Outbound Top Stories

Indonesia witnesses spike in foreign tourists with the majority going to Bali

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 1:00 PM 403

Foreign tourists arrivals to Indonesia in September hit their highest level since the start of the pandemic, official data showed , as more visitors returned to resort destinations like Bali after an easing of Covid-19 restrictions. There were about 538,300 arrivals in September, up from only 5,000 in the same month a year ago, with […]Continue Reading

Outbound Top Stories

South Korea lifts testing requirement for inbound travellers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 3 October 2022, 11:00 AM 430

Tourists wanting to visit South Korea no longer require to undergo a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test upon their arrival. The announcement was made via the Korea Tourism Organization – VisitKorea Facebook page. The new protocol is in effect since October 1, 2022. “The NEWS you’ve all been waiting for, starting today, you don’t […]Continue Reading

Interviews

‘We will keep looking at relevant entities for inorganic expansion’

By Disha Ghosh Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 10:44 AM 1092

Online mobility platform IntrCity SmartBus has earmarked 2025 to offer a fleet of 2,000 buses. Manish Rathi, CEO & Co-founder, IntrCity talks to Disha Shah Ghosh about, standardisation of fleet, travellers in India and further fund raising. Q. How different is IntrCity compared to other bus aggregators in the online space? Online bus travel has […]Continue Reading

Outbound Top Stories

Malaysia announces Visa on Arrival for Indian travellers, effective from 1st June

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Sunday, 29 May 2022, 10:30 AM 1053

Malaysia announces Visa on Arrival (VOA) effective 1st June 2022 for Indian travellers arriving in Malaysia through selected entry points via Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, or Indonesia, with a valid visa from either country. According to the Immigration Department of Malaysia (Mumbai Attaché), the VOA fee is MYR200 (USD 46) and travellers must show that they […]Continue Reading

Inbound Top Stories

7-Day Mandatory Home Quarantine For All International Arrivals In India

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 7 January 2022, 6:18 PM 1456

According to a NDTV report, people flying in from abroad will need to home quarantine for a week after landing in India and test on the eighth day, in new rules that take effect on January 11 (Tuesday) to tackle a huge Omicron-driven surge in Covid cases in the country. The number of “at-risk” countries […]Continue Reading