PESHAWAR: The tourist information desk set up by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism (KPCTA) at the Saidu Sharif Airport was inaugurated on Friday to facilitate tourists during their visit to the Swat valley or elsewhere in Malakand Division. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan inaugurated the tourist information desk at the Saidu Sharif Airport. Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, Chief Executive Officer PIA Arshad Malik, Commissioner Malakand Division Zaheerul Islam, Deputy Commissioner Swat Junaid Khan, and officials of the Tourism Department accompanied the chief minister. The KPCTA displayed brochures, banners, posters, booklets, and…
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SWAT: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) restored regular flight operations to Swat after a gap of 17 years on Friday. Flight PK-650, carrying tourists as well Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, and federal minister Murad Saeed, landed at the picturesque valley at 11 am on Friday, March 26. The restoration of flights to Swat was aimed at boosting tourism in the scenic valley, with two flights operating from Islamabad every week. The operation will connect with flights from Karachi and Lahore. Speaking at the departure of the flight, the aviation minister said that…
BEIJING: Beijing’s total revenue from tourism decreased by over 53% in 2020 for a staggering loss of $50 billion, according to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com. China has long moved on from its isolationist policies and has long encouraged the mainland as a travel destination for tourists. Revenue from China’s tourism sector grew at a strong 13.8% CAGR from 2010-2019 almost $880 billion. In 2019, China was the fourth most visited country by foreign tourists with 65.7 million arrivals for the year. Beijing is one of the leading tourist destinations in China and the city has been enjoying the growth of…
NEW DELHI: Scheduled international commercial passenger flights to and from India will continue to remain suspended till April 30, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was quoted as saying in a media report. International flights were suspended at the end of March last year as part of a lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus, reported Emirates news agency Wam. The extension of the ban on regular flights came on a day when the government announced a major expansion next month of its nation-wide vaccination drive against Coronavirus to cover everyone over the age of 45. So far, only…
MUSCAT: All arrivals into Oman starting from 2 pm on March 29 should book accommodation in hotels for institutional isolation via the Sahala platform, the sultanate’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said in a circular. A statement issued online, the CAA said: “Based on the decisions made by the Supreme Committee for dealing with Covid-19 and with the reference to the circulars issued by the Civil Aviation Authority on 11th and 15th February 2021, and in coordination with various departments, the Civil Aviation Authority would like to inform travelers arriving into the Sultanate and all airlines operating into the Sultanate…
LONDON: Trials for vaccine passports are rolling out to ensure the flow of safe travel between international destinations but there remains a lack of collaboration which will only further delay international travel’s recovery, said GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Forming an internationally recognized system as a global standard for all destinations would help ensure a traveller’s journey is as smooth and easy as possible – an essential factor to help heal international travel demand. With various certificates and passes being trailed, if all are launched, this will only create further confusion among travellers – the last thing that…
BEIJING: China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng said at a news briefing on Sunday. That compared with about 65 million doses administered as of March 14, or an additional 10 million vaccinations in less in a week, as the country accelerates its inoculation drive with the aim to inoculate 40% of its 1.4 billion population by the middle of the year. Over 70 million doses of Sinovac Biotech’s shot have been administered globally so far, a company spokesman said during the news conference on Sunday. He did not say…
TOKYO: Overseas spectators will not be allowed entry into Japan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 due to the prevailing worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, organizers said on Saturday, adding that tickets purchased by them will be refunded. Ever since the 2013 election of Tokyo as the host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), the Organising Committee Tokyo 2020, and the Government of Japan have been preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Games with the goal of welcoming domestic and overseas spectators and celebrating the athletes.…
BERLIN: The European Union on Wednesday, March 18, launched a closely watched effort to create a joint vaccination passport for its more than 440 million citizens and residents, embarking on a tightrope walk between economic pressures, discrimination fears, and concerns over Europe’s slow vaccination progress. Supporters hope the “digital green certificates” will be ready by June, which could help to salvage the European summer tourism season and even serve as a model that could be extended to the United States and other countries. But E.U. countries lag far behind the United States in vaccinations, which has raised concerns that the passport…
DUBAI: The UAE Cabinet has approved a proposal for multiple tourist entry visas for all nationalities. This move comes in the wake of reviving tourism in the Emirates. Reportedly, the cabinet also approved ‘Virtual Visa’, which is a new visa category that will enable people to work online from Dubai irrespective of where their office is located. As the multiple-entry tourist visa facility will be made available for all nationalities, this visa will come with a validity of 90 days, which will restrict re-entry after the expiry of approved three months validity. Reports have it that this new proposal will…