WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MEHMOOD International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term forecast issued in 2010 indicated the 1.4 billion mark would be reached in 2020, yet the remarkable growth of international arrivals in recent years has brought it two years ahead. International tourist arrivals up 6% in 2018 The growth of tourism in recent years confirms that the sector is today one of the most powerful drivers of economic growth and development. International tourist arrivals in Europe reached 713 million in 2018, Asia and the…
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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Serena Hotel under its CSR initiative, organized a vocational training program for two months, for the students of Sweet homes . In the training sessions students got the chance to learn different recipes from our well trained and professional chefs. After the completion of the training sessions, a certificate distribution ceremony was organized, where the General Manager of Islamabad Serena Hotel Mr. Michel A. Galopin distributed the certificates among the students. The Patron in chief of Pakistan Sweet Homes Mr. Zammurrad Khan appreciated this initiative of Serena Hotels and commented that such activities should continue in future as…
KARACHI: Last week The Honorable President of Pakistan, Mr. Arif Alvi was in Karachi and visited Karachi Marriott hotel to grace a high profile function. As is seen in the picture, Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada, Cluster General Manager, Karachi Marriott Hotel warmly greeted the President upon his arrival in the main lobby of the Hotel.
HONG KONG:Cathay Pacific has announced that its Chairman John Slosar is to retire, just weeks after its CEO Rupert Hogg and Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Paul Loo stepped down in the wake of the Hong Kong airport demonstrations. The airline said Slosar will retire at the conclusion of the next board meeting on November 6. He will be succeeded by Patrick Healy, who joined Cathay’s parent company Swire Group in 1988. He is currently MD of Swire Coca-Cola and also a Director of Swire & Sons (HK). In addition to heading Cathay Pacific, Healy (above) will become Chairman of…
DUBAI: Emirates has announced new executive leadership appointments for its operational, commercial and international affairs functions. Adel Al Redha is appointed Chief Operating Officer, Adnan Kazim is Chief Commercial Officer and Sheikh Majid Al Mualla is divisional Senior Vice President, International Affairs. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline and Group commented: “Adel, Adnan and Sheikh Majid are all experienced members of the Emirates leadership team with strong expertise in their respective areas and proven leadership abilities. Each brings deep and diverse experiences from different areas of the airline business, and I am…
LAHORE: Punjab government is spending 50 million dollar on a five year “Punjab Tourism for Economic Growth” project to harmonize tourism sector with international standards. Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) sources said that soon a comprehensive tourism policy would be launched besides a modern mobile application which would help to create awareness regarding facilities being provided by the Punjab tourism department. Promotion of tourism was the among the priorities of the incumbent government and there were countless opportunities of religious and heritage tourism in the province, sources added. Sources said the World Bank would extend support regarding steps being…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia may start accepting tourist visa applications by the end of this month, media reports said.The visas will be available to visitors from around 50 countries. The plans were first reported by Saudi newspaper Okaz, which said the visas would be issued online or on arrival for a fee of SR440 ($117) starting from September 27, citing people it didn’t identify. However, the Okaz report was later deleted and the government said its plans hadn’t been finalised. A spokesperson for the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage said the report wasn’t accurate, adding that while discussions were “underway,”…
A new study has revealed that the French capital received the highest number of tourists of any European city in 2018, attracting 19.1 million foreign visitors. It knocked the UK capital, which had 19.09 million tourists, off the top spot in Europe. Both cities were beaten by Bangkokwhich, with 22.78 million visitors, was number one overall. The findings were published in Mastercard’s annual Global Cities Index, which ranks 200 international cities. London’s visitor numbers dropped 3.7 per cent year-on-year, from 19.83 million in 2017. Paris, meanwhile, increased by 9.7 per cent from 17.41 million in 2017. Despite Paris’s tourism growth,…
KARACHI: Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) hereby would like to state that it is the only National Association that representing a majority of the Pakistan Travel Trade community. Any other individual using the name of Association is misusing our discretion. “We hereby would like to mention that Mr. Ayub Nasim is not representing in any Executive capacity in the Association in any manner.” TAAP press release says. We would also like to state that we support foreign carriers in Pakistan and appreciate their presence to boost business for the country. We are not party to any boycott as mentioned…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that his government would issue multiple entry and on-arrival visas to Sikh pilgrims coming from India and abroad and provide them maximum possible facilities during their visit to the holy sites. “I assure that you will be issued multiple visas. This is our responsibility. We will facilitate you rather will give you visas at airport,” PM Khan said on Monday, September 2 while addressing the International Sikh Convention at the Governor House. “(We) will give you multiple visa to facilitate your journey,” he added. The convention was attended by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar,…