Sunday, January 18, 2026

GB govt strikes deal with NBP to promote homestay tourism

NBP to finance construction of small units along existing houses of GB residents

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...

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...

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"

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...

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...

Govt to deliberate ‘tourism reopening plan’ after Eid

NCOC will take a decision in this regard after evaluating the ground situation of coronavirus in the country

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...

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 more importantly,...

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 ensure provision...

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 

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. Amjad...

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 is forecasted...

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...

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