SAINT PETERSBURG: Portugal was named Best Destination in Europe, the first time the country has received the honor. Moreover, Portugal also won the most awards overall, with 37 awards ranging from Best Cruise Port (Lisbon), Leading Island Destination (Madeira), Best Beach Destination in Europe (Algarve) and Best European Tourism Entity (Turismo de Portugal). In addition, TAP Air Portugal won three World Travel Awards this weekend, being named Europe’s Leading Airline to Africa, Europe’s Leading Airline to South America, and Leading Inflight Magazine for UP. Voted among some of the best-known airlines worldwide, TAP’s election resulted from an online voting process,…
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RAWALPINDI: Managing Director Pakistan Tourism, Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan reached Pakistan after his official visit to attend the World Tourism Day official Celebrations in Qatar. He also attended a High Level Think Tank meeting on Tourism. While talking to media on his arrival, Ch. Ghafoor said that during these celebrations, he met the Qatari Prime Minister, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, and discussed tourism potential and investment opportunities available in Pakistan. Qatari Prime Minister said that he likes Pakistan very much and many Pakistanis have contributed their efforts and blood in development of Qatar. Premier expressed his willingness…
ABU DHABI: Etihad Aviation Group has appointed Tony Douglas as the new group chief executive officer, who will join the company in January 2018. Douglas joins Etihad from the UK’s Ministry of Defence, where he has served as CEO of the Defence Equipment and Support department, responsible for procuring and supporting all the equipment and services for the British Armed Forces. In the UK, he held senior positions with airport operator BAA. His roles under airport operator BAA included managing director of the Heathrow Terminal 5 project, group supply chain Director, group Technical Director, and CEO of Heathrow Airport. Previously,…
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered tighter security measures before and during the Royal Cremation of e His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. HisCrematorium is the largest ever in Thailand. HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was the longest serving monarch of Thailand, who selflessly served his people for 70 years. His passing in 2016, has united the country in grief. Fondly called ‘Father’ he was the spiritual and physical head of a family of 71 million people. Many thought of him as a living god. The Kingdom will begin the five-day royal cremation ceremony from 26th October. In total, more than…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has announced a commitment to order 40 787-9 Dreamliners from aircraft manufacturer Boeing. The announcement was made during the recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to New York to join the United Nations General Assembly. “Our agreement to purchase 787 Dreamliners is a significant step forward in enhancing our passengers’ flight experience as these aircraft are the latest and one of the most advanced in the world,” said M. İlkerAycı, Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, Turkish Airlines. “This order is set to play a key role in our growing business in the…
KARACHI: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, was awarded for the second year in row as “Best Airline in Europe, Middle East and Africa” within the Seven Stars Luxury Lifestyle and Hospitality Awards 2017. During an official ceremony and prestigious gala dinner at “The Ecali Club” in Athens, Greece held recently and was attended by entire Senior Management from the Global Travel Industry and Oman Air was represented by Rogier De Jager, their Regional Vice President Europe. Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards is designed to identify and separate the exceptional from the very best…
QUETTA: World Tourism Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide every year on 27th September. Quetta Serena Hotel celebrated the World Tourism Day under the umbrella of SEED (Serena Environmental & Educational Development) with Theme this year was ” Sustainable Tourism- A tool for Development”. On this occasion management of the Hotel organized debate competition both in English & in Urdu, on a provincial level in which contestants from different educational institutions participated and they spoke were well about the importance of sustainable tourism. Awards were given to the best orators and performers. [huge_it_slider id=”106″]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s national flag carrier, PIA is planning to increase profitable routes and revive stations that are not earning the airline with better planning and induction of more planes. Advisor to Prime Minister said this on Aviation, Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan at a ceremony organized at the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) head office on the induction of 25 Cadet Pilots who will start duties on ATR aircraft soon. Sharing his views on the occasion, the advisor pointed out that the entire process of induction was done in a transparent manner. The individuals had to go through entry test conducted by…
MANAMA: Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air celebrated World Tourism Day in collaboration with the University of Bahrain on 27th September. Recognising distinguished students of the University’s Media, Tourism and Arts Division, Gulf Air awarded them complimentary flights to some of its newest destinations: Tbilisi, Georgia – Colombo, Sri Lanka – Athens, Greece. Presenting the tickets to the University of Bahrain’s Head of Media, Tourism and Arts Division Dr. Abdul Nasser Fattah Allah, Gulf Air Corporate Communications Manager Ahmed Al Anzoor stressed the importance of tourism studies to further promote Bahrain as a destination for a broad spectrum of global visitors.…
KARACHI: The Executive Committee of Pakistan Hotels Association (PHA) unanimously elected Mr. Zubair Surti as Chairman, Mr. Zubair Uddin Baweja as Senior Vice Chairman and Mr. Hamid Pervez Subhani as Vice Chairman for the year 2017-18 as announced in their Annual General Meeting held on September 26, 2017 at Karachi Marriott Hotel. [huge_it_slider id=”105″] Mr. Zubair Surti – Chairman, Pakistan Hotels Association:Mr. Zubair Surti is currently the Director Corporate Affairs of Tourism Promotion Services, the owners and operators of Serena Hotels in Pakistan. He has had almost forty years of experience at Serena Hotels in project planning, financing and monitoring,…