NEW DELHI: India is exploring cruise tourism potential along its long coast. Ms. Rashmi Verma, Tourism Secretary, said: “A committee has been set up with the Shipping Secretary and I as co-chairs to promote cruise tourism. We have recently received a report from an international consultant, who is also a member of the committee. We are in the process of the finalising it.” She said some of the recommendations are related to berthing space for the cruiseliners, infrastructure at the ports, and tax concessions to cruiseliners. According to the cruise industry outlook for 2018, 27.2 million tourists are expected to…
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KARACHI: Mr. Hassan Baig has assumed the charge of Director General CAA in addition to his own duties in Aviation Division. Mr. Baig did his Mphil in Economics from Quaid-e-Azam University. He has served at various top positions in civil services of Pakistan. Prior to joining Aviation Division he was serving as Additional Secretary Ministry of Kashmir affairs & Gilgit Baltistan. Last week Mr. Hassan Baig visited Islamabad International Airport and inspected the different areas and facilities of Airport. He said that cleanliness of all areas of airport should be ensured at any cost. He also emphasized that Airport management…
PESHAWAR: The three-day polo festival will kick off in Shandur, the world’s highest polo ground in Chitral, on July 7. [huge_it_slider id=”252″] “The festival will be organised from July 7 to 9, as for a couple of years the annual three-day event could not be held on the old dates due to Ramazan,” Muhammad Tariq, Secretary Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Museums, Culture and Youth Affairs, told a meeting here. The meeting discussed the process to put in place the arrangements and float advertisements to attract tourists from across the world to the spectacular event. Additional Secretary Babar Khan, Colonel Saqib of…
KARACHI: On 6th June 2018 Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi hosted an official introduction of Mr. Leng Jun, an experienced Chinese culinary artist who will be the head chef of Tai Pan from June 2018 onwards. [huge_it_slider id=”251″] The 20-year veteran to luxury hotels has built his career through assignments at various international restaurants in his early years. He has worked in many countries including China, Maldives, Brunei, Kuwait, Egypt and Dubai. He stepped up in his career and got his big break by joining the hospitality industry and accepting the position of Executive Chinese Chef at The Kandima Resort -…
KARACHI: During Ramadan Nadia Café, Marriott Hotel Karachi arranges an extensive Iftaar & dinner buffet, which is consistently modified and improved each year. [huge_it_slider id=”250″] On 5th June 2018, the team of Holiday Weekly was invited to try out the Iftaar & Dinner buffet at Nadia & Terrace Café. To call the buffet extravagant would be an understatement. A salad bar with an assortment of different forms of fresh and appetizing salads was beautifully arranged at the restaurant. The buffet also consisted of an endless variety of cuisines including Pakistani, Chinese and Japanese food all cooked to perfection. There was…
KARACHI: The Team of Landmark Communications called on H.E. Erik Beishembievi, Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan in Pakistan & briefed him about Pakistan Travel Mart initiative. The Ambassador appreciated the efforts of Landmark Communications for making Pakistan Travel Mart a big tourism Brand of Pakistan and assured his support to boost the bilateral tourism between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan.
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD As our next publication will be after Eid so we wish ‘Eid Mubarak’ to all our readers, patrons and the whole Muslim Ummah. The Holy month of Ramadan and the festival of Eid is the largest event for the Muslims world over. We do remember that our last few Eids were over shadowed by tragic incidents of terrorist activities and target killing. But this year, with the grace of Almighty Allah peace prevails in whole Pakistan. In this Ramazan people of Pakistan are whole-heartedly praying Allah for his bounties to descend upon our country in…
KARACHI: As part of their Platinum Jubilee and Ramadan celebration Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi hosted a two day Ramadan night festival and Qawali night on the 1st and 2nd June 2018. [huge_it_slider id=”249″] The hotel’s expanse was dedicated solely to the festival. Stalls of Karachi’s most popular food places were present with comfortable seating facing towards the stage where the infamous Abu Mian Qawal sang mystical tunes through the night, keeping guests mesmerized. The hotel was adorned in beautiful lights that added a further enchanting touch to the evening. A hall was dedicated to shopping with stalls of clothes, makeup,…
SINGAPORE: The most stylish & lavish, double-decker, four-engine Airbus A380 is a titan of the skies, but that doesn’t mean that airlines actually want to fly it. Two of the enormous craft, which only entered service about ten years ago, are about to be stripped for parts. Ten years after introduction, two of the giant airliners just can’t find a home. The two planes in question were operated by Singapore Airlines, which put the first Airbus A380 into operation in October of 2017. When Singapore Airlines decided to retire them before the end of their useful life, no other airlines…
SYDNEY: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to intensify efforts to spread the economic and social benefits of aviation by removing onerous barriers to the free movement of people across borders. “Over the next 20 years, the number of passengers will double. That’s excellent news for the global economy, as air connectivity is a catalyst for job creation and GDP growth. But we will not get the maximum social and economic benefits from this growth if barriers to travel are not addressed and processes streamlined,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO. There are many…