PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) participated at the ‘FITUR Spain’ show to boost tourism and promote the soft image of Pakistan. FITUR, being one of the main events for the tourism industry worldwide and the leading trade show, is already working on configuring a top-level business space, with the best tools, to allow professionals from the world of tourism to successfully confront the challenges the industry presents at this time. This event showcases products like tour operators, travel agencies, carrier companies, representatives of hotels and other forms of lodging facilities, leisure and culture contractors, residential tourism firms, travel…
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LONDON: The coronavirus outbreak in China could have a damaging and lasting economic impact on the global tourism sector unless lessons are learned from previous viral epidemics. That is according to a statement from Gloria Guevara, Chief Executive of the World Travel & Tourism Council, and comes as the coronavirus crisis escalates. Guevara was formerly tourism minister for Mexico and was closely involved in 2010 with the aftermath, and then recovery, of the Mexican outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus in 2009.The incident led to thousands of fatalities. While action is being taken, in relation to the coronavirus, by the…
Destination and tourism marketers will need to play a critical role in correcting the vast amount of misinformation surrounding the ongoing Novel Coronavirus outbreak that is hurting travel and tourism businesses across Asia, urged Mario Hardy, CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). While speaking to a leading travel trade magazine, Hardy said the spread of falsehoods about the virus was his “biggest concern”, more than the outbreak itself as the former has the ability to trigger panic and cause more people than necessary to halt travel. Hardy: Tourism marketers ought to work to stem the spread of misinformation…
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) decided on Thursday, January 30, to suspend all flights to Beijing until Feb 2. Other airlines began suspending flights to and from China on Wednesday due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Aviation Senior Joint Secretary Abdul Sattar Khokhar told media that PIA had been operating two flights between Pakistan and China but it has been decided to suspend flight operations. PIA had started two flights a week to Tokyo and Beijing in May 2019 after a gap of three months. The flights between Beijing and Tokyo were restricted to Beijing due to low passenger and…
NEW DELHI: Just to Boost domestic tourism the India govt has decided to reward travelers who visit 15 domestic tourist spots in a year. This comes after Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said that the government will sponsor their travel expenses as an incentive. The Union Tourism Minister made the announcement at the concluding ceremony of the two-day National Tourism Conference, organized by the Odisha government in association with FICCI at Konark. It won’t be a cash prize since the Union Minister has clearly mentioned that the move is purely an incentive. He said, “The Tourism Ministry will fund the…
LONDON: British Airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China because of a coronavirus outbreak. The decision comes as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office has begun to advise “against all but essential travel” to mainland China as the outbreak continues to spread. The warning comes in addition to earlier alerts urging British travellers to avoid all travel to the Hubei province. The virus has so far caused more than 100 deaths, spreading across China and to at least 16 other countries. Hundreds of foreign nationals have been evacuated from the city of Wuhan, the centre of the…
MADRID: His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain joined the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for a special gala dinner in Madrid, further strengthening the support and commitment of Spain to sustainable tourism development. [huge_it_slider id=”505″] Held to mark the 40th anniversary of FITUR, one of the world’s leading tourism trade fair and the first one to be held every year, the dinner also saw Ministers from around the world join public and private sector leaders to celebrate tourism’s status as a key pillar of the global sustainable development agenda. This is the first time UNWTO and FITUR have hosted a…
DUBAI: Emirates has picked up ‘Best Airline in the World’ and ‘Best First Class’ at the prestigious 2019 ULTRAs. Voted by the hundreds of thousands of readers of The Telegraph’s luxury travel magazines Ultratravel UK and Ultratravel Middle East, the awards are the industry hallmark of the world’s best luxury travel experiences. Adel Al Redha, chief operating officer for Emirates Airline, received the awards at a ceremony held last night in Dubai at the Emerald Palace Kempinski Hotel. The ceremony was attended by key members in the global travel industry. The two awards are a recognition of the airline’s consistent…
LAHORE: 15th Cholsitan desert Rally to be held on Feb13-16, TDCP has announced the date of Pakistan’s biggest motorsports event in a colorful press briefing given by Managing Director TDCP Mr. Muhammad Tanveer Jabbar. He said that the arrangements of the rally are completed and this year we expect the participation from other countries also. Pakistani women drivers will also take part in full of action and thrill desert rally. The MD also announced that in 2020 TDCP will also organize the Cholistan Desert 1st Dirt Bike Rally. TDCP started the Cholistan Desert Rally in the majestic desert of Cholistan…
PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) Managing Director, Junaid Khan, has said that the United Nation World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has offered technical support and cooperation for boosting sustainable tourism and attracting foreign tourists to the scenic places of the province. The offer came at a meeting between the UNWTO Regional Director Jing Xu and Executive Director for Technical Cooperation and Services Zhu Shanzhong and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department Additional Secretary Tariq Aslam, TCKP MD Junaid Khan and Pakistan Ambassador to Spain Khayam Akbar in their office in Spain. Zhu Shanzhong praised the KP government for its endeavors being…