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…
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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…
GILGIT: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Chaudhry Barjees Tahir inaugurated the four-day car rally in Sarfaranga , one of the highest cold deserts in the world located in Shigar district of Gilgit-Baltistan, last week. Over 120 drivers, including national and foreigners took part in one of the most grueling treks in the world – the Sarfaranga plain. Cultural, musical and traditional sporting events were also held. A polo match and a cultural show were presented before the start of the cold desert rally in Skardu. That was the first time a car rally was organised in the coldest…
GERMANY: Cologne is more popular than ever as a leisure and business destination, as shown by the strong growth of its visitor numbers in the first half of this year.From January to June 2017, 1,756,377 visitors came to Cologne (an increase of 11.3 per cent) and generated 3,051,072 overnight stays in this city (an increase of 13.1 per cent). “This very positive development shows that the visitor figures in Cologne have recovered after a relatively weak 2016 and are even continuing to increase. “One attractive travel incentive in the first half of this year was the IIHF Ice Hockey World…
GILGIT: Honorable President of Pakistan, Mr. Mamnoon Hussain Arrived at Gilgit Serena Hotel accompanied by Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan last week. He is seen here in the picture being warmly greeted by Acting General Manager, Mr. Abdul Karim & Front Office Manager of the Hotel Mr. Liaqat Ali Khan.
KARACHI: A good news for Italian food lovers of the city is that Italian food expert; Mr. Antonio Conforti is now Executive Chef at Marriott hotel Karachi. Italian National, Antonio was Italian Head Chef at Marriott hotel Islamabad. Graduated from the ‘Università degli Studi di Salerno’, highly experienced and senior chef, Antonio earlier worked as Executive Corporate Chef at Habitat Hotels Group Jeddah, Executive Chef at Ramada Al-khobar, Executive Sous-Chef at Sheraton-Doha & Executive Chef at Imperial Casinos Bucharest Rumenia & Executive Chef at Mezzaluna Group Brazil. His cooking and management skill is unparallel and he is considered expert cook…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MEHMOOD As we earlier wrote, the Tourism industry worldwide has been developing faster and deeper since the turn of the present century. Not only have the very concept of Tourist Products obtained new meanings, the various sectors serving those products have also acquired different profiles and different dynamics. Historical and archaeological products, which previously sufficed for marketing of destinations, are now considered ‘static products’; rendering them unsalable, except with activities contrived around them. The current ‘in thing’ for attracting tourists is what experts call ‘Contrived Products’. Changes in the transportation sector have been the more visible…
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is starting direct flights between Karachi and Najaf, Iraq from September 14, 2017 sated PIA Chief Nayyar Hayat on Thursday, 24 August. The soft launch of flight was held at PIA Head Office on the finalization of flight operations. The tickets are available for sale effective from Wednesday 23 August 2017. PIA will provide check-in for passengers traveling from major cities of Pakistan. CEO PIA, Nayyar Hayat while sharing his views on the commencementof flights to Najaf said that it is yet another first in the long list of achievements. Mr. Nayyar said that…