rolls out a new system for regulating international travel

The Punjab government will allow people travelling abroad urgently to take the second dose of Covisheild without waiting for mandatory 84 days

Fully vaccinated passengers from India will no longer be subjected to compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine as the UK moved the country from its "red" to "amber" list. Under Britain's traffic light system for international travel, returning from amber list countries means a 10-day quarantine at home. The change, announced by the Department for Transport, comes into effect from 4 am local time on Sunday. "The UAE, Qatar, India and Bahrain will be moved from the red list to the amber list. All changes come into effect Sun 8th August at 4 am," UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted. "While it's right we continue our cautious approach, it's great news to open more destinations for people wanting to connect with families, friends and businesses across the globe, all thanks to our successful domestic vaccination programme," he said. The decision has come as a relief for the Indian diaspora in the UK, who had been demanding the easing of travel norms between India and Britain. Under t