ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, with an objective to showcase its multi-faceted heritage, culture and tourism destinations, will fully participate in the World Travel Market-2019, the annual event, to be held in London from November 4 to 6. The event is aimed at promoting activity in traveling sector, besides enhancing interactions among businessmen and professionals. Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and other provinces under the umbrella of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) will set up their pavilion, after the passage of a decade.
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ISLAMABAD: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decided to increase embarkation fee and airport charges from November 1. According to details, CAA will charge Rs 2800 as airport charges from passenger travelling abroad while foreign national will be charged $20. Previously, the CAA had been charging dissimilar embarkation fee at different airports in the country. Embarkation fee for economy and business class is to Rs2000 and Rs3000 respectively. It is pertinent to mention here that equal embarkation fee will be charged at all the airports across the country. The decision will be applicable on all the passengers travelling after November 1, regardless…
KAZAKHATAN: The 42nd edition of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart (PTM) opened on September 18 today in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan at the Korme Exhibition Center. Over 1000 delegates from 60 destinations participated in the two-day event. That was PATA’s first-ever event in Central Asia. “In addition, to the two full days of pre-matched business appointments between global sellers and qualified international buyers, we have also organized two PTM Forums with a dynamic line-up of speakers that will explore the power of technology and the evolution of content marketing,” said Mario Hardy, CEO of PATA. PTM stands out this…
KARACHI: TV and Film actor Ali Rehman Khan visited The Citizen Foundation’s (TCF) Head Office and signed an agreement to become goodwill ambassador. He has previously visited TCF Qayumabad Campus and showed his commitment towards TCF’s mission to provide quality education for the less privileged. He will support the ongoing efforts of TCF by creating awareness for the need to create education opportunities for all the children of Pakistan regardless of their caste, creed, religion or ethnicity. On behalf of TCF, Syed Asaad Ayub Ahmad, CEO TCF signed the agreement and welcomed Ali Rehman Khan on board for joining the…
KARACHI: International Hospitality Investment Group (IHIG) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) signed amemorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote tourism in Pakistan and to deliver the vision of PM Imran Khan. PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Mahmood Malik, Chairman IHIG-UK Mr. Alun Richards, and CEO IHIG-PAK Mr. Noor ul Asif graced the signing ceremonyconducted at PIA Head Office Karachi. The IHIG and PIA partnership is aimed at boosting the potential of tourism in Pakistan in a way that will have deliver longlasting benefits. Through this alliance, all business and economy executive class passengers of PIA will be entitled to acomplimentary stay…
MUSCAT: Oman Air’s guests from across the world have enjoyed complimentary stays in luxury hotels in Muscat, thanks to the airline’s free stopover offer. The popular program gives guests the opportunity to break their journey and enjoy some of the Sultanate’s highlights on their way to their final destination. And now Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has added a new hotel, the Sundus Rotana Muscat; extended the offer date; and expanded the program’s international reach. Now, all Oman Air guests – flying in all classes, to and from any city – can enjoy a free…
NEW YORK: American Airlines is retiring the last of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 planes. The remaining 26 aircraft are in the process of taking their final flights to Roswell, New Mexico. The MD-80, also known as the Super 80, was the workhorse of the airline’s fleet throughout the 1980s and beyond. The Super 80 era began at American in May 1983 with three aircraft serving six cities – Dallas-Fort Worth; Detroit; New York City; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; and Ontario, California. When introduced, the MD-80 was one of the most fuel-efficient commercial airplanes in the sky. American was the first…
LONDON: Travel and Tourism in the United Kingdom now may include a night in prison with all the icing, including meeting the spirits of dead prisoners. Bland porridge for dinner and again for breakfast is the only item on the menu for tourists locked up at Somerset’s Shepton Mallet Prison in the United Kingdom. The former prison is hunting to arrest tourists and lock them up. If this wasn’t all, prison official wants visitors to meet and experience the ghosts that call the prison their home. Participating tourists will spend the night in jail to enjoy prison activities that include…
LAHORE: PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik has said that new direct route from Sialkot to London will commence from 11 September and more flights will be deployed in the forthcoming Umrah season. He said this while paying a detailed visit of Lahore. He visited booking, cargo, catering and passenger handling sections of PIA Lahore. He was given detailed briefing by all the sectional heads. Mr. Malik said that we are introducing new direct flight on Sialkot-London route and also more flights for Umrah. He said a continuous increase in passenger traffic is being witnessed on PIA flights which prove…
PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the Upper Chitral district administration have rescheduled the date of Broghil festival owing to the Muharram-ul-Haram. The three-day Broghil festival, which was scheduled to begin from September 6, will now be held at the Broghil National Park in Upper Chitral district from September 12. Provincial Senior Minister for Sports and Tourism Atif Khan on Tuesday directed the officials of his department to reschedule the event due to the ongoing observance of Muharram-ul-Haram. Being organized by the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the Upper Chitral district administration, the festival will feature various…