RIYADH: Hundreds of foreign visitors from more than 50 countries are expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia for the ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E-Prix next month on tourist visas being issued for the event. The Formula E debuts in the Middle East from December 13 to 15 and tickets are on sale for the race from SR395. This is the first time Saudi Arabia is issuing tourist visas for an event outside the realm of religious tourism. Visas can be obtained through the “Sharek” visa portal, a move expected to bring about a significant change to the tourism and hospitality landscape…
Author: holidayweekly
ISLAMABAD: “Kashmir is an integral part of Pakistan’s identity,: our hearts beat in sync with Kashmiri brethren and we rejoice in their happiness and gloom,” this was said by Ms. Shaheera Shahid, Executive Director National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage. Expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir she said, every Pakistani was concerned with Kashmir issue and the sufferings of the people of Kashmir. Pakistan would make sure to highlight the Kashmir issue at every international forum and mentioned that Lok Virsa with an aim to create awareness among the younger generation about Kashmiri culture is making all possible…
GILGIT: Special Communication Organization (SCO) has launched progressive work on stipulation of mobile phone service to distant areas of Gilgit Baltistan including the area along the Karakorum Highway from Shukayal to Khunjarab in association of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. According to details provided by SCO Company, since this initiative is a fraction of infrastructure development project, the SCO, a mobile service provider company in GB would likely to set up 125 new mobile towers in order to present coverage to utmost costumers in all districts of Gilgit-Baltistan counting the ones which are along the Karakorum Highway. Till now…
LAHORE: Roy Alberto Kappenberger has been appointed new General Manager of Pearl-Continental Hotel, Lahore. Roy has worked in the hospitality industry for over 30 years. Prior to his recent assignment as General Manager of Marriott Islamabad since March 2017, he was cluster GM of Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel and Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Copenhagen Denmark. Speaking about the appointment at Pearl-Continental Hotel, Roy said: “Becoming part of the Pearl-Continental team is a wonderful opportunity for me. The quality of the service, facilities and the team are second to none and I’m thrilled that I can use all my experience…
KARACHI: Ramada Hotels Karachi welcomes Furqan Shah as a new General Manager for Ramada Creek Hotel DHA and Director of Business Development for both the properties. Furqan will oversee day-to-day operation for Ramada Karachi Creek Hotel of the group and will be responsible for the strategic development of the revenue management and sales & marketing functions. Mr. Furqan returns to the city with 26 years of vast hospitality management experience in Dubai working with international Hospitality brands like Coral Group, Novotel Ibis & Adagio, Landmark Group and Fortune Group etc.
PISA-ITLAY: The world famous, Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy has slowly started defying its name, losing 4 centimeters of its tilt over the past 17 years. The movement, roughly 1.5 inches, comes after extensive consolidation work done between 1993 and 2001, which was required to reverse its slump and keep the tower upright. It means the building in Tuscany, which attracts thousands of tourists every day, is back to the tilt it had at the beginning of the 19th century, according to professor Salvatore Settis, who leads the surveillance group of the monument. “The reduction of the tilt will…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its Sialkot-Sharjah flights with PK-209 took off from Sialkot International Airport on Tuesday, 20th November. PIA President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Air Marshal Arshad Malik, while sharing his views on the start of flights on the Sialkot-Sharjah route, said that Sialkot is a leading industrial and financial hub and its fast connectivity to the world is essential. “Sharjah flights are being operated for the convenience of the business community and residents of Sialkot and adjoining areas. PIA will also launch flights to Europe from Sialkot very soon. We are making all-out efforts…
KARACHI: flynas, Saudi Arabia’s leading low cost carrier, celebrated its first flight from Karachi on 15th November, 2018. The flight took off from the Kingdom on the 14th of November, landing at Jinnah International Airport at 01:30 AM earlier this week, only to depart again for KSA the same day. [huge_it_slider id=”311″] Flynas has been connecting major destinations between KSA and Pakistan since February 2018, when the airlines commenced the operations from KSA to Lahore and the federal capital, Islamabad. After having found great potential in Pakistan, Bukhari Travel & Tourism Services, The General Sales Agents of flynas in Pakistan…
PESHAWAR: A 20-member delegation from China on Tuesday visited the Peshawar Museum and other historic places in the city and evinced keen interest in the findings and discoveries of Buddhism and Buddhist heritage. [huge_it_slider id=”310″] General Manager Tourist Information Centres (TICs), Muhammad Ali Syed, welcomed the Chinese delegation and garlanded the visiting guests. Curator Muhammad Asif and Archaeology focal person Nawazuddin briefed the visiting dignitaries on the archaeological sites in Peshawar, Buddhism, gallery of Buddhist statues, antiques and artifacts. They said that there were over 6,000 archaeological and heritage sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where research was being carried out to…
JAKARTA: A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say. Items found included 115 drinking cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags and two flip-flops. The carcass of the 9.5m (31ft) mammal was found in waters near Kapota Island in the Wakatobi National Park late on Monday. “Although we have not been able to deduce the cause of death, the facts that we see are truly awful,” Dwi Suprapti, a marine species conservation co-ordinator at WWF Indonesia, was quoted as saying by the Associated…