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The Canary Islands' tourist tax on the way?

The municipality of Mogรกn, located 93 kilometers from Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria, has just announced the introduction of a tourist tax from January 2025. A first in the Spanish archipelago, it could well be emulated. How much will it cost? A modest 15 euro cents per person per day. In other words ... Read the article

e-Visa has already earned Cameroon over 40 million euros

Who'd have thought it? Cameroon has just unveiled some head-turning figures. According to Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Cameroon's Minister of External Relations, e-Visa, the digital sesame that was so decried in its early days, has turned into a veritable goose that lays golden eggs for the state coffers. In just 18 months, this ... Read the article

Kuwait suspends its e-Visa service until further notice

Kuwait has just put its electronic visa system on hold, and without warning. A decision that comes as a surprise to globetrotters accustomed to preparing their trip with a simple click. Gone are the comforts of the online visa, replaced by a retro parenthesis where the old-fashioned stamp reigns supreme. A system undergoing maintenance, ... Read the article

South Korea reimposes K-ETA from January 1, 2025

From January 1, 2025, South Korea will re-impose the Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) requirement for travelers from 67 currently exempt countries and territories. This temporary exemption, introduced on April 1, 2023 as part of the "Visit Korea Year 2023-2024" program, was aimed at boosting tourism ... Read the article

China waffles on its visa waiver strategy

China is redrawing the contours of its policy for welcoming foreign visitors. Gone are the days when the Middle Kingdom barricaded itself behind an administrative wall. Now, the country is rolling out the red carpet to a growing number of nationalities, offering them simplified access to its thousand-year-old treasures and futuristic megacities. The Chinese government ... Read the article

Kazakhstan introduces a visa for digital nomads

The world has changed radically in recent years, with the rise of digital technologies enabling new forms of remote working. Kazakhstan is no exception to this trend, and recently announced an initiative that could revolutionize the way digital workers think about their business. By introducing a visa for ... Read the article

Burundi: visa exemption for citizens of COMESA countries

Burundi recently took a significant step towards regional cooperation and African integration. President ร‰variste Ndayishimiye announced that the country would exempt nationals of COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) member states from the short-stay visa requirement. The aim of this measure is to encourage the free movement ... Read the article

India updates the content of issued e-Visas

As India continues its quest for modernization, a subtle but significant change has just been made to its e-Visa system. Contrary to rumors, this is not a complete overhaul of the application process. The core of this update concerns only the rendering of the documents issued, more specifically the PDF files ... Read the article

Jordan exempts Libyans from visa requirements

A new era has dawned for Libyan travellers wishing to discover the treasures of Jordan. The Hashemite kingdom has just made it easier for Libyan nationals to enter its territory by waiving their visa requirements. This decision, taken by the Jordanian Ministry of the Interior, marks a turning point in relations between the two countries. Gone are the ... Read the article

Australia: Qantas tests digital arrival forms

Gone are the days of lost pens and hastily scribbled declarations! Australia is about to say goodbye to paper arrival forms, relics of a bygone era that have haunted travelers' suitcases for decades. Qantas, the country's flagship airline, has just launched a trial that could well revolutionize the experience of ... Read the article