Author: holidayweekly

KARACHI:  Power Bites is a selection of Mövenpick exclusive food items for children that focus on nutritional ingredients and healthy cooking methods presented in a surprising and fun way. It is an international initiative of Mövenpick Hotel and Resorts, which has signature dishes, standardized across the portfolio that is available within the hotels’ children menu and brunch. The cooking class was conducted at La Mamma, the Italian restaurant where Chef de cuisine Tanveer Hussain taught three Power Bites recipes to mother and children. The dishes taught included Tortilla Sleeping Bags, Caterpillar Chicken Sandwich and Bird Nest Spaghetti with a…

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ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines by launching flights to Voronezh reaffirms its ongoing expansion strategy to provide travelers with the greatest number of travel destination options. With existing services to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Rostov, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, and Stavropol, Turkish Airlines now added Voronezh to its Russian network. Due to the capacity increase strategy of the carrier on its Russia flights, round-trip services between Istanbul and Voronezh will be operated as three times per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, beginning from today. Introductory round trip fares are available between Istanbul and Voronezh starting at 189 USD (including taxes and fees).…

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According to the Travel & Tourism report of the World Economic Forum, Spain is the best country in the world to spend a holiday. The study, which looks at a number of factors, including business environment, safety and security, health and hygiene, price competitiveness, international openness, tourist service, transport infrastructure and natural resources, put the Mediterranean destination at the top of a list of 136 countries, with the UK following not too far behind in 5th place. [huge_it_slider id=”10″] The prestigious Travel and Tourism report of The World Economic Forum is released after every two years. Spain has topped the…

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KARACHI: First meeting of FPCC&I standing committee on Tourism & travel held last week. The picture taken on the occasion shows Mr. Raees Siddique, Chairman of the committee, Mr. Habib Ullah Siddique, Senior Vice Chairman of the committee, Mr. Zubair Tufail, President FPCCI, Aamir Atta Bajwa, Senior Vice president, Irfan Ahmad Sarwana, Vice Chairman, Mr. Shakil Ahmed Dhingra along with other members of the committee.

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KARACHI: TSL (Pvt) Ltd, Travelport’s distributor in Pakistan recently signed a multi-year preferred GDS agreement with a leading travel agency and corporate travel services specialist of Pakistan, “Matchless Tours & Travels”. Under the new multi-year agreement, Matchless Tours & Travels will use Travelport’s redefining technology solutions to support Matchless Travel’s growth, new leisure, and corporate business, with improved efficiency and an enhanced service offering that meets the evolving needs of its travelers. Mr. Nabeel Zafar Sheikh, Executive Director Matchless Tours & Travels commented on the ocassion; “Travelport has always proven to be a highly valued technology partner through their services…

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Kenya Airways along with Gerry’s (Official GSA for Kenya Airways in Pakistan) further geared up to hold product briefing sessions recently at Hotel Zanzibar in Multan and at Best Western Hotel in Faisalabad. The main purpose of the events was to get the top-notch agents together with the staff and enlighten them about the new product developments, especially the recent SPA agreement between Fly Dubai and Kenya Airways. Kenya Airways’ new SPA agreement with Fly Dubai has ensured that the passengers get an optimal route to travel to Nairobi and other internal African points on Kenya Airway’s network. The combinations…

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OSLO: Enabling the ships to bypass dangerous waters of its stormy Stadhavet Sea, which was intimidating even to the Vikings, Norway is to build the world’s first sea tunnel. The 36 metre wide and one mile long tunnel will be carved through the mountainous Stad Peninsula. While tunnels for boats have been built through mountain ranges before, the new $315 million project will be the first of its kind to facilitate access for freight and passenger ships weighing up to 16,000 tonnes. The Stad region was selected as an area of particular demand due to its exposure to fierce weather…

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ISTANBUL: The Government of Macedonia has confirmed approaching Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Atatürk) over the possibility of it starting intercontinental services out of Skopje. A statement said Minister of Transport and Communications Vlado Misajlovski held a working visit to Istanbul this week where he met with Bilal Eksi, the General Manager of Turkish Airlines, as well as the management of TAV, the management firm responsible for running Skopje Alexander the Great Airport. During the meeting, Misajlovski pitched the possibility of Turkish Airlines starting regular flights to the United States and Canada. “Considering that Turkish Airlines is one of the leading…

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LONDON: British Airways is the first UK airline to introduce automated biometric technology throughout the airport, with the launch of self-service boarding gates. After successful trial last June, the first three boarding gates for UK domestic flights departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 are now open, and more than 4,000 customers have already benefited from the new technology. The gates create a smoother journey for customers as they travel through the airport, with travelers scanning their own boarding pass when they arrive at the gate and then simply walking through to the aircraft. A digital facial scan of the customer is…

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