PESHAWAR: A large number of visitors, including domestic and foreign tourists, on Tuesday, visited the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pavilion and evinced keen interest in the rich culture, handicrafts, and distinct traditions being showcased at the Lok Mela 2021. Among the prominent were Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Local Governments Fazal Illahi, General Manager Culture and Tourism Sajjad Hameed, KPCTA Deputy Director Tourism Qaiser Khattak, who visited the KP Pavilion. The CM aide appreciated the arrangements made for the artisans and artists at the KP Pavilion to present a true image of the province and its people and their culture and…
Author: holidayweekly
MONTREAL: New Airports Council International (ACI) World data shows that the lasting adverse impact of the Covid-19 crisis is forecast to remove an additional 5.2 billion passengers by the end of this year compared to the pre-Covid-19 forecast for 2021. Despite recent positive news of certain markets re-opening their borders, global passenger traffic in 2021 is still expected to reach only half of what it was in 2019, with total traffic for 2021 forecast to be only 4.6 billion of the 9.2 billion passengers served two years ago. Domestic passenger traffic continues to recover faster than the international market expected…
DOHA: Authorities in Qatar have signed an agreement with Accor to manage operations and deliver services throughout the FIFA World Cup 2022. The deal runs through to the end of next year. The agreement was signed in Doha in the presence of Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, prime minister and minister of interior for Qatar. It was agreed by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organization responsible for the required infrastructure, operations, and legacy projects for World Cup. Yasir Al Jamal, SC chairman, signed the agreement alongside Sébastien Bazin, chief executive of Accor. The deal…
MULTAN: The Provincial Minister for Energy, Dr. Akhtar Malik Thursday, October 28, said that Multan will be made attractive for drawing tourists’ attention from across the world as it is the hub of trade, politics, and centuries-old, rich historical culture of South Punjab. Chairing a meeting at South Punjab Secretariat on October 28, he said that devotees from all over the world flock to Multan to visit the shrines of saints. Minister for Culture Khayal Ahmed Castro and Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Capt. R Saqib Zafar, Chairman Walled City Project Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi, MPA Javed Akhtar Ansari, Commissioner Dr. Irshad…
KARACHI: The national carrier, Pakistan International Airline (PIA), has started direct flights to Najaf, Iraq on Sunday, October 31. According to PIA spokesperson, PIA flight PK-219 carrying 91 passengers landed in Najaf on late Saturday. A special cake-cutting ceremony was also held at Najaf Airport. The ceremony was attended by the Najaf Governor, Pakistan’s ambassador and other officials. On Oct 25, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) started a new flight operation from three cities of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Fujairah. The first flight, PK 243, with 296 passengers on board departed from Lahore airport for Fujairah. Earlier this…
Going traveling and on vacations has a whole lot of meticulous planning attached to it. As traveling entails much effort in packing the desirable things for the trip. Going on a trip without pre-planning might end up giving you an unpleasant experience. As not all of your traveling spots will provide you with the facility to hunt down the things you did not bring along. Some places might be developed but you will find most of the tourist spots with fewer facilities. So, traveling without packing the basic necessities might possibly make you question your act of not pre-planning. What…
RAWALPINDI: Veteran Captain Fazle Ghani, the lead founder pilot of Emirates who was delegated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to set it up, passed away after a protracted illness. PIA CEO expresses deep sorrow over the demise of Fazal Ghani Mian. PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arshad Malik announced in a tweet: “Pride of Pakistan Aviation Captain Fazle Ghani passed away after a prolonged illness.” Captain Fazal Ghani Mian was a renowned pilot of PIA. In 1987, PIA commissioned Captain Ghani to oversee Emirates Airline’s flight operations. Captain Ghani joins PIA after refusing the offer of citizenship from the UAE.…
KARACHI: The CEBO (Cater, Event Planner, Baker Organisation) is taking steps to grow the industry to entrepreneurs. CEBO has always been there to support small-scale entrepreneurs and again, to hype their members, a wing of CEBO Management Company, HUNARMAND, is announcing another challenging yet so fascinating competition. CEBO Culinary and Hospitality Awards. Malaysian Consul General, H.E. Khairul Nazran Abd Rahman was the Chief Guest while Chef Gulzar, Chef Naheed, Chef Abbas, Chef Junaid, and others were also present on the Occasion. They not only shared their experiences, but they have also inspired all women to keep up the good work.…
KARACHI: The aim of this event was to celebrate the unsung heroes, our skillful culinary fraternity which includes the culinary professionals, home chefs, and digital food communities who have significantly contributed to the expansion of the Pakistani culinary industry and made it prominent on the map of the world. Welcoming the esteemed guests from all over the industry, Mr. Usama Ahmed, CEO of Masterclass Pakistan praised the efforts of our culinary heroes, celebrity chefs, and the digital food communities. He further added that this is a new era for the emerging culinary professionals of the country. The ceremony was attended…
KARACHI: Iran resumes issuance of Tourist Visa for fully vaccinated applicants. Those who have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines and who can present negative PCR tests conducted within 96 hours are eligible to obtain e-visa through a web-based application form: evisa.mfa.gov.ir. Iran and Iraq have eliminated visa requirements for visitors traveling between the two countries via air.