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…
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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…
LAHORE: Khawaja Saad Rafique, Federal Minister for Aviation and Railway has announced that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had earned Rs 2.14 billion through its collaboration with Turkish Airlines. “That is correct. The partnership has been very good. We have regularly been able to fully load our flights,” says Abdullah Hafeez Khan, PIA’s Spokesperson. The partnership between PIA and Turkish Airlines is a codesharing arrangement that allows PIA to access twenty-eight destinations through its counterpart’s hub in Istanbul. These twenty-eight destinations are exclusively across the USA, the UK, and Europe. The mechanism is currently a means for PIA to maintain routes…
KARACHI: last week, the leading businessman of Karachi, Mr. Zubair Baweja, Managing Director, Regent Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre hosted a grand Luncheon reception at Safforn restaurant, Regent Plaza in the honour of His Excellency Dr. Brahim Romani, ambassador of Algeria. A large cross section of the city’s elite, including industrialists, businessmen and professionals responded to his invitation, making the luncheon reception a very impressive event. While addressing a wide cross section of Karachi dignitaries, Mr. Baweja first expressed his sincere thanks to all guests for joining him to welcome His Excellency Dr. brahim Romani. He said that political ties…
KARACHI: Heritage Foundation and the Bank of Punjab hosted a press conference here earlier today at a five-star hotel, to throw light on Heritage Foundation’s endeavours for a Zero-Carbon Alternative Model to build sustainable communities and rehabilitate one million households. The conference was well-attended by the media. With Arif Bahalim performing the duties of MC, the speakers included Prof. Yameen Lari, CEO Heritage Foundation Pakistan, Mrs. Dani and Mrs. Ramu from Pono Colony Village Mirpurkhas, Safeeyah Mooosa, CEO Spiritual Chords/Dadabhoy Foundation and Mr. Zafar Masud, CEO Bank of Punjab. Yasmeen Lari shared a detailed presentation on the occasion and said,…
KARACHI: Hitit, a leading company in the global airline and travel technologies market, continues to provide outstanding service to travel agencies with its Crane APP solution and reinforces this with robust training programs. Most recently, Hitit conducted a two-day refresher training for PIA’s Karachi District Sales Office. Twenty participants were presented with certificates at the end of the program. Hitit continues supporting Pakistan airlines and travel industry with its technology. Since 2018, Hitit has been PIA’s technology partner and has close ties with Pakistani travel agents through its Crane APP solution. Hitit, which is always happy to work actively in…
JAKARTA: International travelers have been flocking back to the popular resort island of Bali as the Covid pandemic subsides, prompting hopes that Indonesia’s battered tourism industry is on the road to recovery. But this week, new laws were passed in parliament that ban cohabitation and sex outside marriage. The laws will apply not just to residents but also to foreign expats and tourists in the country, raising concerns from experts. Although the changes are not expected to kick in for at least another three years, industry players tell that the new criminal code could put foreigners off visiting and hurt…