DUBAI: The world of fast-paced corporate aviation is on the rise in the Middle East, driven predominantly by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where it is reportedly common to travel by private jet from city to city within the kingdom. The jet business Once driven by the lucrative oil and gas sector, is now populated by business executives from new industries, principally health care and finance. “There is a really high demand, especially for mid-sized jets, in the Middle East. Customers here are really looking for aircraft that can seat eight to nineteen passengers,” said Ghada Fawzi, director of sales…
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KARACHI: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) recently released Istanbul Declaration after an international conference held in Turkey in which OIC asked member countries to support the efforts for preserving universally recognised and regionally important sacred sites such as Al-Aqsa Mosque and heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh and India-held Kashmir from man-made damage including excavations, site alterations and overlapping developments in accordance with the OIC charter. Prof Noman Ahmed, the Chairman of NED University of Engineering and Technology’s department of architecture and urban planning represented Pakistan at the event. The professor told that the moot,protecting the Cultural Heritage of the Muslim…
DUBAI: This year’s Dubai Air Show saw aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing booking $113.8 billion in orders, a very spectacular end for the both big companies. The impressive figures are nearly three times the $37.2 billion in orders signed in 2015. The total tally included mega deals from Emirates and flydubai, which announced orders worth $15 billion and $27 billion respectively for Boeing aircraft as both carriers chart their growth plans for the next decade. The 2017 tally, though, still doesn’t match the more than $200 billion worth of deals in 2013. But for all the deals signed…
KARACHI: First of its kind, with 140 local and international renowned brands, three day Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) is going to start on November 24 at Karachi. The biggest and most stellar tourism exhibition in last 20 years or more will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali shah. Many notable national and international brands of travel, airlines, Hotels & tourism industry will exhibits their travel and tourism products under one roof. Through the event the Pakistan Travel Market (PTM) will bring opportunities, content and digital tools, to support the growth of the national travel industry by facilitating…
SUKKAR: A Young Finnish couple travelling the world, last week they reached in Sindh, while hitch hiking along the way. The couple that arrived in Sukkurare being termed ‘ambassadors of peace’ for their journey that aims to promote tourism in countries that are generally perceived as being ‘unsafe’. The Finnish couple that has reached Pakistan while travelling across thirteen countries had some good things to share about the people of Pakistan. “We think in Pakistan we’ve met people who are more hospitable than the ones we have ever met in our lives. It’s amazing,” says the couple. The couple reached…
RAWALPINDI: National Tourism Strategy Roundtable Meeting was held at Flashman’s Hotel Rawalpindi, where Managing Director, Pakistan Tourism Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor Khan was the Chief Guest. Tourism Stakeholders, tour operators, hoteliers, tourism think tank members, Heads of Tourism Department from different universities, and prominent figures attended the meeting. While speaking to the occasion, Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor said that the work in this sector has been started the first time since 1991. In the context of the 18th constitutional amendment, provincial autonomy is very optimistic, but the tourism sector should remain under supervision of the federal government, because tourism in all countries…
LAHORE: Two more train sets for Lahore Orange Line Metro Train (LOLMT), comprising of 10 cars, reached Lahore on Wednesday, 15 November and another two were on their way to Karachi port, while four more sets have been transported to Shanghai’s port in China to be dispatched to Pakistan soon. Advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister and LOMTP Steering Committee Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hassan revealed this while chairing the weekly progress review meeting. It is important to mention here that a total of 27 train sets were being imported from China for the LOLMT project. The meeting was informed that…
HARIPUR: Pakistan unveiled the remains of a more than 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha image on Wednesday, 15 November as a part of an initiative to encourage religious tourism, particularly Buddhists religious tourism and project religious harmony in the troubled region. A reflection of the diverse history and culture of the country, the ancient Buddhist site in Bhamala, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was first discovered in 1929. Eighty-eight years on, excavations resumed and the 14-metre-(48-foot)-high Kanjur stone Buddha image was unearthed. “This is from the 3rd century AD, making it the world’s oldest sleeping Buddha remains,” Abdul Samad, director of Bhamala’s archaeology and…
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) today kicked off the ambitious “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018” campaign with a spectacular procession through the heart of Bangkok. The opening ceremony, held at Siam Discovery, was presided over by H.E. General Tanasak Patimapragorn, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. H.E. Mrs. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister of Tourism and Sports, said: “Today marks the beginning of the “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018”, which is at the heart of the Royal Thai Government’s ongoing efforts to foster the success of the tourism industry, as a key economic driver. Our outstanding programme of major events throughout…
The International Air Transport Association has called for aviation security to be further strengthened by addressing four key areas. These include closer government-to-government cooperation to eliminate the long-term challenges of extraterritorial measures, following the introduction of a laptop ban on certain routes earlier this year. IATA also called for the universal application of global standards, better information sharing among governments and with industry, and the efficient implementation of new and existing technology capabilities. “Governments and the industry are partners in aviation security. “Airlines have operational know-how. “Governments have the financial and intelligence resources. “We have to put them together effectively…