PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) on Wednesday, 13 September, released a beautiful song ‘Khanabadosh’ featuring breathtaking & stunning visuals of the scenic beauty of Chitral district and calling for unity among people of Pakistan and acceptance of their diverse cultures. Khanabadosh is the first Urdu song that covers the touristically beautiful places, mountains, lakes, springs, waterfalls, parks, streams and river in various areas of Chitral. Khanabadosh is an impressive addition to the list of illustrious songs sung by Irfan Ali Taj, a visionary singer/songwriter from the scenic Chitral district of the province. The song narrates tale of a…
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TORANTO: Celebrating the 80th anniversary, Air Canada’s Lockheed 10A vintage aircraft is taking to the skies across Canada. After taking off this morning from Vancouver, BC, the L-10A will be making overnight stops as well as fuel stops at airports across Canada, and will be on public display at the Royal Aviation Museum in Winnipeg on September 13 and 14. As part of the tour, the vintage 10-seat aircraft will overnight in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax. The plane may also make a fuel stop in your community. Look out Calgary, Sudbury, Quebec City,…
Written By Ch. Faisal Mehmood Very encouraging reports about the high arrival of tourists at places like Naran, Kaghan, Hunza, Chitral, Nathiagali and similarly from many part of AJK including Muzaffarabad, SudhanGali, Lasdana, Toli Peer, Banjosa, LoharTupa, Mangla , Sudhonoti, Kotli and Mirpur are pouring in constantly which is something to be celebrated by people like us, who has waited long to hear that Pakistan tourism is improving fast. All hotels in these regions are doing good business even some local people are renting out portions of their houses to tourists and earned their livelihood through tourism once again after…
MUZAFFARABAD: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is planning to construct a state-of-the-art 108km-long tourism corridor with an aim to improve road infrastructure for boosting tourism in the region. AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan told renowned investor in tourism sector Malik Khalid in a meeting that the proposed tourism corridor would link different tourist sites and districts including Muzaffarabad, Sudhan Gali, Lasdana, Toli Peer, Banjosa and others through a two-way road. Besides this, the Islamabad-Lohar Tupa Expressway will be extended to Muzaffarabad while another highway from Mansehra to Mangla linking Muzaffarabad, Sudhonoti, Kotli and Mirpur districts…
KARACHI: Photo taken on the occasion shows (left to right) Mr. Shahid Kath – Director Adam Kath Group of Travel Agencies and Mr. Mohammad Sabir – Sr. Regional Manager South, KPK & AF TSL signing the agreement along with Mr. Shaheen Premani – C.O.O TSL (Pvt) Ltd, Mr. Adam Kath – Managing Director Adam Kath Group of Travel Agencies and Mr. Naveed Usmani – Sr. Sales Executive TSL (Pvt) Ltd.
KARACHI: PIA has started flight operations to Najaf, Iraq, a spokesman of the national flag carrier said in a statement here on Thursday, 14 September. It said that the first flight to Najaf PK 219 took off from Jinnah International Airport Karachi on Thursday, 14 September, making PIA the first Pakistani airline to have direct three weekly flights to Iraq from Karachi. These flights will provide convenient connectivity with through check-in for passengers traveling from major cities of Pakistan. CEO PIA, Musharraf Rasool Cyan, along with senior officials of the airline greeted the passengers before departure of the flight at…
CHENGDU: The global tourism community is “more united than ever” according to United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Secretary Taleb Rifai. [huge_it_slider id=”102″] Addressing the opening session of the 22nd session of the UNWTO General Assembly, he set an optimistic tone for the event and said , despite the challenges faced by global tourism, the sector was “more committed than ever to working closer together to make it a pillar of a better future for people and the planet”. “The International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development that we are celebrating globally throughout 2017 has provided us with the platform…
DUBAI: Emirates will celebrate a milestone in aviation history when it welcomes the delivery of its 100th A380 aircraft later this year. The Dubai-based airline said Saudi travellers can join in the celebration with special fares to the Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Ocean, Europe, United Kingdom and North America. [huge_it_slider id=”100″] Special A380 fares will be offered to popular destinations from Saudi Arabia including Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Maldives, Munich, Paris, London, Canada, Los Angeles and New York. Bookings have to be made before September 21, for travel between September 15 and December 7, the airline added in…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines plans to buy eight widebody Boeing 787 jets. The deal, worth more than $1.8bn at list prices, is expected to be one of the announcements that will be made after Prime Minister Najib Razak Najib meets with US President Donald Trump, the sources said. The United States was Malaysia’s third-largest trading partner in 2016. The meeting with Trump is critical for Najib, who is looking to raise his standing globally, and in Malaysia, where he is expected to call general elections in the coming months. Najib is scheduled to witness a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony…
BANGKOK: Thailand’s capital is to get its first city observation tower. A 459-meter-high tower will rank 6th among the world’s tallest towers as well as be the tallest observation tower in Southeast Asia. [huge_it_slider id=”98″] The tower is being jointly built by two foundations, the Bangkok Observation Tower Foundation and the National Identity Foundation, after the Thai cabinet recently gave approval for the country’s new landmark project to proceed. Located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, the Bangkok Observation Tower is set on a 6,400 square metre land plot owned by Thailand’s Treasury Department and leased to the…