PARIS: European planemaker, Airbus will stop making the A380, pulling the plug on its iconic superjumbo jet that once promised to revolutionise commercial air travel but failed to deliver on outsized expectations. “It’s a painful decision,” Airbus CEO Tom Enders said during a conference call with analysts. “We’ve invested a lot of effort, a lot of resources and a lot of sweat into this aircraft.” The decision follows Dubai-based Emirates reducing its A380 order book from 162 to 123 aircraft. Emirates will take delivery of 14 further A380s over the next two years. As a consequence and given the lack…
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KARACHI: On 7th February 2019 at Pearl Continental Hotel the Sri Lankan Consulate in Karachi organized a three day Sri Lankan Food Festival in honour of the 71st Independence Day Celebration of Sri Lanka. The consular corp and a large cross section of the city’s elite, including industrialists, businessmen, Seniors of Travel industry and professionals had responded to the invitation, making the event all the more impressive evening. [huge_it_slider id=”350″] Guest of Honor, Brigadier Hemantha Bandara, Defense Adviser, the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad and His Excellency G.L. Gnanatheva, Consul General of Sri Lanka in Karachi greeted all…
KARACHI: In keeping up with the tradition to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Deputy Chairman and CEO of the Hashoo Group Mr. Murtaza Hashwani and the General Manager of the Islamabad Marriott Hotel Mr. Maurizio Romani hosted a reception at the hotel’s popular Chinese restaurant Dynasty. Members of the civil society, diplomats and a number of Chinese nationals attended the reception. The Chinese Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Yao Jing was the guest of honour on the occasion. The celebrations kicked off with the traditional Lion Dance, which has a been a part of the Chinese culture for many centuries.…
KARACHI: Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Karachi hosted Global Student Entrepreneur Award Pakistan Final on 8th February 2019 at Karachi Marriott Hotel. The event was attended by many big businessmen of the region and the 5 shortlisted candidates from all over the world. The candidates presented their business models to a panel of judges. The honorable judges who evaluated the competition were Faizan Syed, Rebel Akhund, Tariq Mehmood, Khurram Saleem, Safa Sharif, Jamie Pujara, Misbah Naqvi and Aleem Bawany. Six business models were presented and each participant had a time period of 10 minutes to complete followed by a 2 min interactive session…
MASCOW: According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, short-term visa-free entry for foreigners and electronic visas is the way to go for Russia if it wants to become a tourist haven. But Putin also said that it shouldn’t be done at the expense of ‘security’. “We’re not going to achieve anything through bans in tourism or any other areas,” the Russian President said at the Business Russia forum in Moscow. Tourists, who arrive on cruise ships to Saint Petersburg, are able to stay in the city for three days without a visa and “this practice must be generalized and expanded” throughout…
FAISALABAD: Hafiz Shafique Kashif, Vice Chairman Travel Agents Association of Faisalabad and Ex-Chairman Haj organizers Association of Pakistan, while talking to ‘Holiday’ expressed his disappointment over the new haj policy and reminded the government of its claim of transforming the country in to a Madina like state. He said that the entire Nation is depressed, disappointed and worried about the new policy. The Government announced recently the Haj policy 2019 under which the cost of performing the ritual under the government scheme has been fixed at Rs. 456,426(with Qurbani), against last year’s expenses of Rs. 280,000 per person. Now, every…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has revealed its first new destination for 2019. Flights to Malaga – Costa del Sol in Spain will commence on June 14 and will operate until September 15. Malaga will be added as a seasonal summer destination as the airline continues revealing throughout the year its further network expansion plans for 2019. “In line with our five-year strategy to become the airline of choice, and in light of the recent adaptation of the new boutique business model, we are adding a seasonal destination to cater to summer’s peak travel demand,” said Gulf…
THATTA: A British delegation of writers, journalists and political activists which arrived in Thatta a day before on a two-day visit of heritage sites and Indus delta has said that Pakistan has great potential for growth in tourism industry. The delegation arrived on Tuesday, visited one of Asia’s biggest necropolises at Makli, Shahjahan Mosque, Keenjhar Lake and other heritage sites and then drove to the coastal town of Jhangisar where the guests played a one-day cricket match before leaving for Sehwan on Wednesday. Talking to local media persons during their visit, Craig Murray, former diplomat-turned-political activist, human rights campaigner and…
KARACHI: Mohammad Anwar Qureshi, Chairman Ramada Hotels Karachi is appointed as Convener for the Standing Committee on Hotels of FPCCI for the year 2019. Mr. Qureshi is well known and renowned business icon who has years of experience blended with a vision for the future in the trade and economics of Pakistan especially in the hospitality sector. He has rich experience of hotel business in Pakistan & abroad and successfully running of Ramada Hotels in Pakistan. He is also former Chairman of Pakistan Hotels Association and actively engaged in Association activities to promote hotel industry of Pakistan. It is expected…
LONDON: Last year’s World Travel Market in London will have generated a record £3.4 billion in travel and tourism industry deals, according to organisers Reed Travel Events.The figure surpasses the £3.1 billion from World Travel Market London in 2017. The global travel and tourism industry continues to grow with more than 1.4 billion trips predicted to taking place globally in 2019, with the number predicted to rise to £1.8 billion by 2030. Inbound tourism to the UK is approaching 40 million trips annually, while Brits make almost 73 million outbound trips each year. World Travel Market London reflected this growth…