HONG KONG: Crystal Cruises has appointed Tom WolberAs New President and CEO of the company. He replaced Edie Rodriquez, who was embarking on a ‘new endeavour’ after four years with the famous cruise line. Parent company Genting Hong Kong, which acquired Crystal Cruises in 2015, described Wolber as a ‘travel industry veteran’ with over three decades of experience. He joins from Walt Disney Company where he held various executive roles for 28 years, 10 of which were with Disney Cruise Line as senior Vice President of Operations. Before that he served as president and CEO of Euro Disney, Paris, and…
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KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started three weekly flights to Bangkok from Karachi. The first flight PK890 left for Bangkok from Jinnah International Airport Karachi on Saturday Morning, 16 September, marking the city as its 50th destination in the world this makes the total destinations on PIA’s network to 50 (both international and domestic). A ceremony was held at Jinnah International Airport Karachi where PIA senior officials greeted the passengers before departure of the flight for Bangkok, Thailand. PIA will operate A320 aircraft for direct flights every Saturday, Monday, Thursday between Karachi and Bangkok with convenient connections from major cities…
KARACHI: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, recently collaborated with Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan (SCB) to offer exclusive discounts to all SCB cardholders. SCB’s prestigious customers can now avail fabulous fares on all Oman Air flights for both Economy and Business Class. Oman Air is offering flat 20% off on Business Class and 10% off on Economy Class to all SCB cardholders. Ken Marshall, Country Manager Oman Air Pakistan, stated, “I believe such collaborations are necessary for our organization as these promotional offers are important to our customers. This collaboration with SCB Pakistan is consistent with…
TIANJIN: By taking a leap forward in the expansion of its global footprint and strategic partnership, Airbus has inaugurated its A330 completion and delivery centre in Tianjin, China. At the same time, the first A330 to be delivered from the facility was handed over to Tianjin Airlines. Located at the same site as the Airbus Tianjin A320 family final assembly line and the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre, the A330 delivery centre covers the aircraft completion activities including cabin installation, aircraft painting and production flight test, as well as customer flight acceptance and aircraft delivery. Some 150 Chinese staff members of…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, will introduce a permanent increase to its Istanbul service with daily flights on the route effective early November. The increase is in direct response to passenger demand, increasing the number of convenient flight options offered by the airline and giving passengers greater flexibility and choice when travelling to and from Istanbul. Last year Gulf Air celebrated the 30th anniversary of its direct, nonstop service to and from the city of Istanbul in the Republic of Turkey. Launched in 1986, Istanbul is one of the airline’s main tourist destinations with growing numbers of passengers from…
CHENGDU: Mr. Zurab Pololikashviliwas confirmed as the new Secretary General of the global body in charge of tourism in 22nd session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly held Chengdu, China recently. His confirmation follows the recommendation of the UNWTO Executive Council as he was elected in May during the council meeting held in Spain, Madrid. The Georgian delegation headed by Georgia’s Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister MikheilJanelidze attended the procedure while participating at the UNWTO’s General Assembly. Pololikashvili, who takes over from the outgoing General Secretary, Dr. Taleb Rifai, whose mandate is for four years, effective January…
BEIJING: Comac, a Chinese- Russian joint aviation industry venture will build a passenger aircraft with up to 310 seats, able to fly up to 12,000 kilometers, and is expected to be delivered in 10 years. China will design and make the fuselage of the C929, while Russia will design the wings of the wide-body passenger aircraft, which is currently under development, said Commercial Aircraft Corp of China on Friday. Better known as COMAC, the Chinese plane maker, which will build the new aircraft with Russia’s United Aircraft Corp, disclosed several fresh details about the bilateral project at the Aviation Expo…
The passing away of Mr. Asghar Ahmed on October 1, 1999 was the demise of an institution; an institution built on sincerity, knowledge and on high professionalism. Seniors still recall how in his person as well as in his publication Mr. Asghar was a pillar institution of Pakistan’s tourist industry and, of course, the Industry also gave him the level of friendship and respect which have been earned by very few media persons in Pakistan. For his unique qualities of head and heart, he was invited to all forums of the industry and his counsel was sought and received respectfully…
KARACHI: His Excellency Wang Yu, the Consul General of Peoples Republic of China made a singular gesture to Karachiites by hosting a Reception to celebrate the 68th anniversary of foundation of the People Republic of China at Pearl Continental hotel Karachi on the evening of Thursday, 21 September. The consular corp and a large cross section of the city’s elite, including industrialists, businessmen, lawyers, politicians and professionals had responded to the invitation, making the event a very impressive evening. His Excellency greeted every guests and endeared himself to all by his welcoming remarks; “Good evening! Assalaam-o- Alaikum! First of all, I…
LONDON: Uber has lost its operating license in London, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. “TfL has concluded that Uber London Limited is not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator license,” it said in a statement. Transport for London has informed Uber that it will not be issued with a private hire operator licence after expiry of its current licence on September 30th. The decision means as many as 40,000 Uber operated cars could be removed from the city’s streets in little over a week. However, Uber has said it will appeal, meaning little change will be…