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.
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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,…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday, November 1, directed the formation of a committee to conduct a detailed study and “fine-tune” the proposed strategy to make the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) a profitable organization. According to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office, a detailed briefing was given to the federal cabinet on future business plans and strategy to turn PIA around. The PM directed the formation of a committee to fine-tune the strategy. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held a detailed discussion on how the national flag carrier can stand on…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, has officially launched one of the airline’s most highly anticipated initiatives Gulf Air Holidays, offering travellers a wide range of holiday packages and tailor-made travel solutions to destinations worldwide, across the Gulf Air network available via holidays.gulfair.com. The airline is working in partnership with online travel booking company “Ezeego1.com” who are the “Gulf Air Holidays” back-end service provider. Commenting on this initiative Gulf Air Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Captain Waleed Abdul Hameed Al Alawi, said “By launching “Gulf Air Holidays” we hope to not only spoil our customers with a broad…
DUBAI: Emirates has unveiled the first aircraft in its fleet with a new livery dedicated to Expo 2020 Dubai. The decal was installed on A6-EPK, an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, at the Emirates Engineering hangar. The unique and striking livery is based on the Expo 2020 logo inspired by an ancient gold ring excavated in Dubai and it underlines Emirates’ support for the vision of Expo 2020 Dubai. Emirates is the Official Airline Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai. Emirates will be installing three different decal designs to reflect the different themes of Expo 2020- namely opportunity, mobility and sustainability. The…
COLOMBO: SriLankan Airlines took yet another decisive step forward in extending its route network with the launch of daily non-stop services to Melbourne on 29th October 2017, providing global travelers with a convenient option to visit Australia and travelers from Down Under the opportunity to travel the world via rapid connections in Colombo. Ajith Dias, Chairman of Sri Lanka’s National Carrier, said: “We at SriLankan Airlines are delighted to launch this new service, which we have no doubt would be of great convenience to all segments of travelers, including the large number of Sri Lankans domiciled in Australia, the many…
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) released a data report last week detailing the world’s fastest growing tourism cities – and they’re not what you’d expect. The top ten are all located in Asia, and the top five cities for tourism are all in China, showing that Asian cities are completely ahead of everyone else when it comes to tourism growth, especially over the next 10 years. Chongqing, (14 per cent growth per year) leads the pack, followed by Guangzhou (13.1 per cent), Shanghai (12.8 per cent) and Beijing (12 per cent). The other cities on the top ten…
SINGAPORE: Sabre Corporation, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, today announced a partnership with China Airlines that will modernize and transform the airlines’ operational systems and processes. Announced at the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines’ (AAPA) 61st Assembly of Presidents in an official signing ceremony, the partnership will provide China Airlines with Sabre AirCentre Movement Manager solution, which provides operations controllers with the capability of monitoring status of flights, making the overall network more efficient. “We are excited to expand Sabre’s well-established relationship with China Airlines as their chosen technology partner for this solution. As the flag…
KARACHI: Thursday, on 26th 0ctober His Excellency Suwat Kaewsook, Thai Consul General invited all Thai Communities in Karachi, Thai Airways Team and Pak-Thai Members to participate in the Royal Cremation Ceremony of His Majesty King Zbhumibol Adulyadej at the Thai Consulate. [huge_it_slider id=”124″]
KARACHI: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman hosted an award ceremony followed by a dinner reception on 25 October 2017 in Karachi. The heads of all top agencies in the city attended the event. Certificates of appreciation were distributed to the top 10 agents for their outstanding performance in the past year. Mr. Ken Marshall, the Country Manager for Oman Air-Pakistan, stated, “It was an honor for us to host this dinner and recognize the top agents for their performance.” The Regional Vice President for Oman Air for the Indian subcontinent, Mr. Sunil V.A was present…