MUZAFFARABAD: 30 December 2018. Hashoo Group owners of the Pearl-Continental and Marriott Hotels in collaboration with Media Sniffers hosted an enthralling Qawali performance at Pearl-Continental Hotel Muzaffarabad yesterday. Qawal Shahzad Santoo, a disciple of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan along with his troupe paid tribute to Khan Sahab by performing his evergreen Qawalis. The hotel located in the capital of Azad Kashmir is known for its majestic architecture and panoramic view which overlooks the valleys of Neelum and Jehlum. The hotel setting under a starry sky along with the impeccable arrangements and décor of the event was nothing short of a…
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DOHA: Qatar Airways Group has completed the acquisition of a five per cent stake in China Southern Airlines. Qatar Airways Chairman, Ali Shareef Al Emadi, said: “Qatar Airways regards our shareholding in China Southern Airlines as an important part of our strategic investment in the largest airline in one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets.” This investment further supports Qatar Airways’ investment strategy which already includes its 20 per cent investment in International Airlines Group, its ten per cent investment in LATAM Airlines Group, its 49 per cent investment in Air Italy and its 9.99 per cent investment in…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent recommendations to India for facilitating visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims through the upcoming Kartarpur corridor. According to reports, Islamabad has given a 59-page document with 14 key recommendations to New Delhi, wherein it has called for Indian pilgrims to be given free entry and that facilitation centres, as well as security check-posts, be set up on both sides of the border. The recommendations further include that pilgrims shall be allowed in groups of minimum 15 people. Pakistan shall issue a special permit to Sikh pilgrims and both the countries will compile a record of visitors…
HONG KONG: Scores of savvy travellers will be relaxing in first-class recliners on Cathay Pacific flights this year after the airline agreed to honour tickets that were mistakenly sold at a fraction of their value. Airline and travel blogs went into overdrive on New Year’s Eve after eagle-eyed shoppers noticed the carrier was offering first and business class tickets on its website from Vietnam to the United States and Canada for as little as $670. That represented a staggering discount. A first class round trip would usually cost around $16,000 and a business class flight $4-6,000. It took two days…
KARACHI: Pearl-Continental Hotel, Karachi Celebrated New Year with great zeal and enthusiasm. Seen here in the picture Mr. Aslam Khan Hotel Manager performing the cake cutting ceremony along with staff and guests. Selected Press & Media were also present at the event.
WRITTEN BY CH FAISAL MAHMOOD We are gratified indeed that seniors in the industry have noted the expanse and depth of news coverage in our pages week after week which, put together with all that we receive from the youth, make us, firstly, to bow our heads in submission to the Creator and Sustainer Supreme that He has brought Holiday to where from it can reach its destiny as conceived by its founder Editor and Publisher way back in 1978. Secondly, we keep falling to our persisting regret about our country as the tourist destination that it was, what it…
KARACHI: Professional Institute of Hotel & Tourism Management (POHTM) was pleased to have a formal gathering of senior chefs and media chefs on December 26, 2018. Mr. Mansoor Iqbal Siddique, Director POHTM and Chef Ghulam Muhammad, Executive Chef POHTM welcomed the honorable guest and appreciated their presence. It was a pleasing sight to see all super food heroes gathered in POHTM premises. The significant purpose of this meet up was to take a formal step towards forming a Professional Culinary Association of Pakistan. The program catered the brief exchange of experiences and highlighted the concerns that professional and budding chefs…
ISLAMABAD: The first of three tourism corridors in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has been opened. The new Azad Pattan-Rawalakot Highway links Poonch, Haveli and Kotli and serves as a direct link between 10 districts of the state. “With the construction of the road, the AJK government expects an increase in the number of tourists in 2019. The number of tourists coming to AJK has seen tremendous growth already,” AJK Planning and Development Department Additional Chief Secretary Dr Syed Asif Hussain told media persons in Islamabad. He said the major tourism corridor starts from Muzaffarabad up to Devi Gali in…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, recently arranged a trip for the Bahraini press to experience its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on a flight to one of its newest destinations, Casablanca, Morocco. The journalists had the opportunity to experience the comfort of flying Gulf Air’s new Dreamliner and the facilities of its Falcon Gold lounge in Bahrain International Airport prior to the flight. In Casablanca, the guests visited notable touristic sights and landmarks and enjoyed staying in a key five-star hotel, Sheraton Casablanca Hotel. Gulf Air operates five weekly direct flights between Bahrain and Casablanca on its B787-9…
SIALKOT: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to start international passenger flights from Sialkot International Airport to Europe from January 20, 2019. Chairman Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) Mr. Nadeem Anwar Qureshi disclosed this while presiding over an important meeting of the SIAL’s Board of Directors held on Thursday, 3 January. He said that both PIA and SIAL have already made all the necessary arrangements for starting PIA’s direct international flights between Sialkot-Pakistan and Europe as well. SIAL Chairman added that PIA will start its direct international passenger flight from Sialkot international airport to Paris-France and Barcelona-Spain and other…