ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) and Mishal Pakistan here Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote research in the tourism sector of Pakistan to develop national travel and tourism competitive index on annual basis. Managing Director PTDC, Aftab ur Rehman Rana signed the MoU on behalf of PTDC while CEO Mishal Pakistan, Amir Jehangir signed from the other side to jointly work for bringing travel and tourism-related initiatives into public discussions, through various interventions. Mishal Pakistan is a country partner institute of the World Economic Forum and PTDC is the national tourism organization of Pakistan. The prime…
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Celebrity Cruises has canceled Celebrity Solstice sailings in Asia, which previously included destinations like Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines. In an email sent to travel partners and booked guests, the cruise line said the decision was necessitated by “ongoing uncertainty regarding the restart of international operations in the Asia region”. Celebrity Cruises has canceled 18 Asia sailings for 2022-2023 All Celebrity Solstice Asia sailings scheduled to depart September 16, 2022, through April 21, 2023, are affected. Celebrity Cruises has assured affected guests that they have the option to “Lift and Shift”, that is to rebook similar Asia…
SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened controls as the country kept up its “dynamic clearance” approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a central Chinese manufacturing area that includes Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, announced a 14-day lockdown on Friday “to be adjusted according to the epidemic situation.” In northwestern China, the city of Xian on Friday urged residents to avoid unnecessary trips outside their residential compounds and encouraged companies to have employees work from home or live at their…
CANBERRA: Australians returning from overseas will be corralled into separate green zones and red zones at the nation’s international airports, depending on the federal government’s ‘Covid risk rating’ of the country they’re arriving from. The government will also nominate ‘green zone routes’ – similar to the New Zealand travel bubble and Singapore’s Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme – which will be subject to “eased Covid- 19 border restrictions”, according to Covid-19 safety protocols drawn up by the Department of Health in a document updated on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. With the return of overseas flights just weeks away, Australia’s international airports…
RAWALPINDI: Aviation authorities have decided to upgrade the air cargo control unit at the Islamabad International Airport. The unit, tasked with profiling inbound and outbound air consignments and identifying and stopping those that may carry illicit substances, was inaugurated in 2020 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Pakistan Country Office, the World Customs Organisation (WCO) as part of the UNODC Container Control Programme (CCP), in partnership with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and Pakistan Customs. Sources said that the container control system will be upgraded per international regulations. Smugglers use legitimate cargo to…
WELLINGTON: Just three months after making vaccination a mandatory requirement for all international passengers, Air New Zealand will drop the controversial measure in what CEO Greg Foran hails as “moving back towards a sense of normality.” The Star Alliance member joined Qantas in declaring it would embrace a “no jab, no-fly” policy in late 2021, although the rule didn’t take come into effect until 1 February 2022. At the time, Foran described said being vaccinated was “the new reality of international travel,” adding “we’ve been hearing from both customers and employees that this measure is important to them.” “Mandating vaccination…
MINSK: Ambassador of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Belarus H.E. Mr. Alexander Lukashenko at the Presidential Palace. Foreign Minister of Belarus H.E. Mr. Vladimir Makei was also present on this occasion. During the meeting, the two sides took stock of the existing level of bilateral relations and future cooperation prospects, particularly in the economic spheres. The honorable President emphasized the importance of developing cooperation with Pakistan to strengthen the partnership, expressed satisfaction over the progress of establishing a Joint Venture for manufacturing tractors in Pakistan, and conveyed readiness to…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has offered a 15 percent discount on domestic flights and a 10 percent discount on international flights to the members of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). For this purpose, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by ICCI President Muhammad Shakeel Munir and District Manager, PIA Islamabad Junaid Khan at a ceremony here at the ICCI, an ICCI press release said. According to the MoU, PIA will offer a 15% discount on domestic sectors and a 10% discount on international sectors on the economy and executive economy classes on applicable base fare…
KARACHI: flydubai hosted an Iftar Dinner in Karachi and presented its top achievers with awards of excellence who remain an integral part of the airline’s success. Held on 07th April 2022, the event was attended by top travel partners of the Karachi & Quetta market and valued top achievers for exceptional revenue performances for 2019-2021. Its first event of a series of events is to be held at each station, after Karachi the next event will be held in Multan, Faisalabad & Sialkot respectively. Every year flydubai organized achievers awards at one of its emerging destinations i.e., Baku, Azerbaijan in…
SORRENTO-ITLAY: The Global Youth Tourism Summit from June 27 to July 3 will provide a unique opportunity for young people aged between 12 and 18 to share their vision for the future of the sector. Organized by UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Tourism and the Italian National Tourist Board, the Summit will see 100 young delegates network with and work alongside politicians, leading figures from across the tourism sector as well as from the worlds of entertainment and sports. Against the backdrop of the BIT travel trade show in Milan, UNWTO Director…