Pakistan’s air traffic growth far below IATA’s projection
KARACHI: Far from near double-digit growth projection by International Air Transport Association (IATA), Pakistan’s domestic air traffic increased by 3 per cent in fiscal...
PTDC to launch tourist police force based on Thailand’s model
Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Managing Director Abdul Ghafoor said on Wednesday that the government would introduce a special police force based on Thailand’s...
GB bans seasonal hotels, commercial activity in Deosai National Park
Government cites environmental risks; warns of legal action against violations during tourist season
3 men show how to successfully mix business with pleasure
Abandoning jobs mid-career is something that the less adventurous abhor. After all who would want to leave the safety of a job with a...
KP govt to provide Rs77m relief package to tourism industry
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government will provide relief of Rs77 million in the shape of waivers on registration fees and license fees for...
KP govt bids to attract international, religious tourism to Gandhara Strip
ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to launch the Ghandara Strip, an area that is home to heritage sites and relics of...
Covid-19: KP starts receiving tourists after restaurants, hotels allowed to operate
PESHAWAR: Thousands of local tourists have started arriving in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) after the federal government announced the end of coronavirus lockdown that saw...
Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
Pakistan was last a prominent tourist destination in the 1970s when the “hippie trail” brought Western travellers through the apricot and walnut orchards of the Swat Valley and Kashmir on their way to India and Nepal
US company mulls investing $100m in Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of True North, a US-based investment company, has expressed its keen interest to invest in the tourism sector of Gilgit-Baltistan.
A detailed briefing...
Covid-19: KP’s tourism sector fears Rs12bn in losses by August-end
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's tourism sector fears a loss of over Rs12 billion if the government continues to keep the industry closed till next month.
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ECO countries select Lahore as Tourism Capital for 2027
The 6th ECO Tourism Ministerial Meeting held in Erzurum, Turkey officially declares Lahore the "Tourism Capital 2027"
President for expanding trade ties with Jordan
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Wednesday while stressing the significance of trade between Pakistan and Jordan, said regular exchange of trade delegations could play a...
Pakistan to host World Tourism Forum 2021: Zulfi Bukhari
'Around 32 new three-star and five-star hotels will be constructed across Pakistan in the next two years'
Govt to launch national tourism promotion app
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) would launch a national tourism promotion application to provide the necessary and latest information to the local...
