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KARACHI: Gerry’s Travel organized a hi-tea and seminar for their agents at the Oman Air office on the 5th of October. Followed by a presentation by Gerry’s GTA team, the attending members held a brainstorming session in which they discussed how to overcome the challenges they were facing, along with future strategies to promote GTA. It was an excellent opportunity for GTA agents to mingle, share ideas, and be updated on all the amazing products the GTA portal has to offer, not to mention the delicious hi-tea!

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Well, that’s only according to list of mrgamez.com and the list is based on a whole different range of metrics and findings; from the number of amusement parks to the number of bars and restaurants, plus how close everything is together. So don’t waste time and start booking flights, because we’ve got the best of the best, right here. [huge_it_slider id=”113″] The Netherlands The Netherlands boasts a huge number of museums, concert halls and ~cafes~, but is also famous for it’s quaint cities with reflective canals and friendly locals. Cyprus Beautiful clear water washing up on windswept desolate beaches sound…

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ROME: Top International aviation training organization, Airways Aviation, is inviting aspiring airline pilots in Italy to enter to win a place on its global scholarship program at Pilots Careers Live in Rome on Saturday 25th November. In an effort to reduce barriers to entering the pilot profession, Airways Aviation is offering potential aviators in Italy the chance to win a scholarship of €40,000 that will see their airline pilot training part-funded by the aviation training specialists. Romy Howatt, Founder and Shareholder, Airways Aviation says: “The world is in need of airline pilots and we understand that for many potential aviators,…

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KARACHI: Mr. Ahmad Mir, Country Manager–Qatar Airways Pakistan and Mr. Muhammad Jawad, District Sales Manager visited Bukhari Group Chairman Office last week. A meeting was held at Bukhari Group Chairman Office, where Bukhari Group Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Rafiq Khan & his team, Mr. Muhammad Shahid Rafiq Khan-Group Vice Chairman, Sardar Zubair Hussain, Group- CEO, Sayed Muhammad Tariq- Group COO, Kazmi Syed Shams-Group AVP, Mr. Mathew D’Souza-Director Corporate & Tours, Mr. Sheraz Mughal-Director Industry Sales and Mr. Muzaffar Solangi-Corporate Sales Executive warmly greeted the Guests and discussed business development in a very cordial atmosphere. The visit was a part of Qatar…

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LAHORE: The Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Speedo bus service in Multan on Thursday. In the first phase, a total of 100 air-conditioned buses will be run at 11 different routes in Multan, and an e-ticketing system has been introduced for travelling. While addressing the inaugural ceremony, the chief minister congratulated the people of Multan over the launch of the Speedo bus service and said that 100 Speedo buses have been provided for the service. The people will travel in an honorable way on metro and Speedo buses with a paltry sum of Rs 25 and the facility…

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ANKARA: Turkish Airlines carried 51.6 million passengers in January-September 2017, Turkey’s national flag carrier carried 6.9 percent more passengers in the first nine months of 2017 compared to last year and set a new record, the airline said in a statement. Turkish Airlines serves more different countries than any other carrier in the world. It is also a member of the largest, and arguably the best, of the major airline coalitions, the Star Alliance. Over the same period of nine months , the airlines’ total passenger load factor, which is an airline industry metric that measures how much of an…

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MADRID: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has a close partnership with World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). In 2011 UNESCO accepted Palestine as a full member. Palestine applied for full membership in UNWTO also. This triggered a US law which cut off American funding for any organization that recognized an independent Palestine. The US had previously paid for 22 percent ($80 million) of UNESCO’s annual budget. At the recent UNWTO General Assembly in Chengdu, China, one discussion point was the acceptance of Palestine as a full member. Backroom diplomacy, pressure by Israel to leave UNWTO and pressure by…

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LAHORE: To facilitate further the leisure and business travellers to Thailand, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a special offer of 40 percent discount on fare between Karachi and Bangkok. The PIA as an introductory offer on its three weekly flights to Bangkok has reduced its fare along with free baggage allowance of up to 40 Kg per passenger. The special 40 percent discounted fare between Karachi and Bangkok is valid till November 30, 2017, spokesman for the airline said.

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MIAMI: Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), will sign a contract to order four Boeing 787 Dreamliners, joining a fleet of 27 other aircraft, composed of Airbus A319, A320 and A340-500, Boeing 757-200 and 767-300, and Embraer ERJ170-100LR and ERJ 190-100 aircraft. “We are proud that Azerbaijan is buying six new airplanes from Boeing,” said Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the United States. “This marks the latest investment by our country in American-made products, the American economy and in American workers.” In 2015, the Baku-based carrier received their first Dreamliner at Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina facility. Nowadays, AZAL has two Boeing 787-8s in service.…

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LAHORE: The hey days of air-conditioned and immaculately neat & clean transportation for poor people are reaching closer when Metro train will be on the track to benefit hundreds of thousands of commuters daily. While chairing an important meeting, Khawaja Ahmad Haassan, Adviser to CM Punjab and Chairman of steering committee for Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (LOMTP) said on Wednesday. “We are optimistic that this pro-people project will transform life of ordinary citizens.” He stated that the rolling stock for Lahore Orange Line Metro Train has been manufactured as per international standards for providing economical, safe, honorable, swift…

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