by Aneetta Peedikayil | Jul 19, 2022 | Health, Situation Room, Travel
After a 2-year long hiatus, Japan greeted こんにちは! (Konnichiwa, a general greeting used in Japan) to the thousands of travellers who eagerly awaited its reopening of borders on June 10, 2022. However, Japan has sought to pull its strings harder by capping its daily...
by Akshat Sharma | Jul 12, 2022 | Assistance, Travel
Photo by Aleksei Zaitcev on Unsplash The aviation industry in Europe is currently experiencing a volatile period. It has resulted in a chaotic amalgamation of flight cancellations, delays, and long queues. Thousands of flights have been cancelled by the airlines and...
by Aneetta Peedikayil | Jul 10, 2022 | Travel
Travel Risk: LOW Country Overview Third largest economy in the worldFour main islands: Honshu (largest of all), Hokkaido, Shikoku, and KyushuCurrency: Japanese Yen (¥) Language: JapaneseMaritime neighbours: Russia (north); North Korea and South Korea (west), and...
by Akshat Sharma | Jun 30, 2022 | Situation Room, Travel
Travel Risk: MEDIUM Picture courtesy: @nuzly_hameem Brief introduction to the (conflict/crisis/evolving) situation The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean Region. The island nation has recently witnessed economic chaos as...
by Akshat Sharma | Jun 29, 2022 | Travel
Risk Level: MODERATE Image Courtesy: Flikr| License Details Country Overview The State of Israel was born on May 14, 1948, and is the only majorly Jewish populated country in the world. Israel is located on the eastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and is...
by Nischitha Paderu | Jun 28, 2022 | Travel
Image Source: Tajuden Soroush The Seismic Episode: On June 22, Afghanistan’s Paktika and Khost provinces woke up to a “shaky” dawn as the country was reduced to rubble caused by a catastrophic earthquake of magnitude 6.1. The quake was reportedly the...