KARACHI: Two Members TAAP Delegation led by Mr. Muhammad Naeem Sharif, Chairman, Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP), accompanied by Mr. Noor Mohammad, Member Executive Committee TAAP visited Istanbul-Turkey to attend Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Ex-Ordinary General Assembly (EGA) Meetings of United Federation of Travel Agents’ Association (UFTAA) held on 26-27 March, 2019 in Istanbul-Turkey wherein they were warmly welcomed by the President UFTAA and Board Members of the Association. During the meeting TAAP Delegation apprised the UFTAA’s President about the issues being faced by the Pakistan Travel & Tourism sector and IATA’s unilateral rules and regulations affecting the…
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KARACHI: Amadeus Pakistan has recently introduced a series of Evolution Workshops for their top 12 Customers. Evolution of workshop consists of multiple sessions which include Robin Hood, James Bond & Jack Sparrow to address different needs of the customers. As seen here in the picture, Team Sana Travels, Karachi participated in first ever series of all sessions under Evolution Workshop Program.
WRITTEN BY CH FAISAL MAHMOOD There are reasons why we have such enduring and in-depth faith in our country and in its future as the world’s major tourist destination; one such reason is that positive developments do somehow emerge, sooner or later, sometime unexpectedly, sometimes awaitedly, to re-set our path to real progress. Suddenly, when the nation is pressed under several macro and micro issues, both internal and external, affecting all and sundry, we have this Prime Ministerial decision to appoint a Chairman National Tourism board and ten working groups. Their recommendations for new legislation might help to overcome the…
KARACHI: On the evening of Wednesday, 24 th April 2019, Turkish Airlines Pakistan organized a notable gathering consisting of all leading travel agents of Karachi at the Pearl Continental Hotel. The event was organized to honour the most productive and well performing travel agents of Karachi for 2018 by giving them appreciation Awards. Mr. Gurhan Sozen, General Manager and Mr. Agha Hussain Ahmed, Sales Manager–Pakistan Turkish Airlines warmly greeted all the guests upon their arrival. In recent years Turkey’s national carrier has skyrocketed in the list of “Best Airline” rankings, and now stands toe to toe with the perennially top-rated…
DOHA: Last summer, the aviation industry set a new record, with over 200,000 aircraft taking to the skies every day. In a competitive marketplace, airlines are looking for the right technology that enables them to deliver memorable experiences for their customers. As one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, Qatar’s flagship carrier will look to do this by implementing the Amadeus Altéa Revenue Availability with Active Valuation solution. This solution calculates real-time availability at origin and destination level, and can be customised to help the airline tailor its offer and gain more revenue. The solution also provides the airline with greater…
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) will charge the passengers more for bulkhead seats. These are those seats which are behind a bulkhead, which separates first class from economy. The seats are preferred by some passengers because they have more legspace and there is no seat which can recline into one’s face. The passengers will now have to pay Rs5,000 more for the seat whiletravelling to the US, Rs3,000 more for London and Europe, Rs2,000 more for Gulf countries and Rs1,000 more while travelling in Pakistan. The bulkhead seats were previously given to people on request
KARACHI: YNH Films, along with their partners Distribution Club, are proud to announce media collaboration with one of the largest distribution companies, EROS International for the worldwide release of their upcoming film ‘Wrong No. 2’. Wrong No. 2 is all set to release on Eid this year. It is a rom-com by the dynamic duo of Yasir Nawaz and Hassan Zia. The film stars Neelum Munir and Sami Khan in the lead roles, along with Jawaid Sheikh, Danish and Yasir Nawaz, Ahmed Hassan, Shafqat Cheema, Sana Fakhar, and many other prominent Pakistani actors. The story has been penned down by…
ABU DHABI: Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, today celebrates its position as a market leader in the air cargo digitalization and innovation space six months after migrating to a new technology platform, achieving a remarkable step change in the way it runs its operations and engages with its customers. Last year, the carrier embarked on a strategy that saw the introduction of several transformation programmes across its fleet and network, commercial and operational processes, and its physical and digital infrastructures. This culminated in the carrier’s successful front-end systems migration to the market leading…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and McDonald’s Pakistan inked a Memorandum of Understanding to put together a special offer for the passengers of the national carrier, at a ceremony held at McDonald’s Airport Branch, Karachi. CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Chief Commercial Officer PIA, Mr. Ali Tahir Qasim , Chief Operations, Marketing, Development & Supply Chain Officer, McDonald’s Pakistan, Jamil Mughal along with airline’s officials attended the ceremony. CEO PIA, Air Marshall Arshad Malik sharing his views on the occasion said “This union is a great opportunity for both the brands to come together for the combined benefit of…
MANAMA: Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air has successfully completed the internationally recognised, biennial IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and has been renewed on the IOSA Safety Audit Registry until May 2021. The audit covers approximately 1,000 standards and recommended practices that are all related to the safety of operations and procedures of the airline. Gulf Air’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Captain Waleed Al Alawi, congratulated the employees for their efforts in maintaining these international standards, saying: “Gulf Air prides itself on operating to the highest global safety standards and industry best practices – this is our main priority. Our latest…