PESHAWAR: Last week, Managing Director, Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), Ch. Abdul Ghafoor delivered a lecture on ‘Tourism in Pakistan’ to the participants of senior management course organized by the National Institute of Management Peshawar. While speaking there,The MD said that in the past, no work was done for the promotion of tourism in Pakistan and tourism sector remained neglected. But the present government is ready to support PTDC in this valuable sector. In this context there is a strong need for cooperation between relevant federal and provincial government departments. Tourism is the only sector after Foreign Affairs that play…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority in a local Hotel hosted the 11Th meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation of the Developing-8 (D-8) Organization on 27th November, 2017, under Aviation Division of Cabinet Secretariat. Advisor to the Prime Minister on Aviation, Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan, inaugurated the Meeting. D-8 is a global cooperation amongst major developing countries which include Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. The objectives of D-8 Forum are to improve member states’ position in the global economy and enhance the living standard of its people by creating new opportunities in trade relationship. The Forum…
NEW YORK: ‘StarLinks PR & Events’ that was named a finalist in the Company/Organization awards category in the 14th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, has won the Bronze Stevie Award. More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 90 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year. StarLinks PR & Events had been declared a finalist in the Startup of the year- Business Service Industries category, last month. The Stevie Awards, hailed as…
KARACHI: While addressing the PTM gala dinner gathering consisting of the elite of travel & tourism industry, Ms. Lashley A. Pulsipher, Chief Marketing Sales and Revenue Officer Hashoo Hotels said that she feels honored to be a guest in Pakistan and to be able to work here and be part of driving the tourism industry in Pakistan. She said, “One of things that have impressed me the most as an American living in Pakistan is the spirit of entrepreneurship, which is so alive and thriving in Pakistan.” She said that she works for a company, ‘Hashoo Group’ that was…
KARACHI: Held in the city of lights, the first of its kind, three day Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) ended on Sunday, 26th November, 2017. The mart consisted of over 120 notable national and international brands of travel, airlines, hotels & tourism industry who exhibited their travel and tourism products under one roof. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”1″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”1″ template=”default” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Through the event, the Pakistan Travel Market (PTM) has been highly successful in bringing opportunities, content and digital tools, to support the growth of the national travel industry by facilitating new connections and lasting business relationships, and by…
KARACHI: Held on Monday 27th November 17 and attracting an enviable guest list of both national and International exhibiters of PTM, seniors of airline, travel and hotel industry, government officials and active members of the tourism Industry. The gala dinner marked a celebratory conclusion of Pakistan Travel Mart 2017, which can easily be deemed as one of, if not the most successful travel and tourism exhibition in Pakistan. [huge_it_slider id=”138″] PTM was a first of its kind travel and tourism expo in Pakistan, which aimed to stimulate both the domestic and international tourism markets in order to attract more visitors.…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia may be one of the most influential countries in the Middle East but to date it rarely registers on most holidaymakers’ wish lists. That may be about to change, however, after it announced plans to introduce tourist visas for the first time. The country has been preparing to become a tourist destination for some time and recently announced it would give out visas to tourists, in addition to business travellers, pilgrims and those visiting family members. Speaking to CNN Money’s Richard Quest, Prince Sultan bin Salman, head of the Saudi tourism and national heritage commission, said: “The…
NEW YORK: Finally a settlement has reached by the Insurers for American Airlines and United Airlines to pay part of a $95 million claim for alleged security lapses which led to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. The settlement deal, which includes other aviation companies, will go to World Trade Center developer Silverstein Properties, which had originally demanded billions from the airlines and airport security. The deal comes at the end of ‘extensive, arms-length negotiations’ over several months, lawyers for both sides said. “The court’s approval of the settlement agreement will bring to a close this hard-fought 13-year litigation on…
LONDON: Passengers connecting through Heathrow Terminal 2 | The Queen’s Terminal, will now benefit from a faster transfer experience, thanks to an improved journey through Terminal 2B (T2B). The new facility enables passengers, whose flights arrive and depart at T2B, to pass through security within the same concourse, providing a more convenient and faster travel experience. This allows them to make better use of their time on the ground between flights. Star Alliance passengers travelling in First or Business Class or holding Star Alliance Gold Status, can relax in either the Air Canada, Singapore Airlines or United lounge, which are…
BEIJING: In October, before U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China signed an agreement on the implementation procedures of the bilateral airworthiness agreement. The document marked a full and reciprocal recognition of jet aircraft between the two countries. It’s of great significance in the path of China’s self-developed C919 to obtain an airworthiness certification from the United States and the European Union. What consequences will it have? In the global aviation market, the most common passenger jets are made by only a handful of companies, such…