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Charter biz gets Christmas boost as flyers prioritise safety and hygiene

While chartered flights were earlier being used for business and repatriating of stranded Indians and foreigners, the leisure segment picked up with the opening up of tourist destinations

Finance Minister mulling 75% reduction in foreign travel budget for FY22

The Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing restrictions in mobility may result in a 75% reduction in the budgetary allocation for foreign travel in FY22

Travellers from Dubai, UK mainly behind Covid importation into India: Study

According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, Covid-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels

Rs 20,000 hotel bill, Rs 50,000 insurance premium may come under I-T lens

In a list of proposed measures to widen the tax base, in a tweet, government said no taxpayer should be left behind in the drive to ensure better compliance and transparency

US lifts foreign travel restrictions for citizens, points to improvements

The announcement comes as President Donald Trump seeks a quick return to normal in the United States

Visa, travel restrictions eased for some categories of foreign nationals

Foreign businessmen, healthcare professionals, health researchers, engineers and technicians among those allowed to travel, subject to certain conditions

China reports rise in coronavirus cases, most from foreign travellers

But Chinese authorities fear the possibility of a second wave triggered by arrivals from overseas or asymptomatic patients

Quarantined lives

In countries with a wider coverage of digital communication, overuse of the internet is causing the opposite problem

Facebook, HSBC and other firms curb staff travel to China as virus spreads

The United States warned on Monday that Americans should "reconsider" visiting all of China, while South Korea elevated its travel warning on Tuesday, advising its citizens to stay away

PM Modi made seven foreign trips, visited nine countries in three months

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar undertook 13 trips to 16 countries

Forex cards are a cheaper, value-loaded option for international travel

Forex card scores over other instruments because it has several benefits

Rambling around Vienna, named the 'world's most liveable city' yet again

Uttaran Das Gupta recalls a few good reasons why

Foreign travel demand high despite weak rupee as firms absorb cost increase

Thomas Cook said it was seeing early requests for tour related forex transactions to lock in the rate