Foreign tourists, including Indians, pay a Bali tourist levy of IDR 150,000 per person, once per trip, as shown on the Bali provincial government’s official Love Bali site. Pay online before you fly with a card, bank transfer, virtual account or QRIS, then show the emailed QR voucher at the airport. The levy is separate
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Europe’s Entry/Exit System (EES) records every short-stay entry and exit of non-EU travellers at the external borders of 29 European countries. It began progressively on 12 October 2025 and has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Indian visitors are registered with a facial image and, unless exempt, fingerprints, and passports are no longer stamped.
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Indian passport holders cannot enter the UAE visa-free. Those with qualifying documents, such as a US visit visa or Green Card, or a residence permit from the EU, can get a UAE visa on arrival, a 14-day visa listed at AED 100. Everyone else needs a tourist visa arranged in advance through a UAE airline,
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Global Village Season 31 opens on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 6 pm and runs until May 2027; the exact closing date has not been announced. Khaleej Times reported on 8 October that tickets cost AED 25 on weekdays and AED 30 on weekends and public holidays. India is one of the country pavilions. Dubai’s
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Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. Singapore lights up Little India and treats Deepavali as a public holiday; Mauritius lists Divali as a public holiday on the same Sunday; London’s free Diwali on the Square is earlier, on Sunday 25 October; and Dubai’s season centres on temples and the Global Village, which opens on
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The straight-line air distance from India to Dubai ranges from roughly 1,765 km (Ahmedabad) to about 3,360 km (Kolkata), depending on which Indian city you start from. Non-stop flight time typically runs from around 2 hours 50 minutes on the shortest routes to over 5 hours on the longest, and Dubai’s clock (GST) runs 1
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The Haj Committee of India already announced its Haj 2027 policy and ran the application window from 22 June to 20 July 2026, with selection by digital draw soon after. For 2027, the Committee’s embarkation list grew to 19 cities, with Patna added (subject to clearance) and Kolkata newly offered for the shorter package. HappyFares
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From 15 September 2026, the Royal Thai Embassy confirms that Indian passport holders entering Thailand for tourism get a visa-exempt stay of 30 days, down from the earlier 60 days. Anyone who entered before that date on the old 60-day exemption keeps the stay they were granted on arrival. Indian travellers also need a Thailand
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EU Regulation 261/2004 gives compensation for long delays, cancellations, and denied boarding on flights departing an EU airport on any airline, and on flights arriving in the EU from outside on an EU airline. So an Indian carrier flying Europe to India is covered, but the same Indian carrier flying India to Europe generally is
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Many full-service airlines offer students flying long-haul on a dedicated student fare a checked baggage allowance of two pieces at 23 kg each, well above the single piece a regular economy ticket usually gives on the same route. Lufthansa, for example, publishes this 2 x 23 kg allowance on its own site for eligible student
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