TAAP’S CHAIRMAN MET CEO-PIA
A team led by Chairman TAAP Mr. Tariq Siraj had a very useful meeting with the CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Mehmood Malik, to apprise Travel trade issues, who have very kindly listen to the issues being faced by Travel trade under the current circumstances…
TRAVEL AGENTS ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN (TAAP) OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ANNUAL ELECTIONS FOR THE YEAR (2020-2021)
The 38th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of the TRAVEL AGENTS ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN (TAAP) was held on 26th September, 2020 at Muhammad Siddiq Memon Auditorium, Sindh Boys Scout Association, Karachi. Following Honorable Members were declared as elected to the Central Executive Committee for the…
Launch of steam safari train to boost tourism in KP
Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved the launch of the historic steam safari train service to boost tourism in the province. This decision was made in a meeting chaired by the chief minister and attended by relevant officials, said a statement issued here. According to…
Trial for double-decker bus service conducted
A test trial for the double-decker bus service was conducted recently in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) will operate two such buses from Allama Iqbal Park and Shamsabad bringing tourists to Constitution Avenue via Shakarparian. Asif Mehmood, an adviser to the…
Metro cab service
The metro cab has restarted its 24 hours service in Karachi for airport pick and drop. Call: 111-222-787
PATA joins with the Asian Development Bank to expand Crisis Resource Center
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is collaborating with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expand its Crisis Resource Center (CRC) to provide further aid in the rapid, robust and responsible renewal of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry. “Timely, accurate, and useful information is the…
Revival of tourism industry TRAC formulates the strategies & SOPs
The Tourism Recovery Action Committee (TRAC) has formulated a three-pronged strategy to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the tourism sector which has been remained closed since impositions of the lockdowns across the country for containing the virus spread. The TRAC…
Global tourism to suffer
International tourist arrivals will be down by 20-30 percent in 2020 when compared with 2019 figures, the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) of the United Nations said recently. In an updated assessment of the likely impact of the Covid19 on international tourism, the UN agency for…
Egypt reopens oldest pyramid after 14-year restoration
EGYPT recently reopened Djoser’s Step Pyramid, the first pyramid ever built, after a 14-year restoration costing nearly $6.6 million. The pyramid, a Unesco world heritage site, was constructed 4,700 years ago during the era of Pharaoh Djoser, one of Ancient Egypt’s Third Dynasty kings. After…
KP set to get control of PTDC properties
The federal government is set to transfer the properties of the Pakitan Tourism Development Corporation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the provincial government. The information was shared with participants of a meeting here, said a statement. The meeting was chaired by KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and attended by…
Tourism will be promoted through regional connectivity: minister
Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said recently that the government has taken a number of steps to improve the economy and tourism by promoting regional connectivity through the aviation sector. He was speaking at a ceremony held at a hotel in Islamabad to issue…