DUBAI: Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS ) now offers its travellers the option of booking a variety of destination packages to explore Switzerland’s iconic sights and cities within a couple of days. The new “Stopover Switzerland” programme is a collaboration between SWISS, Switzerland Tourism and Switzerland Travel Centre, and offers an initial range of eight different tourist packages covering all Swiss regions and with all accommodation and public transport included. Travellers on Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), The Airline of Switzerland, can now both get to their final destination and explore Switzerland en route. Both leisure and business travellers can…
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PARIS: The French unit of Air France-KLM is getting ready to appoint Ms. Anne Rigail as Chief Executive Officer, making her the first woman to lead the airline, a person familiar with the matter said. Her appointment was presented to Air France board members on 12th December, Wednesday morning, the person said, asking not to be identified because the decision isn’t public. The news was first reported by Europe 1 radio on its website Tuesday. Rigail, 49, sits on Air France’s board, and is the deputy director of customer relations at the airline. She will now oversee pay negotiations with…
HARARE: The National Geographic has named Zimbabwe as one of the 19 must-see tourism destinations in the world in 2019. Being one of the world’s leading geographic magazines, National Geographic has ranked the country number nine, the highest ranking for any African country. The remarkable endorsement follows a recent report by Lonely Planet, another leading travel organisation, which listed Zimbabwe as the third destination the world must see next year. Zimbabwe has emerged as a formidable tourism player globally with abundant business opportunities and wider room for improved viability. With tourism seen as a critical pillar in the country’s economy…
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to decipher the language inscribed on artefacts discovered from Mohenjo-daro, one of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization. For this, the National Fund for Mohenjo-daro (NFM) will convene an international workshop of experts to give it a try to read the script inscribed on the artefacts. This decision was taken during the 15th Executive Board Meeting of the NFM under the chairmanship of Education, Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah on Monday.The meeting was attended by the board members . The board tentatively decided that the international workshop would…
MADRID: The 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition is a pioneering initiative that has identified emerging companies at the forefront of the transformation of the tourism sector and the promotion of innovation ecosystems through tourism. It is organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in partnership with Globalia, the leading tourism group in Spain and Latin America. The 10 finalists will present their projects within the framework of the Fitur International Tourism Fair (23-27 January 2019, Madrid, Spain) with the presence of global tourism leaders from the public and private sectors, as well as potential investors. The competition sought innovative startups…
PESHAWAR: The celebration of Chawmoss or Chitirmas festival is in full-swing and a number of foreign tourists are in the Kalash valley enjoying different festivities with the indigenous tribe. French, Belgian and other foreign tourists on Wednesday, 12 December visited the Tourist Information Centre. The centre in-charge Zarin Khan briefed the tourists about the religious, cultural, tourism and historical perspective of the Kalash valley and its inhabitants. The Tourism Department has also started arranging lighting system, transport and other facilities so that local community and tourists could celebrate the festival in a befitting manner. Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Senior Minister for Sports,…
LAHORE: Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) is known as a trend setter in tourism industry of Pakistan. To continue its legacy, the department now introduces a new form of tourism, ‘Agri-Tourism’. Present government takes every measure to promote tourism in the country. Punjab Tourism took an initiative and introduces Agri-Tourism for the attraction of tourists and the local community. Also for the knowledge of agriculture for the new generation. Address a press briefing today, the Minister for Tourism, Raja Yasir Humayan Sarfraz said that TDCP arranged Agri-Tourism Festival every month and this month TDCP 1st Guava Festival will be…
DUBAI: Dubai-based flydubai has launched new fare types offering passengers more choice when travelling in Economy. The new fare types are applicable for all bookings made from December 2 onwards and allow passengers to choose between Lite, Value and Flex bundles designed to cater to their different travel needs and budget. Passengers travelling in Business continue to benefit from great value for money with the existing business class fares that include a generous checked-in baggage allowance, meal options from an internationally inspired menu, complimentary inflight entertainment and many other add-ons. Commenting on the launch of the new fare structure, Hamad…
KARACHI: Kenya airways have conducted training for all its sales staff on the new reservations system being deployed at all stations. The airline is moving from Altéa Reservation Desktop Classic (cryptic version) to Altéa Reservation Desktop Web (graphic version) as part of Amadeus project to optimize and modernize systems. The new reservation platform has more intuitive navigation and user interface that is not just user friendly and can also be accessed from any remote location through the internet. This new generation system is more advanced, built to improve the efficiency and productivity of airline agents across reservations, sales and customer service. Over 25,000 airline agents are now using ARD Web…
KARACHI: CJ 4DPLEX the world’s leading cinema technology company and Cinepax announced their plans to launch the first two 4DX theaters in Pakistan. The two locations, Ocean Tower Mall in Karachi and Packages Mall in Lahore, will launch in 2019. The announcement was made at the CineAsia trade show being held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, December on 10-13, 2018. Cinepax’s flagship location, a 10 screen multiplex, at the Packages Mall, Lahore, will house the first 4DX theatre in the country. The addition of the 4DX theatre at the Ocean Tower mall in Karachi will exemplify how…