Kolkata, India – Last year, Aditya Manaksia started exporting food products to Bangladesh in an attempt to expand his business. Now, the 43-year-old Kolkata-based exporter of agro products is nervously watching the continuing political turmoil in the neighboring country that broke out in July as a protest against job quotasContinue Reading
EXPLAINER A growing number of airports are imposing restrictions on these electric suitcases over safety concerns. Rideable motorized suitcases, which emerged almost 10 years ago as something futuristically novel as well as functional, have increasingly become popular among travelers. But the rideable suitcase craze is getting pushback in some JapaneseContinue Reading
Tokyo, Japan – How much are visitors to Japan willing to pay for a bowl of noodles or a helping of sushi? With restaurant prices soaring in popular tourist areas, the question is no longer rhetorical. In Niseko, a ski resort in Hokkaido famous for its powdery snow, a bowlContinue Reading
Venice has wrapped up its pilot programme of charging a 5-euro ($5.46) entrance fee for day trippers arriving on particularly congested days, after opponents called the experiment a failure. Authorities in the famous Italian destination, including a UNESCO World Heritage Site, introduced an entrance levy in April, hoping it wouldContinue Reading
