Australian low-cost airline Bonza, which started operations just 15 months ago, has suddenly ceased all flying and entered administration. Virgin Australia, Qantas, and Jetstar have all offered to accommodate stranded Bonza passengers…
Category: Travel
London Heathrow Border Force Strike 5AM April 29 – 7AM May 3, 2024
The UK Border Force strike at London’s Heathrow Terminals 2, 3, 4, and 5 should have started 25 minutes ago when I wrote this piece. It ends at 7 AM on May…
Venice Visit Tax Now In Place For 29 Days In 2024
Venice City Council decided last year (read more here) that day visitors to Venice on select days in 2024 would need to pay a fee. Residents and visitors with accommodation in the…
Romania & Bulgaria Now Schengen Countries (March 31, 2024)
Romania and Bulgaria have joined the EU’s Schengen area today, meaning there are no border checks for those traveling by air or sea from another Schengen country. However, passport or ID checks…
Indonesia Entry & Exit Experiences Using e-VOA With Automated Gates + Bali Levy
There has been quite a bit of development in Indonesia recently to allow international visitors to enter and exit the country more smoothly without having to stand in various queues for hours…
Bali’s Tourism Levy Is Now In Place
Bali’s government decided in 2023 that they would launch a Tourism Levy that all international visitors would need to pay every time they enter the islands, whether arriving from overseas or domestically….
Bali Tourism Levy (Read Entry Fee) Begins On Valentine’s Day February 14, 2024
Bali’s Government decided last year that they would launch an exciting feature sometime in 2024 called a Tourism Levy that would need to be paid by international visitors every time they enter…
Bulgaria & Romania To Join “Air” Schengen In March 2024
On Thursday, Romania’s Prime Minister announced that they had reached an agreement with Austria, which had been blocking Romania and Bulgaria from joining Schengen, that there would be a partial agreement in…
Argentina Blue Dollar Update – Mostly Gone For Now (December 2023)
Argentina had a presidential election recently and chose a wild card to lead the country that promised to abolish the central bank and move from pesos to dollars (impossible), among other things….
Malaysia Digital Arrival Card Requirement Moves To January 1, 2024
Malaysia has made several moves to its immigration policies in the past couple of months, allowing Indians and Chinese to enter without requiring visas and implementing electronic gates for select nationals that…