KARACHI: Held in the city of lights, larger than before 3rd edition of Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) ended on Thursday, 10th October, 2019. The mart consisted of over 350 notable national and international brands of travel, airlines, hotels & tourism industry who exhibited their travel and tourism products under one roof. Hashoo group with unflinching faith in Pakistan Tourism Industry played a prominent role in the success of 3rd PTM by being the Hospitality partner of the Mart. Holiday Weekly, this year also proactively participated in the Expo. Mr. Sardar Ali Shah, Sindh tourism Minister inaugurated the exhibition and congratulated…
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KARACHI: Held on Wednesday, 9thOctober and attracting an enviable guest list of both national and international exhibitors of PTM, delegates, seniors of airline, travel, aviation, hotel industry, government officials and active members of the tourism industry. The gala dinner marked a yet another very successful Pakistan Travel Mart 2019, which can easily be considered as one of, if not the most successful travel and tourism exhibition in Pakistan. Tourism Minister of Gilgit –Baltistan Fida Khan Fida and Senior Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Atif Khan along with officials graced the event. PTM aims to stimulate both domestic and international tourism markets…
KARACHI: To honor the top travel partners of Karachi for their outstanding performance, an impressive event was organized by the Destination of the World-Pakistan at Marriott hotel Karachi last week. Mr. Tariq Bin Yousuf, General Manager, Destination of the World-Pakistan welcomed the guests at the 5th outstanding award ceremony 2018 -19. During the ceremony, state of the art online Umrah (Umrah Holidays International) service was also launched. The award ceremony was attended by dignitaries, consul generals and top travel trade partners of Destination of the World. Mr. Tariq Bin Yousuf thanked all the distinguished guests in his speech for their…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) signed a branding MoU with Bank Islami Pakistan Limited, a leading Islamic bank with a network of 330 branches in 114 cities of Pakistan. The MoU signing ceremony held at PIA head office Karachi on 9th October. As per the partnership deal Bank Islami will do in-plane branding of PIA’s domestic and international aircrafts and will provide the headrest and pillow covers for the in-plane branding of the national carrier. President and CEO of Bank Islami, Syed Amir Ali, and Air Marshall Arshad Malik, CEO of Pakistan International Airlines, did the honors in the presence…
BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism reports that 782 million domestic tourist trips made during the seven-day National Day holiday from October 1 to October 7. According to the ministry, this is a 7.81 percent increase from last year, with tourism revenue reaching almost 650 billion yuan (about $90.94 billion). “Red tourism,” or revolutionary-themed tourism, has become a highlight. About 78.84 percent of tourists participated in activities celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, according to statistics from the ministry. About 66.4 percent visited culture and history-themed tourist sites, while 44.96 percent participated…
MOTEREAL: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a campaign to expand the number of women employed aviation by 25 per cent over the next five years, with a particular focus on under-represented areas such as pilots and senior executives. Called 25by2025, the campaign is a voluntary commitment by participating IATA member airlines, with the likes of China Eastern, Lufthansa Group and Qatar Airways already signed up. Efforts to increase the number of females working in aviation come amid strong demand for new pilots as airline fleets were expected to double over the next two decades in response to…
NEW DELHI: The government will soon invite bids to sell its entire stake in Air India, after potential buyers baulked at an initial attempt to divest a partial stake in the national carrier. “The expression of interest document for Air India will be put out anytime now, at least before the end of this month. The plan is to sell 100% stake in the airline. The proposal needs clearance from a ministerial panel before it is made public,” a finance ministry official said. A sale of Air India is key for the Union government to meet its ambitious disinvestment target…
FAISALABAD: First Umrah group of Khadam Al Harmain reached Madina Munawrain the leadership of Hafiz Shafiq Kashif. The ambassador of Albarkah group of companies in Madina Munawra Abdul Aziz Salam, Hafiz Qasim, Mohammad Hussain Sardar and others welcome Hafiz Shafiq Kashif. Hafiz Shafiq Kashif said on this occasion that Saudi leadership should fulfill its responsibilities in order to make Umrah easy and to save Zairin from additional burden. A prominent leader of Travel Agents Association of Pakistan, Hafiz Shafiq Kashif met with federal minister of religion affairs Pir Noorul Haq Qadri and highlighted the issues of Umrah zairin and he…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is expected to give freight subsidy on exports of fruits and vegetables. Ikhtiyar Baig, Senior Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) said currently cost of logistics is high and due to which local fruits and vegetables have become uncompetitive in the international market. “In a meeting with PIA Managing Director Arshad Mahmood Malik we had requested freight subsidy for fruits and vegetables export, to which he had expressed his agreement,” Baig said, addressing a seminar. “Air freight subsidy would certainly multiply exports,” he added. At present, exports of…
MUSCAT: Oman Air and Kenya Airways have expanded their codeshare cooperation, increasing the destinations available to guests. The carriers commenced their codeshare agreement, covering services between Muscat and Nairobi, in August 2017. The new deal will allow seamless connectivity to Oman Air guests travelling beyond Nairobi to Entebbe, Uganda, and Johannesburg in South Africa. Similarly, Kenya Airways guests can now extend their travel beyond Muscat to Karachi and Lahore, both in Pakistan. Commenting on the new code share agreement, Abdulaziz Al Raisi, Chief Executive of Oman Air, said: “We are very happy with the extension of this codeshare, which offers…