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
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...
Gilgit-Baltistan imposes new entry fees on tourist vehicles
Tourist vehicles to pay Rs2,000; motorcycles Rs500 as region upgrades tourism infrastructure; permit charges for mountaineering and trekking also revised
KP govt to open 27 rest houses for tourists
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government will launch 27 rest houses on Saturday in a bid to provide more facilities to the...
SOPs for tourists issued as Punjab prepares to reopen tourism
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for visitors as it prepares to reopen the tourism sector in...
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...
Bosnian Ambassador urges business community to explore opportunities in Bosnia
KARACHI: The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sakib Foric has urged the business and industrial community of Karachi to explore investment opportunities in Bosnia...
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...
World Bank to sponsor PTDC
The World Bank will help the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) develop tourist facilities and resorts in the country by sponsoring different...
Reduction in hotel fares to boost tourism, trade in Pakistan: Turkish Counsel General
KARACHI: Turkey’s newly appointed Counsel General in Karachi, Tolga Ucak said that Pakistan needs to increase the number of quality hotels and...
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...
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...
Travel and tourism contribution to reach Rs986 bn this year
The travel and tourism sector contributed Rs930.9 billion, that is 2.9 per cent of Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP), in 2017 and...
Zulfi Bukhari breaks ground for five-star hotel in Chitral
National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) Chairman Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Wednesday performed the groundbreaking of a five-star hotel in Chitral to...
Gilgit-Baltistan earns spot on CNN’s top 25 must-visit destinations for 2025
CNN highlights Gilgit-Baltistan’s unparalleled adventure tourism and breathtaking peaks