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7 iconic things that make Australia's capital, Canberra special

Residents of Canberra pride themselves on living in one of the best planned capital cities of the world. The capital of Australia - Canberra - is not just any staid administrative centre. A little over three hours drive away from Sydney, the city is just a perfect getaway if you’re looking to explore culture, history, food and some of the most scenic settings.Next time you plan your vacation with family or friends or your honeymoon in Australia, make sure Canberra is a part of it.

With right development and PM Modi’s focus, Lakshadweep can turn into a global attraction

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Lakshadweep has put the serene Indian archipelago in focus. Through the images posted on his social media accounts, PM Modi highlighted this cluster of inhabited uninhabited islands with pristine beaches, clean waters and stunning views is second to none to any beach destinations in the world. This region with one of the best literacy rates in the country could and should easily have been one of the biggest tourism attractions of the world.

Saudi Arabia is transforming. You need to be there to see it

Saudi Arabia’s transition under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is widely spoken about. There is immense buzz about the country ever since MBS (as he’s popularly referred to) took over. From signing top football players, undertaking ambitious projects such as The Line at Neom, Economic city at Jeddah to allowing women to drive, go out without male companion, attend sports events and concerts and making head scarves optional – Saudi Arabia has caught global attention.

This is the decade and century of Indian traveller

This is the decade and century of Indian travellers, asserted Santosh Kumar, country head, Indian sub-continent at Booking.com. He was releasing a travel report that talked about how and where the world, especially Indians are headed. Travel industry stalwart Ankush Nijhawan of tbo.com stressed among all the markets, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing post-pandemic and Indian travel contingents among the most sought-after groups.

India set to be fourth largest global travel spender by 2030: Booking.com study

India is poised to witness one of the most rapid increases in travel expenditures among the world's top 10 countries, with projections suggesting it will become the fourth-largest global spender on travel by 2030.

From a travel spending figure of US $150 billion in 2019, India's travel industry has displayed a remarkable recovery post-pandemic, and travel expenditures are anticipated to reach US $410 billion by 2030.

Also, Indian travellers are expected to complete a staggering 5 billion trips

Mohammed bin Salman’s vision 2030 for Saudi Arabia – a tech driven, socially, economically and culturally transformed Kingdom

On the sidelines of the G20 Leader’s Summit and state visit of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the ministry of media, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted a Media Oasis. This exhibition was to showcase transformation and achievements made in various projects under Vision 2030, an initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aimed towards the diversification of the country – economically, socially, and culturally.

Spread across 12 pavilions, this event was not any other cosmetic activity

Kongsberg - A small Norwegian city that’s a Tech powerhouse

The nights are long, the cold temperatures in winter can be biting, but the work-life balance is great, and demand for tech talent is growing.

Havard Fossbakken, head of strategy and development at Kongsberg Municipality says if talented techies in India have very good technology ideas and need a place to make a business out of it, Kongsberg is where they should be. He says this small Norwegian city, an under two hour drive from capital Oslo, is an innovation and technology hub of the country.

Exploring the food scene of Canberra, Australia – Food & Recipes

A little over three hours drive from Sydney takes you to Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It is one of the most scenic cities down under. It also has a vibrant food scene that is worth exploring. Lively cafés, concept diners, cocktail bars, vineyards and breweries, there is something for everyone.Having been to Australia in general and Sydney in particular a few time, first thing that struck me on visiting Canberra was why didn’t I come here earlier. This city was such a revelation.

Australian state Queensland deserves praise for celebrating 2023 as the Year of Accessible Tourism to welcome travellers with impairment

Australian state Queensland’s declaration of 2023 as the Year of Accessible Tourism stands apart and deserves a special mention. Along with people of all colour, creed, orientation, beliefs and nationalities, people of all abilities will also be able to explore and enjoy the destination. This is a significant statement as for once a destination is making a global appeal to reach out to people with disabilities, old age travellers and parents travelling with infants.

Iceland needs Indian techies, entrepreneurs

Martin Eyjolfsson , permanent secretary of state in the ministry of foreign affairs of Iceland , says his country scores very high on per capita income, safety, education, and quality of life, and lays strong emphasis on gender equality, democracy and human rights. He says fisheries and power generation are the major industries, but tourism, IT and high-tech are among the fastest emerging sectors in the country. India and Iceland, Eyjolfsson says, have good synergies

Ontario’s become 2nd biggest tech cluster in North America - Times of India

Victor Fedeli , minister of economic development, job creation and trade in the government of Ontario, Canada , points out there are 25,000 IT firms in Ontario making it the number two tech cluster in North America (the first is Silicon Valley). He says Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expanding and hiring 5,000 tech workers, and national telecom company Telus plans to invest $23 billion in network infrastructure, operations, and spectrum across Ontario over the next four years…

Amsterdam’s big in tech & startups, is expat friendly - Times of India

Pratik Pandey and Richa Bala were working in Hyderabad when they started to look for jobs abroad. Pratik, who grew up in Patna and who studied at Vellore Institute of Technology, looked at the US, Canada, Dubai, Australia. Eventually, he got a job as senior software developer in Amsterdam, Netherlands, a place that was not even in his scheme of things.Richa, from Lucknow and who studied at SRM, Chennai, too found a job as product manager at the same tech firm within a week of Pandey’s

How VFS Global transformed visa processing - Times of India

Many of us would have used VFS’s visa services, not realising that it was conceptualised by Indian businessman Zubin Karkaria and that it has grown to be the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions worldwide.

The company’s first visa application centre came up in Mumbai, to handle US visas. Today, it has 3,539 application centres across 144 countries, and 65 governments as clients.

It has processed over 246 million visa applications since 2001
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