KARACHI: Last week Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah visited Karachi Marriott Hotel to grace a high profile event. Seen here in the picture he is being warmly greeted by Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada, Cluster General Manager Karachi Marriott Hotel.
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WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD Our rich compliments to our Arab brothers and sisters on the clear and loud message emanating from the just concluded 25th Edition of Arabian Travel Mart 2018, where 2,600 exhibitors, representation of more than 150 countries and across 70 national pavilions participated. Celebrating its 25th year, ATM 2018, which took place at Dubai World Trade Centre, showcased the largest exhibition of regional and global hotel brands in the history of ATM, with hotels comprising 20% of the total show area. Now this Region is The Hub of modern civil aviation and there by a region…
KARACHI: A magical dance performance held in arts council of Pakistan on Wednesday where the most renowned national and international artists such as Gillian Rhodes, SuhaeeAbro and Wahab Shah mesmerized the audience with their soulful performance. American Consulate general Pakistan John Warner and provisional minister of culture and heritage Sardar Ali Shah were the special guests for the occasion where the president of arts council Muhammad Ahmed Shah was also present at the spot. In his opening speech, president of arts council Muhammad Ahmed Shah said that we are trying to break the “Taboos” of society and today, dance is…
CARDIFF: Celebrating the launch of Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, hosted a press conference on Wenesday, 2 May, at The Principal St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. Alongside Mr. Akbar Al Baker, today’s press conference was hosted by Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales and Mr. Roger Lewis, Chairman of Cardiff Airport. Also in attendance were honorary guests, H.E. Mr. Yousef Ali Al-Khater, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the UK and H.E. Mr. Ajay Sharma, British Ambassador to the State of…
ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways is offering one night’s free accommodation in Abu Dhabi to all guests traveling in Economy Class from destinations in the Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan, and stopping over in the nation’s capital. The offer is valid from May 1, 2018 until September 15, 2018, and the travel period is until September 30, 2018. The hotels included in the offer are the Radisson Blu on Yas Island and the Yas Island Rotana. The countries in the offer are: South Africa, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Nigeria, Kuwait, Tanzania, Kenya, Bahrain, Oman, Sudan, Lebanon. Mohammad Al Bulooki,…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday, 1 May, inaugurated country’s biggest, and first Greenfield airport equipped with best available technology, Islamabad International Airport. [huge_it_slider id=”229″] The flight operations at the airport, however, will commence on Thursday, replacing the old Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA) in Rawalpindi. Country’s largest international airport, in terms of landing and passenger handling facilities, is designed to facilitate 15 million passengers annually in the initial phase which would increase to 25 million after its expansion. This is a major improvement as compared to the 4.7 million traffic record of BBIA in 2017.…
RAWALPINDI: Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, on the fifth day of Iran’s visit, met with Vice Custodian of Holy Shrine of Imam Raza, Agha-e-Bakhtiar. In the meeting, Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor Khan said that the secrets of success in life and after life lie in following the preaching of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W) and His Family. Earlier he met with the Deputy Minister of Afghanistan, Prof. Sayeda Mojgan Mostafavi, the governor of eastern Azerbaijan, Dr. Khoda Bakhsh, and the Tourism Chief of Iraq. The MD said that it is very important for the time that the Muslim…
KARACHI: Oman Air, the award-winning national carrier for the Sultanate of Oman, has been recognised for year 2018 as “The Middle East’s Leading Airline” in both the Business Class and Economy Class categories, at the World Travel Awards held in the lead up to Arabian Travel Market. The World Travel Awards reward, recognize and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. The Awards were presented at a glittering gala dinner held at Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah. Paul Starrs, Chief Commercial Officer Oman Air, and Jamal Al Azki, Country Manager Oman, received the awards, on…
KARACHI: Professional Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management (POHTM) again maintain the record to win NAVTTC organized Zonal Skill Cooking Competition held at Memon Industrial & Technical Institute (MITI). POHTM finest student Syeda Hafsa got 2nd position in this Cooking Competition. This is not only a reward to students but also the credit of this achievement goes to POHTM chef faculty and management. POHTM say thanks to NAVTTC for organizing such an amazing cooking competition. Syeda Hafsa is also going for NAVTTC provincial cooking competition on 30th April, 2018 at Marriot Hotel, Karachi. We wish Syeda Hafsa to win NAVTTC…
KARACHI: Mr. Faheem Hamid, Director Sales Airblue Network, Mr. Mustansir Ali Khan, District Manager Karachi and Mr. Mansoor Siddiqe , Sales Manager-Karachi Airblue visited Bukhari group head office last week. [huge_it_slider id=”227″] A meeting was held at Bukhari Group Chairman Office where Mr. Muhammad Rafiq Khan (Group Chairman, Bukhari Group, Sardar Zubair Hussain, Group CEO, Mr. Kazmi Syed Shams,Group AVP, Syed Muhammad Ali Hamdani, CEO Pakistan Travel Mart and Mr. Shehroze Rizwan Moosa, Manager Marketing PTM discussed business development in a very cordial atmosphere with visiting high officials of Airblue. The meeting commenced with a very warm welcome offered by…