Saturday, January 3, 2026

China expects record 9 billion trips during Lunar New Year travel

The travel rush, which starts on January 14, is expected to see people journey to and from their hometowns for the festivities

Record number of climbers to scale Everest

Sherpa guides the way, struggled with high winds and snow on Friday to prepare the final route to the top of Mount Everest, with...

Pearl Continental to start operations at Malam Jabba Ski Resort

  ISLAMABAD: Hashoo Group announced the signing of a management contract between its subsidiary Pakistan Services Limited and Samsons Group of Companies (PVT) Limited, which...

Etihad exempted from laptop ban for US bound flights

Abu Dhabi: At Abu Dhabi International Airport, travelers bound for the United States on Tuesday enjoyed something many others flying out of the Middle...

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...

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"

Booming hospitality Industry

Bullish about growth in the hospitality business, Avari Group of Companies that owns Avari Towers in Karachi is launching five new hotels in different...

Govt likely to appoint Zulfi Bukhari as PTDC BoD chairman

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to appoint Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari as the...

China, a popular foreign destination for Pakistani students

Around 22,000 students from Pakistan are currently studying in the country, according to the Pakistani Embassy in China

Turkish investors express keen interest in Pakistan’s tourism sector

ISLAMABAD: As the government has decided to involve the private sector in the country’s hospitality industry, the Tourism Hotel Managers Association of Turkey (TUROYD)...

KP govt approves Rs5bn for construction of Kalam-Kumrat Road

SWAT: Swat Deputy Commissioner Junaid Khan said on Thursday that an amount of Rs5 billion has been allocated for the construction of a road...

U.S. imposes new ‘visa integrity’ fee for foreign travelers

Fee applies to all nonimmigrant visa categories, likely to impact millions of visitors

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'

PM inaugurates online visa facility, forms tourism coordination board

– PM says new visa regime is a manifestation of improved security situation – Says online visa facility would help tourists obtain visas from the comfort...

Zulfi Bukhari urges PTDC laid off workers to accept Rs1.3bn assistance package

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Chairman Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Sunday urged PTDC's laid off workers to accept the assistance package amounting...