Hunza Serena Inn organized a plantation event at the Aga Khan Diamond Jubilee High School Zowood Khoon, located close to Afghan border, in the Chipursan valley of sub-division Gojal, District Hunza. Organized in collaboration with Ismaili Local Council for Chipursan, the event aimed to contribute towards the forestation efforts, as part of the United Nations mandated theme, “Let’s make our villages greener, healthier, happier place to live!” This year’s event was a continuation of the plantation campaigns organized by Serena Hotels in different parts of the country, in order to raise awareness about the importance of all types of woodlands…
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ISLAMABAD: The inauguration of the new Islamabad International Airport has been delayed once again. Now the country’s biggest and most modern airport is likely to become fully operational on May 3rd. “Earlier, there was a plan to start international flights operation at the new airport from April 20, however, the date was changed due to the ongoing final tests at the site”, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Deputy Director General Aamir Mahboob said, while talking to the media. He said, “we were ready to launch flight operation from the 20th, but Advisor of Prime Minister on Aviation and Federal Secretary…
KARACHI: The Country Manager-Pakistan Thai Airways International, Mr. Kanaporn Apinonkul, whilst speaking to a group of journalists at the concluding ceremony of the two weeklong Thai food festival held at Beach Luxury Hotel, stated that there is a big potential for aviation business in Pakistan, mainly after CPEC. [huge_it_slider id=”223″] He said, at present, Thai Airways operates daily flights for Bangkok from Karachi and Lahore, and four in a week from Islamabad. He added that passenger traffic from Pakistan to Thailand is increasing. Last year, 100,000 visas were issued by Thailand embassy in Islamabad for tourists and businessmen. He informed…
KARACHI: Theming ‘Sufi Heritage: Counterculture Narrative and Peace building in the Era of Globalisation’ Department of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Government of Sindh organized 4th International Sufi Conferenceat Hotel Beach Luxury, Karachi last week. The two-day conference brings forth the scholars from 13 countries to engage with the cultural heritage narratives and prospects of peacebuilding in the global era. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) women-wing President Faryal Talpur, the Chief Guest on the occasion, said that the critical transformative potential of the conference would greatly benefit scholars and participants especially the young students. “I must congratulate the Department of Culture, Tourism…
ISLAMABAD: iMusafir.pk offers complete tour packages to make your holidays memorable. Seen here in the picture is the group of young tourists, there trip to northern Areas was organized by iMusafir.pk.
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.
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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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…
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…