MADRID: Spain will reopen to international tourism from July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced. It comes as the country beings to emerge from one of the strictest lockdowns worldwide, which was implemented on 14 March. [huge_it_slider id=”547″] Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a press conference on Saturday, May 23, that the tourism sector should start to prepare for the upcoming summer season. He said: “The hardest part is over. We are seeing light at the end of the tunnel.” Now the epicenter has moved to other parts of the planet, as is happening, for example, on the American continent.…
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LONDON: British home secretary, Priti Patel, has unveiled plans for a 14-day quarantine for anybody entering the UK from overseas. From June 8th, anybody entering the country will be expected to self-isolation for two weeks, or face the threat of a £1,000 fine. All arriving passengers will also be required to fill in a contact form to provide details so they can be found if they, or someone they may have been in contact with, develops the disease. Passengers arriving in the UK by plane, ferry or train, including UK nationals will be subject to the quarantine. The UK border…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Reliance Petrochem Industries Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure PIA passengers safety on flight against Corona virus. Reliance Petrochem Industries Private Limited manufactures sanitization products based on specifications and guidelines provided by WHO. [huge_it_slider id=”546″] Reliance will provide its premium quality Aerosol Sanitization Spray Canes to all PIA passengers on board free of cost starting from June 2020. Reliance is the only manufacturer of sanitization products that is offering aerosol sanitization sprays and the first one in Pakistan to follow WHO standards in manufacturing of all sanitization products including consumer…
ISLAMABAD: To compliment the lifestyle of the upscale suburb of Rawalpindi with high-end hospitality, Hashoo Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan Services Limited and AAA Associates to open a Pearl-Continental Hotel in Bahria Town Phase 8, Rawalpindi. Speaking about this new hotel, Hashoo Group Hospitality Division, Chief Operating Officer Mr. Haseeb Gardezi highlighted the significant economic growth and employment opportunities that the opening of the brand-new five-star hotel will bring in the area. Mr. Gardezi said, “We are pleased to partner with AAA Associates to make a landmark entrance with our Pearl-Continental brand in the heart of…
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has allowed the national flag-carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), to operate more domestic flights as reported on Wednesday, May 20. The CAA spokesperson said that the permission was granted to PIA for operating flights between Karachi and Islamabad. The national airline will run one flight on a basis for four days this week until the end of May, said the spokesperson. It is pertinent to mention here that the domestic flight operations had been resumed by the federal government after two months in the country to facilitate passengers before Eidul Fitr. As per the…
PARIS: Three towns in France’s northwest will close their beaches just days after reopening following two months of coronavirus lockdown, saying too many visitors were snubbing social distancing rules. Officials said they were asked by residents to close beaches on the eve of a public holiday on Thursday that risks drawing too many visitors to the Brittany region’s Atlantic shoreline. Hundreds of French beaches reopened last weekend to runners, swimmers and anglers as the country eased restrictions, but most banned sunbathing or picnics as part of social distancing measures seeking to prevent a second infection wave. The government credits the…
MIAMI: Carnival Corporation has announced a series of layoffs, furloughs, reduced work weeks and salary reductions as the company seeks to boost liquidity during the coronavirus pandemic. The cruise giant did not provide specific number for total job losses, but said the moves would contribute “hundreds of millions of dollars” in cash conservation on an annualized basis. However, to provide some context, in Florida there are 820 positions being eliminated out of a workforce of roughly 3,000 employees, with another 537 employees being placed on furlough. Carnival Corporation is largest cruise operator in the world as parent to Carnival Cruise…
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has neither taken a decision nor it is under its consideration to reopen the tourism industry in the prevailing coronavirus emergency situation in the province, said a senior official. A communique quoting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Secretary Tourism Khushal Khan as saying that the Tourism Department was closely monitoring various developments in the Covid-19 emergency situation. It said that the hospitality industry would remain closed to prevent the spread of outbreak of fast-travelling viral infection in the province. It said that the provincial government had drafted new standard operating procedures (SOPs), however, the same would be approved…
ISTANBOL: Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines announced late Wednesday, May 20, it was extending the cancellation of its flights amid the coronavirus pandemic. Domestic flights will be grounded until June 4 and international flights until June 10, the carrier said in a statement. The company, which carried more than 74 million passengers last year, had previously suspended all domestic and international flights until May 28 as a public safety measure against the pandemic. Budget carrier Pegasus, which had already canceled international flights until June 14, said it would also cancel domestic flights until June 3. As part of measures,…
He learned to play the drums from his community marching band and has been playing for the past four years. They played the snare drums for the school’s assembly. Essanii had stage freight, so he feared to perform in front of large crowds. Instead he would go to watch and listen to other drummers perform. One day, he met an exceptional drummer who later becomes his teacher and a good friend. His name was Nafees Khalfan. He inspired Essanii to learn the drums and overcome his fear. Essanii was extremely lucky. He got the opportunity to learn how to play…