KARACHI: The national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to operate direct flights to three countries, Australia, Maldives and Hong Kong. PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arshad Malik said that the national carrier expedited work of the planned direct flights to three
GENEVA: 2021 has been a year of learning and adapting for tourism. It has proven that only by working together can the sector overcome challenges and embrace opportunities. Gathering the global tourism community and developing concrete actions, UN World Trade Organisation (UNWTO) has led tourism’s response with the vision of not only restarting, but doing […]
MADRID: Over the course of three days, the 24th session of the UNWTO General Assembly underscored global tourism’s commitment to restarting around the shared pillars of sustainability, innovation, and solidarity. Representatives of 131 UNWTO Member States, including 59 ministers and vice-ministers of tourism, attended the Assembly in the Spanish capital, Madrid from
GRENADA W.I: The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) announced that the renovation project for the Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park (USP), located off the West Coast of Grenada in Molinere Beauséjour Marine Protected Area, has been completed. Heralded as one of the Top 25 Wonders of the World by National Geographic, the park was envisioned by British […]
Captain Carlos Mirpuri and his crew flew the widebody aircraft, from Cape Town to the White Continent and back; the journey is 2,500 nautical miles, flying for just over five hours each way. Never before has an A340 landed on an Antarctic blue glacial ice runway. The aircraft will be used this season to fly […]
KARACHI: The extraordinary meeting of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Pakistan Chapter Executive Committee was held on Wednesday, 10th November 2021 at the office of Polani’s (Pvt) Ltd., to review the prevailing situation of the Travel Trade industry in Pakistan and formulate a comprehensive plan to support the revival of in-bound / outbound and […]
BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD As per a recent single bench Sindh High Court judgment, Karachi`s Mohatta Palace will be converted into a medical and dental college to honor the wishes of Ms. Fatima Jinnah. The decision of the single bench honorable court has been very wisely challenged by the Sindh government and the single bench’s […]
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
KARACHI: Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology (KASBIT) and Special Technology Zone Authority (STZA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to plan and develop a Special Technology Zone (STZ) in Karachi, which will provide technology companies, including startups, SME’s and multinationals a high-tech business environment to promote and push
KARACHI: PIA and Hitit, two of the world’s largest companies in their fields, are entering their third year of cooperation. The cooperation of these two companies has allowed the Pakistani aviation industry to grow technologically. In addition to their commercial partnership based on technology, Hitit and PIA work together on social responsibility. Pakistan