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...
PTDC invests Rs4m for promotion of tourism
Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has spent around Rs4m in one year for repair and maintenance of its various motels and facilities in order...
Virus-hit Hajj cuts deep for Pakistan pilgrims and businesses
KARACHI: Koran tutor Muhammad Asim should have been packing to leave his Karachi home for Mecca next week to perform one of the most...
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’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...
Indians cancel holidays in Turkey, Azerbaijan after support for Pakistan in conflict
Bookings for Azerbaijan and Turkey decreased by 60% while cancellations have surged by 250% during the last week, says spokesperson for MakeMyTrip
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...
NYT lists Lahore among ‘top places to visit in 2021’
ISLAMABAD: The historic walled city of Lahore was enlisted in 52 dream destinations for tourism lovers to visit in 2021 by the New York Times...
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...
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...
Moroccan companies invited to explore Pakistan’s tourism sector
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Monday that Pakistan was among a few countries that were blessed with beautiful natural...
Govt planning multiple initiatives to boost tourism
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is planning to roll out multiple initiatives in a bid to revitalize the tourism industry and project a positive image...
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...
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
About time to bring tourism investments in Pakistan: MD PTDC
Managing Director (MD) of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, on the 2nd day of his visit to Kuwait, participated as chief...
