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SWISS is adding destinations to its short-haul network for summer 2024, enhancing connections from its bases in Geneva and Zurich. The airline will add flights from Geneva to Oslo this summer and also provide new summer services on its existing Geneva-Copenhagen and Geneva-Stockholm routes. Travellers will also benefit from increased frequencies between Geneva and the existing destinations of Athens, Brindisi, Brussels, Catania, Malaga, Palma and Valencia this summer. The airline’s existing winter service from Zurich to the northern German city of Bremen, meanwhile, will continue into the summer period. Frequencies will also be added between Zurich and various existing European destinations such as Alicante, Madrid, Naples, Venice and Vilnius. Last year, SWISS also announced plans to lau...

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will grant visitor e-visa to travellers from eight newly-eligible countries: Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, South Africa, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, for leisure, business and religious (Umrah only) travel. Nationals of these countries can apply for a visitor visa ahead of their journey via the official e-visa portal. The visitor e-visa is valid for an entire year, grants multiple entries, and permits a stay of up to 90 days, reported Saudi Press Agency. Since launching the e-visa programme in 2019, the kingdom has welcomed 93.5 million visits in 2022, a 93 per cent increase compared to 2021, resulting in a tourism spend of SAR185bn ($49bn). This tourism growth is due to expanding visa initiatives, which now include 57 nations and tw...

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SWISS to serve additional European destinations this summer – Business Traveller

Saudi Arabia expands visitor e-visa facility to eight additional countries – Business Traveller