Travel News
Travel Restrictions to India – Updates for April 23rd, 2021
India is now facing outbound travel restrictions, having opened air bubbles since the first COVID-19 wave and now being red-listed by several countries as the second wave approaches. As the number of Coronavirus cases in India has surpassed 2 lakh every day, several countries have expressed concerns about travelling to and from India. [...]
IATA Travel Pass for Easier Travel
Another good news for travel enthusiasts! According to reports from here and here, IATA will be launching a virtual travel document by the end of this year, by which travellers can use the pass for their COVID vaccination status verification and other such details. All the information like your travel history, COVID vaccination history [...]
Get COVID Vaccine Passport – Excelsior Pass
Good news for travel enthusiasts. You can now travel to most countries with the new “vaccine passport”. Here’s how it works. Imagine you’re at a large gathering or event. And at the queue, everyone’s being temperature checked. You flash a card and they let you go. That’d be cool right? Well, looks like [...]
Countries You Can Travel to with COVID Vaccination
Thanks to vaccines, international travel now seems to be possible. Here are all the countries you can travel to after having taken the vaccination. If you’re one of the lucky ones who have taken the COVID vaccine, you could travel to the following countries. Here’s what you need to know. You will need to carry your [...]
New OCI Card Extension Rules & Updates
The Indian Embassy has updated rules concerning OCI card holders, as of April 2021. According to the changes made.. The following OCI guidelines that have been in effect since 2005 is amended and updated. OCI card is required to be re-issued each time a new passport is acquired by the cardholder up to the age of 20 years. OCI card is [...]
OCI Holders Don’t Need Old Passports When Traveling to India
Good news for OCI card holders trying to travel to India. The Washington Embassy has announced that OCI card holders who are traveling to India, don’t need to carry their old passports when traveling to India. According to the announcement, The requirement of carrying old and new passports, along with the OCI card, has been done [...]
International Travel from India becomes expensive since April 2021
The last thing we wanted was yet another reason not to fly. Looks like we have it. Come April, 2021 and taking a domestic and international flight from India will cost you more than in 2020. Reason? Air Security Fee (ASF) becomes applicable from April 1st, 2021 in India. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to [...]
US Travel Rules for Visitors 2021 Update
Traveling to US in 2021? There might be more to prepare than ever. Read on… The pandemic has made life miserable for most of us. If you need to travel internationally, then you might have to jump through fire and hoops, if you’re lucky to get a ticket that is. After Biden took over, the US have brought in new rules for [...]
International Travel After Vaccination in 2021
Good news for all those who have been waiting impatiently to travel. Perhaps 2021 is your time. Vaccinations are underway in USA, India and other countries as we speak. And people are asking the same question. “Will international travel be possible, and if yes, when?” While there is no clarity on whether international travel [...]
India Opens Flights to the USA, UAE, France, and Germany
Good news for all travellers! The Indian Aviation Ministry has announced that India will start operating international flights to USA, France and Germany. Under this arrangement airlines from the concerned countries will be able to operate flights from & to India along with Indian carriers. I have no doubt these will be beneficial [...]