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.
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.…
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…
LONDON: Due to consistent efforts and hard work by national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland, the latest figures released by the British Government shows that show that an extra £872 million in visitor spending was generated across the UK in 2016. This means for every pound invested in the organization, £20 of additional were earned by the British economy. The figures, announced at its 2016-17 annual review, come on the back of strong growth from inbound tourism. From January to July this year there were a record 23.1 million overseas visits to the UK, up eight per cent on the same period…
Airbnb has become the latest hospitality sector organization to join the Pacific Asia travel Association. PATA Chief Executive Mario Hardy said: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Airbnb to the PATA family. “With more than four million Airbnb listings worldwide it impossible to ignore the impact that the sharing economy is having upon the travel and tourism industry. “It is important that we are able to add this voice to our discussions in the development of a responsible travel and tourism industry, especially when we examine the role of the sharing economy in the dispersal of tourists to lesser known…
Written by Ch. Faisal Mehmood This summer Gilgit-Baltistan and AJK, both areas had wonderful tourism season. The tourism activities, by all intent and purposes remained satisfactory and people related to tourism industry, directly or in directly, all expressed their happiness and satisfaction. With the start of extra flights by PIA, as was reported in our previous issue, the tourism of the area will further be benefitted but biggest benefit and revolution is expected by the introduction of latest telecommunication technology by the government for the people and tourism sector of AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan. The government is going to launch the…
KARACHI: Time and time again The Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi has been known to glorify the various cultures and literary festivities Pakistan has to offer with celebrations of international accord, providing their guests with memorable experiences. Last week from 9th October to 15th October 2017 Pearl Continental Karachi celebrated Sindhi food tradition at the Chandni Restaurant which is known around the nation for serving their customers traditional and authentic Pakistani dishes with a live BBQ prepared by the most experienced, critically acclaimed and accomplished chefs in the country, instrumental music and a backdrop of the breath taking roof-top city view…
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government has announced plans to complete three major airport projects, being built at a total investment of KD1.45 billion ($4.79 billion), over the next three years, said a report. The biggest of the three is the KD1.31 billion ($4.33 billion) Kuwait International Airport, which is being built by Turkish Limak Construction Company. Work on the KD60-million ($198.5 million) support airport (T4) is set to start this year along with the Al Jazeera passenger terminal and will be completed by mid-2018, stated the report, citing sources. The giant Kuwait International Airport project will however be ready only by…
IBIZA-SPAIN: The Golden Moon Awards Gala, forming part of the 4th International Nightlife Congress held in Ibiza on October 9 and 10, by the International Nightlife Association, have located the city of Las Vegas and the island of Ibiza as the most popular destinations important for the quality of its nightlife establishments. The list of The World’s 100 Best Clubs, elaborated through direct voting by users and a professional jury, chooses the best venues around the world. American and Spanish clubs stand out for the number of venues that have stood out in this selection, led by Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach…