SINGAPORE: Sabre Corporation , the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, has announced a multi-year agreement to provide Sabre MIDT Network Plus data to Hong Kong Airlines. The purchase is expected to be central in providing the airline with much-needed intelligence as they chart their expansion plans into North America. Hong Kong Airlines will now have access to booking data from Sabre agents worldwide for all traveller origins and destinations where Hong Kong Airlines operates at least one segment of the traveller journey. The data also includes information on proceeding and follow-on segments for those routes, which will help…
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Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is poised to significantly enhance the digital experience it offers to customers having signed with Amadeus to implement a wide range of advanced technology through its Altéa Suite. The move to overhaul its digital offering supports Flybe’s continuing business improvement strategy which includes providing a highly personalised, industry leading and interactive digital offering before, during and after travel. Amadeus’ mobile solutions will also offer the airline’s passengers re-accommodation options during times of disruption, directly within Flybe’s mobile app. Christine Ourmières-Widener, Chief Executive Officer at Flybe commented: “We look forward to working with Amadeus to implement…
CARIO: Egypt is enjoying an “exceptional recovery” in tourism arrivals this year due to increased “economic and social stability” that has encouraged European visitors back to the country.Tourism revenue in Egypt will rise 105 per cent by the end of the year, taking it to $7 billion, Deputy Tourism Minister, Adela Ragab, said. According to Tariq Amer, governor of the Egyptian Central Bank, Egypt’s tourism revenues amounted to $3.4 billion in 2016.During an interview with Al-Shorouk, Ragab said: “The number of tourists coming to Egypt may exceed 7.5 million by the end of this year.”The United Nations World Tourism Organisation…
Carnival Cruise Line has signed a fuel supply agreement with Shell for the first cruise ships in North America to be fully powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).The deal with Shell is for two new ships arriving in 2020 and 2022, which will be powered by liquefied natural gas, the cleanest burning fossil fuel, at port as well as at sea, via Shell’s ocean-going LNG Bunker Barge.The ships will be Carnival’s largest, carrying about 5,200 guests each at full capacity. “Carnival Cruise Line is strongly committed to leading the way in the implementation of technology innovations to help protect the…
LAHORE: Pakistan is fortunate enough to have most picturesque deserts in the world, including the Cholistan. For promoting desert tourism in the Punjab, the Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) has taken the initiative of developing a tourist resort of foreign standards in the Cholistan. Mr. Ahmer Mallick, MD-TDCP while talking to media told that the corporation has submitted a proposition (PC-II) to the province’s Planning and Development (P&D) Department for a practical analysis of the project. The project would be developed by some foreign reputable consulting company. He mentioned that initially both the design and feasibility of the resort…
KHUNJERAB PASS: This border outpost on the Karakoram Highway, slashed through the glacier-strewn Karakoram Mountains to join China and Pakistan by road, made a new world record and that is the world’s highest installed automated bank teller machine. However, the ATM is just one of the changes happening along the high altitude highway, which is increasingly a tourist attraction after a major upgrade as part of a $54 billion Chinese-funded effort to boost transport and trade links between the two countries. At the border post, the highest paved international crossing in the world, many more diesel semi-trailer trucks now crawl…
NANKANA: Managing Director, Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation, Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor Khan met Sikh pilgrims, came from all over the world to participate in Nankana Sahib’s 549th birthday celebrations. The meeting discussed in detail the issues related to incoming Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan and the facilities available to them. GC University professor Kailyan Singh welcomed Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor Khan on arrival at Nankana. In the meeting, member of the assembly Dr. Shazra Rai Pranab Ali, MPA Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, from England Sardar Jaga Singh, and Sardar Avatar Singh were also present. The Sikhs delegation told Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor that they…
BEIJING: Boeing and China Aviation Suppliers Holding Company have signed an agreement on Wednesday, 8 November, for the purchase of 300 airplanes during a ceremony in Beijing. It was part of the US trade mission to China, and was signed by Kevin McAllister, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO, in the presence of US President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping. The agreement includes orders and commitments for 300 Boeing single-aisle and twin-aisle airplanes. The airplanes are valued at more than $37 billion at list prices. “China is a valued customer and key partner, and we’re proud that Boeing…
KARACHI: The Associates of Karachi Marriott Hotel visited WWF Wetland Centre where they planted mangroves saplings and participated in the presentation about the sea turtles and how the hatchlings can be saved and released in the sea carefully. [huge_it_slider id=”134″] It is vital for every individual to understand the importance of marine turtles in the ecosystems. For more than 100 million years marine turtles have covered vast distances across the world’s oceans‚ performing a vital and integral role in marine and coastal ecosystems. Over the last 200 years human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient…
KARACHI: Last week Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Commemorated World Quality Day on 09th November, 2017. First ever, Seminar on World Quality Day was held at HQCAA, Karachi. Experts in Quality Management System (QMS) i.e. academia, aviation and Seniors of corporate organizations spoke on the occasion. Senior executives from the aviation industry were invited to exchange views and better understand as to how quality enhances performances, efficiency and success. The chief guest in his closing remarks emphasized that Quality implementation is a top down process and requires requisite human resource developments. The quality standards are the only tool to bring continual…