Posts Tagged: volume 04-2019
Faster Than Expectation | Int’l Tourist Arrivals Reach 1.4 billion UNWTO
MADRID: International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term forecast issued in 2010 indicated the 1.4 billion mark would be reached in
Even Prior To Boarding | Emirates allows You To Create Your Own Playlists
DUBAI: Sitting for hours in a long haul flight full of strangers is one of the things most travellers dread. But with entertainment being the cure to every piece of boredom, listening to favourite songs
PIA Head Office | Govt Plans To Relocate
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to move the head office of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from Karachi to the federal capital, and give the operational control of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport to the state
German Authorities Cancel | All Iranian Mahan Air Flights
MUNICH: German authorities has withdrawn permission to Mahan Air to operate from its airports, the airline is the second largest carrier in Iran after Iran Air. Mahan Airlines operates under the name Mahan Air is
Transportation to Revolutionized | Boeing’s Flying Car Completes Test Flight
VIRGINIA: A Boeing Co. flying car designed to whisk away passengers over congested city streets and dodge skyscrapers completed its first test flight on Tuesday, 22 January offering a complete revolution into the future of
‘Famous Bikini Hiker’ | Gigi Wu Freezes To Death While Hiking
TAIPEI: Dubbed the ‘Bikini hiker’, Gigi Wu gained popularity for scaling mountain while scantily clad. The 36-year-old ascended many of Taiwan’s tallest summits and she attracted a legion of followers on social media with her
Deadly Mountain Tourism | 268 Skiers & Hikers Died in Austri
VIENNA: In year 2018, a total of 268 tourists & adventurists died on Austria’s mountains, 22 fewer than the deaths registered in the previous year, the Austrian Authority for Alpine Safety has revealed. This figure
Saudi Arabia Sacks | Civil Aviation Authority President
RIYADH: In a major move, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has dismissed the President of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the kingdom’s national aviation body, said a report. According to the state-run
Historic Buddhist Relics | Families Visit Archaeological Sites In Takht Bhai
PESHAWAR: Over 50 persons, including men, women and children visited the historic Buddhist complex and relics in Takht Bhai in Mardan district on Sunday. The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) had arranged the tour for
Level 3 NDC | Oman Air Receives Highest Certification Award By IATA
MUSCAT: National carrier Oman Air has received level 3 New Distribution Capability (NDC) certification; the highest certification awarded by International Air Transport Association (IATA). NDC is a travel industry-supported programme that facilitates communications between airlines
