KARACHI: Mr. S. M. Muneer, Chairman TDAP is seen here in the picture presenting a flower bouquet to Muhammad Yahya Polani, former Chairman TAAP & Group Chairman Polani’s as a goodwill gesture. Leading Businessmen Mr. Abdul Rahim Janoo, Mr. Khalid Tawab and Mr. Noor Ahmed Khan are also seen in the picture.
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WRITTEN BY CH FAISAL MAHMOOD As we keep on telling our readers not to be daunted by the difficulties in travelling & tourism and the difficulties being faced by the Tourism stakeholders. Our tourism is improving slowly and gradually and light at the end of the tunnel is becoming clearer and prominent. Among many others, one positive factor is the international recognition of our growing tourism activities. The latest report of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), released last week said that the travel and tourism sector contributed Rs930.9 billion, that is 2.9 per cent of Pakistan’s gross domestic product…
RAWALPINDI: The members from Central Asian Republics including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan visited Pakistan on invitation of Government of Pakistan from March19-24 on the invitation of National Security Division (NSD), Prime Minister Secretariat assured to extend full support to Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation in promoting this sector which is the back bone of country’s economy. They were speaking at a luncheon reception given in their honor by PTDC at Flashman Hotel on Friday noon. [huge_it_slider id=”209″] Referring to the proposals given by the PTDC Managing Director, Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan, the delegates assured that their countries would form…
BERLIN: Oman’s Ministry of Tourism and ITB Berlin have announced that the sultanate will be the Official Partner Country of the world’s leading travel trade show in 2020. Tourism Minister Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrizi said: “ITB Berlin is the leading platform for the global travel industry. With this partnership, we will be able to draw major attention to our country as a travel destination. We are greatly looking forward to presenting Oman as a destination to such a wide audience in 2020.” The minister and Dr Martin Buck, senior vice president travel & logistics, Messe Berlin, cemented relations at…
KARACHI: Mr. Aslam Khan, Manager Pearl continental Hotel along with associates warmly welcomed Pakistan Cricket Team upon their arrival at the hotel for the first T20 cricket match being played at National Stadium Karachi between Pakistan and West Indies. [huge_it_slider id=”208″] Ms. Laila Farah Naz, Marcom Manager, and Mr. Tanveer Malik, Assistant Director Sales were also present at the occasion.
KARACHI: Pakistan International Film Festival (PiFF) reveals the lineup for the festival scheduled to take place in Karachi from 29th March to 1st of April 2018. The four-day festival will feature prominent film makers from different countries including India, Italy, Germany, Nepal and US to name a few. The festival will screen different categories of films ranging from documentaries, short films and feature films submitted from 93 countries across the globe. For the entire festival a total of 210 films have been selected from the categories of documentaries, short films and feature length films. Detailed events information pertaining to the…
ISLAMABAD: On the 28th of March 2018 Hashoo Group announced the signing of a management contract between its subsidiary, Pakistan Services Limited and Samsons Group of Companies (Pvt.) Limited. This contract brings the Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts brand to Malam Jabba Ski Resort. [huge_it_slider id=”206″] Mr. Murtaza Hashwani, CEO & Deputy Chairman of Hashoo Group, added, “We are pleased to partner with Samsons Group to revive one of Pakistan’s top tourist destinations. Today marks an important milestone as we expand our hotels to more of the top destinations in the country over the next few years. We look forward to…
KARACHI: SKAL International Karachi, the prestigious club of Travel and Tourism Professionals, hosted a networking lunch in honor of Aviation, Travel and Tourism professionals at Maxim’s Restaurant Karachi, last week. [huge_it_slider id=”204″] The President SKAL Syed Javaid Hasan welcomed the guests. In his opening noteshe gave a short brief on the SKAL International working, aims and objectives. He focused that SKAL International Karachi aims to promote sustainable travel and tourism activities aimed at constructive relationship and business connections with stakeholders. He hoped that the SKAL would play its imperative role to provide leadership and a vibrant forum for connecting the…
MOSCOW: Qatar Airways has today revealed that it will further strengthen its ties with Russia through a five-year partnership with the forthcoming Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair, which commences from September this year, during the widely celebrated Year of Culture between Russia and the State of Qatar. At largely attended press conference by international media at the St. Regis Hotel, Moscow, on 26 March, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, highlighted the many benefits that the five year partnership will bring. A letter of intention between Cosmoscow and Qatar Airways was signed by H.E. Mr.…
DUBAI: Starting immediately, services of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) can be paid in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The GNTB wants to test the underlying blockchain technology of cryptocurrencies in their finance department and in the medium term aims to use it for their international payment traffic, said a statement. Petra Hedorfer, chair of the board of GNTB, explains: “Within our digitalisation strategy we continuously test newest technologies and trends to see if they could be useful for our company. Through accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment method and the possible medium-term implementation of the blockchain technology in our finance…