COLORADO: A new tourism association has been formed with the name of ‘Wellness Tourism Association’. The association will be a network of, and for, qualifying members of the wellness tourism industry. Its objectives will help to define the industry, as well as educate consumers to recognize legitimate and credible wellness suppliers and operators. A group of seasoned wellness industry executives has joined forces to create the Association. Registered in the State of Colorado as a not-for-profit, privately held organization, the WTA has been established and designed to serve this booming travel sector. “Our mission is clear and concise,” says Co-Founder…
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KARACHI: Golden Chick, the American fast-food chain, opened their second flagship store at Sea view last week. The evening started with guests mingling at the Red Carpet and partaking of welcome drinks as they interacted with one another in the lounge area. Sabeen Jaffer did the Red Carpet hosting, while Muhammad Hassan, assistant marketing manager, introduced Golden Chick. Mr. Naeem Anwar, CEO Crescent Star Foods spoke about the brand, followed by a speech by the Chief Guest, Her Excellency Grace Shelton, US Consul General in Karachi. Mr Joshi, the director of the International franchise support of Golden Chick also shared…
KARACHI: Gorakh Hill, situated in District Dadu is a major tourist magnet in Sindh, said Governor Muhammad Zubair. Murree of Sindh, Gorakh is a cooler place, where the temperature remains moderate even in the hot months of June and July, he stated. The governor expressed these views in a meeting with the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan who called on him in the Governor House last week. Sindh governor said that the project of the Gorakh Expressway on the pattern of the Murree expressway is important to boost domestic tourism, as well, the economy of the area. He…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MEHMOOD As we said earlier also that though slowly but steadily our Tourism Industry is moving into a positive mode and we can see its pace is accelerating; accelerating to a very encouraging level. We pray Almighty Allah that the unfolding future will not prove us wrong, we share this perception with other stakeholders in Pakistan Tourism, so that they and their respective trade bodies may pick up the positive elements and re-activate their promotional tools within the country and abroad. Our perception is based on the understanding that the many tourism oriented events have taken…
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is on the path improvement & recovery and results of the last quarter of 2017 are showing the upward trends. Our aim is to cut down the losses and to improve customer service in order to bring back PIA amongst the competitive carriers of the world. This was stated by CEO of PIA Musharraf Rasool Cyan during his official visit to Lahore, said a statement issued here on Tuesday, . He said that we have already refurbished our entire fleet including Boeing 777s and Airbus A320s. Our goal is to be a more reliable…
MADRID: International footballer Fernando Hierro has been named ambassador for responsible tourism in a meeting held on 8 February at the World Tourism Organisation, with its Secretary General, Zurab Pololikashvili. “As tourists, each of us can change the world if we act responsibly with regard to the places, the people and the cultures we visit. “I feel part of this team and I support the World Tourism Organisation in its efforts to ensure that tourism benefits everyone,” said Hierro upon accepting the distinction from Pololikashvili. Fernando Hierro’s legacy is closely associated with Real Madrid, a team with which he played…
Many international travelers who visited the United States were probably feeling sticker shock during their trips as new data show spending was down more than 3 percent last year, the second straight year of a spending slump. International arrivals to the U.S. were also down nearly 4 percent through July 2017, the most recent month for which data is available, which contributed to the spending decline. The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that international visitors spent $149 billion in the U.S. last year, down from $154 billion in 2016, and that international visitor spending dropped 5.8 percent from 2015 to…
NEW DELHI: Air India will get a one-time grant of 750,000 euros from Israel for launching direct flights between New Delhi and Tel Aviv, likely to be rolled out next month. “The condition of the directive includes a grant of 250,000 euro per weekly flight, up to a total of three weekly flights. It is a one-time grant for an airline opening a new direct route into Tel Aviv (TLV) from a destination that has potential for incoming tourism,” said Lydia Weitzman, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Tourism. The Informed sources said that the Indian flag carrier could start…
KARACHI: On 7th February 2018 at the pool side of the distinguished Avari Towers the Sri Lankan Consulate in Karachi organized a three day Sri Lankan Food Festival in honour of the 70th Independence Day Celebration of Sri Lanka. The consular corp and a large cross section of the city’s elite, including industrialists, businessmen, Seniors of Travel industry and professionals had responded to the invitation, making the event all the more impressive evening. [huge_it_slider id=”175″] His Excellency Maj. Gen (R) Jayanath lokuketegodege, Sri Lankan high commissioner in Islamabad, His Excellency G.L. Gnanatheva, Consul General of Sri Lanka in Karachi and Mr.…
KARACHI: On 7th February, an event held at Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel, Karachi, where Hashoo Group announced the issuance of Rated, Secured, Long-Term, Privately Placed Sukuk of PKR 7 billion by Pakistan Services Limited (PSL). [huge_it_slider id=”174″] The said Sukuk Issue is arranged by Elixir Securities Pakistan (Private) Limited and Faysal Bank Limited in their capacity as Mandated Lead Advisors and Arrangers and JS Bank Limited as the Lead Arranger. The Investors in PSL’s Sukuk are Faysal Bank, JS Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, Bank of Punjab, Allied Bank, Soneri Bank and Pak Iran Investment Company. The Transaction Legal Counsel…