KARACHI: Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) hosted a luncheon meeting at Bar.B.Q. Tonight, Clifton- Karachi in the honour of seven members delegation comprising Journalists & Tour Operators from French Republic now a days are visiting Pakistan. [huge_it_slider id=”289″] The TAAP Management warmly welcomed the visitors’ team. At invitation of TAAP, H.E. Didier Talpain, Consul General of French Republic gracious the occasion. In his welcome address Mr. Muhammad Naeem Sharif, Chairman TAAP briefed that TAAP is the National Association of Travel and Tourism Industry duly registered with Federal Commerce Ministry, Govt. of Pakistan and aims to promote goodwill, harmony and…
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ISTANBUL: The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office is sponsoring two key digital events, Speed Networking and Best Digital Influencer Award at the inaugural International Travel & Tourism Awards (ITTAs). The sponsorship deals are part of a wider focus on social media for the popular tourist destination. Previously called the Bloggers’ Speed Networking, this year’s WTM London Digital Influencers’ Speed Networking event will be the biggest so far. It will see 120 leading industry digital influencers hold quick-fire business meeting with exhibitors interested in increasing their media exposure. Volkan Akgul, Director of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in London, said…
KARACHI: Held on Thursday 4th October and attracting an enviable guest list of both national and International exhibitors of PTM, seniors of airline, travel and hotel industry, government officials and active members of the tourism Industry. The gala dinner marked a celebratory conclusion of Pakistan Travel Mart 2018, which can easily be deemed as one of, if not the most successful travel and tourism exhibition in Pakistan. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”15″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”600″ gallery_height=”400″ cycle_effect=”fade” cycle_interval=”10″ show_thumbnail_link=”1″ thumbnail_link_text=”[Show thumbnails]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Tourism Ministers of Punjab Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfraz, tourism Minister of Gilgit –Baltistan Fida Muhammad and Senior Minister…
KARACHI: Held in the city of lights, a colossal tourism expo, 2nd Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) ended on Thursday, 4th October, 2018. The mart consisted of over 300 notable national and international brands of travel, airlines, hotels & tourism industry who exhibited their travel and tourism products under one roof. [huge_it_slider id=”287″] Hashoo group with unflinching faith in Pakistan Tourism Industry played a prominent role in the success of 2nd PTM by being the Hospitality partner of the Mart. Holiday Weekly, this year also proactively participated in the Expo. Mr. Sardar Ali Shah, Sindh Minister for Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and…
KARACHI: Oman’s first budget airline, SalamAir was launched in 2016 to meet the country’s rapidly increasing demand for affordable travel options and to generate further opportunities for employment and business creation within the various sectors in Oman. SalamAir recently added direct flights to Khartoum, Kathmandu, Najaf and Dhaka to its expanding network. With the addition of these new routes, Oman’s 1st low-cost carrier has recently achieved another milestone of carrying one million passengers as of 1st October 2018. SalamAir started its operations to Pakistan in 2017 and currently fly to three cities, Karachi, Multan and Sialkot with 3 flights a…
MUSCAT: National carrier Oman Air is set to take delivery of the fourth of 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s it has on order. By the end of 2018, Oman Air will have taken delivery of five new MAX aircraft and three 787-9s. The Boeing 737 MAX is at the forefront of aviation technology and amongst the most efficient planes in the sky today. The 737 MAX family has been designed to offer customers exceptional performance, flexibility and efficiency, with lower per-seat costs and an extended range that will open up new destinations in the single-aisle market. The 737 MAX is…
NEW YORK: New York’s flagship John F. Kennedy International Airport is getting a $13 billion facelift that will add two new terminals and increase capacity by around 15 million passengers a year, the state governor announced Thursday. Democrat Andrew Cuomo, often thought to harbour presidential ambitions and a strident critic of President Donald Trump, is up for re-election next month, expected to secure a third-term as governor of the largely blue state. The new international terminals will add four million square feet to the airport, with the first new gates opening in 2023 and the project to be wrapped up…
Why would an actor playing the assassin by the name of Maggie Q receive the World Tourism Humanitarian Award at the World Travel Market (WTM) London in November? The assassin is Maggie Q who stared as Nikita, a young woman who was rescued from death row by a secret government agency known as Division. Division faked Nikita’s execution, giving her a chance to start a new life and serve her country. At least, that’s what she is told. In reality, she is trained to be a spy and assassin. This is the most prominent role Actress Maggie Q is known…
KARACHI: SaudiGulf Airlines, the new full-service national carrier of Saudi Arabia owned by Mr. Abdulhadi Al Qahtani and Sons Holding Company (Tariq Al Qahtani and Brothers) has announced to expand its operations to four destinations in Pakistan as part of its international route expansion programme. The announcement came during the SaudiGulf Airline’s participation in the Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) 2018, in Karachi where the airline put up an impressive show. Emphasizing on the pivotal role of travel trade to maintain the brotherly relationships between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, SaudiGulf Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Karim Makhlouf said the airline was going…
BRUSSELS: European sources say Brussels planning to make visitors from UK complete online applications. The claim comes after PM Theresa May announced last week at the Conservative Party Conference that Europeans seeking to visit the UK on holiday post-Brexit would “have to submit to security and criminal records checks before they arrive”. AS was expected that the British prime minister’s plan would “automatically result in British citizens having to participate in the European Union’s new travel authorisation system”, due to come into effect in 2021. May’s proposal is widely viewed as an attempt to streamline access to the UK for…