SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — Following the cooperative format and tourism implementation strategy of the Greater Mekong Subregion countries, tourism representatives of 26 countries along the legendary Silk Road took the first steps towards adopting a new Silk Road Action Plan at a meeting in this historic Central Asian city earlier this…
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Albtros Luxury Cruise Ship Arrives Karachi for a day
MS Albatros a cruise ship, operated by the Germany-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen docked at Karachi’s Kemari port today the 12th April 2010. Local touroperator Travel Waljis handles the city sight seeing tour of Karachi for the tourist aboard on the cruise ship. Abaros was built in 1973 by W?rtsil?…
Plan afoot to reopen Swat tourism, hotel institute
ISLAMABAD, March 13: The Ministry of Tourism has decided to seek assistance from the Austrian government for the rehabilitation of the Pakistan-Austrian Institute for Tourism and Hotel Management (Paithom) at Gulibagh (Swat). Official sources told Dawn that the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) had submitted a report to the Ministry…
NHA To resume Work on Lowari Tunnel
ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has resumed construction work on Lowari Tunnel after the authorities concerned gave security clearance to the foreign constructors working on the project, it has been learnt. Work had been suspended about four months ago due to security threats and because of the…
Sarhad Tourism to Explore Mega Projects in Hazara
PESHAWAR, Aug 1: The Sarhad Tourism Corporation and Wildlife Department in collaboration with private sector are designing mega projects to explore the tourism potential of the Hazara region. Talking to Dawn Minister for Tourism Syed Aqil Shah said that two major projects had been identified in Naran valley that would…
Swat Valley returning to normal tourists arrival begins
At a time when thousands of people of Swat are displaced from their houmes and some are returning to dificult conditions and to begin new life, some tourists from Sindh & Punjab province of Pakistan have started to visit the heavenly valley of Swat. BBC’s reporter from Swat?valley has reported…
9th ITCN Asia 2009 from August 11
KARACHI, The 9th ITCN Asia 2009 will be held here at The Karachi Expo Centre from August 11th to 13th. This was officially announced by the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) on Saturday. The event is being organized by the PSEB and Ministry of Information Technology in collaboration with the…
Tour operators play important role in promotion of tourism Say Pakistan Tourism Minister
BEIJING, June 19: Federal Minister for Tourism Attaur Rehman has that tour operators play an important role for the promotion of tourism. Addressing tour operators at the Pakistan Embassy Beging, the tourism minister said that media has painted a negative picture of Pakistan, that there is bad law and order…
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