Geneva : The International Air Transport Association (IATA) commended the European Commission for its leadership and speed in delivering the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and urged states to make it their global standard for digital vaccine certificates.
"Th...

Dhaka : Several Hajj agencies in Bangladesh have started receiving applications following Saudi Arabia's recent announcement to accept foreign Umrah pilgrims this year. However, the intended pilgrims' vaccination status has to be approved by Saudi Arabia which on Aug...

Sydney : The big international airlines in Asia are giving their best effort to keep their most lucrative flyers engaged in flying by offering mind-blowing perks from wellness workshops to dinner with a celebrity chef and flights to nowhere. 
The desperate measur...

London : The restart of international travel could be delayed without worldwide reciprocal recognition of all approved Covid-19 vaccines, said the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) in a press release issued recently.
The global tourism body, which represents the...

Dhaka : Bangladesh and India resumed freight train operations on Haldibari-Chilahati route on August 1 after 56 years.   
Indian Railways dispatched the first freight train loaded with stones from Damdim Station of Northeast Frontier Railway to Bangladesh on...

Geneva : Regulations are conflicting and confusing. Arriving in the United States means an inexpensive and often free antigen test is fine while continuing to Hawaii, the many times more expensive PCR test is required.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA...

Mecca: The largest pilgrimage in the Muslim world the Hajj took place from July 17 to 22 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year again, only a few thousands of pilgrims were allowed to participate in the holy ritual. This led to another de...

Dhaka : On the backdrop of rising cases of coronavirus across the country, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen announced that Bangladesh will soon commence co-producing vaccines for Covid-19. Dhaka has already received a proposal in this regard, the minister mentioned, withou...

Dhaka : Bangladesh has been ranked at 106th position jointly with Lebanon and Sudan in the 2021 Henley Passport Index.
In 2020, Bang-ladesh was ranked jointly at 98th position with Iran.
The Henley passport index "includes 199 different passports and 227 d...

London : Having clear and coordinated health and hygiene protocols would support the sector in rebuilding traveller confidence and allow for international travel to resume and recover swiftly.
World Travel and Tourism Council releases new Economic Trends Report. Covid...