KARACHI: On 31st October 2017 Ramada Creek, located in Defence Housing Authority has recently opened doors to their new restaurant, Lemon Grill. Located on the 6th Floor, the restaurant provides its customers with an alluring panoramic view of the bustling roads, houses, buildings and a creek crowded with boats and yachts which is nothing less than an enthralling scenery along with which live classical music, elegant décor, classy ambiance, and comfortable seating makes it a dining experience beyond compare. Guests have the option of both indoor and outdoor seating. The restaurant caters an endless array of exceptional and divine food,…
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Written By Ch. Faisal Mehmood As we earlier wrote, the Tourism industry worldwide has been developing faster and deeper since the turn of the present century. Not only have the very concept of Tourist Products obtained new meanings, the various sectors serving those products have also acquired different profiles and different dynamics. Historical and archaeological products, which previously sufficed for marketing of destinations, are now considered ‘static products’; rendering them unsalable, except with activities contrived around them. The current ‘in thing’ for attracting tourists is what experts call ‘Contrived Products’. Changes in the transportation sector have been the more visible…
LAHORE: To celebrate the 549th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak DevJee, Over 2,600 Sikh pilgrims arrived from India at Wagah Railway Station on Thursday, 2 November. The Sikh Yatrees will participate in the religious and cultural rituals to mark the day with great respect. Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Siddiq ul Farooq welcomed the Sikh pilgrims at Wagah. He was accompanied by Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Pardhan Sardar Tara Singh, Sardar Bishon Singh, Additional Secretary Shrines Tariq Khan Wazir and other ETPB officials. Farooq stated that the arrangements for the celebrations have been finalised by the board…
DOHA: In a move that makes history, Qatar Airways announced that it is the first airline ever to fly the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 to the Maldives. The airline has upgraded its current double-daily A330 service to an A350, with the first A350 beginning operations today and the second A350 service joining shortly afterwards on 3 November. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are proud to be the first airline to fly our Airbus A350 to the Maldives. As one of the airline’s most in-demand destinations, we are delighted to be upgrading our aircraft…
RAWALPINDI: Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan chaired a high-level meeting of PTDC’s Management and Departmental heads where Executive Director of College of Tourism and Hotel management Asif Javed was also present. Ch. Ghafoor said that the organization owns a chain of motels located a prime tourist locations and hotel in Rawalpindi. A little improvement in services and face uplift will result not only in betterment of tourist facilities but also profitable for the organization. He directed that the rooms of motels and Flashman’s hotel should be renovated and upgraded as well as focus on…
DAMMAM: Tourists may soon be welcomed in Saudi Arabia as the government plans to begin issuing tourist visas for the country, a report said. The decision comes as Saudi Arabia hopes to receive 1.5 million tourists a year by 2020. The initial stage will see visas rolled out only for groups of visitors through authorized tour operators. To support the initiative, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) would help to promote tourism in Saudi Arabia, adding that tourism projects “will further diversify job opportunities” in the kingdom, the report said. Rustam Al-Kubaisi, head of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National…
KARACHI: Sindh Government has entered into a cooperation agreement with St. Petersburg aimed at promoting partnership between the two in the fields of tourism &trade , science & technology, education and research, sports and culture respectively. Provincial Minister for Planning and Development, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and Governor of St Petersburg, Georgie Sergeevich signed Memorandum of Understanding in St. Petersburg on Monday, ushering Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Russian Federation into a new phase of cordiality. The signing ceremony was attended by senior officials of Russian Federation alongwith Chairman, Sindh Planning and Development Board, Muhammad Waseem, Chairperson, Sindh Board of…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Hotel Association has rejected the new S.R.O. No.1035 for imposition of regulatory duty and declared it detrimental for the already overburdened with taxes, Pakistan hotel industry. The association has written a letter to the government, asking for withdrawal of the new SRO. The association has highlighted the repercussion of SRO on the hotel Industry in Pakistan, which is in its very initial stage of development and recovery after a prolong period of slow business activities due to various issues including security problems. Now when things finally started improving and gradually tourists, weather local or international have started…
KARACHI: Silkbank Limited, having a substantial market share of the Credit Cards, signed an agreement with THAI Airways. Silkbank Credit Card holders can now avail attractive discounts when paying for their Thai Airways ticket with their Credit Card. The ceremony was held at Silkbank Head Office in Karachi where Mr. Nouman Butt (Head of Alliances, Loyalty and New Initiatives, Silkbank) along with his team and Mr. Uzman Naveed Choudhary (Company Secretary) met Mr. NatthakornChunhacha (Country Manager Pakistan, THAI Airways) to sign the agreement.
LAHORE: The Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) staged a protest demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Monday against new Umrah policies of the Saudi and Pakistani governments. The Travel agents demanded that both governments make the process of Umrah smooth and cheap for pilgrims. They took exception to the visa fee of Rs. 60,000 imposed by the Saudi government for pilgrims performing Umrah more than once in a year and addition of Etimad office where every Umrah pilgrim would be fingerprinted and charged Rs.600 to Rs.700 for the purpose. Instead of making the procedure more easy and simple,…