LAHORE: The Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) is all set to organize the most famous, full of action and adventure, mega tourism event, the 13thCholistan Desert Rally on February 15-18 in the Cholistan Desert. This was announced by TDCP in a colourful press briefing given by Senator/Chairman Task Force Cholistan, Mr. Saud Majeed. He said that, the arrangements of rally are completed and this year the drivers from other countries are expected to participate in this mega event also. Pakistani Women Drivers will take part in desert rally. Occupying the far south of Punjab, Cholistan desert is the most picturesque…
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RAWALPINDI: The participants of a National Consultation Workshop on Tourism of Pakistan passed a unanimous resolution urging the federal government for establishing a National Tourism Authority in Pakistan having full power to adopt measures and taking decisions for promoting this sector. The National Consultation Workshop on Tourism in Pakistan was organized by Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation in collaboration with UNWTO at Flashman Hotel on Tuesday. The Workshop was chaired by PTDC Managing Director , Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan and attended by representatives of UNWTO experts including Harry Hwang, George Drakopoulos while Aftab Ur Rehman Rana, Moderator and President of Sustainable…
MANAMA: Work on the $1.1-billion Bahrain Airport Modernization Programme (AMP), the largest infrastructure project in the kingdom, is progressing at a steady pace, reported BNA citing a senior minister. Following the revamp, the airport will see a new passenger terminal, 24 airport bridges, new arrival and departure lounges and loading bays. “We have made solid progress with nearly 60 per cent of the infrastructure work already completed,” stated Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed. The airport is presently serving around nine million passengers a year, but with the expansion it is expected the number would increase up to 14 million…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has announced that it aims to carry up to 74 million passengers in 2018. “Total number of passengers carried is targeted to reach 74 million including 33 million on domestic routes, 41 million on international routes,” the carrier said in a statement. The airline expects sales revenue to hit $11.8 billion this year as well as an increase in capacity by 5-6 percent year-on-year, reaching 183 billion available seat kilometers (ASK). Capacity (ASK) increase is expected to be 10 per cent in Turkey, 9 per cent in Middle East, 6 per cent in Europe, 6 per cent…
KARACHI: From the 7th to the 9th of February, 2018 Avari Towers Hotel Karachi will be hosting a Sri Lankan Food Festival to celebrate the rich and diverse culture of Sri Lanka. The event will be held in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and in association with Sri Lankan Airlines. Two experienced Sri Lankan chefs from the Galadari Hotel are scheduled to arrive in Karachi specially to prepare authentic and traditional Sri Lankan cuisine for the festival, providing a chance for food lovers in Karachi to taste traditional food from Sri Lanka.…
RAWALPINDI: The UNWTO Experts including Harry Hwang and George Drakopoulos Wednesday nominated Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Managing Director, PTDC as UNWTO Representative of Pakistan. The announcement of nominating Ghafoor Khan as UNWTO representative of Pakistan was made in a meeting held at the PTDC head office, Rawalpindi. The meeting was participated by Harry Hwang, George Drakopoulos participants of National Consultation Workshop while Managing Director, Ghafoor Khan chaired the meeting. After the nomination of Ghafoor Khan as UNWTO representative, the UNWTO Experts were shown videos of different beautiful places of Pakistan which attract the foreign tourists. The experts at the end…
WRITTEN BY CH FAISAL MEHMOOD We have dwelt on the subject of Civil Aviation for long and more so since the Government put a New Civil Aviation Policy on the anvil. Cumulatively, we concerned ourselves with the misfortunes of our national carrier and travelling public, both tracing back to the adoption of non-reciprocal Open Sky Policy. While commending our posture on the subject, our readers have pointed out its similarity with the United States’ three major airlinesasking fora Fair Sky Policy as regards the State owned carriers in the Gulf. A 3 versus 3 debate is now raging;the three carriers…
THATTA: As we reported in our previous issue, On the 21st of January 18, Khwaja Jahan Zeb, CEO Zeb Travels, one of Pakistan’s largest domestic and International tour sellers took the initiative of promoting Sindh Tourism by inviting the team of Holiday Weekly along with Seniors of foreign airlines and leading educationists toan Educational/Recreational Day trip to explore the historical richness & depth of the heritage sites situated between Karachi and Thatta. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”4″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”02″ number_of_columns=”02″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The aim of this tour was to inform…
SEATTLE: Oman Air received its first 737 MAX airplane from Boeing on January 31, one of 30 that Oman Air will operate as it expands its fleet and service. The flag carrier of Oman has long operated the efficient and reliable Boeing 737. With the MAX, Oman Air will be able to achieve a double-digit percentage improvement in fuel efficiency. “At Oman Air, offering the best possible on board experience is key to our success and the 737 MAX has already earned a reputation for its exceptional performance, efficiency and guest experience,” said Abdulaziz Al-Raisi, acting CEO, Oman Air. “The…
TEHRAN: More than six million foreign tourists visited Iran last year; a top government official was quoted as saying in a media report. “The highest figure belongs to pilgrims and Khorasan Razavi province has allocated the highest number of foreign tourists to itself,” Mohammad Moheb Khodaei, deputy head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (CHHTO) for tourist affairs was quoted in the Irna report. Meanwhile, more than nine million Iranian tourists, including four million pilgrims, have travelled abroad, he added.