PESHAWAR: The three-day “Malam Jabba Winter Sports Festival 2020” is going to kick off at the scenic tourist resort Malam Jabba in Swat Valley from Tomorrow, January 17. Being organized by the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP), the festival would feature a number of winter sports games including skiing, speed skating, ice hockey, sledding and tobogganing, music show, food, display of handicrafts and others. Chairing a meeting to this effect here on Tuesday, the TCKP Managing Director, Junaid Khan, said that the Tourism Department in collaboration with the district administration of Swat and other partners from private sector were making…
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WASHINGTON D.C: President Trump is considering extending the US travel ban to another seven countries, most of which have mainly Muslim populations. A document outlining the plans, timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump’s January 2017 executive order — has been circulating the White House. But the countries that would be affected if it moves forward are blacked out, according to two of the people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the measure has yet to be finalized. It’s unclear exactly how many countries would be included in the expansion if it proceeds,…
BRUSSELS: Due to the implementation of the Updated Schengen Visa Code, adopted by the EU Council in June 2019, all representative missions of the Schengen Countries located abroad are obliged to apply the new rules. As of February 2020, travelers applying for a Schengen Visa will need to pay a fee of 80 euros instead of 60 euros as they did so far. Children too will have to pay 40 euros instead of 35, as it is currently. Third-country citizens will be subject to several changes in terms of visa application procedures, rules, and benefits, starting from Monday, February 2,…
WASHINGTON: Dennis Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as the company failed to contain the fallout from a pair of fatal crashes that halted output of its bestselling 737 MAX jetliner and tarnished its reputation with airlines and regulators. Dennis Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as the company failed to contain the fallout from a pair of fatal crashes that halted output of its bestselling 737 MAX jetliner and tarnished its reputation with airlines and regulators. Boeing Co’s ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, stands to receive $62 million in long-term incentive, stock awards, and…
MADRID: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in association with Globalia, the leading tourism group in Spain and Latin America, has selected the finalists of the 2nd Global Tourism Startup Competition, an initiative that the two entities have been working on since 2018 when its first edition was held. In the competition’s first two editions, Wakalua, the global tourism innovation hub powered by Globalia, in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization, has received proposals of nearly 5,000 startups from 150 countries. The countries with the highest number of projects submitted have been Spain, followed by India, the United States, Portugal, Nigeria,…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Wednesday, January 8, said Pakistan is endowed with tremendous potential for tourism. He was speaking at a ceremony held at a hotel in Islamabad to issue a ‘Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI)’ licence aimed at the promotion of tourism opportunities. Under the TPRI initiative, which has been made a part of the National Aviation Policy 2019, foreigners would be issued licences to launch projects aimed at promoting tourism in the country. He said the introduction of a separate class of TPRI licence was an important development towards the promotion of…
MUSCAT: Oman Air has taken a major step forward in its growth and service, debuting its first codeshare flights connecting Oman and the US, which streamline travel from Muscat to New York and Miami, via Milan, through its partnership with Air Italy. Additional US destinations, which are expected to be announced in the coming months, are anticipated to be added in time for the summer season. Abdulaziz Al Raisi, Oman Air CEO, commented: “This is a noteworthy development for Oman Air and an excellent way to start another strong year for the Sultanate’s airline. These flights make it considerably quicker…
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…
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…