MULTAN: The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) has announced that second Thal Jeep rally will be held on November 2 this year. The TDCP has started making all necessary arrangements to make a event well organized. [huge_it_slider id=”78″] The rally is becoming a famous tourism event of the area and the region as its route passes through three districts, including Multan, Muzaffargarh and Layyah, said TDCP Regional Manager Ashar Iqbal while talking to media. He said the event was being organized in collaboration with administrations of the three districts, adding that the TDCP was considering changing starting point of…
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SINGAPORE: As a cost-cutting measure, Singapore Airlines has offered its cabin crew unpaid leaves just to match its fares in an increasingly tough market. The airline has been battling strong competition from Asian low-cost carriers and Middle Eastern airlines, which now boast modern fleets and top-quality inflight services. The airline, which posted a net loss in the fourth quarter of the last financial year, has launched a wide-ranging review and refused to rule out job cuts. The company said it had offered its cabin crew the option of taking unpaid leave between September and November this year due to a…
MADRID: Tourism is directly related to international security, communication, and interaction between people. Tourism must have a seat at the global table, and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the platform for that within the United Nations. How can the leader of this UNWTO platform be elected by a group of country representatives that care more about getting tickets for a popular football game, are following the orders of their foreign minister, and perhaps therefore are not interested in a discussion and exchange, before voting someone into the highest UN official in the travel and tourism industry? This is…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MEHMOOD As ‘we the people’ of Pakistan celebrate our Independence Day, we find our children and youth going about it with some merriment, some sadness but the senior citizens yet amongst us are stoic. Not able to smile, not wanting to cry, they are stoically pondering what Pakistan was to be and where it has arrived. The monumental efforts that went into defining and delivering the concept; the all-pervading unity that had gripped the community; the unprecedented sacrifices of human lives, properties, careers and dreams that went into its founding and stabilization are all fresh in…
MADRID: Celebrating in line with the 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, this year’s World Tourism Day, 27 September, will be focused on ‘Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development’. The Day will be dedicated to exploring the contribution of tourism to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). World Tourism Day has been celebrated since 1980 on September 27, the day in which the Statutes of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) entered into force. Peace and Dialogue, Energy, Accessibility, World Heritage, culture , environment, Water and Tourism have been some of the topics tackled on the 37 previous editions…
DOHA: With immediate effect, Qatar goes Vise-free for citizens of 80 counties, announced by Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI), Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Airwayson Wednesday, August 9.Pakistan is not included in the long list of privileged countries. Entry to Qatar is approved at the sole discretion of Qatar’s Ministry of Interior. The nationals of the following 33 countries will not require prior visa arrangements and can obtain a visa waiver upon arrival in Qatar. The waiver will be valid for 180 days from the date of issuance and entitle its holder to spend up to 90 days in…
LONDON: Jamaicas Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says, sprint legend Usain Bolt will go down in history as one of the greatest athletes of our time. The statement follows the athlete’s final individual race in his career at the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships in London, where Bolt received a bronze medal. This was also his 24th medal at the global senior level. In congratulating the track star, the Minister shared, “It has been our country’s greatest joy to witness the spectacular career of our iconic athlete Usain Bolt. He is truly exceptional and an outstanding Ambassador for Jamaica.…
HONG KONG: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is now partner with Marriott International Inc, the world’s largest hotel operator with some 6,000 properties globally. The companies will set up a joint venture to feature Marriott’s entire line-up, from the eponymous brand to the Sheraton and Ritz-Carlton, on Alibaba’s Fliggy site. The two will link their loyalty programmes and provide promotions for Chinese travellers, they said in a joint statement. China is now the world’s largest source of outbound travellers, a still rapidly growing populace that spent more than $100 billion (Dh367.3 billion) in 2016 and is spurring changes across the global…
SAUDI ARABIA: The ultra-conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the construction of a luxury resort on the Red Sea where women will be allowed to wear bikinis instead of having to fully cover their bodies. [huge_it_slider id=”76″] Experts believe the ambitious move initiated by the new heir to the Saudi throne, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is another attempt to modernize the oil and religious tourism dependent economy. The Red Sea project will unlock the potential of 125 miles of spectacular coastline and 50 reef-fringed islands with the development of hotels and luxury residences in a designated tourist zone. Construction,…
MAJORCA-SPAIN: Now a days holidaymaker in Majorca are being swept up in angry anti-tourism demonstrations. Radicals carrying flare guns and yelling “go home” targeted diners at a Marina restaurant in Palma.Video emerged of the incident in which masked activists set off flares outside the restaurant full of tourists on the island of Palma de Majorca. They also set off smoke flares over luxury yachts before running through the restaurant throwing confetti over diners. The Spanish prime minister condemned the attack. Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy intervened this week after the anti-tourist anger turned physical. Mr. Rajoy described the activists as “extremists…