LAHORE: Inter Globe Travel & Tours lived up to its reputation once more. A successful Umrah group was organised under the banner of Inter Globe Travel and Tours, by its CEO Ms. Shazia Suleman, for the successive eighth consecutive year. [huge_it_slider id=”179″] The Umra group members had the honour to visit Holiest places at Macca and Madina for their religious fulfilment. The experience of fulfilment and religious sentiments at Mecca and Medina is unmatched and unparalleled. The group members had an extremely comfortable hotel stays and travel transitions starting right from their departure to their return back home.
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The winners of the 8th annual Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards, naming the most popular cruise ships of the year, based on consumer reviews shared on Cruise Critic over the past 12 months, were revealed today. “What’s fun to see in this year’s list of winners is the wide range of ships awarded as the best of the best,” explains Colleen McDaniel, Senior Executive Editor of Cruise Critic. “You have two of the largest ships at sea, alongside luxury yachts and small expedition ships that sail to some of the most far-flung destinations across the globe. As different as these…
DOHA: Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Sheraton Melbourne Hotel, further expanding the growing portfolio of its hospitality division, Dhiafatina Hotels. The Sheraton Melbourne joins a growing list of distinguished establishments acquired and managed by Dhiafatina Hotels, including the Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London’s Heathrow Airport, The Novotel Edinburgh Park in Edinburgh Scotland, the Oryx Rotana Hotel in Doha, and The Airport Hotel located at Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA). Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “The acquisition of the Sheraton Melbourne Hotel complements Qatar Airways’ global strategy for…
SEATTLE: Boeing has announced the appointment of Linda Mills as Vice President of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the company’s $58 billion business unit that designs and builds the world’s most advanced and efficient jetliners. Mills, an award-winning executive with 20 years of strategic communications experience, joins Boeing from Seattle-based Starbucks, where she served as vice president of Global Communications. In her new role, Mills will work with a team of communications and marketing professionals responsible for global media relations, employee and executive communications, social media engagement, advertising, and other communications disciplines. Mills will report to Phil Musser, senior vice…
DUBAI: The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel, the world’s tallest hotel developed by the Al Attar Group and standing 356 m and 53 cm tall, opened yesterday (February 12) on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE. [huge_it_slider id=”178″] The Gevora, which cost more than Dh500 million ($136 million) to build, will have 528 rooms including 232 deluxe rooms with an area of 46 sq m, 265 one-bedroom deluxe rooms (62 sq m) and 31 bedroom suites (85 sq m). The hotel features five restaurants offering international and local cuisines – Le Veyron, Gevora Kitchen, Level Twelve, Overview Pool Lounge and…
PESHAWAR: A convoy of participants of 13th Cholistan Desert Rally departed from Peshawar to participate in the most thrilling event of tourism, the spectacular ‘Jeep Rally’ in Cholistan desert of the Punjab province. [huge_it_slider id=”177″] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Mehr Taj Roghani was the Chief Guest at the ceremony held in connection with the departure of jeeps for the Cholistan race. Deputy Secretary Sports, Tourism, Culture, Archaeology, Museums and Youth Affairs Babar Khan, Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) Managing Director Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, General Manager Tourist Information Centres (TICs) Muhammad Ali Syed, Frontier 4×4 Club President Babar Khan, jeep…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has announced the appointment of Captain Suhail Abdulhameed Abdulaziz Ismail as the airline’s new chief operating officer. Krešimir Kucko, Gulf Air chief executive officer and Captain Waleed Abdul Hameed Al Alawi, Gulf Air deputy chief executive officer welcomed Captain Ismail to his new post. As a UK graduate, Captain Ismail started his career with Gulf Air flying the Fokker F27 and later the renowned Boeing 747 fleet that Gulf Air operated in the 1980s.With an aviation career spanning over 35years, he brings a wealth of international aviation experience to his new position.…
PYEONGCHANG: What has happened on last Saturday in Pyeongchang may be seen in future history books. Ongoing in the Republic of Korea is the largest sports event ever undertaken in the country, it’s also the largest travel and tourism event for South Korea with visitors from every corner of the globe. The Olympics are supposed to be a happy event – and the Korean Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea just was elevated to another level of happiness the world has been waiting for, a possible step for peace and unification between the two Koreas. [huge_it_slider id=”176″] Peace, sports,…
DUBAI: Emirates on Sunday, 12 February signed a contract for 20 additional A380 aircraft and 16 options, firming up the Memorandum of Understanding that was announced in January. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at US$16 billion based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as 2020. In the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai; and Edouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France, the agreement was signed on the sidelines of the World Government Summit by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) is in contact with all provincial tourism departments of all four provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) to join hands for the promotion of tourism. Managing Director PTDC Ch. Abdul Ghafoor told media that the response of all the provinces was very positive and they wanted to collaborate with PTDC for promotion of tourism sector. He said that the provinces requested to provide piece of lands for erecting new motels at various prominent tourists’ resorts. He stated that the corporation would also provide all possible assistance to the provinces in promoting tourism.…