KARACHI: To celebrate the successful 20 years of Islamabad Serena Hotel, the Management of Serena Hotels hosted a Mushaira night featuring 20 renowned poets from across Pakistan last week in Islamabad. A large number of dignitaries from Corporate, Government, and Civil Society attended the event. President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi and First Lady Begum Samina Alvi graced the occasion. The poets in their distinct styles and having the innate ability to catch the attention of the audience with startling couplets and verses kept the event a lively and entertaining one. Senior versifiers included Anwar Masood, Iftikhar Arif, Kishwar Naheed,…
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SOUTHLAKE-TEXAS: Sabre Corporation, a leading software, and technology company in the travel industry, announced that it has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot, the largest government-majority owned carrier in Russia. Sabre is taking immediate steps to remove Aeroflot flight content from its global distribution system (GDS), a marketplace used by travel agencies, travel websites, and corporations around the world to shop, book, and service flight reservations. “Sabre has been monitoring the evolving situation in Ukraine with increasing concern. From the beginning, our primary focus has been the safety of our team members in the impacted region, as well as doing…
MADRID: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The session will be held in Madrid on March 8. Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from membership of UNWTO, the UNWTO has called for an emergency session of the Executive Council to address the matter, in accordance with Rule 3.4 of the Council’s Rules of Procedure. The decision was made following consultations between the Secretary-General and the Chair of the Executive Council…
KARACHI: Consul General of China His Excellency Mr. Li Bijian, visited the newly operational building of Altamash General Hospital located in Clifton, Karachi. Altamash General Hospital hosted an event at its new medical facility where the chief guest was Honorable Consul General of China His Excellency Li Bijian, on the Occasion Chairman of Altamash group Prof Dr. Mohammad Altamash, Chairperson Dr. Shaheena Altamash, and CEO Altamash General Hospital Dr. Imad Altamash, also present. During the event, the Administrator of the Hospital, Dr. Muneer Ahmed in his short presentation highlighted the state of the art equipment, IT infrastructure, highly proficient and…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s two flagship institutions, PIA along with 1LINK, a consortium owned by eleven major banks in Pakistan, and marketplace app Golootlo got into a partnership here on Thursday by signing the agreement for joint promotions and marketing of each other’s products. As part of PIA’s restructuring strategy, it is getting into alliances and partnerships to integrate the latest technologies and to increase its sales base. With this partnership in place, PIA and Golootlo will jointly promote Pakistan’s first truly indigenous payment scheme PayPak, developed under the guidance and advice of the State Bank of Pakistan. Through this strategic alliance,…
LONDON: WTM London has unveiled a redesigned travel technology show, formerly called Travel Forward. It will become WTM Travel Tech and offer more features for exhibitors and visitors at WTM London 2022 on 7-9 November 2022. Show organizers are planning two theatres in the WTM Travel Tech zone – one to showcase new products and the other to host seminars, debates, and presentations. The product showcase theatre will offer exhibitors more options to present their new services to visitors. WTM Travel Tech will also have updated brand positioning, as well as a dedicated section within the WTM London website. The…
ABU DHABI: The UAE has scrapped PCR test rules for fully vaccinated people arriving in the UAE from February 26. The National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) on Friday said fully vaccinated passengers only need to show a vaccine certificate with a readable QR code. Those who are not vaccinated must show a negative PCR test conducted within 48 hours of departure or a recovery certificate with a QR code proving they have recovered from coronavirus within a month of the date of travel. It also came as Abu Dhabi scrapped its green list system and removed quarantine…
By Shanaz Ramzi A delegation of nine event management companies and wedding planners from across Pakistan were recently invited by the Tourism Boards of Turkey – or Turkiye as they prefer it to be officially spelt now — and the Republic of Northern Cyprus to visit these two countries and see for ourselves their potential as destinations for weddings and corporate events and conferences. The delegation, headed by Ali Malik, founder, and CEO of Vision Events based in the UK and Pakistan — who had collaborated with TAY Istanbul Events to organize this dream tour –comprised Starlinks PR and Events,…
GENEVA: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for the lifting of all travel bans as they do not provide added value and continue to contribute to economic and social stress. At meetings in Geneva, the two UN agencies agreed to collaborate on a global trust architecture for the recovery of the travel sector. Over recent days, a growing number of countries around the world have started easing their rules for international arrivals, including the easing of travel bans. These decisions are in line with WHO’s latest recommendations for safe international mobility, which highlight…
KARACHI: The Saudi Company Umrahme, Jeddah held two successive interactive and engaging sessions of the Seminar which was attended by over 100 travel agents/umrah operators in Karachi last week. The Company brought a positive vibe to the umrah market of Pakistan. The Participants were informed that 50% of the Global Umrah market share is with Umrahme and have over 8000 registered agents globally with a vast majority from Pakistan have been providing services to over 3.5 million passengers by Umrahme till now. The Saudi Management Team including H.E. Mohammed Binmahfouz, CEO-Umrahme were presented shields by TAAP Chairman Mr. Muhammad Nadeem…