Thailand is considering bringing back a quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors, its health minister said on Monday, as part of a proposed easing of some Covid-19 measures later this week.

The Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has recreated the ad which garnered media attention last year.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to launch flights on the Dhaka-Guangzhou-Dhaka route soon, considering the growing demand for passengers.

Britain's vaccinated travellers will be able to go on half-term holidays next month without taking Covid-19 tests on their return, The Times reported.

Uber today announced it has begun serving riders and drivers in Rangpur, marking the company’s expansion to all the eight divisions of the country.

Thailand will introduce a $9 entry fee for foreign visitors from April, officials said Wednesday, even as the kingdom seeks to lure travellers back and repair its Covid-battered tourism sector.

A parliamentary body today recommended installing rapid test facilities at the country’s three international airports to carry out Covid-19 test of outgoing expatriate workers.

Thailand added three popular beach destinations to a visa programme that allows foreign visitors to bypass a mandatory isolation, throwing a lifeline to its Covid-19-hit tourism industry seen as key to a nascent economic recovery, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand website. 

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami has recommended Bangladeshis to hold off travel to India, if it’s not essential, as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is causing a surge in cases.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate two additional Dhaka-Dubai flights on January 11 and 12 -- due to increased passenger demands.

The government today instructed the authorities concerned to ensure quality food and water in the nearby hotels and restaurants of the Dhaka airport, as migrant workers are reporting sickness after arriving in different Middle East destinations, especially in Qatar and the UAE.

Thai Airways today resumed flight operations on Bangkok-Dhaka route following the easing of restrictions by the Thai government on passenger transport from Bangladesh.

Amid increasing demands, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to operate direct flights on the Chattogram-Dubai route from January 11.

Qatari authorities have added several countries, including Bangladesh, to its “exceptional red list” of travel and return policy following a significant rise in daily Covid-19 cases.

Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, more than three years after closing it to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of visitors each day.

Amid heightened pressure from several quarters, Biman Bangladesh Airlines today announced reduced airfare to Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, which will be effective from January 16.

Though the authorities concerned are trying to beef up security to prevent crime and untoward incidents in the beach town, tourists have largely stayed away during the New Year as a recent incident has tarnished its image as a safe tourist destination.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flights on the Chattogram-Sylhet-Chattogram route from January 8 -- with an emphasis on increasing interconnection between domestic destinations amidst growing passenger demand.

The United Arab Emirates will ban non-vaccinated citizens from traveling abroad from Jan. 10, the state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, citing the foreign ministry and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority.

Private Turkish and Qatari companies have agreed to jointly operate five airports in Afghanistan, although they are still waiting to reach a final deal with the Taliban, officials said Tuesday.