Extra Visa-Free Journey for Indians Is Good for Goa, Too

Prashant Yadav scouts for places for the well-heeled. Because the India head of a destination-management multinational, his job was principally about introducing world shoppers to unique trip spots in his personal nation. These days, he spends practically all of his time on taking wealthy compatriots overseas — for leisure, conferences, and, after all, huge, fats, Indian weddings.

No shock, then, that Malaysia’s latest scrapping of visa necessities for Indians and Chinese language residents visiting for 30 days or much less has made Yadav a cheerful man. The transfer follows comparable choices by Sri Lanka and Thailand. Yadav will quickly arrange a marriage with 250 Indian company on the Vietnamese resort island of Phu Quoc, which doesn’t require visas for brief stays.