DUBAI: Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced that passengers booking with flydubai for travel between September 1 and November 30, 2020 will automatically receive free global cover for Covid-19. The new service covers passengers’ health expenses and quarantine costs if diagnosed with Covid-19 during their trip and is valid for 31 days from the time they take their first flight on their itinerary. The service enables passengers to benefit from coverage for their medical expenses up to EUR 150,000 ($178,850) and quarantine costs up to EUR 100 per day for 14 days. Hamad Obaidalla, Chief Commercial Officer at flydubai said: “The…
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SOUTHLAKE-TEXUAS: Sabre Corporation, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, today named Scott Wilson as president of Sabre Hospitality Solutions, effective September 8. Wilson joins Sabre from Great Wolf Resorts where he served as its Chief Commercial Officer. “We are thrilled to have Scott Wilson join Sabre’s executive leadership team at such an important time for our Company. Scott brings twenty-five years of experience leading strategic planning and key commercial activities for large global organizations in both the hospitality and airline industries, having spent several years at Marriott International, United Airlines and most recently at…
KARACHI: After getting into the media limelight for her breakout role in Ehd-e-Wafa, the stunning Naeema Butt has just signed as the lead in ace filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar’s upcoming short-form web-series, currently shooting in New York for Rinstra Technologies. [huge_it_slider id=”570″] The series is a psychological thriller written by Shah Yasir, produced by RINSTRA Technologies and is being co-produced by Khurram Azim and Mehreen Jabbar herself, and the executive producers are Dr. Adil Akhtar, Amir Jahangir, and Misbah Ishak. Apart from Naeema Butt, the cast also includes Tania Kazi, Shezi Sardar, and Nida Hussain. Talking about this new role, Naeema…
WASHINGTON: With Congress still stalling over an extended bailout for airlines, President Donald Trump may take decisive action. Trump could bypass Congress and sign an executive order to provide extra payroll funding for the airlines. “If Congress is not going to work, this President is going to get to work and solve some problems. So hopefully we can help out the airlines and keep some of those employees from being furloughed,” said Trump’s Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows. “We are looking at other executive actions.” Payroll protection funding for airlines runs out at the end of September with the prospect…
ISLAMABAD: Following the ban by European Union, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to call back its staffers posted in various member countries, it emerged on Tuesday. The EU agency had suspended PIA’s authorisation to operate to EU member states for a period of six months from July 1 due to the aviation minister’s statement that more than 260 PIA pilots had fake or dubious licences. According to details, PIA staffers deputed in Milan, Italy; Oslo, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Barcelona, Spain will be called back. The development comes a day after the national flag-carrier decided not to lodge an…
ISLAMABAD: In order to promotion responsible tourism in Kalasha Valleys of Chitral District, Sustainable Tourism Foundation Pakistan (STFP) has published a new travel guide under the title of “Kalasha Valley Travel Guide and Hotel Directory” with the support of UNESCO Pakistan. The main focus of this Urdu travel guide is to provide accurate information to domestic visitors about the sensitive Kalasha culture, their way of life, festivals and information about the places of tourist interest in the three Kalasha Valleys. Moreover, it encourages domestic visitors to follow the guiding principles of responsible tourism with a view to minimize their impact…
KARACHI: A designated safety audit team of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is expected to visit Pakistan in the middle of September to assess the operational management and control systems of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The operational safety audit (IOSA) is carried out after every two years. The last such audit was carried out in 2018. The audit programme was designed by the IATA in 2003 to access the operational management and control systems of airlines. According to the IATA, safely connecting people and business is its top priority as it works with airlines to raise standards and…
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY), which suspended its international flights due to the coronavirus outbreak and resumed many flights on June 11, has announced its new flight schedule for September. Flights to Iran, which were suspended again on July 19, were also included in the rescheduling and will be resumed as of Sept. 1. The company said in a statement Sunday that they have arranged the schedule for the next month “as a result of meticulous work with national and international health authorities.” The statement noted that the customers will be offered flexible travel opportunities as it is…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted the National Coordination Committee on Tourism (NCCT) to oversee implementation of the national tourism strategy aimed at boosting the industry. Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has been appointed the convener of the committee. Bukhari also holds the portfolio of Chairman NTCB and Chairman PTDC. The body includes the chairperson of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, the deputy governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and the managing director of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation. It also includes the secretaries of…
LONDON: Gerry’s Offshore Incorporation Ltd UK, has recently acquired 2 new franchise companies, namely Coffee Snob & South West Coffee, comprising of 24 stores in total. This is in addition to the existing 33 Costa Coffee stores spanning across 8 counties. “This acquisition will bring the total number of Costa Coffee stores managed by Gerry’s Offshore Incorporation Ltd to 57. These are the maximum number of stores operated by a single franchise partner,” said Afzal Wall Muhammad, Group Chairman, Gerry’s Group. Elaborating on this achievement, Mr. Akram Wali Muhammad, Group Managing Director, Gerry’s Group said “It is a proud moment…