LAHORE: On 17th December 2020, Sustainable Tourism Foundation Pakistan (STFP) and Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create and maintain an effective working partnership between the two organizations for the promotion of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism in the province of Punjab through various joint initiatives. Under this collaboration efforts will be made to develop the capacity of local communities and concerned stakeholders to promote ecotourism at selected hot spots of nature base tourism in the province of Punjab. President of STFP, Mr. Aftab ur Rehman Rana and Managing Director or TDCP, Mr. Muhammad…
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PESHAWAR: Travel Responsibly for Experiencing Ecotourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TREK) is an initiative between the provincial government, World Bank and Nestlé Pakistan to promote responsible tourism. The tourism sector is all set to experience a boom, as new destinations open up for domestic and international tourists in the northern areas. Prime Minister Imran Khan announced this while unveiling the logo of TREK, at a ceremony in the capital. TREK is a collaboration between World Bank, Nestlé Pakistan and the provincial government to promote responsible tourism, provide employment opportunities, develop infrastructure, preserve heritage sites and provide better waste management for tourists…
GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) renewed its call on governments to ensure that employees in the aviation sector are considered as essential workers during the impending Covid-19 vaccine campaign, once health care workers and vulnerable groups have been protected. IATA’s 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) had unanimously adopted a resolution to this effect. “We are not asking for aviation workers to be on top of the list, but we need governments to ensure that transportation workers are considered as essential when vaccine roll-out plans are developed. The transportation of the Covid-19 vaccines has already begun, and as calculations…
LONDON: Britain’s top court gave the go-ahead to the expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, allowing the 14 billion-pound ($19 billion) plan to proceed after decades of legal battles and political wrangling. The Supreme Court ruling overturned a previous court decision that had blocked the plan on environmental grounds. Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, currently has only two runways and is keen to proceed despite the plunge in air traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic that has seen it lose its crown as the busiest hub in Europe. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been a vociferous opponent of the expansion, which was…
DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of three weekly flights from London Gatwick. The flights will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, offering 22 seats in business class and 232 seats in economy. The airline has also scheduled four daily flights from London Heathrow, three daily flights from Manchester and three weekly flights from Edinburgh throughout December. Qatar Airways UK & Ireland country manager, Gary Kershaw, said: “We are delighted to resume our flights to London Gatwick, further cementing our position as the leading international carrier providing connectivity to the UK. “The resumption of London Gatwick services is…
MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, continues its efforts to improve efficiency and service to guests with the introduction of its new in-flight entertainment training system. The kiosk-based system displays ARIA, the airline’s in-flight entertainment system, along with First, Business and Economy Class screens and the cabin crew control panel. The training kiosk, which recently arrived in Muscat, makes training processes more efficient and cost-effective because it eliminates the need to use aircraft for training cabin crew in the use of ARIA, which is mandatory for cabin directors. Oman Air’s system also facilitates quality control…
HONG LONG: International carriers and travellers flying into Hong Kong are facing greater hurdles, with the city’s government cracking down on imported Covid-19 cases, according to the South China Morning Post. British Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are among the first carriers to breach the revised regulations and will suspend passenger services to Hong Kong for two weeks. New rules by the Hong Kong government require airlines to ensure those travelling to the city provide comprehensive health and travel history, as well as proof of booking at a quarantine hotel. Additionally, passengers from high-risk locations must present a negative…
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has notified new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for international passengers, chartered and private aircraft flights to Pakistan. The new SOPs have been divided in three categories; A, B and C, by the aviation authority, according to a notification issued by the CAA. Japan, Finland, Namibia and Malawi are among the countries removed from the category A, whereas the number of countries included the category has been increased to 24 from 22. The category A includes Australia, China, Cote D’Ivoire, Cuba, Fiji, Iceland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Laos, Maldives, New Zealand and Nigeria; whereas category B comprises…
ISLAMABAD: Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Pakistan landed at the New Islamabad International Airport on Friday, December 11. “Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural flight lands in Islamabad,” twitted Advisor to PM on Overseas Pakistani Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari, “Great new step for our United Kingdom and European Union-based diaspora. Pakistan is more connected and open for travel and tourism today than it has been in decades.” With him was British High Commission to Pakistan Christian Turner, who wrote “Bauhut Mubarak!” Twitter. The inaugural flight took off from Manchester Airport on Thursday. “Pakistan-UK dosti zindabad!” According to a press release by the British High…
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to conduct a feasibility study of 10 potential tourist sites and identify more sites for promoting tourism in the province through public-private partnerships. The tourism sites for which the feasibility study will be carried out are Ranikot in the Jamshoro district, Gorakh Hill Station in the Dadu district, Drigh and Langh Lakes in Kambar-Shahdadkot, Keenjhar Lake in Thatta, Nagarparkar in Tharparkar, Achhrro Thar in Sanghar, Mohenjodarro in Larkana, Sehwan, Bhit Shah, Drigh and Lab-e-Mehran/Sadhbelo in Sukkur and the coastal belt of the province. The decision to this effect was taken in a tourism and…