Vietnam has lifted visa requirements for nationals of Poland, Switzerland and Czechia
Citizens of Poland, Czechia, and Switzerland will be permitted to visit Vietnam without applying for a visa before travelling to the Southeast Asian country.
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Indonesian Immigration Department announces adjustment of visa costs for those travelling to Bali
Indonesia’s Immigration Department announced an adjustment to the cost of visa applications.
atlys: Top holiday season destinations for Indian Travellers in 2024
As winter approaches, atlys, a visa processing platform, unveils the travel trends that will define this holiday season.
atlys unveils five AI-powered features to transform the visa application process
atlys, a visa processing platform, introduces five AI-powered features aimed at making visa applications faster, easier, and more accurate.
Tourism Authority of Thailand signs memorandum of understanding with Visa
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and global payments leader Visa recently signed a new memorandum of understanding.
Visa partners with The Bicester Collection and Tourism Office of Spain
Visa, the global leader in digital payments, announced its collaboration with Tourism Office of Spain (Turespaña) through a showcase of opulent experiences for affluent consumers at The…
Travel tips from Visa
Whether you’re a seasoned explorer or a first-time traveler, planning a trip that’s light on your wallet is always a task.
Atlys sees 60% surge in visa applications from India ahead of the summer Olympic Games
With excitement mounting for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Atlys, India's largest online visa platform, has reported a staggering 60% surge in visa applications for France.
Tourist expenditures blossom by 50 percent in Japan as Sakura blooms
As the captivating beauty of Japan's Sakura (cherry blossom) season comes to an end this year, Visa, a global leader in payments, revealed data demonstrating the vast impact of the Sakura…
Ant Group launches partnership on International Consumer Friendly Zones
Ant Group, along with 11 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and major international card organizations, launched in Beijing a nation-wide Program to build International Consumer Friendly…
Emirates Skywards announces exclusive, multi-year partnership with Visa
Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has announced an exclusive, multi-year strategic partnership with Visa, a world leader in digital payments.
Japan to launch six-month visa for digital nomads
Japan is set to launch a six-month digital nomad visa in late March, offering remote workers the opportunity to work and stay in the country for an extended period.
Explore Türkiye effortlessly with new visa exemption rule, e-visa and complimentary stopover services
Türkiye to extend visa-free entry to the nationals of UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, as of December 23, 2023.
Royal Thai renews contract with VFS Global for processing visa applications across India
Continuing its trusted partnership with the Thailland government, VFS Global, the world's largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions…
Applying for visa? Quick guide to mitigate frauds
The meteoric surge in outbound travel from India has opened a gateway for not just globe-trotting Indians but also for a shadowy underbelly of scam artists.
Visa and TAT launch ‘Visa Thailand Grand Sale’
Visa, a world leader in digital payments and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT announced the launch of the Visa Thailand Grand Sale campaign
PayU, Visa and YES BANK launch Business Payment Solution Provider program for businesses
PayU, India's online payments solution provider has launched Business Payment Solution Provider (BPSP) for Visa Commercial Card customers in collaboration with Visa & YES BANK as the…
Saudi Arabia launches first ‘Stopover Visa’ for all travellers
The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), in collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and other relevant authorities, has announced the launch of a new 96-hour Stopover…
Go for your ‘Digital Nomad Visa’ in Spain
The Spanish government announced that it officially approved a new digital nomad visa dedicated to remote workers.
Eurostat: 879 million tourism trips were made by EU countries’ citizens last year
A total of 879 million trips for tourism purposes have been made by residents of the European Union countries in 2021, with at least one overnight stay, according to the recent report…
Japan remains top destination for Thai travellers
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, today revealed Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom make up the top five most desired international destinations…
International cities remain the backbone of travel
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched its Cities Economic Impact Report (EIR) at the 22nd Global Summit in Riyadh.
VFS Global opens a new India visa application centre in Central London
VFS Global opened an India Visa Application Centre (IVAC) for the Indian High Commission in central London to help deal with the surge in demand for visa applications since the opening of…
Qatar Airways Privilege Club partners with Visa
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has signed a global strategic agreement with Visa as part of a new 10-year exclusive partnership.
Thailand renews visa processing with VFS Global in India
The Thailand government has renewed its pan-India visa processing mandate with VFS Global.
Norway could close its borders to Russians in a few hours’ notice
“Border can be closed in a few hours’ notice,” Norway’s Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl has stressed regarding imposing bans on Russians.
Hungary asks EU to lift sanctions on Russia to avoid recession
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called on the European Union authorities to work intensively to lift its sanctions on Russia before the end of the year.
Netherlands removes all COVID travel restrictions
The Dutch government has scrapped all remaining Coronavirus entry restrictions, for all incoming travellers, including here those coming from non-European Union countries.
Japan eases travel restrictions for foreign visitors
Japan's relaxed border measures from today, including raising a daily cap on arrivals from 20,000 to 50,000, will positively impact the economy only if tourists are given more freedom.
Taiwan to resume visa free entry for few countries
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Centre said the resumption of visa free entry for visitors from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and diplomatic allies would start…
International tourists to heal with AYUSH visas
India soon to offer special category of AYUSH visas for tourists visiting India for medical tourism or treatment.
Global travellers rate Thailand as top post-pandemic destination: Visa
The top Thai cities global travelers are looking up online include Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Hua Hin
Visa and STB ink three-year deal to boost local tourism and lifestyle SMEs
Visa has signed three-year MoU with the Singapore Tourism Board to address the needs of Singapore’s tourism and lifestyle small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) impacted by COVID-19
PATA announces release of 39 destination-specific forecast reports
Following last month’s successful release of the ‘Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2020-2024’, complete with updates in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Pacific Asia Travel…
When Accor met Visa
Accor and Visa have announced their global partnership to bring new payment experiences to ALL-Accor Live Limitless loyalty members.
The partnership will bring together Accor’s…
Towards seamless payments: FXChange and Wirecard join hands
Wirecard, the provider of digital financial technology and FXChange, self-service currency exchange network in Singapore, are collaborating to provide outbound and inbound travellers in…
Travel Money and YES Bank launch forex card
YES Bank has partnered with Travel Money, the foreign exchange brand of FCM Travel, to provide highly secure digital payment solutions coupled with a completely seamless experience to…
Go-Jek adds Visa as one of its investors
Indonesian start-up superstar Go-Jek has announced that global payment technology provider Visa is the latest investor to back its ongoing Series F funding round.
Who does and who does not need an entry visa for Vietnam
Travellers entering Vietnam need passports or valid passport-substitute papers and an entry visa issued by Vietnamese authorities except, of course, in cases where Vietnam visa exemption is…
Great British High Street Awards: 81% of British consumers will miss local high streets
Despite the rise of online shopping – made even easier with the proliferation of drone delivery services – or maybe because of it – it seems the British have not fallen yet out of love with…
Number of Indians travelling to Morocco set to rise with Cox & Kings new visa centres
Cox & Kings Global Services (CKGS), announced the opening of Morocco Visa Application and Information Centres (MVAIC) in India. The Centre in New Delhi was inaugurated today by His…
PyeongChang 2018: Could this be Cool Runnings 2?
Visa have announced the addition of three athletes from the Nigerian Women's Bobsled Team to Team Visa, currently training to become the first ever African representatives, to qualify for…
PyeongChang 2018: Will Visa’s new ‘wearables’ make the podium?
Visa, the payment technology partner at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has introduced three commercially available wearable payment devices.
