DUBAI: Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has announced that the emirate will be hosting the PATA Annual Summit 2020. The four-day event, to be hosted by the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, will bring together international thought leaders, industry shapers and senior decision-makers who are professionally engaged with the Asia Pacific region. PATA Chief Executive, Mario Hardy, said: “Ras Al Khaimah has committed to supporting cultural, natural heritage and environmental preservation across the Emirate, activities which are aligned with PATA’s mission in acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within…
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KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines intends to dry lease two more Airbus A320s in the first quarter of 2019. The carrier states that the aircraft “are already under the evaluation phase” and that the decision was taken after “an executive meeting” was called by PIA’s Ex-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Saqib Aziz to discuss the airline’s performance. “It was discussed that due to increasing demand in market, the enhancement of our fleet has become unavoidable as the present fleet is not sufficient to cater to the demand”, adds PIA. The aircraft will be used on domestic and regional routes to the…
ISLAMABAD: To preserve the cultural heritage and to prevent illicit trafficking of the archaeological objects, the Department of Archeology and Museums has completed digitalisation of around 3500 artifacts through its Digitalisation Centre. This electronic database will also be very helpful for scholars to conduct research. Archeology Director Abdul Azeem said that the department working under the National History and Literary Heritage Division was given task to digitalise 5000 selected artifacts in the initial phase which will be fully accomplished before the end of the year. Abdul Azeem said that preservation and documentation has always been a matter of concern for…
KARACHI: Mr. Abdul Hakeem Amur Naseer Al-Habsi, The newly designated Country Manager-Pakistan, Oman Air and Mr. Muhammad Zakir, Senior Sales Executive Oman Air visited Bukhari Group head office to meet Group Chairman Mr. Muhammad Rafiq Khan & his Team. They are seen here in the picture exchanging pleasantries.
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD As we mentioned earlier also that the basic principle underlying the worldwide elevation of Tourism to its policy status of Visitor Economy is that local assets – whether physical or abstract – should be activated to sustain community pride and to generate income and thereby ensure its socio-economic wellbeing. Other countries, which were part of the Mughal and British Raj like ours, have glorified even the smallest physical evidence of that part of their history; not only palaces but even roadside monuments and animal feed-troughs of that period are taken care of and added to…
MINGORA: Dr. So Gilsu, a leading South Korean scholar and economist on Monday, 8 October said that Pakistan had unique landscape, rich cultural heritage and tremendous natural beauty to attract millions and millions of tourists from across the world, especially Buddhist Southeast Asia. The Koreans have great regard for Pakistan as the Indus flows through it and Mahayana Buddhism spread in Korea from here in the 4th century when Buddhist monk Malananda travelled from Gandhara to South Korea. Also in the 8th century, monk Hyecho travelled to Gandhara for pilgrimage and wrote a travelogue, said Dr. So Gilsu. Accompanied by…
LONDON: Dubai Airport has been at the forefront of many engineering marvels over the years with its constant expansion and the need for more Airbus A380 stands, but the one thing the airport has always kept at the forefront of its plans is passenger happiness. Dubai is one of the few airports in the world where passengers may transit through its terminals in a simple and seamless manner. Today’s unveiling of the new passport control clearance area will continue to make the passenger flow more efficient. In August, DXB moved over 8.37 million passengers. According to local media, the new…
KARACHI: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Campaigns are organized worldwide to highlight the risks associated with breast cancer and educate women about the importance of early detection. Hashoo Group collaborated with Shaukat Khanum for the second year in a row to organize a series of awareness sessions nationwide to educate the women of Hashoo Group. [huge_it_slider id=”292″] The Breast Cancer Awareness session in Karachi was held at Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi on 10th October 2018. This was a joint event that was attended by women from both Karachi Marriott Hotel and Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi to raise awareness about the disease.
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mr. Fawad Chaudhry announced on Thursday, 11 October the federal government has appointed a serving Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Arshad Mahmood Malik as the Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The information minister made the announcement as he addressed the media after Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet. “PIA is in a debt of Rs406 billion,” Chaudhry further said while adding that the national carrier was facing debt of Rs2 billion every month. “Air Vice Marshal Arshad Khan, who is a serving air vice marshal,…
KARACHI: In continuation to the series of International Food Festivals, Beach Luxury Hotel, as always, with great finesse and transcendence hosted a lustrous evening for food lovers of karachiites to inaugurate a 10 day Malaysian Food Festival subsequent to the Malaysia’s participation in the Pakistan Travel Mart 2018. [huge_it_slider id=”290″] The festival was inaugurated by the Advisor to chief minister Sindh on information and archives Barrister Murtaza Wahab, along with the Consul General of Malaysia His Mr. Khairul Nazran Abd Rahman, GM, of hotel M. Azeem Qureshi and was largely attended by the top brass of government dignitaries, members from…