LAHORE: Thousands of Sikh Yatrees have arrived in Pakistan for Baba Guru Nanak’s 549th birth anniversary celebrations, set to commence in Nankana Sahib. This year, Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary coincided with Eid-i-Miladun Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), celebrated throughout the country on Wednesday, 21 november. Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal welcomed the Sikh devotees to Pakistan, noting that the influx includes 3,500 pilgrims from India alone. The FO spokesperson emphasised that Pakistan is a “progressive, moderate Islamic state [where] we proudly follow the Islamic principles, which taught respect for all religions way before the human rights charter…
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Sometime in the late 19th century a palm-sized portrait of Charles Dickens was reported unaccounted for by its artist, Margaret Gillies. Attempts to locate the work failed and it was consigned to history. But earlier this year the lost painting, estimated to be worth up to a quarter of a million dollars, was found languishing in a box of bric-a-brac at a house clearance sale in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. Knowing they had found something special, the buyers sent the piece to London to be authenticated. “It was electrifying when it first came into the gallery, even though…
Cruise ship company MSC Cruises will no longer stop in Amsterdam from next year, due to the new tourist tax of 8 euros per day for passengers for whom the Dutch capital is a stopover. The company does not want to recover these costs from its customers, NH Nieuws reports. The cruise ships will instead stop in other Dutch cities, from where passengers can travel to Amsterdam by bus. Rotterdam is one of these cities, a spokesperson for MSC Cruises said to the broadcaster. This involves a total of seven cruise ships in 2019 and 11 in 2020. Each ship…
BUENOS AIRES: From Buenos Aires to Bariloche, travellers are cashing in on Argentina’s cheap currency as the country grabs headlines as a go-to destination. The peso has tanked nearly 50 per cent against the US dollar this year, the biggest drop in emerging markets. It has also dropped exactly 50 per cent against the Australian dollar. That loss has now become tourists’ gain, turning luxuries such as grass-fed steaks and world-class wine into bargains for globetrotters. While wreaking havoc on ordinary Argentine citizens, the country’s currency crisis helped spur a 12 per cent increase in foreign tourist arrivals in September,…
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…
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…