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After Hong Kong, Taiwan is offering cash and discount incentives to lure international tourists. The Taiwanese government announced that it will be offering handouts of $165 or Rs 13,600 to 5 lakh individual tourists and up to $658 or Rs 54,500 to 90,000 tour groups.

Our fast-paced lives have made it all the more important for us to be able to get a good night's sleep. Not being able to get a restful sleep at night makes it very difficult to get through the next day without feeling tired, irritated or anxious. Now imagine if you could combine sleep and travel together.

Move over, milk and sugar - Starbucks in Italy is taking their coffee game to the next level by serving it with a drizzle of olive oil. That's right, the world's most famous coffee chain has added a touch of Mediterranean flavor to their classic brews, and Italians are buzzing with curiosity (and probably a bit of skepticism).

For the airfares of Delhi to Leh, you can travel to destinations like Bangkok in Thailand, Dubai in UAE and more. It's not because flying to the latter destinations is an affordable affair, it's because the former is beyond the reach of many.

Not a trip to the mountains, not a seaside getaway. Not even a metro city. The most booked Valentine's Day destination in India is most certainly fulfilling some bovine fantasies. 

The impossibly long waiting period just to get a US visa appointment for Indians has become frustrating. Currently, the waiting period just to get an appointment (not a visa) is around 800 days (nearly 3 years) at some centres.

The hills are calling and it's the perfect season for a vacation. But if you are someone who wants to enjoy the peace and tranquility of the hills, perhaps skipping the popular tourist spots would be a good idea.

The Yeti Airlines flight that crashed in Nepal's Pokhara included 4 Indian passengers who wished to go paragliding in the central Nepal city. Even if they would've survived, their desire would still be deadly as Pokhara has had quite a reputation for paragliding.

Boarding a flight has turned into a trauma-inducing experience for several Indians these days as domestic airlines' hospitality has stooped to record new lows. In the latest, a viral video shows passengers of a SpiceJet flight at Delhi airport stranded at the aerobridge and ignored by the staff.

Your passport is the deciding factor at several places on whether you get held up for long or dismissed fast at the immigration check when you travel abroad (mostly for racist reasons). It also decides how you can travel to different countries and whether you will be entangled in the red tape or breeze into the airport without planning.