MUSCAT: Oman Air, the nationalflag carrier of Sultanate of Omanhas announced a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways, offering enhanced connectivity and seamless connections between Muscat and popular Thai cities. The new agreement, which was put into effect on April 1, was signed by Aboudy Nasser, senior vice president of Network Planning & Revenue Management for Oman Air, and Pakorn Rattanarod, Director of Route Profitability and Alliance for Bangkok Airways. Under the agreement, Oman Air will put its “WY” designator code on Bangkok Airways flights, serving eight domestic routes. This includes popular destinations in Thailand including Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai,…
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KARACHI: Beach Luxury Hotel is hosting two-week long Thai food festival which kick starts today, 4th April, and is expected to be attended by many foreign diplomats posted in Karachi along with the city’s elite and a large number of local food lovers. The inaugural ceremony will take place at 7:30 in the evening. [huge_it_slider id=”211″] Thai Consul General in Karachi will inaugurate the festival organized by Avari International Hotels Group in collaboration with Royal Consulate Thailand and Thai Airlines. It is one of the series of events being held to celebrate 70th anniversary of Beach Luxury Hotel and on…
Dubai’s flagship airline Emirates is looking for “motivated and service-oriented” candidates to expand its cabin crew team. The airline will be organising open days for cabin crew recruitment in Dubai later this month. [huge_it_slider id=”210″] Interested candidates should attend the open days on April 13 and 28. Candidates can get details on the venue and the timing by visiting the website. “Emirates is looking for open-minded, helpful, and friendly candidates to deliver its award-winning onboard experience to customers. Applicants hoping to give their careers a flying start can walk in with an up-to-date curriculum vitae in English, and a recent…
Effective immediately, Audrey Hendley has been named President of American Express Travel and Lifestyle Services, one of the largest multi-channel global consumer travel agencies in the world. In her new role, Audrey is responsible for delivering premium travel and lifestyle (dining, entertainment) services to Card Members through a network of over 5,000 travel consultants, overseeing the digital travel booking experience, travel benefits and programs, supplier partnerships, and marketing and engagement strategies for the premium Card Member base. This appointment marks a return to American Express Travel for Audrey, who earlier in her career served as Vice President of Marketing and…
ANDORRA: The 10th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism held in Andorra on 21-23 March highlighted the need to adapt tourism accommodation to the expectations of today’s customers and to increase the quality of the traveller’s experience, while identifying knowledge management and hospitality culture as keys to success. The Congress organized jointly by the seven communes of the Principality, the Government of Andorra and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). More than 400 participants attended the tenth edition of the Congress, including around thirty speakers from more than 16 countries and experts from Spain, the United States, Finland, France, Greece,…
Citizenships are for sale, this is no longer an open secret but a sad reality in almost every country. The Invest Caribbean Summit 2018 will be hosted by economic citizenship pioneers, St Kitts and Nevis, under the theme “Unity in the Age of Division, Emerging Trends of CIPs in an Uncertain World”, showcasing current practices within the growing industry, and what the future will hold for international stakeholders in an era of geopolitical turbulence. To be hosted at the five-star St Kitts Marriott Resort from 16-19 May, the Summit will be attended by Heads of State and Government officials from…
Abdulla Ghiyas, President of the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) – one of the most active NGOs in the Maldives dedicated to fostering and promoting the sub industry of local travel agents, is today named as the 2018 PATA Face of the Future. This is the most prestigious honour open to young tourism professionals in the Asia Pacific region. Dr Mario Hardy, CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), said, “I would like to congratulate Abdulla on winning the 2018 PATA Face of the Future award. His clear commitment to the responsible development of travel…
RAWALPINDI: There is an immense potential for joint promotion of tourism between Tajikistan and Pakistan due to their common cultural values of the Muslim brotherhood. This was stated by Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Managing Director PTDC during a meeting with the Ambassador of Tajikistan in Pakistan Jononov Sherali. He said that the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Tajikistan can be further enhanced by promoting each other’s tourism destinations among nationals of both the countries. He further added that PTDC and Tajikistan Tourism Authority might sign a Memorandum of Understanding, in which, the articles for possible areas of joint tourism promotion…
SINGAPORE: Sabre Corporation, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, has appointed Roshan Mendis as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of its Travel Network business. As CCO, Mendis will be responsible for leading global sales, sales operations and business development initiatives worldwide and will play an instrumental role in driving Sabre’s global travel distribution business as it invests in a fast-forward approach to next-generation retailing and distribution. “Roshan has the vision, customer commitment and industry expertise to ensure that Sabre is ready to meet its customers’ needs today and well into the future,” said Wade Jones, president of Sabre…
LONDON: The British Backpacker Society’s has said that Pakistan will see a huge surge in international tourism in the coming years as BBS encourages travelers to visit this magnificent adventure tourism hidden gem. The British Backpacker Society has issued a special message for international tourists stand travelers to visit world top travel destination. It also recently identified Pakistan as its top adventure travel destination, calling it, “one of the friendliest countries on Earth, with mountain scenery that is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination.” On a social media blog, the backpackers, who explored more than 101 countries, declared Pakistan the clear winner…