PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) in collaboration with the Sizzler Training Institute for Hoteling and Restaurants organised a one-day training workshop on hospitality and tourism industry for the staff of hotels and restaurants in Malakand division. Around 100 staff members from hotels and restaurants in Fizzagat, Kalam and Mahodhand of Swat district received training on hospitality and tourism industry. The workshop was aimed at training the hoteliers and catering staff to professionally better serve and help the international and domestic tourists in season and off-season during their visit to the scenic places and stay in the hotels and…
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MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, proudly received today its seventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Bahrain International Airport in its special 70th anniversary livery which showcases the airline’s iconic vintage design from the last century with a revamped look. A number of VIP guests from the aviation industry and members of the media joined Gulf Air’s executive management at the welcoming event and viewed the new aircraft with its redesigned vintage version of the Golden Falcon Lockheed TriStar livery, representing Gulf Air’s iconic design from the 1970s. With the arrival of this special aircraft, Gulf…
LAHORE: After protracted negotiations, Pakistan and India have finally signed an agreement to open the Kartarpur corridor for Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, one of Sikhism’s holiest pilgrimage sites in Narowal district of Punjab visa free.The issue of a $20 service fee imposed by Islamabad however, remained unresolved. The agreement paves the way for the inauguration of the Corridor next month ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and will enable devotees to visit throughout the year the holy shrine located around 6 km from the border in Narowal district…
LONDON: British government officials have lifted restrictions on flights to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. The decision reverses a ban imposed in 2015 following the bombing of a Russian airliner. The incident, which saw the loss of 224 lives, with linked to the Islamic State group. Egyptian officials have admitted the airport fell well short of international security standards. However, there have been major improvements since, the UK department of transport argued.This move is the first step in the resumption of flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, which is a popular destination for UK holidaymakers. Grant Shapps, secretary of state for transport, said:…
ISLAMABAD: Starting from next week, national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will add seven more flights for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, bringing the total to 42 per week, an official said. PIA recently added two weekly flights from the southern city of Quetta to Jeddah in addition to new flights from Multan. The last added routes to Saudi Arabia were from Sialkot city in January this year with one flight to Jeddah, two to Riyadh and one to Dammam every week. The PIA currently flies four destinations a week from Pakistan to Jeddah, Dammam, Madinah and Riyadh. The increase in…
As Pakistan’s tourism and entertainment industries witness a major upswing, numerous prominent global figures have conveyed their interest in touring the country, and the latest luminary in the list is none other than rock band U2’s front man, Bono. The singer-songwriter of the celebrated group expressed his keen desire of visiting the country, courtesy of Pakistan’s own shining rock star Salman Ahmed of the widely-recognized band Junoon. During a chat with The News, the Jazba-e-Junoon hit maker looked back at his time spent with the Irish singer and how that sparked interest in him of experiencing for himself the splendour…
PARIS: The French government has abandoned its goal of welcoming 100 million foreign visitors in 2020, blaming the impacts of months of anti-government protests and Britain’s looming exit from the EU, the finance ministry said Tuesday. “France still aims to have 100 million foreign tourists, nonetheless the goal has been pushed back, given current circumstances, to 2022,” the ministry said in a budget document posted online. France remains the world’s top tourist destination with 89.4 million visitors last year. Brexit and the fall in the value of the pound has also had an impact on tourism from the UK. Photo:…
BEIJING: Where is the busiest railroad passenger system in the world? China always impresses by numbers, and this is not different when it comes to transportation. China Railway announced that the number of passenger railway trips in the first three quarters of 2019 was up 9.4% from last year, reaching 2.8 billion. Around 1.73 billion passenger trips were made on bullet trains from January to September, up 15.3 percent year on year. During the period, 8,538 trains for passenger transport were put into service per day with bullet trains accounting for 71.6 percent. Fixing bullet trains share 12 percent of…
MUSCAT: Oman Air has continued its expansion across Europe by adding a clutch of popular cities to its codeshare partnership with Lufthansa. Under the expanded agreement, guests can travel on Oman Air flights from Muscat to Munich and Frankfurt, as well as seamlessly connecting to Amsterdam, Dublin, Helsinki, Oslo and Warsaw. The first flights are set to depart on October 27th. Abdulaziz Al Raisi, Chief Executive, Oman Air said: “Strategic codeshares are a crucial way for us to broaden customer choice and make it easier for business and leisure travellers to reach the Sultanate and beyond. “Our relationship with Lufthansa…
SYDNEY: The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air. A total of 49 passengers and crew were on the flight, which was used to run a series of experiments to assess health and well-being onboard. Data from these experiments will be used help shape the crew rostering and customer service of Qantas’ ultra-long-haul flights in future – including Project Sunrise. Tests ranged from monitoring pilot brain waves, melatonin levels and alertness, through to exercise classes for passengers. Cabin lighting and in-flight meals were also adjusted in ways…