MONTREAL: Figures from the International Air Transport Association have revealed demand climbed 3.8 per cent in September when compared to the same month last year.The trend is broadly unchanged from the performance recorded in August. In September, capacity increased by 3.3 per cent, while load factors climbed 0.4 percentage point to 81.9 per cent.The latter is a record for any September. “September marked the eighth consecutive month of below average demand growth. “Given the environment of declining world trade activity and tariff wars, rising political and geopolitical tensions and a slowing global economy, it is difficult to see the trend…
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KARACHI: Professional Institute of Hotel & Tourism Management (POHTM) organized a seminar on “Scope & Career in Industrial Catering” last week. Group photo taken on the occasion shows Mr. Graham Innis, Country Manager, Zia ul Haq & Sons, Chef Tahir and Mr. Mansoor Iqbal Siddiqui, Director POHTM along with POHTM Chefs & students. Mr. Graham Innis shares his vast and amazing experience of catering organization and highlight the career opportunities in catering businesses.
Edwin W. Stephan, founder and visionary of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, has died at the age of 87. In the late 1960s, he envisioned a cruise line offering year-round cruises from Miami on ships of a kind never before seen in the industry. His goal was to build three cruise ships that provided a level of service and luxury that would surpass what hotels were offering on land. Under his watch, Royal Caribbean built Song of Norway, the first ship purpose-built for cruising. The cruise ship first set sail from Miami, Florida on November 7, 1970. The ship was built…
LAHORE: Renowned Folk Singer and PTI Leader Abar-ul-Haq visited TDCP head office last week where advisor to CM on tourism Mr. Asif Mehmood, Chairman Board of Director TDCP Dr. Shoail Zafar Cheema and MD. TDCP warmly welcomed him. Mr. Asif Mehmood briefed Abar-ul-Haq regarding the present and ongoing projects of TDCP. He said that TDCP has been acknowledged as trend setter and catalyst and has taken several initiatives to promote culture and heritage of different tourist destinations of Punjab. Talking to the high ups of TDCP Abar-ul-Haq said that the PTI Govt. takes every measure for the promotion of tourism…
ISLAMABAD: Italy is ready to extend technical and financial assistance for promoting sustainable tourism in Pakistan which will eventually help redress specific social issues. Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Stefano Pontecovero held out the assurance during a meeting with Chairman National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Wednesday. The envoy said Italy was willing to extend technical assistance to Pakistan for the execution of community-based projects in the tourism sector to alleviate poverty, generate income, and support youth employment. Lauding Pakistani government’s steps for tourism promotion in the country, he said the opening of Kartarpur Corridor was a…
RIYADH: Tourism visa applications to Saudi Arabia have boomed since the kingdom announced it was opening its doors to more foreign visitors in September. The country revealed its £98 e-visa system was open for citizens of 49 countries on September 27th – and some 77,000 applications were processed in the first month. That is according to Majed Alghanim, segment director of tourism at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, who was speaking at World Travel Market in London. Despite still reeling from the fallout of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in October last year and continued criticism over its human…
MUSCAT: Oman Air has extended its support for the Oman Football Association (OFA), continuing its role as the official carrier of the Sultanate’s national team for 2020. The organisations’ leaders signed the agreement on Wednesday in a ceremony at Muscat International Airport. Oman Air CEO Abdulaziz al Raisi welcomed the new agreement. “We are delighted to renew the agreement with the Oman Football Association. Oman Air has been a strategic partner of the Oman Football Association since 2012. We are closely following and recognizing the important steps that the national team has achieved in recent years in their regional and…
ISLAMABAD: Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts has been awarded ‘Brand of the Year’ Award at the World Branding Awards ceremony at Kensington Palace in London on Thursday, 14th November 2019. Addressing the awards ceremony, Hashoo Group Hospitality Division Chief Operating Officer Mr. Haseeb Gardezi said: “It is an honour for us and a proud moment for Pakistan to witness Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts receive this prestigious award.” Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts is a successful chain of five-star hotels across Pakistan. Hashoo Group is the pioneer of the hospitality industry in the country, ensuring the highest levels of customer service in each…
KARACHI: On Monday, 11 November 2019, Amadeus Pakistan organized an event “Amadeus and Serene Air Celebration of Partnership” at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. Following it was also organized in Islamabad, on 12th November 2019 and in Lahore on 13th November, consecutively. Amadeus celebrated it together with all their valued customers and Serene Air team. The events were centered to welcome Serene Air exclusively on Amadeus and to discuss the future of travel, how Amadeus sees it and what action line they have for it.
ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and the flag carrier of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), have re-launched their codeshare partnership to offer greater access to both airlines’ trunk routes between the UAE and Pakistan, and on Etihad services across its global network. The codeshare flights will be open for sale on November 13, with the first travel date from November 26. The partnership will see Etihad Airways place its ‘EY’ code on PIA services to and from Abu Dhabi to the Pakistani cities of Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar. PIA will place its ‘PK’ code on…