MANILA: After nearly 30 years of operation, Makati Shangri-La Hotel in Manila will suspend operations beginning February 1, and let go off a number of staff, as part of a reorganisation exercise due to the pandemic’s financial impact. In a statement, a Shangri-La Group spokesperson said that “the prolonged recovery timeline has resulted in increasing financial pressure on the company here in the Philippines”. Makati Shangri-La made the decision to shut temporarily due to “prolonged recovery timeline” “Owing to continued low business levels and having considered all viable options over weeks of consideration and deliberation, we unfortunately must now make…
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PESHAWAR: The Pakistan International Snowboarding Championship and Festival has kicked off at the scenic Malam Jabba tourist spot in Swat valley. Over 44 national and international players, including four women players and enthusiasts of snowboarding game from European countries, Belgium, Afghanistan and Pakistan are participating in the event. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KP-CTA) under the auspices of the Tourism, Sports, Archaeology, Culture, Museums and Youth Affairs Department and the Samson Group of Companies have jointly organized the spectacular event. Besides snowboarding game, traditional foods and music festival is also part of the gala to entertain the tourists…
NEW YORK: United Airlines has revealed its full-year 2020 financial results. The carrier lost over $7 billion in the year, including a nearly $1.9bn loss for the end of the fourth quarter. The results cap off a difficult year, though it has a lot of hope going forward. For the full year of 2020, the airline recorded a loss of $7.069 billion. This compares to a $3.009 billion net income for 2019. In the fourth quarter, United Airlines lost $1.897 billion. The airline’s cash burn for the fourth quarter was around $19 million per day. This was down from the…
DUBAI: Flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced the resumption of flights to Qatar. A double daily service from Dubai International (DXB) to Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) will start from January 26. Commenting on the announcement, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, said: “With today’s announcement we see the flydubai network grow to 64 destinations. Flights to Doha will start from 26 January and to meet expected demand we are pleased to launch operations with a double daily service. We hope to be able to continue to grow the service.” Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations…
Islamabad: A team comprising of students and management had the opportunity to meet and talk with President Arif Alvi when the team visited President House on 14th January. Led by a coach Miss Neelma Gul and supervisor Mrs Sadia Fuad, the students took questions from the President on their decisive victory in International Eurhodip Challenge 2020. It is pertinent to mention that over 100 teams from 39 countries submitted their entries for this year’s competition, out of which 10 were shortlisted. The theme of this competition revolved around the role of a digital influencer in promoting a hotel brand amongst…
DUBAI: Emirates is launching its much-awaited global sale to inspire and encourage travellers to reconnect with family and friends or explore new destinations in the New Year. All-inclusive Economy Class fares from Dubai start at AED1, 055 ($287) to Karachi; AED1, 605 ($436.9) to Istanbul; AED1, 695 ($461.4) to Cairo; AED1, 995 ($543) to Moscow and AED4, 995 ($1,359.7) to Los Angeles. Business Class fares start at AED4, 495 to Karachi ($1,223.6); AED5, 995 ($1,631.9) to Cairo; AED8, 995 ($2,448.5) to Istanbul; AED9, 995 ($2,720.7) to Moscow and AED23, 995 ($6,531.7) to Los Angeles. Bookings have to be made between…
KARACHI: Last week Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) celebrated its 66th anniversary at its head office in Karachi. Commemorating 66th year in service to the nation, PIA held a modest ceremony. The occasion was graced by celebrity performer and philanthropist Mr. Shehzad Roy while Mr. Zaryab Sultan performed national songs for the audience. A ceremonial cake cutting ceremony was performed by CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national flag carrier of Pakistan PIA was founded on 29 October 1946 as Orient Airways, and was initially based in Calcutta, British India, before shifting operations to the newly…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has launched a new hygiene programme “TK Extra Care” which highlights new protective hygiene measures, in collaboration with the global carrier’s ambassador Dr. Mehmet Oz, the producer and host of the world-renowned “The Dr. Oz Show.” The announcement of the new animated in-flight video comes at a time when health and safety is a top consideration on travellers’ checklists. Inspired by the airline’s ongoing dedication to its passengers’ well-being, the three-minute video follows Dr. Oz through the travel experience passengers should expect when flying with the global airline today. From the moment Dr. Oz checks-in for his…
MADRID: The global tourism sector is starting the New Year prepared to #RestartTourism when conditions allow, with the World Tourism Organization set to again bring together leaders from across the public and private sectors. Tomorrow in Madrid, the UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee will hold its first meeting of the year. This meeting to advance concrete plans to ensure the restart of tourism will take place in the context of the UNWTO Executive Council. On Monday (18 January), the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, established by UNWTO at the very start of the pandemic as a means to unite the sector…
LONDON: The UK will remove all remaining countries from the travel corridor from Monday, December 18. Prime Minister Boris Johnson used this afternoon’s Downing Street briefing to announce all corridors will be temporarily closed as the government battles to contain new variants of Covid. It will apply across the UK from 4am Monday. It means anyone entering the UK from any country will have to quarantine for 10 days on arrival, in addition to presenting a negative Covid test. Incoming passengers will still have the test-to-release option where they can take a test after five days to release themselves from…