ISLAMABAD: The government of France has returned more than 400 stolen artifacts to the government of Pakistan on Tuesday, 2 July, including ancient busts, vases, urns and goblets, some dating to the second and third millennia B.C. Many of the pieces turned up in France in September 2006, sent in parcels addressed to a gallery in Paris. The packages were intercepted by customs officers at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport and identified by the National Centre for Scientific Research as items looted from cemeteries in Pakistan’s Indus valley. Another consignment of pottery and terracotta pieces destined for the same gallery…
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ISLAMABAD: The pre-departure immigration facility under the Road to Makkah Project inaugurated at the Islamabad International Airport on Thursday, 4 July, easing procedures for pilgrims before landing in Saudi Arabia. The spokesman of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony said in a statement that under the first phase of the project, the customs and immigration process of Pakistani pilgrims would be completed at the Islamabad Airport thus saving them the 10 to 12-hour process at the Jeddah Airport. A team of 51 Saudi officials would conduct the immigration process for Pakistani pilgrims, for which special counters are established…
KARACHI: Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi is offering food lovers from across the city all the popular street food of Karachi under one roof from the 4th to the 14th of July. Street Food Hi-Tea Festival offers a vast range of mouth-watering specialties, delectable traditional dishes and a festive ambiance. Delicacies include Bun Kebab, Haleem, BBQ, Live Kachori, Live Samosa, Gola Ganda, Candy Floss, Chocolate Fountain, Kulfi Faluda, Live Sugarcane Juice as well as a Popcorn Booth, Chaat & Gol Gappa Station. The food festival is truly a rare treat for food-lovers in Karachi. The street food themed hi-tea which has a…
PESHAWAR: Provincial Senior Minister for Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Culture, Museums and Youth Affairs Department Muhammad Atif Khan on Wednesday inaugurated the of first-ever mobile App and tourism logo to facilitate domestic and foreign tourists during their visit to scenic places of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Chairman National Tourism Board Zulfi Bukhari, Member Provincial Assembly Muhammad Asif, Joint Secretary Prime Minister’s Secretariat Tariq Khan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Iftikhar Durrani, Secretary KP Tourism Department Kamran Rahman, Additional Secretary Babar Khan, Tourism Corporation Managing Director Junaid Khan, Project Director Tausif Khalid, Director General Sports…
BEIJING: In the first year of the new millennium, a modest 10.5 million overseas trips were made by Chinese residents. Fast forward to 2018 and the figure was 149.7 million – an astounding increase of 1326 per cent. In less than two decades China has grown from travel minnows to the world’s most powerful outbound market, leaving for behind the US. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Chinese tourists overseas spent $US277.3 billion in 2018, up from around $US10 billion in the year 2000. Collectively, America’s globetrotters parted with a relatively paltry $US144.2 billion. Whereas nine per…
Written by ch. Faisal Mehmood The present government as per the expectation moving step by step towards better tourism policies, procedures and planning. The PM from day first recognized Tourism for its economic social and diplomatic values and promised to correct whatever and wherever the wrong was done by the absence of a federal tourism administration. The creation of the high level Task Force and as per their suggestion removal of all bottlenecks in the way of tourism promotion and develop and after that formation of a 25-member National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) having representatives from federal ministries, provincial departments…
PARIS: Tackling complaints about nuisances caused by mass tourism, the French capital’s Deputy Mayor told that Paris aims to ban tourist buses from the city center and will ask visitors to walk, cycle or take public transport. Emmanuel Gregoire told media that the situation in Paris was not as bad as in tourist-swamped Venice or Barcelona but Parisians were concerned about the influx of tourist buses. “We no longer want the total anarchy of tourist buses in Paris….Buses are no longer welcome in the very heart of the city,” Gregoire said. Paris is crisscrossed by dozens of hop-on, hop-off double-decker…
MUSCAT: Oman Air has received the level 4 New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This comes in addition to the airline’s existing level 3 NDC certification, making Oman Air one of the first airlines on the latest standard, NDC 18.2 NDC is a key transformation project launched by IATA to modernize airline distribution. The NDC standard enhances the capability of communications between airlines and travel agents by enabling an airline to make sales offers directly in real time, which will also permit airlines to both define and price their products in any way they…
MUSCAT: Oman Air has launched its brand new cabin crew uniforms at London Heathrow. The new clothing has been created by Oman Air’s in-house product development and brand team, and will be introduced across the network in phases. The uniforms are currently being used on London routes, with 1,000 crew fitted in the last ten days. The design of the outfit and accessories is inspired by the “Sultanate of Oman’s rich colours, culture, history and heritage” and has retained its recognisable turquoise hues, drawing inspiration from the Sea of Oman. Female uniforms include a turquoise one-piece dress with a flowing…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 25 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, featuring the carrier’s bespoke, new Business Class Cabins. The aircraft, regarded as one of the most advanced aircraft for its fuel efficiency and range flexibility, will open new routes for Turkish Airlines. The Turkish flag carrier had placed 25 firm and five optional orders for the 787-9 Dreamliner last year, which will be gradually added to its expanding fleet between 2019 and 2023. A part of the 787 Dreamliner family, the 787-9 is powered by a suite of new technologies and a revolutionary design. It can…