NEW DEHLI: India Tourism Mart is the first national-level B2B exercise to bring buyers from the world face-to-face with the Indian tourism industry. First ever national ITM will be held from September 16-18 in the capital and is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More than half of the Indian states will showcase their offerings and over 175 stalls will be used by domestic operators to display the destinations and products at the India Tourism Mart Almost three hundred leading tour operators from across the globe will land in the capital city next month, with flight tickets…
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PESHAWAR: Senior Minister Muhammad Atif Khan has said that concerted efforts would be made to introduce Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a tourism brand to the world to attract moretourists and visitors to the province. During his maiden visit to the Tourism Department on Thursday, the senior minister said that tourism activities would be promoted at international level to apprise foreigners of the tourism potentialand beautiful places in the province. “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has abundant tourist spots and tourism potential but they needed to be explored, developed and introduced at global level to lure more visitors,” Atif Khan said. Earlier, the senior minister,…
GERMANY: First aver LNG-powered cruise ship was floated at Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. It will now be positioned at the shipyard’s dock for final hotel outfitting ahead of a delivery this autumn. The AIDAnova LNG-powered 5,200-guest cruise ship, which features a ‘green cruising’ design, has been built in compliance with the rules of classification society RINA. It has a length of 337 meters (1,106ft), a width of 42 meters and a maximum draught of 8.8 meters. The ship has 2,600 staterooms, which include 31 suites, 312 interior cabins, 198 ocean-view cabins and 1,655 balcony cabins. Passengers will have access…
KARACHI: The ceremony was organized to award certificates and to appreciate students for their achievement. A Chief gust of the event was Mr. Abdur Rahim Shaikh (D.G NAVTTC Karachi) and other honorable guests Mr. Iqbal Ahmed Siddiqui, Mr. Athar Bhutto (Embassy Inn Hotel Consultant), Mr. Nadeem Shaikh Advocate (President of Justice Help Line) and visiting Instructor Mr. Shahid Akbery and Mr. Imran Asif. [huge_it_slider id=”280″] The event was started with the recitation of Holy Quran and National Anthem and Mr. Mansoor Iqbal Siddiqui(Director of POHTM) welcomed the chief guest and other respectable guest and audience. Chief Guest awarded the certificates…
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…
MANAMA: Drawing more energy from its quarterly performances, Gulf Air is now flying high setting its eyes on more overseas destination. With this goal in mind, the airline has started adding more firepower in its arsenal with the more recent being the airline’s addition of its first Airbus A320neo after receiving 3 Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner aircraft earlier this year. Gulf Air is now venturing more into the global market by expanding its reach to more destinations in Europe, while also looking to increase the frequencies to the existing ones. Gulf Air, CEO Krešimir Kucko told the Tribune, would see it…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new government under Prime Minister Imran Khan is fully focused to promote and facilitate Pakistan’s travel and tourism industry as in his very first speech to the nation after being elected as prime minister, Imran Khan said Pakistan has God gifted tourist sites and the country is bestowed with huge tourism potential. He vowed to promote tourism to strengthen the country’s economy. Earlier during his election campaign, on more than one occasion Khan talked about tourism industry of Pakistan and promised that if voted to power, promotion of tourism to strengthen the economy of the country will be…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new government under Prime Minister Imran Khan is fully focused to promote and facilitate Pakistan’s travel and tourism industry as in his very first speech to the nation after being elected as prime minister, Imran Khan said Pakistan has God gifted tourist sites and the country is bestowed with huge tourism potential. He vowed to promote tourism to strengthen the country’s economy. Earlier during his election campaign, on more than one occasion Khan talked about tourism industry of Pakistan and promised that if voted to power, promotion of tourism to strengthen the economy of the country will be…
DUBAI: The plunging Turkish currency has seen tourism interest from the Gulf skyrocket, recently released figures show. The lira hit a fresh low of 6.4 to the US dollar on Wednesday, 29 August. As a result, holidaymakers from the Gulf, where local currencies are pegged to the stronger dollar, have enjoyed a summer of discounted trips to the country. Data published by a travel technology firm in April highlighted how Turkey, which has historically had close ties with the Middle East, was rapidly becoming a popular destination for UAE tourists. The value of the lira has slipped consistently since the…
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s $500-billion futuristic city, Neom has appointed Aradhana Khowala, an industry veteran, as its Managing Director of tourism. An ambitious project of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Neom is aimed at turning the kingdom into a leading global hub that exemplifies the future of human civilisation by offering its inhabitants an idyllic lifestyle combined with exceptional economic prospects. Set to be the world’s first independent special zone stretching over three countries – extending across the Egyptian and Jordanian borders, Neom will become a new vibrant destination located…