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Russians Want Visa-Free Travel to Cyprus

The Republic of Cyprus is urged to seek for ways to recover its attractiveness for Russian tourists. The Greek part of the island had always been one of the most popular destinations for Russian tourists, but having joined the EU in May 2004 the Republic of Cyprus cancelled visa-free regime for Russia. The problem has been clearly stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an annual news conference... [Read more]

EU Newcomers Want Visa-free Travel to US

The EU members are calling on Washington to allow visa-free entry to the US from all EU countries. While citizens of Western Europe do not need visa to travel to the US, visas are still required from eastern European states. On a panel in Washington, which included John Bruton, the EU ambassador, and ambassadors from Poland and the Czech Republic, it was stressed that European Union “doesn’t want... [Read more]

Vietnam invests in tourism promotion activities

Annually Vietnam spends about $253.000 to attract foreign travellers. Aiming to gain a status of premier tourist destination, this year Ho Chi Minh City is going to invest more than $629.000 into tourism promotion campaign. Large festivals will be organized in Ho Chi Minh as a part of the promotion campaign, such as two Flower Festivals, the second Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, the Southern Fruit... [Read more]

US Applies Advanced Technology to Improve Visa System

The Bush administration has announced the launch of “paperless” US visa application system. It will enable foreigners to apply for visas electronically and use digital video technology to conduct remote interviews. “If we can do this successfully,” Condoleezza Rice said, “this process might make life dramatically easier for foreign citizens who must now travel great... [Read more]

India is to Outsource Visa Processing

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has started to outsource visa applications and collections to private agencies. This measure aims to fulfil the demand for visas to India, as Tourism Ministry gets regular complaints from foreign tour agencies that Indian embassies can barely cope with the requests for visas. India figures among the top ten world travel destinations and is the fifth choicest... [Read more]

Taiwan Welcomes Young Travellers

In order to invigorate long-ignored youth and student travel industry Taiwan’s National Youth Commission has proclaimed 2006 as Taiwan International Youth Travel Year. The ambitious program aims to bring in at least 1.25 million young travellers into Taiwan this year. “The youth travel market is one that we can no longer ignore. First, they tend to stay in a country longer than the average... [Read more]

UK denies toughening visa regime for Pakistan

Director of UK visa and consular services in Pakistan Alex Pond denied that the UK had toughened visa regulations for Pakistanis after the 7/7 London bombings, which were blamed on terrorists having links with madarassas in Pakistan. She stated that “the British High Commission in Pakistan was accepting visa applications from all categories of citizens” and that machine-readable passport is not... [Read more]

US visa for Muslims as unachievable as a star

Sept, 11th of 2001 has made Americans reconsider and toughen visa politics regarding visitors from Muslim countries. The US borders were actually closed for Muslims. Today we hear thousands of complaints from legitimate tourists and business travellers, who say that “it is practically impossible for Arab men to obtain US visas”. www.startribune.com has released a story of Egyptian University... [Read more]

Thai-Russian Visa free tourism agreement ratified

Thailand has ratified a draft visa exemption accord with Russia. This accord is believed to help promote tourism, trade and communication between the two countries. It will be signed within the framework of the ASEAN-Russia summit on December 13th. According to the pact Thais and Russians with valid travel documents will be allowed to stay in each other’s country for up to 30 days. Statistics of... [Read more]

Russia loses foreign tourists due to visa politics

Russian tour operators appealed to the government on the question of ease of visa regime and suggested to invest more in promoting the country. They state the fact, that there is a steady decline in the number of foreign tourists. The head of the Federal Tourism Agency, Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, recently told the MPs that the number of foreign tourists has fell by 70% over the last 10 years. Today the... [Read more]

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