ISLAMABAD: “A society is better when women are given equal respect and opportunities. It’s, for this reason, we must collectively advocate for change, challenge stereotypes and push for tangible actions.” These remarks were expressed by CEO Serena Hotels Aziz Boolani at a lunch given in honor of women associates at Serena Hotels to mark the International Women’s Day. He said we are working to bridge the gender gap at all levels and departments, including leadership positions, to benefit from the emotional intelligence that women bring to the table and in order to leave gender parity as a legacy for the…
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RAWALPINDI: A United States (US) Transport Security Administration (TSA) team on Monday, March 9 visited Islamabad International Airport (IIA) to conduct a final inspection and give clearance to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to start direct flights to the US. According to sources, the team will also visit Jinnah International Airport Karachi and Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore. The US team is expected to hold a meeting with Aviation Secretary Nasir Hussain Jamy today, March 10, to discuss issues related to aviation and security. For the first time, PIA is likely to start direct flights to the United States from May…
DUBAI: The organizer of the world’s famous travel exhibition ATM, Reed Travel Exhibitions has announced that it has postponed Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to June 28 – July 1 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE. The event was due to take place from April 19 to 22. “We at Arabian Travel Market want to express our concern for everyone impacted by the coronavirus. Like all of you, we have carefully monitored the global health crisis related to COVID-19 coronavirus. Our top priority is the health and safety of everyone involved in Arabian Travel Market; employees, partners, customers…
The European Union is not planning to suspend the Schengen Agreement, not even partially, despite the Coronavirus outbreak all over Europe now. The EU officials believe reintroducing border checks will not contribute anyhow to the slowdown of the virus spreading in Europe, but it would instead turn the countries into “lazarettos” as the Italian Primer said when asked whether Italy would shut down borders as a prevention measure. “Suspend Schengen? But what do we want to make of Italy, a lazaretto?!” he sarcastically told journalists on Monday during a press conference. “This is a draconian measure that does not meet…
PESHAWAR: The first Swat Snow Marathon race held at the Magic Mountain in the scenic Malam Jabba tourist resort in Swat district on Saturday. [huge_it_slider id=”521″] A total of 115 foreign and domestic racers, including three women, participated in the three categories of 21, 10 and five kilometres marathon race. Despite heavy rains and chilling weather condition, a large number of tourists and visitors had come to enjoy the event. The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the Magic Mountain Adventure Park had jointly organised the day-long event to promote adventure tourism and sports and attract tourists to the tranquil…
PESHAWAR: All is set to handover the properties of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to the provincial government in an effort to promote tourism in the province. According to an official statement, both the provincial and federal governments have agreed to the outline of handover of the PTDC properties to the province with the aim of promoting tourism. This was revealed during a briefing given to the KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday, March 2, over the arrangements being made by provincial tourism department for promoting tourism in the province. The meeting was informed that the provincial…
Amadeus IT Group has maintained what it is calling “a positive financial evolution” in 2019. Growth was supported by the solid operating performances of its businesses, particularly IT Solutions, the consolidation of TravelClick and positive foreign exchange effects. All these factors drove double-digit growth both in revenue and EBITDA. Revenue for the year grew by 12.8 per cent, to €5,578 million, while EBITDA increased by ten per cent, to €2,245 million. Luis Maroto, Chief Executive of Amadeus, commented: “Amadeus has closed another year of good growth. “In distribution, we saw market share gains in all regions except Asia-Pacific. “In IT…
MOSCOW: Aeroflot has received and presented their first Airbus A350 passenger jet, TASS reported from the official ceremony on March 4. Aeroflot has become the first Russian air carrier having this aircraft in their fleet. According to the aircraft presentation, the A350 jet is planned for used in routes to the American continent, to Washington, Miami, Los Angeles, and Havana. An option is also considered to use it for flights from Moscow to New Delhi, Singapore, Denpasar, Guangzhou, Beijing, and Osaka. The jet will make its first flights on the route from Moscow to St. Petersburg and its first scheduled…
SINGAPORE: Sabre Corporation, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, today announces a new partnership with Taiwan’s newest carrier, STARLUX Airlines. The long-term agreement to connect to Sabre’s GDS platform, will provide the airline access to Sabre’s rich global travel marketplace, comprising over 425,000 travel agents worldwide; supporting the carrier as it aims to become a leading luxury, full-service boutique carrier within the Asia Pacific region and beyond. “STARLUX Airlines has ambitious plans for the future and, as such, it is vital that we leverage the right partners that support our business objectives,” said Glenn…
DUBAI: flydubai has reported a full-year profit of $53.9 million for 2019 compared to a loss of$43.4 million in 2018, helped by a compensation agreement with Boeing over the worldwide 737 MAX grounding. However, revenues dipped to $1.63 billion, down 2.6 per cent from ($1.68 billion) in 2018. The total number of passengers carried also fell to 9.6 million, a decline of 12.7 per cent from 11 million in 2018. Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, said: “We have had to manage a number of unprecedented issues faced by the aviation industry. Our results demonstrate that we have…