Singapore, with a substantial resident Indian population, is one of these six countries newly added to the UAE visa-on-arrival list. The others are Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
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Singapore tourism hits new high: 16.5 million visitor arrivals in 2024; SGD 22.4 billion in tourism spend in Jan-Sept
India was in third place among top markets for visitor arrivals in Singapore in 2024, preceded by Mainland China in the first position and Indonesia in the second position.
Japan Airlines recovers from cyber-attack; announces resumption of flights from Dec 27
Japan Airlines said that there was no virus in its system or any customer data leaks resulting from the cyber-attack. It had first noticed the problem this morning (around 7.25am in Japan) when snags began to crop up in its luggage check-in system. Acting quickly, the carrier suspended all ticket sales — domestic and international — for the rest of the day.
Air India and Singapore Airlines add 51 new codeshare destinations to their partnership
From 27 October 2024, Air India and SIA will codeshare on each other’s flights between Singapore and the Indian cities of Bengaluru and Chennai, increasing their total weekly scheduled codeshare services between the countries to 56 from 14.
Hello, T5! Changi Airport’s new terminal ground-breaking in 2025; total passenger capacity will rise to 140 million
In addition to increasing capacity through T5, the Singapore Government is “also working closely” with international partners to “further liberalise” air services agreements, thereby expanding Changi’s network, said PM Wong.
Singapore Airlines daily flights to Beijing’s Daxing International Airport start from Nov 2024
With the addition of Beijing Daxing, the SIA Group – which comprises Singapore Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary Scoot – will serve 24 destinations in mainland China.
Singapore to get its first zero-energy hotel in 2028, at Changi Airport Terminal 2
With sustainability as a core component, Hotel Indigo Changi Airport aims to achieve operational energy neutrality by incorporating sustainability features.
Celebrate Bahrain Season hosts over 100,000 visitors in the country, showcasing diverse attractions
The Kingdom of Bahrain, which saw an 87 per cent increase in Indian visitor arrivals in January-to-June 2023, has announced that the Celebrate Bahrain Season drew more than 100,000 visitors to the desert nation.
India moves up five spots to rank 80th in ‘world’s most powerful passport’ list
The Henley Passport Index ranks India’s passport at the 80th spot. India was at the 85th spot in 2022 in the Henley Passport Index.
US market regulator charges Amazon with duping customers into subscribing to Prime
The United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a lawsuit against Jeff Bezos’ Amazon for allegedly enrolling customers in its Prime subscription service “without their consent while knowingly making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions to Prime”.
