This year’s World Tourism Day, held on September 27, will focus on “Tourism and the Digital Transformation” the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced on Wednesday. World Tourism Day has been celebrated since 1980 on September 27, the day in which the Statutes of the UNWTO entered into force. Peace and Dialogue, Energy, Accessibility, World Heritage, Water and Tourism and Sustainable Tourism have been some of the topics tackled on the 38 previous editions of World Tourism Day. Celebrations of World Tourism Day 2018 will take place in Budapest, Hungary and worldwide. The announcement of this year’s World Tourism Day theme…
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KARACHI: Marking the successful conclusion of Careem’s TCF car type campaign, The Citizens Foundation (TCF) received a cheque of PKR 6.6 million from Careem in a ceremony held at Careem House on Tuesday, …….June. These funds will help TCF run the operations of almost 3 schools for an entire year. The cheque was presented by Careem’s Managing Director, Mr. Junaid Iqbal and received by the Director of The Citizen Foundation, Mrs. Bushra Afzal. The campaign was launched by Careem in Ramadan 2018 in an effort to support TCF’s mission of educating the less privileged children of Pakistan. The donated amount…
MUSCAT: SalamAir has commenced flights to two new destinations – Baku, Azerbaijan and Tbilisi, Georgia, said a report. The sultanate’s budget airline began operating flights to Baku on June 14 and to Tbilisi on June 15, the Times of Oman reported. The addition of these two new routes is expected to see an increase in tourism to the sultanate. “These direct flights are going to help tourism in the country boom,” the report cited Majid Al Qasabi, from the Department of Sales at SalamAir, as saying. He added that SalamAir was working closely with Oman’s Ministry of Tourism to liaise…
MADRID: The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, called for the tourism sector to take more action to combat climate change and biodiversity loss during the 30th joint meeting of its Commissions for South Asia and Asia-Pacific in Fiji held on 18-20 June 2018. Adding his voice to that of the host country, Mr. Pololikashvili advocated for stronger partnerships and incentives for governments, businesses and crucially tourists themselves to make a difference in climate action efforts. He also made clear that sound policies must be built upon accurate evidence, requiring the tourism sector to better measure…
BANGKOK: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that the founding of the Twin Cities World Tourism Association (TCWTA) will take place during PATA Travel Mart 2018 (PTM 2018) in Langkawi, Malaysia from September 12-14. PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy said, “PATA assists destinations around the world in the development of a responsible and sustainable tourism industry and it is only through cooperation and mutually beneficial partnerships that destinations can achieve such goals. The Twin Cities World Tourism Association’s mission is in line with our activities and PATA Travel Mart is the perfect occasion to launch this…
MANAMA: Bahrain flag carrier Gulf Air has announced the launch of its double daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner service to London Heathrow. Onboard the airline’s inaugural double daily Dreamliner service to London Heathrow were members of the airline’s executive management team including Gulf Air Deputy Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed Abdulhameed Al Alawi, who was welcomed upon landing into Heathrow by Bahrain’s Ambassador to the UK, Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa, embassy officials, executive management from Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited, officials from Gulf Air’s general sales agent for UK, Aviareps UK, and Gulf Air’s London team. Al Alawi said: “We are…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has managed to delight the people of Pakistan for once by appointing an all-female crew on a ‘challenging’ flight to Gilgit. The national flag carrier of Pakistan had taken to Twitter to appreciate the two female pilots that flew the aircraft into Gilgit, along with a picture attached of the two exhibiting high spirits. “The flight to Gilgit is very challenging and requires a lot of precision and technique. Our dynamic duo, Captain Ms. Maryam Masood and First Officer Ms. Shumaila Mazhar make it look as easy as they fly through the mountains celebrating the…
ISLAMABAD: In order to promote Pakistan’s thriving tourism industry, the government of Pakistan is inviting a group of six leading tourism companies of Sichuan Province to visit Pakistan. The delegation, among others, will include Chairman of Chengdu Travel Agency Association/Sichuan China Travel Service; President of Chengdu Universal International travel Service Co. Ltd.; President of Chengdu Overseas Travel Co. Ltd.; and General Manager of Bets Travel Service Sichuan Co. Ltd. The delegation will also include General Manager of China Tourism International Service (CTIS), the leading public sector tourism company in China. The government of Sichuan, as an effort to open tourism…
PESHAWAR: The Caretaker Minister for Sports, Tourism, Museums, Archaeology, Culture and Youth Affairs Muhammad Rashid Khan said on Thursday, 21 June that the department initiatives for the promotion of tourism and culture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were commendable and praiseworthy and that they should be continued unabated. “The department should also continue efforts for the identification and excavation of archaeological and heritage sites in the province so they could be protected, preserved and restored in a professional manner,” the minister said this in his maiden visit to the Tourism Department, where he attended a meeting. Secretary Sports, Tourism, Museums, Archaeology, Culture…
Sports is a uniting factor. Cricket has done wonders in India and Pakistan relations, so maybe basketball can do the same for North and South Korea. President Trump opened the doors for friendly relations through basketball, and it is no secret that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un loves basketball. Trump and Kim have a common friend in the sport of basketball. US sports star Dennis Rodman, retired professional basketball player, traveled to Singapore to shake hands with both leaders during the recent historic summit. North and South Korea agreed to hold friendly basketball games in Pyongyang on July 4 and…