In what could be a fillip for India as a tourism destination, the country has finally bitten the bullet of electronic arrival cards from October 1.

Starting Wednesday, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport will offer foreign passport holders the option of filling out their arrival information online in advance. The facility, offered in conjunction with the Bureau of Immigration, is expected to be extended to other international entry points in the country pretty soon.

However, in typical fashion, the announcement was only made just hours before the launch of the facility—when usually e-arrival cards need to be filled out at least 3 days in advance.

This means that though the facility is available from midnight on October 1, it might take a few days before travellers get to know ab

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