Articles tagged “visas”

Easing visa policies is the first step to take towards attracting more visitors and growing the economy, and e-visas work especially well for smaller countries like Azerbaijan that lack a global network of embassies.

Countries are competing for the founders of the next big company by streamlining visa processes making the exchange of talent and tourism more fluid for the future.

UK already has enough trouble managing immigration lines at Heathrow, this will only add to the mess. And then rival politicians and rights groups are already crying discrimination and will hurt tourism as well.

Ah, nostalgia. As every immigrant or visitor will attest, everyone has an I-94 story buried somewhere in their history in America, enough to fill many Tumblrs.

Iceland, which tops the table, has certainly welcomed tourists in droves over the last few years. U.S. came 102 out of 140, which jibes with how it is perceived worldwide. UK is 55, twice more welcoming than U.S.

Relaxed visa regulations are the quickest path to tourism growth as Jamaica first saw when Latin American arrivals increased 50 percent following a regional visa relaxation.

Qatar and Oman top the list of the world’s fastest growing countries in travel so processes that keep the flow of foreign and domestic capital within the region are welcome by both.

Indian authorities likely have one goal in mind with the British exclusion: relaxing visa regulations for their own citizens looking to visit the UK.

This is happening just as Russian outbound tourist departures are booming, and ironically Europe is a big beneficiary of it. Sadly Russia remains paranoid about free travel within its giant environs.

The UK is toying with its immigration and visa policies strategically as it blocks entry for Eastern Europeans while simultaneously breaking down barriers for skilled residents of the emerging superpower.