To give more travel options to tourists, in March this year, Russian flag carrier Aeroflot increased the frequency of its flight services on the Delhi-Moscow route to seven times a week against four weekly services earlier.

Anyone coming for Umrah, visiting Makkah and Madinah can go and visit any city in Saudi Arabia —Riyadh, Dammam and other cities and visit their loved ones, their relatives, their friends in Saudi Arabia.

There has been a dramatic shift in tourism numbers for the Gulf nation since it launched its e-visa program in 2019.

The law also permits citizens of countries entitled to Vietnam’s unilateral visa exemption to be granted a temporary residence period of 45 days, instead of 15 days like in the past.

The initiative has been carried out to open more doors for British and Irish nationals to enter the country for purposes like medical treatment, education, tourism and business.

The application for the waiver must be submitted between before three months and 48 hours before the travel date to the Kingdom, and can be filled out by visiting Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

Citizens of countries that have been unilaterally exempted from visa requirements by Vietnam will be allowed temporary residency for 45 days (up from 15 days) and will be evaluated for visa issuance and temporary residence extension under rules.

The two-day event explores synergies in technology, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, agriculture, real estate, and strategic minerals.

This new hike in the visa processing fees will be effective from May 30. However, those who have already paid for the visa application won’t have to pay the additional charges.

As a key economic driver, the tourism industry’s contribution to the Philippines’ gross domestic product stood at 12.7 per cent in 2019.