China will allow citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to enter visa-free for one year starting June 1, aiming to strengthen ties with Latin America. The move follows a forum where President Xi pledged $9 billion in credit and new investments in the region.
Starting May 1, 2025, all foreign travellers to Thailand, regardless of visa status or length of stay, must complete the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) before being allowed entry into the country.
Türkiye’s skies were more crowded than ever in 2024, as hot air balloon tourism soared to a historic high with a record-breaking 933,195 tourists taking flight across seven scenic regions.
Starting this week, three major Japanese airports will introduce new electronic kiosks to streamline immigration and customs checks. This will simplify the current process, which requires passports to be shown multiple times.
From Wednesday, European visitors to Britain will need to purchase an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before arriving, as the UK implements new pre-entry screening measures to tighten border controls.
The head of IATA downplayed concerns that potential US trade tariffs would disrupt the ongoing surge in travel demand. While acknowledging added uncertainty, he suggested that Trump’s policies might ultimately benefit the airline industry by promoting consolidation and regulatory changes.
Greenland has recorded a significant surge in the number of tourists visiting the country after latest data showed a 14% increase in the number of passengers on international flights arriving in the country alongside a rise in hotel bookings.
An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York returned to Mumbai following a bomb threat on Monday morning.
Berlin’s airport has cancelled all flights for Monday in anticipation of a labour union strike, which is expected to affect over half a million travellers and disrupt thousands of flights at 11 airports across Germany.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered across Spain's Canary Islands, urging authorities to address overtourism and its impact on local communities, including rising housing costs, congestion, and strained services.
Tensions flare in the India-France Rafale deal as France refuses to share the fighter jet’s source code, limiting India’s ability to integrate indigenous weapons and reducing its combat autonomy.
France has rejected India’s request to share source codes needed to integrate indigenous weapons into Rafale fighter jets. Despite repeated appeals, French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has refused to compromise on the issue
AnewZ takes to the streets of Yerevan and Baku to ask a simple yet deeply complex question: How do you see peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? In the first part of our special report, we hear the hopes, doubts, and scars still shaping people’s perspectives on both sides.
Anton Kobyakov, adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum that the USSR’s dissolution was legally invalid and that the Soviet Union still exists under constitutional law, framing the Ukraine war as an “internal process.”
In a region long defined by conflict and complex history, AnewZ set out to hear the voices that matter most- those of the people.
China’s winter tourism continues to grow rapidly, with Heilongjiang leading the way by welcoming over 130 million visitors this season.
Airport workers' strikes in Greece and Germany on February 27 and February 28 push airlines to cancel and modify thousands of flights. Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced that some flights to be cancelled due to massive strikes.
Belgium’s two largest airports, Brussels Airport and Charleroi Airport, have confirmed that no departing passenger flights will operate on February 13 due to a nationwide strike. Cancellations are also possible on arriving flights. Impacted passengers will be notified by their airline.
Vietnam welcomes Aeroflot’s first-ever direct flights from Moscow to Nha Trang starting in March.
The Iranian city of Isfahan is preparing to bring together tourism experts from across the world for a landmark event "100 Tour Operators in Half of the World" taking place from 19 to 23 February.
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan take a look at simplifying border crossing procedures for residents to boost travel and tourism between two countries.
Tehran and Dushanbe have formalised a landmark agreement to abolish visa requirements for air travel between their capitals, according to an official statement released by the Iranian Embassy in Tajikistan.
Uzbekistan, with its rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage, strives to turn itself into a one of major tourist destinations. The government has hired an international consultant to tailor a roadmap to make Uzbekistan more attractive for tourists
Intense fog at Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport forced three AZAL flights—traveling from Istanbul, Moscow, and Tel Aviv—to be diverted to Ganja International Airport on January13ᵗʰ-14ᵗʰ . The fog caused significant delays, with special flights arranged to transport passengers back to Baku.
In a landmark move announced by President Akufo-Addo, Ghana has eliminated visa requirements for all African passport holders effective January 1, 2025, becoming the fifth African nation to adopt this open-door policy after Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia and Benin.
Türkiye's tourism industry seeks opportunities to diversify its offerings. The country well known for summer resorts now tries to make a name for itself as a unique place to visit during the winter holidays.
