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…
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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…
ISLAMABAD: “Privatisation of the national flag carrier is not in the manifesto of the PTI government and therefore it has initiated a reform process to overcome losses being incurred by the airline,” Prime Minister Imran Khan said while chairing a meeting held to discuss PIA and its revival on Wednesday, 5 February. The prime minister stressed that the reason behind reforms in PIA was to save the national flag carrier from consistent losses and make it a profitable entity. The meeting was attended by Minister of Finance Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Aviation Mohammad Mian Soomro and PIA Chief Executive…
CHITRAL: The participants of a coordination conference on Tuesday called for launching work on the Garam Chashma, Shandoor, Kalash valleys and Chakdarra-Chitral roads. Commandant of Chitral Scouts Colonel Moeenudin chaired the coordination conference where elected representatives, religio-political leaders and government officials discussed a number of issues faced by the people of the district. They suggested ways to have them solved. Member National Assembly Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, District Nazim Mafghirat Shah, District Police Officer Muhammad Furqan Bilal, Chitral Assistant Commissioner Alamgir Khan, Drosh Assistant Commissioner Abdul Wali Khan, Mastuj Assistant Commissioner Inayatullah Khan and others attended the conference. The commandant…
SHANGHAI: Decision-makers and opinion-formers from the Chinese and international travel industry will impart their knowledge at the third ITB China Conference 2019, set to take place from May 15 to 17 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Conference Centre. With 4,000 attendees featuring 120 outstanding speakers and 70 topics last year, ITB China Conference can build on the success of the 2018 event. This year the conference is once again expecting the leading travel organisations and tourism officials active in the Chinese market. Top speakers from China’s leading travel service provider and Conference Partner Ctrip, Partner Hotel Wyndham, Partner…