MUSCAT: Oman Air Cargo, the cargo division of Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is now setting globally competitive logistics standards with its upgraded cargo hub facility at the new Muscat International Air Cargo Terminal. The new cargo facility features a 22,780 square-metre, air-conditioned warehouse with the capacity to handle 350,000 tonnes of cargo per annum, a substantially larger capacity than the previous cargo facility. Commenting on the new Oman Air Cargo facility, Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Eng. Abdulaziz Al Raisi said: “Oman Air is proud of its new cargo facility at Muscat Airport, which…
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ANKARA: Turkey’s total tourism income increased by 30.1 percent, year-on-years, reaching $7.04 billion in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). “While 84.7 percent of this income was obtained from foreign visitors, 15.3 percent was obtained from citizens resident abroad,” TÜİK said in a report on July 31. Turkey welcomed more than 11 million tourists in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 24.9 percent from the same quarter in 2017. The report showed 89 percent of visitors were foreigners with 9.85 million persons, 11 percent of them were Turkish citizens resident abroad…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) on Thursday, 2 August, ensured that roads leading to various hilly areas including Naran Kaghan, Murree, Saidu Sharif, Shogran, Babusar will remain open for the convenience of tourists. An official of PTDC said that the department was in contact with Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) for taking appropriate information to update the tourists about latest weather conditions and the overall situation of the roads. He said tourists must confirm the weather situation before starting their visit to avoid any difficulty and inconvenience and PTDC has already issued its advisory in the start of the season.…
Nestled in the forested hills of central Vietnam two giant concrete hands emerge from the trees, holding up a glimmering golden bridge crowded with gleeful visitors taking selfies at the country’s latest eccentric tourist draw. [huge_it_slider id=”271″] Designed to make visitors feel like they’re taking a stroll on a shimmering thread stretching across the hands of gods, the “Golden Bridge” has attracted hordes of guests since it opened in the Ba Na Hills near Da Nang in June. Images of the bridge have gone viral on social media, much to the surprise of the architect who had no idea it…
WASHINGTON: Chinese tourists now are as varied as those from any other country and often much wealthier. In only three decades, the Chinese have gone from easily stereotyped, rube, new tourists to conquerors of the industry. After hundreds of millions of visits and billions of dollars showered around the world, Chinese tourists now hail from the middle, rich and the very rich classes. Fewer travel in groups. Some still enrage destinations with their thoughtlessness. Others are welcomed for their enthusiasm and unique points of view. Above all, the Chinese are changing tourism around the world. [huge_it_slider id=”270″] The Chinese government…
TORONTO: The most anticipated awards of the year, Kashmir 6th Hum Awards acclaimed to be the biggest International Pakistani Awards to be attended by top celebrities of Pakistan was held earlier today at First Ontario Centre, Hamilton, before a packed hall. It was presented by Kashmir Cooking Oil and Banaspati, brought by Golden Pearl Cosmetics, in association with Cadbury Dairy Milk, Eighteen Residential Project and Nestle Lactogrow. The event also promoted soft image of Pakistan [huge_it_slider id=”269″] Superstars, top-models and socialites were seen hobnobbing at the grand Red Carpet hosted by Ali Kazmi, Ainy Jaffri and Saheefa Jabbar who kept…
NEW DELHI: India’s biggest airline fell to the lowest in 16 months as rising fuel prices and a weaker rupee led to its worst-ever quarterly profit in a fiercely-competitive market. The carrier, operated by Inter Globe Aviation Ltd., said net income dropped 97 per cent to Rs278 million in the three months through June, its worst quarterly result since listing in 2015. That compared with the average analyst estimate of Rs5.1 billion. The stock slid 9.3 per cent as of 10.30am in Mumbai, the worst performing stock in the 26-member Bloomberg World Airline Index. “The current revenue environment continues to…
The term solo travel refers to travelling, usually overseas, without any companions to join you. Most who have embarked on a solo journey will tell you it’s one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have. But that doesn’t mean the whole notion can’t seem daunting, especially when friends and fam start to weigh in with horror stories and safety concerns. To answer the question, of course it is, Except India! There are some concerns many have for travelling abroad alone as a female. In reality, solo travel can be perfectly safe regardless of your gender and is likely…
ABU DHABI: The Etihad Airways experience is about to get a little more luxurious, and smell a little sweeter. Beginning in August, the airline will introduce a range of amenity bags and toiletries created with Italian luxury fragrance brand Acqua di Parma for its customers traveling in The Residence on its Airbus A380s, and on long-haul first class and business class services. The iconic brand will also feature in the airline’s flagship First Class Lounge & Spa in Abu Dhabi. At an event to mark the deal, held in the St. Regis Hotel’s luxury Abu Dhabi Suite, guests saw the…
BEIJING: China wants to develop tourist routes to the Russian Arctic region, which attracts the Chinese by its unique nature and complex ecosystem, Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism Nikolai Korolev told TASS on Thursday. “As for the Arctic tourism, our deputy prime ministers have agreed to develop this direction,” he said. “China does not have Arctic territories, and thus this kind of tourism is of special interest for China – both from the point of view of studies, and from the point of view of new impressions, of new tourism products.” “We can see the demand:…