KARACHI: A delegation of Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) led by Mr. Muhammad Nadeem Sharif Chairman TAAP visited the Consulate General of Republic of Turkiye at Karachi to meet and welcome H.E. Mr. Cemal SANGU as Consul General of Turkiye and discuss matters related to travel trade relationship between Pakistan & Turkiye. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Muhammad Hanif Dossani, Vice Chairman South Zone, Mr. Fazal Mahmood, Mr. Muhammad Raza, Mr. Iqbal Sakrani & Mr. Naveed Zameer, whereas H.E. Uzay OZTURK, Vice Consul, Excellency Eyyup YILDIRIM and Mr. Gurhan SOZEN, the General Manager Turkish Airline at Karachi.…
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(Report – M. Rizwan) KARACHI: After the successful event of Celebrity Premier League and DCL now Triangle Media and Plannerz Media Pvt. Ltd has taken the initiative for another celebrity cricket league under the banner of CCL Club Pvt. Ltd at National Stadium Karachi on 3rd October – 7th October 2022. The Event’s main purpose is to come forward and raise funds for the cause “Floods in Pakistan” along with Pakistani celebrities and X Cricket players. Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar is the President and Javed Sheikh is the Ambassador of the league. Where Kamran Ishtiaq is the CEO, Qaiser Mughal,…
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to provide relief to the passengers travelling from Islamabad to China, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Wednesday announced to reduce its flight fares by 10% with immediate effect. In addition, the national flag carrier has announced a whopping 22% discount for students travelling to China. A PIA spokesperson said that the facility could be availed only at the airline’s offices. Students will now be able to carry 80 kg of luggage instead of 40 kg, the spokesperson added. He maintained that the PIA operates two weekly flights to Chengdu and Xi’an Chinese cities. In view of…
SWITZERLAND: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO) have joined forces to launch the first National UNWTO Students’ League of the year. The Students League is designed to promote local talent development and work with young people to design solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing tourism. Throughout the competition, students will learn from top tourism experts both in their own countries and internationally. The participants’ efforts will be assessed by an international jury, and, after a first national level round, the League will then conclude with a Grand Global…
KARACHI: Emirates and United announced a historic commercial agreement today that will enhance each airline’s network and give their customers easier access to hundreds of new destinations* within the United States and around the world. From November, Emirates customers flying into Chicago, San Francisco, and Houston three of the biggest business hubs in the U.S will be able to easily connect onto United flights to and from nearly 200 cities across the Americas on a single ticket. At the eight other U.S. airports served by Emirates – Boston, Dallas, LA, Miami, JFK, Orlando, Seattle and Washington DC – both airlines…
TAXILA: Vesak Day, a Buddhist religious festival was celebrated at the Taxila Museum and Mohramurado Stupa to mark the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Buddha. The day is observed by Buddhists around the world and is also known as Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day. It is traditionally celebrated on different days in various Buddhist countries and other parts of the world. According to Buddhists, 2022 marks the 2,566th year of Lord Buddha’s attainment of enlightenment. The event was jointly organized by Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), C2D, The Serenity Resort, Gandhara Resource Center, Punjab Tourism (TDCP), Punjab Dept. of Archaeology,…
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines on Thursday announced starting direct flights to Syria’s capital Damascus, saying the first such flight will leave Karachi on May 28. “The national flag carrier will launch the Damascus operation on the special instructions of Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique,” the PIA spokesman said. The Damascus operation is being launched on the demand of pilgrims, he said, adding that direct flights would provide the passengers with better and more comfortable facilities. Shrines of Hazrat Zainab, the granddaughter of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), and Hazrat Sakina, the daughter of Imam Hussain, are situated in the Syrian capital,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) and Pakistan Embassy at Myanmar here Tuesday organized a webinar with participation of tour operator companies from both sides to explore the potential to promote Buddhist Heritage and religious tourism in Pakistan and develop B2B linkages among the tour operators of both countries. Representatives of as many as 20 tour operator companies from Myanmar and 10 companies from Pakistan attended the webinar that discussed the resumption of International flights in Myanmar after 2 years that has been very well received by local and foreign tour operators and consider it an ideal time to promote…
KARACHI: The ban imposed by the European Union on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is expected to be lifted next month as European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) team is set to visit Pakistan at the end of May. PIA was restricted from flying to EU states, the US and the UK last year in July after the EASA suspended the national airline’s authorisation to operate flights to EU member states. The restrictions were imposed in the wake of the May 20, 2022 Karachi plane crash and a statement by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar that around 40 per cent…
SINGAPORE: Campbell Wilson, 50, will leave Scoot Tigerair Pte on June 16 and will be replaced by Leslie Thng, who was until recently the CEO of Vistara, an Indian joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines, the city-state’s flag carrier said in a statement Thursday, May 12. Air India’s board accepted the appointment, which is subject to requisite regulatory approval, the former state-run carrier said in a separate statement. Wilson is taking up a challenging job of turning around a once-popular, money-losing carrier, which has seen its market share slump as a slew of budget airlines started offering cheap, on-time…