COLOMBO: The board and management of SriLankan Airlines have taken a decision to relocate all its corporate offices in the World Trade Centre to its main operational hub in Katunayake. However, the management of SriLankan Airlines said that none of the key sales and customer-centric frontline operations will be relocated contrary to recent media reports. Accordingly, Sri Lanka Sales, FlySmiLes, the Global Contact Centre and the Cargo Sales Offices will continue to operate from their current locations in Colombo i.e. Level 3 – World Trade Centre, Iceland Building – Colombo 3 and De Vos Avenue – Colombo 4 in order…
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MUSCAT: Dubai-based luxury developer Damac has teamed up with leading master planning, infrastructure, building design and construction supervision firm SSH to breathe new life into Oman’s Sultan Qaboos sea terminal, transforming it into one of the largest coastal tourist and lifestyle havens in the region. Mina Sultan Qaboos Waterfront is located in the 200-year-old historical centre of commerce in Muscat, which is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Oman. Damac was chosen by the Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) to develop Port Sultan Qaboos into a world-class, mixed-use waterfront destination and to establish the port as an integral…
DOHA: Qatar Airways announced a significant order for 18 Gulfstream aircraft during a ceremony at the White House. The event was witnessed by Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of Qatar, and United States President, Donald Trump. The order worth over $1 billion is for 14 Gulfstream G650ER and four Gulfstream G500 and will add to Qatar Executive’s growing fleet that currently includes six G650ER and four G500 aircraft. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is very pleased to confirm this landmark deal with Gulfstream. “Our corporate jet division, Qatar Executive, goes from strength to…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has turned down India’s request to lift the restriction on the use of its airspace with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) subjecting the use of its airspace to the removal of fighter planes from Indian airbases. Aviation Secretary Shahrukh Nusrat, who is also the director general of the CAA, informed the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation that his department has intimated Indian officials that Pakistani airspace would remain unavailable for use by India until war jets are removed from Indian airbases. The session, chaired by Senator Mushahidullah Khan, was informed that Pakistan had shut down its airspace after…
MONTREAL: The International Air Transport Association has warned that up to 120,000 jobs supported by air transport could be at risk from an erosion of UK air transport competitiveness. By contrast, employment could rise by 200,000 if the UK invests in a cost-effective runway expansion, abolishes or reduces Air Passenger Duty and improves visa processes. A new report published by IATA, United Kingdom Air Transport Regulatory Competitiveness Indicators, reveals that while air transport’s contribution to the UK economy is currently significant, supporting 1.56 million jobs and contributing £89 billion to UK GDP, there is a risk that employment could fall…
ISLAMABAD: Para-gliders from as many as 50 countries will take part in the upcoming international paragliding event in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to mark the Global Tourism Day from September 27. Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan sounded highly optimistic that the international paragliding event on the global tourism day would promote tourism in the AJK state. He was speaking here at the inaugural ceremony of Kashmir Tourism and Cultural Festival and Pakistan International Paragliding Cup. The AJK prime minister said that mega event, to be participated by the Para-gliders from 50 different countries of…
DHAKA: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the ratification of the new PATA Executive Board for 2019-2020. Dr. Chris Bottrill, Dean of Fine and Applied Arts and Director, International, Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada and Sarah Mathews, Head of Destination Marketing APAC, TripAdvisor, Hong Kong SAR have been formally approved to continue for an additional one-year term as Chairman and Immediate Past Chairperson respectively. The new Executive Board members were confirmed at the PATA Board Meeting on May 12 during the PATA Annual Summit 2019 in Cebu, Philippines. During the PATA Annual Summit 2019 in Cebu, Philippines,…
GENEVA: As the special event titled Aid for Trade Conference, hosted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, got rolling, the unique potential of tourism as a tool for driving the global sustainable development took centre stage. In a session titled ‘Tourism Financing for the 2030 Agenda’ during the 2019 Global Review of Aid for Trade at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO), UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili highlighted the key role the global tourism sector plays in economic growth and job creation. “Working together, we can harness the power of new aid architecture.” Ministers, development…
KUALA LUMPUR: Qatar Airways is the sole foreign company to have sent in a proposal for the takeover of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS). Sources in the industry said the Middle East airline had the funds to carry out the proposal, even though it was facing several crises in the global arena. However, one source said the probability of Qatar Airways being the choice of the government was relatively slim due to internal and geopolitical issues. Qatar Airways country manager of Malaysia and Brunei Muzammil Mohamad, when contacted, declined to comment. “I’m sorry… I don’t know anything about this. Thank you,”…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) is planning to launch a national tourism promotion application to provide necessary and latest information to the local and foreign tourists about attractive recreational sites across the country. For unlocking the true potential of country”s tourism, the government was focusing to embrace modern technologies which were vital to uplift this sector as per the Prime Minister Imran Khan”s vision, PTDC Chairman Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari told APP. Appreciating the initiative of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Corporation, he said, the federal government would replicate this initiative at national level and share it with other provinces to boost…