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RAWALPINDI: The Pearl-Continental Hotel Rawalpindi is proud to welcome SadaqatSohail as our new Executive Chef. With two decades of working experience in Pakistanand the Middle East, Sadaqat excels in Continental and Arabic Cuisines. He is known for his innovative cooking style and providing exceptional diningexperiences. Sadaqat is also a senior member of the World Chef Association and anExecutive Member of the Pakistan Chef Association. Our guests are invited to comeand enjoy Sadaqat’s delicious and inspiring dishes at Pearl-Continental HotelRawalpindi.

NEW YORK: February 17 will be celebrated as Global Tourism Resilience Day everyyear, starting this month. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted aresolution from Jamaica to declare the first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Day in aneffort to future-proof the sustainability of tourism. The move to mark the day annuallywas supported by more than 90 countries. “The pandemic has shown us that global disruptions will continue, so there will be moreepidemics, pandemics and earthquakes like the one in Turkey. The importance of thisday is therefore to encourage capacity-building for the world to be better able torespond to these global disruptions and…

BAHAWALPUR: Governor Punjab Mian Muhammad Balighur Rehman has said thatthe master plan of Bahawalpur city should be prepared in which all the basic facilitiesshould be included. He expressed these views during a briefing given by Commissioner BahawalpurDivision Raja Jahangir Anwar. Deputy Commissioner Zahid Parvez Waraich was alsopresent on this occasion. Governor Punjab said that all resources should be used tosolve the problems of the people of Bahawalpur. He said that steps should be taken to establish slaughterhouses equipped with thelatest technology and new cattle markets for cattle. He said that for the promotion ofsports activities, more facilities should be provided…

KARACHI: last week Regent Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre organized a Thai Streetfood Festival at Aesthetically refurbished Saffron restaurant. A large cross section of the city’s elite, including industrialists, businessmen andprofessionals responded to the invitation and enjoyed the Thai Street food. Acting Consul General of Thailand, Her Excellency Siriporn Tantipanyathep along withMr. Zubair Baweja, Managing Director, Regent Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre, HisExcellency Eng. Sami Abdullah Al Khanjari, Consul General of Sultanate of Oman,Consul General of Russian Federation, His Excellency Andrey V.Fedorov, HisExcellency Nakagawa Yasushi, Deputy Consul General of Japan and Mr. Arif Suleman,Honorary Trade Advisor, Royal Thai Government in…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s government has announced plans to give away 500,000 free airline tickets as part of efforts to revive its tourism industry and attract visitors back to the city. The “Hello Hong Kong” initiative was unveiled on Thursday, February 02, but has been in the works for over two years. Tickets will be spread out among the city’s three airlines, flag carrier Cathay Pacific, HK Express and Hong Kong Airlines. The 500,000 tickets cost the city about $254.8 million in total. Travelers keen to travel to Hong Kong can visit the World of Winners splash page starting March…

LAHORE: Chef Christopher Jayaweera is currently serving as the Executive Chef atPearl-Continental Hotel, Lahore. He is the driving force behind our culinary team.Exposure to various cultures, familiarity with multi-cultural flavours and his love forcooking has brought him to Lahore. He combines his passion for creativity with hisincredible skill to create memorable events and menus for our clients. Spanning over a 25-year of professional hospitality experience in five-star hotels in UAEand Sri Lanka, Jayaweera has spent five years at Hilton International Colombo, wherehe was the Head Chef of Al Noukhaza Sea Food Restaurant. Christopher’s philosophyis to make every experience unforgettable. He…

ABU DHABI: One of the most popular airlines in the UAE, Etihad Airways hasannounced a massive recruitment drive to hire cabin crew and expand its operations.The campaign will continue throughout this month in various major cities across theworld. Etihad Airways has an extremely diverse cabin crew from over 150 countries, havingthe facility to fly to 64 locations globally. The cabin crew, based in Abu Dhabi, will begiven plenty of attractive benefits, including a fully furnished residence, generous salary,medical insurance, and discounts on food, beverages, and entertainment in UAE’s elitelocations. They, along with their friends and family, will get many travel-relatedprivileges…

KARACHI: Last week Mr. Fareed M. Ghani Patka (Senior Partner ARF Law Firm)hosted Luncheon reception in the honour of Mr. Mobin Rafiq, Chairman CommonwealthEntrepreneurs Club, (UK) at Asia Live Avari Towers, Karachi. A selective cross sectionof the city’s elite, including industrialists, businessmen and professionals responded tohis invitation, making the luncheon reception a very pleasant event. Mr. Mobinelaborated the silent features of the club to the gathering and highlighted the socio-economic benefits Pakistan and Pakistani business community can avail through theclub. Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Club & Global Economic Forum HelpingMultinationals & Global SMEs to Alleviate Poverty through Creating Jobs & PromotingUK SMEs…

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has celebrated the milestone of carrying 10 million passengers in 2022. The 10 millionth passenger and their family were surprised onboard flight EY205 from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi with a cake, complimentary roundtrip tickets, as well as Gold tier membership on Etihad Guest, aircraft models and a Polaroid camera to capture the occasion. “Thank you to each one of our guests who chose to fly with Etihad Airways and to our team for delivering our award-winning and reliable service day in and day out in 2022. Reaching the 10 million…

KARACHI: Hitit and PIA came together with travel agents for a series of events across Pakistan. Following Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar, this time in Karachi, the meeting was a productive event with travel agents. The series of events will continue throughout 2023. During these events, Hitit and PIA have the opportunity to thank our agents for their cooperation. This time, Hitit also distributed the top award shields to the successful agents. Hitit, one of the world’s leading airline and travel technology companies and PIA’s technology provider, works in close cooperation with travel agencies with its Crane APP software solution. Hitit’s…