ISLAMABAD: fulfilling the major demand of the Travel, Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation industries of Pakistan, the government has decided to relax visa rules for 97 countries in the first phase, to attract tourists and the foreign investment in the country, The decision was taken in an important meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Imran Khan with COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Information Minister, Fawad Chaudhry, State Minister for Interior, Shehryar Afridi, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and others in attendance. The prime minister reportedly directed the Foreign and the Interior ministries to form different categories for…
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MADRID: International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term forecast issued in 2010 indicated the 1.4 billion mark would be reached in 2020, yet the remarkable growth of international arrivals in recent years has brought it two years ahead. International tourist arrivals up 6% in 2018 UNWTO estimates that worldwide international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased 6% to 1.4 billion in 2018, clearly above the 3.7% growth registered in the global economy. In relative terms, the Middle East (+10%), Africa (+7%), Asia and the Pacific and…
DUBAI: Sitting for hours in a long haul flight full of strangers is one of the things most travellers dread. But with entertainment being the cure to every piece of boredom, listening to favourite songs or catching up on the latest films aboard the plane is definitely a great idea. This is why many airlines are investing a lot of money in their inflight entertainment system. Now, Emirates has taken its offering to a higher level by introducing a new innovative feature. The airline announced on Monday that passengers can now create their own playlists ahead of their flight and…
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to move the head office of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from Karachi to the federal capital, and give the operational control of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport to the state airlines. According to reports, the decision was made during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier this month. Sources informed that the Aviation Division being in Islamabad was the primary reason for moving the PIA head office. The final recommendations on the move will be presented by the end of July. The meeting decided to appoint eight serving forces’ officers in the PIA,…
MUNICH: German authorities has withdrawn permission to Mahan Air to operate from its airports, the airline is the second largest carrier in Iran after Iran Air. Mahan Airlines operates under the name Mahan Air is a privately owned Iranian airline based in Tehran, Iran. It appears this is an escalation of sanctions adopted by the European Union against Iran over attacks on opponents in the bloc. The airline operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to the Far East, Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. The airline offered non-stop flights to German airports including Duesseldorf and Munich. . “The Federal…
VIRGINIA: A Boeing Co. flying car designed to whisk away passengers over congested city streets and dodge skyscrapers completed its first test flight on Tuesday, 22 January offering a complete revolution into the future of urban transportation the aerospace giant and others are seeking to reshape. A prototype of its autonomous passenger air vehicle completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing (CTOL) during the test conducted in Manassas, Virginia, the maker of military and commercial jets said in a statement Wednesday, 23 January. Propelled by electricity, the model is designed for fully autonomous flight, with a range of as much…
TAIPEI: Dubbed the ‘Bikini hiker’, Gigi Wu gained popularity for scaling mountain while scantily clad. The 36-year-old ascended many of Taiwan’s tallest summits and she attracted a legion of followers on social media with her saucy snaps. Ms. Gigi Wu clearly had a great passion and skill for climbing. Gigi Wu has been found frozen to death on the side of a mountain in Taiwan after suffering a bad fall during her latest challenge. Wu spent nearly 130 days climbing last year but all that experience couldn’t help her when she ran into trouble while hiking in Taiwan’s Yushan National…
VIENNA: In year 2018, a total of 268 tourists & adventurists died on Austria’s mountains, 22 fewer than the deaths registered in the previous year, the Austrian Authority for Alpine Safety has revealed. This figure is also significantly lower than the long-term yearly average of 292 deaths, the officials said. In addition, 7,230 people were injured on mountains last year, down 777 from the year prior, the Authority said. “This development is pleasing, but also shows how important preventative efforts are in mountain sports ,” President of the authority Karl Gabl said. Gabl noted that men feature far more prominently…
RIYADH: In a major move, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has dismissed the President of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the kingdom’s national aviation body, said a report. According to the state-run Saudi Press Agency, King Salman issued a royal order relieving Abdulhakim bin Mohammed bin Suleiman Al Tamimi from the GACA chief’s post. “Pertinent authorities” had been instructed to implement the royal order, the report said. Reasons for Al-Tamimi’s removal were not stated. Al-Tamimi was appointed to his position to GACA in June 2017, it added.
Pakistan is a place which is known as a legendary country among travel lovers. Firmly on the old Silk Road, traders have been going through Pakistan’s unbelievable inside for quite a long time; the Karakoram Highway (KKH) is one of the world’s most prominent roads. Unfortunately, Pakistan is additionally the stuff of negative news features, facing unpredictable neighbours (Afghanistan, Iran) and psychological militant overspill. You have to do your exploration before making a trip to Pakistan, however in the event that you visit you’ll be compensated with an unbelievably warm welcome, dazzling landscape, the Himalaya, Karakoram, and the Hindu Kush…