BANGKOK: Thailand expects to select a consortium by January to build a 225 billion baht ($6.9 billion) high-speed rail link connecting three international airports, one of the largest transport projects in its history. The agency overseeing the plan, the Eastern Economic Corridor Office, aims to make as much progress on the project as possible ahead of elections due from February next year, said its Secretary General Kanit Sangsubhan. Some 31 firms, mostly from Thailand, China and Japan, are studying the project’s terms. One area of assessment will be “how much the consortium will ask of the government for co-investment,” Kanit…
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MADID: Spain is suffering a drop in the number of tourists arriving from northern Europe, sparking fears wealthy visitors from Britain and Germany have “betrayed” the sunny country and have chosen to holiday elsewhere after months of anti-tourism campaigns. Alarming new figures revealed that 4.9 percent fewer tourists from Germany, France and the UK travelled to Spain in July 2018 than during the same period in 2017. Despite welcoming 10 million holidaymakers the country noticed a significant slump in the arrivals of those tourists that spend the most during their holidays for the first time since April 2010, according to…
LONDON: The sister ship to the revolutionary Celebrity Edge will be named in the UK and based in Southampton for its first ever cruises, it was announced on 3 September. Celebrity Apex – the second Edge-class ship from Celebrity Cruises – will be christened in the British port in April 2020. The news was announced at a sneak preview of Celebrity Edge, which will make its maiden voyage in Florida in late November, at its shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Basing Apex in Southampton will be the first time that Celebrity has operated two ships from the UK’s busiest cruise port,…
JUNEAU-ALASKA: Alaska environmental managers have issued notices to eight cruise ships for violating air quality standards during the summer cruise season. The state Department of Environmental Conservation found nine violations this year, the highest number since 2014, the Juneau Empire reported this week. Four violations were found on Holland America Line ships, Princess Cruises had two, Royal Caribbean had two, and the Norwegian Cruise Line had one, according to the department. The department will forward the violation notices and its recommendations to the state Department of Law for further action. Violations could result in fines as high as $46,000. The…
Three weeks’ holiday or more each year is the most important factor to a long life, according to researchers. The findings of a lifestyle study that began 40 years ago claim taking vacations is even more beneficial to following a healthy lifestyle. The study, which began in the 1970s, involved 1,222 middle-aged male executives, born between 1919 and 1934, who had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease, such as high blood pressure, overweight or smoking. Half were told to exercise, maintain a good diet, stop smoking or keep to a healthy weight, while the other half were given…
LAHORE: Hospitality Inn arranged a pictorial exhibition for the Martyrs & Defence Day on 6th September 2018. The Chief Guests of the inauguration ceremony were Mr. Imtiaz Sarwar father of Capt. Salman Sarwar Shaheed & Mr. Qamar Wahid brother of Lt. Col. Amer Wahid shaheed.
KARACHI: Last week His Excellency Khairul Nazran Abd Rahman, Consul General of Malaysia and Mr. Amir Muhammad Hanif, Marketing Manager Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board visited Beach Luxury Hotel. As is seen here in the picture, they were warmly greeted by Mr. Azeem Qureshi, General Manager Beach Luxury Hotel upon their arrival at the Hotel.
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD After election 2018, the federal and provincial governments are formed and are working as per their programmes. In democracy heads are counted not minds, but in present election results we are expecting some good minds to be focused on tourism sector also. We expect the new set up; particularly Mr. Khan would recognize Tourism for its economic social and diplomatic values and correct the wrongs done by the absence of a federal tourism administration. We remember very vividly his practical support that he has always given to development of Responsible Tourism in KP, right from…
LANGKAWI: PATA Travel Mart (PTM), the Asia Pacific’s leading travel trade event, held at Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) in Langkawi, Malaysia, where more than 1,400 delegates from 70 countries attended the exhibition. “Pata Travel Mart continues to stand tall as Asia Pacific’s most value-adding networking and contracting event. For over 40 years, the event’s continued success has been due to its ability to strike the right balance between quality and quantity when it comes to buyer-seller appointments. This year’s Pata Travel Mart continues that strong tradition with some strong official figures,” PATA Chief Executive Officer Mario Hardy said in…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines has stepped forth in the zest of the current anti-protocol movement to pledge support to the cause by its ‘no protocol’ and ‘no seat blocking’ sign. The national flag carrier had taken to Twitter to discourage the VIP protocol culture prevalent in the county by posting a picture of a sign reading ‘No Protocol No Sea Blocking’ along with the caption: “All passengers are equally important to us! No protocol and no seat blocking! #PIA” The step taken by the airline has garnered immense appraisal by social media users all around who are lauding the company…