KARACHI: Pastry Chef, Philippe brings La Galette des Rois, the French King Cake to Karachi Marriott. In the beginning of January, French bakeries are filled with a special cake; la galette. Much more than just a cake, it is a beloved tradition that traces its roots back to the Roman Empire. The tradition of Tirer les rois that is to say to “Find the King” at the beginning of the New Year has survived the fall of the Roman Empire, the Middle Age and the French Revolution. In these early King Cakes a bean, pea, or coin was hidden inside…
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Today Expedia released the results of a multi-generational travel study, exploring consumer behavior and travel preferences of American adults from Generation Z (age 18-22) to Baby Boomers (age 55-65). Results illustrate that people are shifting away from a society of stuff (products like clothes, electronics, jewelry), to a society of experiences, and are specifically saving for travel. “Insights into younger generations preferences are as good as a crystal ball, and currently their trends are pointing towards a great future for the travel space,” said Sarah Gavin, Vice President of Expedia, Inc. Global Communications. “Knowing what travelers of all ages prioritize…
LONDON: Heathrow Airport introducing stricter environmental charges to propel airlines to use cleaner and quieter aircraft, it said today. It is also cutting domestic passenger charges as the airport looks to fully convince airlines and MPs with its expansion plans. Environmental charges are rising seven per cent from this month, as the London airport encourages carriers to deploy their newest aircraft at Heathrow. It has also started compiling regular updates of a league table ranking airlines at the airport for which are the quietest, and which are the dirtiest and noisiest. Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye said that Heathrow is determined…
SIALKOT: In a bid to facilitate passengers, the Ministry of Railways is all set to start 14 local trains in Sialkot District, including Sambrial and Pasrur under public-private partnership. A railways official said that the Pakistan Railways and private company were endeavoring to restore 14 deserted railway stations, including Sohawa, Begowala, Sambrial, Saahowala, Uggoki, Sialkot, Naseerabad, Gunnah Kalan, Alhar, Chawinda and Pasrur. He added the trains would facilitate more than four million population of Sialkot District by providing them with improved railway journey facilities. The official said all the necessary arrangements in this regard had also been finalised by the…
ISLAMABAD: To facilitate tourists and locals, billions of rupees are being spent to upgrading and expanding road networking and other infrastructure in Gilgit-Baltistan. This was stated by Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Hafiz Hafeez ur Rehman while he was talking to a news channel.A committee had been formed to bring the tax reforms, he said adding an Anti-corruption law was also being implemented in G-B areas. About 15 to 20 lakh tourists had been visiting the Gilgit-Baltistan, due to peaceful environment restored by the efforts of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), government, he said. To a question the CM G-B said…
BANGLORE: The ‘Government of Karnataka, Department of Tourism’ announces ‘Karnataka International Travel Expo’ from the 28th February to 2nd March 2018 to be held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center (BIEC). The inaugural expo is the largest B2B travel event in India. A platform of over 400 registered buyers and media from over 25 countries seek to further enhance the tourism sector. The three-day event will attract over 1,000 delegates facilitating over 10,000 pre-matched appointments to bring together International Buyers and sellers for face-to-face meetings, education forums and networking. Shri Priyank Kharge, Minister for Tourism, IT & BT, Govt. of…
MUSCAT: The national flag carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, Oman Air has launched a new dedicated Oman homepage on its website. The new homepage has been designed to specifically cater for the travel needs of the people who live in Oman by making it even easier for Omani nationals and residents to access information about Oman Air. The website can be found at omanair.com/om/ar for Arabic and omanair.com/om/en for English, respectively. Visitors to the site can view the Oman version of the homepage by selecting it from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. The page is…
Not only is the Legacy of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism coming to an end, but also the term of Baba –e-Tourism, Dr. Taleb Rifai as UNWTO Secretary General. Dr. Rifai has changed the UNWTO and what it is during his term and many say, he had raised the bar of the UN agency very high and has built a legacy for himself like none of his predecessors did. In his final speech he addressed not his legacy, but the legacy of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. This is just his humbled style of communication. This…
A panel of cruise experts, ‘yours truly included ‘and USA Today 10Best editors nominated lines and ships for Readers’ Choice 2017, and the winners have been revealed across nine categories. Let us take a look at each below. Best Ocean Cruise Line 1—Carnival Cruise Line 2—Viking Ocean Cruises 3—Princess Cruises 4—Costa Cruises 5—Seabourn Cruise Line 6—Crystal Cruises 7—Windstar Cruises 8—Royal Caribbean International 9—Celebrity Cruises 10—Holland America Line Carnival Cruise Line coming in top certainly speaks to the brand’s ubiquity and resonance with a broad clientele. It came out ahead of standard competitor Royal Caribbean International in seventh place and Norwegian…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MEHMOOD There was a time not too long ago when it was unbecoming of a diplomat to even mention matters of commerce in his host country; now diplomacy and diplomats are promoting their countries’ tourism, culture&commerce – and very rightly so. Our readers would have noted the promotional activities which our guest diplomats engage in – presenting their products and cultures etcetera – thus creating positive images of their countries and generating bilateral trades and investments. In our twenty-first century world, visibility is the base for promotion – be it destination promotion or product promotion.As things…