BELARUS: The Ambassador hosted a lunch for the winners of the Regional Choreography Festival-Competition-a dancing group “Detstvo”, students of the Borisov Creative Centre for Children and Youth. The team leader Ms. Susanna Koltsova, Ms. Irina Zuyonok (the Head of the Creative Arts department of the center), Ms. Marina Singayevskaya (Deputy Director for Economic activities), and Ms. Marina Laikova(a poet and artist, teacher of the Creative center) also attended the event. As a part of the cultural program, the students introduced the host with self-composed poems, performed traditional Belarusian songs, played the instruments. The Ambassador told young guests about Pakistan, its…
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PESHAWAR: Under the “Discover the faces of Pakistan” project, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) and OPPO have joined hands to explore and highlight the tourism potential, cultural heritage, and historic sites through different initiatives, including publicity via social media platform, in the province. The project is aimed at highlighting portrait photography and capture national sentiments and tell the unique story of people in Pakistan. Besides other activities, the KPCTA and OPPO arranged a weeklong tour for the famed content creators and journalists, including Anum Hakim, Khaula Jamil, Amjad, Irfan Junejo, Akram Ali, Danish Khan, Adeel Chisti, Art…
ROME: Italy’s new state-backed airline, Italia Trasporto Aereo, will seek to buy the Alitalia name in time for its start of service in mid-October. A market-price auction of the brand was outlined in a decision released Friday last by the European Commission. It’s one of the measures required in order to consider ITA a separate entity from the 74-year-old Alitalia, which is being wound down after losing money for decades. The sale of the iconic name could take place as soon as next week. Transferring control of the brand to ITA has been a key goal of the government in…
RIYADH: The Saudi General Directorate of Passports has begun automatically extending the validity of residence permits for expatriates outside the kingdom, in addition, to visit visas and exit and re-entry visas without any fees or extra charges for all expatriates until November 30, reported the Saudi Press Agency. This extension, which comes as per the directives of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, falls within the continuing efforts of the Saudi government to deal with the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure the safety of Saudi citizens and residents, it stated. The directorate indicated that the extension will…
OTTAWA: The Government of Canada has announced that now all European tourists who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 disease can travel to Canada for travel and tourism purposes. To be permitted to enter the country, EU travellers must prove that they have received one of the vaccine doses accepted as valid proof of immunity in Canada and are obliged to present a negative COVID-19 test result taken before arrival, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. “Effective September 7, foreign nationals who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption can enter Canada for discretionary travel,” a statement of the Canadian Government reads. Consequently,…
VENICE: Now, a month after cruise ships were banned from the lagoon, city authorities are preparing to demand that tourists pre-book their visit on an app and charge day-trippers between $3.50 and $12 to enter, depending on the time of the year. Airport-like turnstiles are being tested to control the flow of people and, should the numbers become overwhelming, stop new visitors from getting in. Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro says his aim is to make tourism more sustainable in a city visited by 25 million people a year. But he acknowledges the new rules are likely to be a hard…
CHAKDARA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) of Pakistan in its recent meeting approved three major development projects worth Rs. 339 billion. Among the projects approved is Dir Motorway, a much-needed connectivity project in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and a real tourism game-changer, which will definitely boost the regional tourism and trade activities throughout the region. Apparently, this is a 29.4 km long, four-lane highway, which begins and ends in the Lower Dir district of KP, but in a larger context, the project will bring development and prosperity to the region. “The Dir Motorway, starting from Chakdara,…
KARACHI: Despite tall claims, the Sindh culture, tourism, antiquities, and archives department failed to save Bhatia Bhawan, one of the oldest heritage sites in the metropolis. By the time outcry on the demolition, allegedly by the owner, prompted the department into action last October, only the building’s facade and peripheral structure had remained. This week, however, the historic structure was razed to the ground. In its stead, there was only rubble on Prarthana Samaj Road, in the Thattai compound opposite Dow Dental College. As many as 1,739 buildings have been declared heritage sites in Karachi. Bhatia Bhawan was one of…
LAHORE: Airblue has launched a new service from Ras Al Khaimah to Lahore as demand from the passengers surged after visa and travel restrictions were eased by the UAE authorities. The airline’s first flight from Lahore to Ras Al Khaimah landed on Sunday night and returned to the historical city early Monday, September 6. “We have planned flights twice a week on the Lahore-RAK-Lahore sector initially as passengers demand is picking up,” Sohail Sheikh, airblue’s country manager for the UAE, told media. Amer Alazaiza, head of the Commercial Department at Ras Al Khaimah Airport, welcomed the inaugural flight from Lahore…
NEW YORK: The 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks that struck the United States represents a significant occasion for people to pay tribute to those who lost their lives that day. But even before the Saturday anniversary, large numbers of travelers have been taking the time through tours to learn about the people as well as the places affected by the events of that fateful day. Tours commemorating September 11 even outside New York City serve as major attractions for those from afar as well as big business. “In general, about 40 percent of our visitors have been international,”…