KARACHI: People travelling to or from Pakistan can now carry Rs.10, 000 in cash with them, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced. The limit is raised by more than three times. India, being the special case, the ceiling has been increased to Rs.3, 000 from Rs.500, the SBP said in a statement. The new limits are particularly for Pakistani bank notes. Besides Rs.10, 000, a passenger can carry up to $10,000 or equivalent notes of another currency while going abroad, according to SBP’s foreign exchange rules. The revisions will “cater to genuine needs of international travellers”, the SBP…
Author: holidayweekly
DUBAI: Emirates carried thousands of fans from around the world to be part of a unique musical voyage with the “Stars on Board” 2017 cruise which took place onboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise ship Freedom of the Seas. [huge_it_slider id=”89″] Sponsored by Emirates, the star-studded entertainment cruise this year featured Arab superstars Kadim Al Sahir, Elissa, Fares Karam, Nawal El Zoghbi, Wael Jassar, Cheb Khaled, Nassif Zeytoun, Nader Al Atat and many more. The four-night Western Mediterranean cruise gave thousands of fans the chance to meet their idol stars and watch them perform in live concerts, as well as explore…
DUBAI: Explore the diversity of Russia this September with flydubai, which currently flies direct to seven points in the country. [huge_it_slider id=”88″] Flydubai’s current network in Russia includes Kazan, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Samara and Yekaterinburg with flights to Makhachkala, Voronezh and Ufa to be added in October. Flydubai, together with Russian Emirates publishing house, has developed a list of the top five experiences in Russia this September: Opera and Ballet: Enjoy the performance of the ballet Swan Lake at the Bolshoi or attend other ballet and opera performances at this legendary theatre in Moscow, with its new season…
WELLINGTON: New Zealand could introduce a tourist tax of $25 to enter the country. The New Zealand Labour Party has stated that they would introduce the tax by the end of their first term if they got into power. The proposal will create a “Tourism and Conservation Infrastructure Fund” which will invest $75 million back into the tourism economy. This will be funded by a $25 entry fee for travellers entering the country. However, with tourists already charged $22, this is almost doubling the price that is put to holidaymakers. The $22 fee was added in 2015, broken down by…
DUBAI: Flydubai reported last week, a 9.9 per cent year-on-year rise in revenues and Dh142.5 million in losses for the first half of 2017, with the figure widening from the Dh89.9 million in losses reported in the same half of 2016.The airline attributed losses to higher fuel costs and pressure on yields. However, revenues reached Dh2.5 billion in the first half as an increase in passenger numbers gave a boost to revenues. Passenger numbers reached 5.4 million, up 10.5 per cent year-on-year. “The demand for travel on flydubai remains strong, and the airline has seen its overall market share grow.…
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the national carrier of the kingdom, has launched its new affiliate low-cost airline Flyadeal during an event at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Director General of Saudia and Chairman of the Board of Flyadeal, stated that the airline will operate its first domestic flight on September 23 to coincide with the Kingdom’s National Day. The venture is part of the Saudia Group’s SV2020 Transformation Strategy, which aims to develop the group’s subsidiaries into world-class organisations by 2020, he added. Flyadeal will cater to domestic travellers, Hajj and Umrah pilgrims,…
LONDON: Britain has said there should be no border posts or immigration checks between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland after Brexit, in a paper that attempts to resolve one of the most complex aspects of its departure from the EU.Some 30,000 people cross the 500-km border every day without customs or immigration controls. As part of a series of papers that Prime Minister Theresa May hopes will push forward talks with the EU, the government last week outlined its vision for a “frictionless” customs system, which one EU politician described as ‘fantasy’. Many UK publication drew heavily…
HAMBURG: There is a reason to visit Hamburg, Germany, next month. Travel and Tourism in Hamburg, Germany, is not only about hamburgers, but also cruising. Not the type of cruising you expect at the famous night spot, Reeperbahn. Of course the Reeperbahn may very well be a part of what ten thousands of tourists will explore on the sidelines of the most beautiful cruise festival in the world: the sixth Hamburg Cruise Days. Hamburg will be the tourism hotspot from September 8 to 10, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors from all around the world to this famous German port…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, recently signed a new codeshare agreement with Oman Air that increases the airlines combined frequencies between Bahrain and Muscatto six daily flights. Ahmed Janahi, Gulf Air Chief Commercial Officer, said: “This codeshare reflects Gulf Air’s consistent drive to offer our customers attractive options to fly to popular travel destinations. With this agreement we are not only increasing our flight frequencies to and from Muscat but also giving Muscat-based passengers an expanded range of connections with Gulf Air via Bahrain International Airport to various destinations across our network. On this occasion, we thank Oman Air…
KARACHI: Mr. Majid Al Qassabi, Manager International Sales for SalamAir, visited Pakistan to inaugurate SalamAir offices in Karachi and Sialkot. He was greeted warmly by Gerry’s Vice President (North) Mr. Munir Siddique in Sialkot. Mr. Majid inaugurated the Sialkot office on 16th of August 2017 while Mr. Majid did the inauguration of Karachi office in the presence of Gerry’s group Director Mr. Arshad Wali Muhammad and the Chairman of Gerry’s group Mr. Amin Wali Muhammad on 18th August 2017. Country Express Pvt Ltd. is proud to be the official partner for SalamAir in Pakistan as their GSA. SalamAir recently launched…