DOHA: Qatar Airways has renewed its sponsorship as Official Airline Partner to Orbis UK for a further three years. The airline has been a proud supporter of Orbis and its blindness prevention programmes since 2012. Orbis is a global charity that brings people together to fight avoidable blindness through access to quality eye care. Together with its partners, Orbis trains …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: At Pearl Continental Hotel we celebrate the art of gastronomy, the culture and heritage of food from various parts of the world and this year we are excited to bring to Karachi ‘Turkish Culinary Delights’ with the support of Consulate General for Republic of Turkey in Karachi and Turkish Airline. This ‘Turkish Culinary Delights’ is to …

DUBAI: Today, the world’s leading hotel price comparison website, HotelsCombined reveals that international hotel bookings are up by 35% compared to domestic bookings for UAE National Day Weekend, according to recent data analysis. The most popular international destinations for the holiday weekend include Muscat, Mecca, London, Medina and Istanbul. As well as being the most sought-after destination Muscat is also …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, once again marked the start of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a low-level fly-past over Yas Marina Circuit. The fly-past has become synonymous with the race with the flagship A380 aircraft flying over the iconic circuit at approximately 4.50pm. The A380 was accompanied by theAermacchi …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Ahmed Mir is back in Pakistan now as Country Manager of Qatar Airways an organization, which he has been serving since 1999. Mr. Ahmed Mir has previously served Qatar Airways in different capacities in Pakistan and then went on serve at other destinations of Qatar Airways worldwide. Now after almost a gap 10 years Mr. Ahmed …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has taken delivery of its second Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet on November 21, 2017. In less than a span of a month since Ethiopian took delivery of Africa’s first Ethiopian B 787-9, the 2nd B787-9 aircraft has joined its …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Faisal Rafique, Chief Commercial Officer, Shaheen Air International (SAI) unveiled the 25 years celebration logo of the airline at Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) on Friday, 24 November, 2017 at Karachi Expo Center. The airline also announced the launch of Shine Miles – Loyalty Card along with its revamped website and web application to enable its flyers …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Ms. Lashley A. Pulsipher, Chief Marketing Officer, Sales & Revenue Officer at Hashoo Group was speaking to correspondent of BizToday at the launch of Pakistan Travel Mart which was held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. According to Ms. Lashley A. Pulsipher; “I first came to Pakistan during 2014 as a tourist and was overwhelmed by the …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Pakistan’s hospitality, travel, and tourism industry are picking up and with improvement in the security situation, all the indicators are positive. The growth in travel is visible from air travel and hotel occupancy are among the top indicators of travel and travel and tourism industry growth. With less than a million foreign tourists visiting Pakistan on …

KARACHI: Malaysia is taking part in the inaugural Pakistan Travel Mart from 24 to 26 November at the Karachi Expo Centre. A total of 19 Malaysian organisations will be stationed under the Malaysia Pavilion, comprising of travel agents, tourism product owners, hoteliers, Malindo Airlines, Islamic Tourism Centre, as well as senior officials and colleagues from Tourism Malaysia. The objective of …