KARACHI: Avari Hotels celebrated the 74th Independence Day with a flag hoisting and grand cake cutting ceremony. The national anthem was played during the ceremony as an ode to the occasion and Avari Hotels all over Pakistan were illuminated with lights. [huge_it_slider id=”567″] The Consul General of Thailand in Karachi, His Excellency Thatree Chauvachata along with Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Corporate Director Sales Avari Group of Hotels, GM, Beach Luxury Hotel performed the flag hoisting and cake cutting ceremonies at the hotel. Guests were greeted with Independence Day wishes and flag pins were distributed. Guests also got to avail a discount…
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BRUSSELS: The European Air Safety Agency (EASA) has rejected the appeal of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for resumption of flights, instead deciding to extend the ban on PIA flights till December 31, 2020. However, the extension in the ban is conditional on the measures taken by Pakistan’s civil aviation, Business Recorder reported on Thursday. The European Air Safety Agency (EASA) had issued a six-month ban on all PIA flights to Europe on July 1. The United Kingdom and the USA also followed suit banning all PIA flights. These bans came after the inquiry report regarding the crash of PIA flight…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s first leisure cruises are scheduled to set sail on August 27, said a report. Part of the Saudi Tourism Authority’s (STA) “Break Free” domestic tourism campaign, the cruise ship trips, offered by top cruise companies, will explore the waters, beaches and islands of the Red Sea, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Passengers will enjoy a world-class experience delivered to the highest standards of luxury and a wide variety of onboard leisure, dining and entertainment options. Facilities of the cruise ship will include a “large theater” offering various shows, a small market with souvenir products, a video games…
LAHORE: Hashoo Group, owners and operators of the largest hospitality chain of Pakistan signs Agreement with TDCP to manage and operate a motel and resort at Nankana. To provide premium hospitality in Nankana Sahib, home to the most sacred Sikh pilgrimage site being the birthplace of the founder of Sikhism Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Hotel One of Hashoo Group has joined hands with Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) to manage and operate the TDCP Motel and at Resort Nankana Sahib under their brand name. For this, an Agreement was signed between Hotel One (Pvt) Ltd. and Tourism Development…
SINGAPORE: Drones have been both a bane and a gift to the travel industry. A problem for airports and airlines, for sure, but a treasure to travel marketers filming from above. This looks like another way in which they will be applauded by tourism officials. Beware, Singaporeans standing too close, automated drones might be keeping an eye on you from above. Singapore‘s police have been trialing two pilotless drones developed by Israel’s Airobotics to help enforce social distancing measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. The small machines weigh 10 kg (22 pounds) and are programmed to track anomalies…
As the pandemic continues to sweep the US, Canadians are getting more and more concerned about what American visitors could be bringing with them over the border. Built directly on the border of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia, there is 67-foot high Peace Arch which testaments the cordial ties between Canada and the US. Inscribed on one side are the words “May these gates never be closed”, a reminder of the nearly 8,891 km (5,525 miles) of un-militarised border that separates the two nations. For almost 100 years, those words have been heeded – until the coronavirus pandemic effectively…
BEIJING: China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President Xi Jinping called the amount wasted “shocking and distressing”. The “Clean Plate Campaign” comes after Mr. Xi highlighted that Covid-19 had “sounded the alarm” on food waste. He added that China had to “maintain a sense of crisis about food security”. It also comes after weeks of mass flooding across southern China which left farms wrecked and ruined tons of produce. Chinese state news agency the Global Times sought to downplay what it called “media hype” that China was headed for a food crisis, made worse by the…
NEW YORK: United Airlines has begun cleaning pilot flight decks with ‘Ultraviolet C’ lighting technology on most aircraft at its hub airports to guard against Covid-19. The disinfectant process provides pilots with a sanitary work environment. The airline is using handheld, AUVCo blades from American Ultraviolet to kill any viruses that may reside on sensitive switches and touch screen displays within the flight deck. United has tested a variety of uses for UVC lighting as a disinfectant and consulted with its United CleanPlus partners at the Cleveland Clinic to determine that the flight deck was the most effective use of…
SOUTHLAKE: Sabre Corporation, the leading software, and technology company that powers the global travel industry, today announced the extension of its global distribution agreement with United Airlines, reinforcing both companies’ commitment to providing travel agents access to United Airlines content globally through the Sabre travel marketplace. With travel restrictions beginning to lift, Sabre’s technology will enable the airline to effectively market and sell its expansive roster of fares globally through the Sabre global distribution system (GDS), reaching more than 425,000 travel agents, and the travelers they serve, across the world. “As the industry moves into recovery, distributing air content to…
ISTANBUL: Hitit has been certified at Level 4 on the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) 20.1 schema under the New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification program. This is the highest certification level for IT Providers with IATA’s latest schema and Hitit is the first player in the aviation industry to adopt NDC 20.1. Hitit, one of the top 4 global airline and travel IT solution providers in the world, has succeeded in being the first company in the aviation industry that is certified on IATA’s latest NDC schema 20.1, in addition to its current 17.2 schema Level 4 certification. Hitit also…