MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, welcomed Mr. Sameer Sedeeq Hashem as the new president of its National Labour Union. Gulf Air CEO Mr. Krešimir Kučko, Deputy CEO Captain Waleed Al Alawi and Director of Human Resources Ms. Nouf Al Sowaidi met Hashem and wished him good luck in his new role within the Gulf Air National Labour Union and assured the airline’s role in enhancing the two-way communication between its executive management and different trade unions.
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MUSCAT: Oman Air recently hosted an engaging forum on Emergency Response Planning which took place at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) auditorium. The forum was conducted by a team of Malaysian Airlines officials who had flown in from Kuala Lumpur, upon invitation from Oman Air. The focus of the forum was to provide the attendees from senior management and emergency response teams with an insight into the experience and lessons learnt from the tragic Malaysian Airlines disaster in 2014. The forum was attended by Dr Mohammed bin Nasser al Zaabi, Chief Executive Officer of PACA, Mustafa al Hinai,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sort Thailand’s technical assistance in developing resorts in the country, for which Islamabad has already identified projects for developing resorts in hill-stations and along coastline to increase tourism and hospitality in the country. “We have identified projects and sites, now we want technical support of Thailand for developing resorts at these sites,” Chairman Board of Investment Haroon Sharif told. As Thailand has vast experience in resorts development and tourism and hospitality, so we have requested it to help us out in this sector including developing rules, linkage, transportation and others in this sector. They can develop it…
LONDON: The mayor of London, Mr. Sadiq Khan, has launched a drive to promote London to visitors from other parts of the United Kingdom following a recent decline in domestic tourism. London is one of the most visited cities in the world. In 2017, 32m tourists visited the capital for more than one day, generating almost £26bn for the capital’s economy. Of these, 19.8m were international tourists, while 12.2m were from England, Scotland and Wales. Tourism supports approximately 700,000 jobs in the capital. But while international visits to London have increased during each of the past five years, there has…
LUANDA: The Republic of Angola will host the World Tourism Assembly from 23 to 25 May, announced Thursday the chairperson of the World Forum, Bulut Baggi. The official who was speaking to journalists at the end of the audience granted by the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, said that the event will be an investment and boost for national tourism. He also considered that Angola has great potential in the tourism sector and that the holding of the forum could bring investment opportunities for the construction, transportation and job creation sectors. The official also referred to tourism as the…
BERLIN: WTA members include national tourism associations, influential tourism enterprises, academic institutes and other institutions from around the world. Messe Berlin, which is among the top ten trade fair and event organizers worldwide, has been officially awarded membership of the WTA World Tourism Alliance. ITB China is an international Messe Berlin spin-off and set to take place from 15 to 17 May in Shanghai for the third time. The partnership will help strengthen the communication between the global and Chinese travel industry. Through deep cooperation and the support and commitment of the WTA sustainable tourism growth from China can be…
KARACHI: As per the directives of PM Imran Khan, the government has decided to issue licenses to private airlines to commence helicopter services in the northern areas. The separate category of license will be issued in order to promote the regional tourism and will be known as Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI). The airlines desiring to offer helicopter services at the tourist spots will have licenses issued on their requests in two months and they will be valid for five years. According to the TPRI, permission for aerial services will only be granted for the agreed destinations only in…
BOSTON: This is the winning design for a new memorial in Boston dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King. The 22-foot bronze sculpture, “The Embrace,” is set to be unveiled in 2020. Members of King Boston, an organization established to commemorate the Kings, said the design’s interlocking hands will allow people to walk underneath them, focusing on an “act rather than the individual.” (Mass Design Group and Hank Willis Thomas Studio)
QUETTA: A large number of ancient artifacts dating back to centuries, including elegant and sophisticated pottery, Seals, coins, stones and beads which were lying in exploration branch of National Museum Karachi for many decades have finally been retrieved from Sindh. Secretary Culture and Tourism Zafar Ali Buledi in a statement said that it was a landmark achievement of present government that under the leadership of Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan and Minister for Culture and Tourism Abdul Khaliq Hazara, it got back a large number of artifacts which were lying in exploration branch in Sindh. These are from different…
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has finalised the draft of new aviation policy in order to regulate and facilitate all local players to revive the aviation sector. The proposal policy has been sent to the federal cabinet for formal approval. The policy will be implemented after Federal cabinet approval. This was decided after an extensive discussion with the heads and the representatives of other airlines as well as general aviation operators in a meeting held at the Civil Aviation Headquarters. It was presided by CAA Director General, Shahrukh Nusrat. The proposal would be sent to the federal cabinet for…