LONDON: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the International Border Management & Technologies Association (IBMATA) announce a partnership to promote safe, secure and seamless travel across international borders making best use of new and emerging technology, while enhancing border security. WTTC represents the global private sector of Travel & Tourism, and IBMATA is a global non-profit organization promoting communication and collaboration between border agencies and technology providers worldwide. WTTC’s Seamless Traveler Journey program envisages a future where the traveler won’t need to provide the same information or passport multiple times. Instead, their experience will be seamless, faster and…
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KARACHI: The National day of the Islamic Republic of Iran was celebrated at Pearl Continental Hotel. The Consul General of Iran, His Excellency Ahmad Mohammadi greeted all the distinguish guests upon their arrival. 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. Mr. Ali Hamdani , CEO Landmark Communications also attended the event and congratulated the Iranian CG.
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD The government has decided to inject Rs5.6bn more to PIA, this time the injection is meant for repairing and buying of spare part for grounded aircrafts. The Airline is faced with the challenges of accumulated liabilities, whereas on one hand, default notices are being served by Aircraft Lessor and, on the other, pressure is being exerted by vendors and service providers like General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saudi Ground Services and international fuel suppliers regarding suspension of services. In such situation the Teeka of Rs5.6bn will not do. Our readers will recall that throughout the…
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…
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…