DUBAI: Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has announced a partnership with House of ARY, one of the leading South Asian broadcast networks, to further strengthen travel demand to the emirate from Pakistan with the recent launch of the ‘Chalo Dubai’ (Let’s Go to Dubai) campaign. Reaffirming the Department’s ongoing commitment to extend the growth potential of one of its top ten source markets, the campaign aims to provide Pakistani visitors with specially curated, Dubai-centric holiday packages that showcase the city’s world-class destination propositions. The bespoke, four-days-three-nights packages will be available as part of the ‘Wow Dubai…
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KARACHI: The national flag-carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has announced the record number of promotions of 1,000 flight attendants as it was the highest-ever figure in the history citing past records. Sources said that the large-scale promotions were made for the first time in history in Flight Services Department of the national flag-carrier as more than 600 flight attendants were promotion to Grade 4 to Grade 5, whereas, more than 90 attendants were promoted to Group 6 from Grade-5. According to the notification, more than 121 attendants were lifted from Grade 5 to Grade 6, more than 726 from Grade…
Amadeus has launched an updated version of its web service solution, featuring enhancements which will give travel agencies worldwide access to new content and fares from Amadeus’ airline driver customers through NDC. Amadeus Travel API, the company’s latest incarnation of its web services solution, is a toolkit designed for travel agencies that want to develop their own travel products rather than using off-the-shelf solutions. An XML-based transmission standard, NDC was developed by IATA with the aim of helping airlines and travel agencies deliver more personalized and differentiated travel experiences. Amadeus Travel API integrates with travel agencies’ existing systems and allows…
The deal will make the airline one of the first carriers to utilise the breadth of the innovative, next-generation Sabre Operations Platform. Spirit, a current user of several of Sabre’s operations solutions, will soon implement Sabre AirCentre Movement Manager, Crew Manager and Recovery Manager, rounding out the core components of the platform. Collectively, this suite of technology tools provides comprehensive real-time intelligent optimisation of airline operations. The cloud-enabled intelligent platform delivers valuable pan-operational insights, allowing employees to focus on critical activities that impact operational costs. Carriers can quickly recover from disruptive situations at the lowest cost, as the platform enables…
LONDON: Gatwick has published a new five-year capital investment programme which highlights more investment in automation and technology as an enabler of sustainable growth. New initiatives include robotic parking and automated boarding technology, which will speed up boarding and give passengers more choice about how they spend their time. Gatwick’s total investment since 2009, combined with this new five-year plan rises to £3.21 billion. The airport now serves 46 million passengers a year, and is committed to exploring how to continue growing sustainably, providing jobs and boosting the local economy. While setting out an exciting long-term future vision is part…
HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific is giving customers more reasons to jet to Japan this winter with the addition of two extra seasonal routes – a new service to Niigata and the return of flights to Tokushima. Travellers looking to hit the slopes can look forward to a new twice-weekly service to Niigata starting October 30, opening up an exciting new region of Japan famed for its snowy winters. The route will be operated by Cathay Dragon on Wednesdays and Saturdays, subject to regulatory approval, using a two-class Airbus A330 aircraft, connecting Niigata with Bahrain via Hong Kong. Meanwhile, the popular…
The Ghana Tourism Authority, under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, has launched the 2019 World Tourism Day celebration in Kumasi, on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. This year’s UNWTO World Tourism Day celebration is under the theme ‘Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all’, will be held in Kumasi, on September 27, 2019, with many activities. The Chief of Bonwire in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti region, Nana Bobie Ansah II, launching the programme commended GTA for selecting Kumasi as the host, the capital of Ashanti Kingdom, the land of rich tradition and…
LONDON: British Airways customers will be transported to their own 3D cinema in the skies as the airline exclusively trials a new virtual reality headset. From now until the end of 2019, customers travelling on select flights in First from London Heathrow to New York JFK will be able to enjoy a selection of award-winning films, documentaries and travel programmes in 2D, 3D or 360° formats. The headsets from VR eyewear specialists, SkyLights, allow customers to fully immerse themselves in 3D view regardless of the position they are sat in. The experience even works when they are lying fully flat.…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suffered a loss of Rs1.8 trillion over the past 11 years. During that period, the PIA management faced political interference, ‘unjust’ re-routing of flights, manipulation of activities by trade unions and use of flights by heads of state and government. In a meeting last month, PIA CEO told the cabinet that the national air carrier had faced massive political interference during the 2008-18 period, without any consideration of merit. He said unjustified re-routing of flights and manipulation of operational activities by trade unions put the national flag carrier on a downward spiral. He revealed…
BRUSSELS: Ten European cities have been shortlisted for the 2020 European Capital of Smart Tourism competition. The Cities are Bratislava-Slovakia, Breda- Netherlands, Bremerhaven-Germany, Gothenburg-Sweden, Karlsruhe-Germany, Ljubljana- Slovenia, Málaga-Spain, Nice-France, Ravenna-Italy and Torino-Italy. The finalist cities were selected from a total of 35 applications from across 17 EU Member States. The European Capital of Smart Tourism was proposed as a preparatory action by the European Parliament and is implemented by the European Commission. It aims to promote smart tourism in the EU, foster innovative, sustainable and inclusive tourism development, as well as spread and facilitate the exchange of best practices. This…