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KARACHI: Seen here in the picture Muhammad Yahya Polani Chairman Polani Group presenting souvenir to Fatih Atacan Temel, Ex. G. M. Turkish Airline during the farewell dinner. Mr. Kumail Polani and PSP Chairman Syed Mustufa Kamal are also seen in Picture.

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WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD We have previously drawn attention to the pressing need for a federal posture for Pakistan Tourism’s internal co-ordination and external unity. The need for a federal Ministry of Tourism is acquiring greater urgency but our politicians have shown their intellectual bankruptcy to understand neither the need nor the urgency. Tourism’s is not the only voice calling for even a limited restoration of the Concurrent List of yore. Stakeholders in other sectors like education, culture, health – any and every sector which requires internal co-ordination for external impact – have also called for federal dispensations for…

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Pakistan Travel Guide is leading tour n travel company of Pakistan operating in northern areas, with 1000 + satisfied customers Pakistan Travel Guide is operating from last seven years. Providing Standard, Deluxe and Luxury class Tour Packages to it’s clients with review based system and score of 4.9/5, operating on comparatively low prices. For Neelum Valley 12 type of Packages, For Naran Kaghan 15+ type of tour packages, For Hunza Skardu 10+ type of Packages, for Swat Valley 8+ type of tour packages and couple of packages for Chitral valley. Mostly clients are pharmaceutical companies/Students/Families and other corporate. Some of…

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The world travel and tourism dream team Taleb Rifai and David Scowsill are back together. Both men became good friends and worked together constantly for many years when Dr. Taleb Rifai was the UNWTO Secretary-General, and David Scowsill the CEO of WTTC. This time, both men joined the Tourism Advisory Board of AIRBNB. Also, today, the current UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and WTTC CEO Guevara Manzo pledged their support for each other at a press conference in Buenos Aires. Many of the major or not so major hotels and hotel operators think AIRBNB is operating in the shadow of legality…

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ABU DHABI: Despite facing a setback of nearly $2 billion in 2016 and losing out on investment partners Airberlin and Alitalia in 2017, Etihad’s CEO said it was business as usual, with the airline constantly being driven by change to adapt to an ever-changing environment. “The core airline has always been operating in a very, very solid way even in most challenging times,” CEO Peter Baumgartner said in an interview. The 2016 oil price collapse had hit the Middle Eastern aviation market, including Etihad, which was moving forward on its big global ambitions. “In 2016, local regional markets contracted, accelerating…

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BUENOS AIRES: The global travel and tourism world was at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [huge_it_slider id=”222″] The President of Argentina, H.E. Mauricio Marci personally attended the opening of the World Travel and Tourism Council Summit at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires this morning. He explained the importance Argentina puts into tourism developments, he sees as a massive job creation tool for this South American Country. The President welcomed the UNWTO initiative announced by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvilia, to open a tourism innovation center in Argentina. Zurab said later during the opening it would be opened within…

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DUBAI: The iconic cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is making a comeback on April 18 when it opens as a floating hotel in Dubai. The “soft opening” will see visitors welcomed on board to experience a selection of beautifully restored rooms and suites, to discover five of the planned 13 restaurants and bars and explore her rich history in the adjacent QE2 Heritage Exhibition. More than 2.7 million man-hours were dedicated to transforming this legendary ocean liner into the multi-faceted tourist destination that she is today. The 13-deck hotel has been thoughtfully restored to her former glory – maintaining her…

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SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has claimed that it had achieved a goal of “100 per cent clean energy” for its facilities around the world. The California tech giant said its retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries were operating with nonpolluting or renewable energy. Nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with clean energy, bringing the total number of supplier commitments to 23. “We’re committed to leaving the world better than we found it,” Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in a statement. “After years of hard work, we’re…

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LUXEMBOURG: The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today, 18 April ruled that airlines must compensate their passengers for flight delays and cancellations, even though the reason for this was a strike by airline staff. The airlines are now facing a wave claims, because this ruling applies to all previous airline strikes and new ones. Why this is such an important judgment is explained by Christian Nielsen, head of the legal department of the world’s leading passenger helper portal, AirHelp. “Until now, airlines strikes of all kind have been considered extraordinary circumstances that exempt airlines from their duty to pay…

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