SHARJAH: The Emirate witnessed a 63 per cent jump in visitor numbers from the Asiancountry in 2016 compared to 2015, the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism DevelopmentAuthority is focussed on further increasing visits from China. As part of efforts to further drive Chinese visitor numbers, SCTDA is hosting 15 of themajor outbound Chinese travel companies from the east coast of China on afamiliarization visit to Sharjah over the next week. The travel operators will be fully immersed in the emirate and exposed to all its facets,from shopping, to heritage and destination activities, during their stay. As part of theprogramme, they will…
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KARACHI: Ex- Chairman, Travel Agents Association of Pakistan Mr. Yahya Polani, organised a lunch in honour of Commercial Director- South Asia Travelport, Mr. Rick Saggar & Commercial Manager Middle East & South Asia, Travelport Mr. Rayyan Khan on this occasion also seen in the picture are Mr.Tariq Polani, Mr. Khizar Polani, Mr. Shaheen Permani, Senior Vice President Travelport-Pakistan, Muhammad Sabir and Naveed Usmani.
MONTERAL: Airlines Technology has worked up a proof of concept, which could allow airlines to sell assigned seats via a virtual reality (VR) seatmap, all made possible thanks to IATA’s NDC. The business has IATA NDC Capable Level III certification and is part of the Travel StartUps Incubator portfolio. Paras Kumar, co-founder, explained that VR seatmap selection “is technically possible because of NDC, as we can pull out the seatmap of any airline (along with the aircraft model details) in an NDC standardized way.” Accessing the NDC seat availability and cabin layout APIs are the source for the data, and…
Reuters reports that Turkey is “urging the U.S. and Britain to lift the flight electronics ban,” although the body of the story makes it sound more like Turkey is negotiating an exemption for its own flights. ANKARA: Turkey is in talks with the United States and Britain to exclude Turkish Airlines and Istanbul’s main Ataturk airport from a ban on passengers carrying electronics larger than cell phones, Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday passengers traveling from specific airports, including Istanbul, could not bring into the main cabin devices larger than…
SAIDU SHARIF: Swat valley is one of the major tourist attractions of Pakistan. It is known as the Switzerland of Pakistan and has one of the oldest civilizations and one of the beautiful scenery one could ever see. After the restoration of peace in the region there is great influx of the tourists in the area. I am sure that a day is not very far when tourists from all over the world will prefer to visit Swat. Swatisare very peace-loving & hospitable and they are always ready to welcome tourists from all over the world. PTDC is trying its…
The UNWTO’s current Secretary-General, Mr. Taleb Rifai hales from Jordan and is servingin this position since January 2010. He is stepping down at the end of this year. The organization’s 33-Nation Executive board will choose a nominee in May, 2017 to be voted on by its General Assembly later this year to serve as Secretary-General for the 2018 to 2021 term. With the membership of 157 countries, six associate members and 500 affiliate members representing the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities, The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), like its parent the United Nations, is…
DAMASCUS: Besides killing thousands of innocent citizens ,the recent plundering of priceless artifacts from Syria and Iraq by both terrorists and criminal gangs has taken place on an unprecedented scale. All these stolen items have been turning up in Europe and the US, where they are being sold to private collectors. According to the UN heritage body, UNESCO says that this illicit trade is worth millions of dollars. But an innovative solution may now be at hand which enables archaeologists to trace precious artifacts. Working in secret, in areas outside Syrian government control, Syrian archaeologists have begun painting some of…
Boeing will conduct first flight of the 787-10 on 31 March, subject to weather and other factors. The maiden flight will be operated by a 787-10 equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. The aircraft is also offered with General Electric GEnx power plants. The aircraft was rolled out of the production line last month, the same day President Donald Trump visited Boeing South Carolina, and gave a speech with the aircraft in the background. The 787-10 will be built exclusively in South Carolina. Because the center fuselage section of the 787-10 is too large to be carried by dedicated 747…
KARACHI: The Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi, with great zeal and enthusiasm, puts forward various cultural and literary, festivities and celebrations of international accord all the year around, providing its guests with pleasant, fun-filled and memorable experiences. To raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations, Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi participated in the Nobel cause with a Plantation activity on 21 March 2017 at the Hotel. To Celebrate ‘International Day of Forests’ Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada General Manager of the Hotel led the activity along with the…
DUBAI: Emirates will introduce a charge free new service to enable customers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before they board their flights to the US. Emirates customers travelling to the US via Dubai will be able to utilise their laptops and tablet devices on the first part of their journeys and during transit in Dubai. They must then declare and hand over their laptops, tablets, and other banned electronic devices to security staff at the gate just before boarding their US-bound flight, said a statement. The devices will be carefully packed into boxes, loaded into the…