LAHORE: A delegation of Nestle on Thursday met Tourism and Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) Managing Director Muhammad Tanveer Jabbar. According to TDCP sources, during the meeting, it was decided between the TDCP and Nestle Pakistan that both would jointly work on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “Green and Clean” Pakistan program. Under this joint venture, plants would be planted at tourist spots, villages, educational institutes besides creating awareness in this regard. The delegation also expressed interest in different projects of TDCP. The delegation also visited the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management and appreciated the department’s efforts for the promotion…
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MULTAN: Every year Ramada By Wyndham Multan welcomes new year with great enthusiasm and in traditional way. Since this was an end of the decade and start to a new era, Ramada By Wyndham Multan organized the new year 2020 in style. In the midnight of 2019-2020, the two celebrations were in place, one in Hotel’s main lobby and second celebration was held in café saints (onsite cafe). The crowd was gathered in lobby & Café Saints. [huge_it_slider id=”500″] The celebration was started with the last thirty seconds countdown. After the countdown, there were electric fireworks in lobby & Café…
CALIFORNIA: Virgin Galactic’s next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said Wednesday. All major structural elements have been assembled and the rocket plane is standing on its own landing gear at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, Virgin Galactic said in a statement. “We now have two spaceships which are structurally complete, with our third making good progress,” CEO George Whitesides said. “These spaceships are destined to provide thousands of private astronauts with a truly transformative experience by performing regular trips to space.’’ Continuing work on the new ship includes connecting flight control and other…
MUSCAT: Oman Air achieved one of its best on-time performance (OTP) rate of 90 percent over the past calendar year of 2019. This metric measures the airline’s flight punctuality – important criteria amongst customers, particularly frequent international air travelers, when selecting an airline to fly with. Oman Air’s achievement of 90 percent for 2019 makes it one of the best performing airlines globally in terms of flight punctuality. In December 2019, the year’s busiest month for air travel, the airline earned an industry high of 92 percent OTP rating. This is a noteworthy accomplishment in one of the year’s most…
Hundreds of Delta Air Lines employees have filed a pair of class-action lawsuits against Wisconsin-based clothing manufacturer Lands’ End, claiming that uniforms they are required to wear are causing serious medical problems. The first lawsuit against the Atlanta-based airline was filed in October with a second on Tuesday in federal court in Madison, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Friday. Lands’ End is based in Dodgeville, a small town about 120 miles west of Milwaukee. The lawsuits allege that the uniforms, created by fashion designer Zac Posen and unveiled in May 2018, have caused numerous Delta employees to break out in…
KARACHI: Senior Vice President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry Arshad Islam presenting crest to Advisor to Prime Minister for Commerce, Industry, Production & Investment Abdul Razak Dawood during his visit to KCCI on Saturday. Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli, Vice Chairmen BMG Zubair Motiwala and Anjum Nisar, General Secretary BMG AQ Khalil, Vice President Shahid Ismail, Former Presidents KCCI Junaid Esmail Makda and Shamim Ahmed Firpo are also seen in the picture.
KARACHI: Last week Airblue organized the Annual Dinner reception for the travel agents of Karachi. Mr. Mustansir Ali Khan, District Manager-Karachi Airblue and his sales team welcomed the guests. The dinner reception held at Rangoli, Arena. Dinner was followed by ten pin bowling and other fun-filled activities. All the leading travel agents attended the event and enjoyed Airblue’s hospitality along with recreational activities at the end.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced that visitors with an entry visa to the US, the UK or a European (Schengen) visa can enter the Kingdom and obtain a visa on arrival at airports and other ports. A source in the General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage said that the announcement is a continuation of the tourist visa program launched by the Kingdom, a Saudi Press Agency report said. The source added that there is an existing committee chaired by the chairman of the General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage, Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khatib, working to define the goals…
KARACHI: To anutter surprise to the people of Pakistan, particularly the travel and tourism industry of Pakistan, the two-member bench of the honorable Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday, December 31 issued a directive to stop the PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik from performing his functions. The court also stopped the airline from transferring, hiring or firing employees and from buying or selling assets. In a press release Travel Agent Association of Pakistan (TAAP) has shown their concern and reservation and believes that the directive will affect the Travel trade sector as without a Head of management in a…
Amadeus and Air India have signed a new distribution agreement that will give travel sellers in and outside of India access to the airline’s full content. The airline will benefit from “the world’s largest and most diverse travel seller community”, using professional sales technology, underpinned by the Amadeus Travel Platform, said the companies in a joint statement. Working with Amadeus will help accelerate Air India’s growth in 2020 and beyond, an important step in the airline’s vision and renewed relationship with Amadeus. Cyril Tetaz, Executive Vice President, Airlines, Asia Pacific, Amadeus, said: “Amadeus’ simple, open and agile system will allow…