KARACHI: Karachi Ramada Plaza Hotel put the city’s seafood cravings to a rest by hosting an exquisite seafood festival from the 8th to the 13th of February 2019, at its pool side. Chairman of the hotel Mr. Anwar Qureshi inaugurated the event. Sea Food is always considered as the most sought after food delicacy appreciated by the food lovers. Talking at the event Mr. Anwar Qureshi said “Ramada always strives to create such events in order to provide fun filled moments for the families.” The hotel also arranged a sea food cooking class with its Chief Executive Chef Raja Abdullah…
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BANGKOK: Thailand has launched a new electronic visa on arrival system for international travellers. The service offers travellers a new experience when entering the country at the Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueng airports in Bangkok, as well as at Phuket and Chiang Mai airports. It is part of a Thai initiative to promote tourism, and has been developed by the Immigration Bureau of Royal Thai Police and VFS Global. In 2017, Thailand welcomed a record 35 million tourists, with tourism-generated income in Thailand amounting to around 2.6 trillion. In 2018, over four million visitors used the conventional, time consuming visa on…
FAISALABAD: AusPak international Faisalabad branch organised a consulting program follow up session of 21st January session at Serena hotel Faisalabad. Mr. Hasan Sarfaraz, Director Auspak and renowned Education Consultant highlighted the importance of education and role of Auspak in sharing valuable knowledge and promoting education. He said that Auspak is a trusted name that helps students for their education in Australia, Auspak international is the largest educational consultants in Pakistan and the only career counselors which hold a license to officially use the “Future Unlimited” brand of Amstrade an Australian Government body. Mr. Umair Shabbir incharge Auspak Faisalabad said that…
MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will fly daily to Athens, Greece, from its hub in Muscat, Oman, as of June 1. The daily flight to and from Athens will be operated with the new-state-of-the-art Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Oman Air offers a wide network of destinations in the Middle East, Indian-Subcontinent, Africa, Europe and the Far-East. Moreover, in January, Oman Air received level 3 New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification; the highest certification awarded by International Air Transport Association (IATA). NDC enables Oman Air to have better control of the distribution as offers and orders…
ISLAMABAD: Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting had a meeting with Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, His Excellency Stefano Pontecorvo, who called on him on Wednesday, 20 February and stressed the need for enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and Italy in the tourism sector. Fawad said that collaboration in the fields of tourism and culture would further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries which were based on mutual goodwill. “Owing to its cultural diversity and unique national heritage, Pakistan is a preferred destination for tourists of many countries,” he said. The minister invited Italian tourism writers and editors…
PESHAWAR: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) started direct flights between Peshawar and UAE city Sharjah from Bacha Khan International Airport (BKIA) and restored the suspended flights to Al-Ain. The flights were suspended since 2012. The first flight No. PK-257 took up from the airport for Sharjah at 1:15 A.M Thursday while the second flight PK-320 was to take up for Al-Ain city at 8:00 A.M today (Friday), said a press release. A function was organized in this regard at Bacha Khan International Airport wherein the Chief Operation Officer/Airport Manager, Obaidur Rehman Abbasi was Chief Guest, who seen off the passengers of…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD As we said earlier also that though slowly but steadily our Tourism Industry is moving into a positive mode and we can see its pace is accelerating; accelerating to a very encouraging level. The Government has formed 25 members National tourism Coordination Board to take every possible step to improve tourism and aviation by coordinating with all provincial governments. We pray Almighty Allah that the unfolding future will not prove us wrong, we share this perception with other stakeholders in Pakistan Tourism, so that they and their respective trade bodies may pick up the positive…
KARACHI: Executive Pastry Chef Philippe has been with Karachi Marriott Hotel for last two years. Now, he is well known for his artistry of beautiful cakes and pastries. Chef Philippe is from France and from there he brings the authentic art of baking with love as the main ingredient. Philippe made scrumptious cakes during Christmas and he did the same for valentines. His mission is to bring the very best form of France for Karachites and with his love and dedication for what he does the best; he has now earned the fan following in the city of lights.
RAWALPINDI: Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), Syed Waqar ul Hassan chaired a high-level meeting of PTDC’s Management and Departmental heads. MD said that the organization owns a chain of motels located a prime tourist locations and hotel in Rawalpindi. A little improvement in services and face uplift will result not only in betterment of tourist facilities but also profitable for the organization. He directed that the rooms of motels and Flashman’s hotel should be renovated and upgraded as well as focus on food & beverages and banquet hall sales. Multinationals, NGOs, pharmaceuticals may be approached to hold their…
BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced the reduction in fares for its Beijing-Islamabad-Beijing route, besides offering special fares and packages to passengers travelling in groups as part of the skilled manpower for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Pakistan and to encourage Chinese tourists to visit Pakistan. “We have reduced fares for both economy and business classes and passengers can now buy return economy class tickets for 3,620 Chinese yuan and business class for 8,039 Chinese yuan, respectively, PIA Country Manager to China Nasir Jamal Malik told. PIA’s fare was lowest as compared to Air China and other regional…