Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO) opened its Asian office in Pattaya, Thailand. ABTO also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) for co-operation I the field of travel and tourism, with an aim to promote Buddhist pilgrimage tourism between the two nations.
Dec 16, 2019
Lahore-Wagah Train Service Resumes Operation after 22 Years
The shuttle train service between Lahore and Wagah railway station resumed operation after a gap of 22 years.
The train would complete three round trips daily and provide the travelling facility to over 1,000 passengers in three trips. The fare has been fixed at PKR 30.
The service would provide hassle-free commute to hundreds of visitors intending to witness the flag hoisting and lowering ceremony at Wagah or visiting Jallo Park.
Lahore-Wagah Train Service Resumes Operation after 22 Years
The shuttle train service between Lahore and Wagah railway station resumed operation after a gap of 22 years.
The train would complete three round trips daily and provide the travelling facility to over 1,000 passengers in three trips. The fare has been fixed at PKR 30.
The service would provide hassle-free commute to hundreds of visitors intending to witness the flag hoisting and lowering ceremony at Wagah or visiting Jallo Park.
Dec 11, 2019
SATTE 2020 Partners With CTC
In a bid to further boost the corporate travel segment, SATTE 2020, South Asia's leading Travel and Tourism expo partnered with Corporate Travel Community (CTC) to organise Corporate Travel Day on January 9, 2020. The 27th edition of SATTE is set to be organised from January 08 to 10, 2020 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi – NCR.
Under this partnership, CTC will organise two power-packed sessions; 'Airline Programmes + NDC education forum' and 'The Accommodation Outlook and Technology Innovations Education Forum'
The Corporate Travel Community is a network of corporate travel buyers and other personnel who manage their organisation's travel portfolios. CTC is part of Informa which under 'Informa Markets' runs hundreds of events and trade shows around the world under more than 550 B2B brands.
The aim of the partnership is to create a platform for the corporate travel segment under South Asia's largest travel and tourism exhibition.
Dec 10, 2019
North Korea Opens Mountain Spa, Ski Resort
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new mountain spa and ski resort that's intended for people to enjoy "high civilisation under socialism" is another example of the country using tourism exemptions in sanctions to build revenue for its broken economy.
Kim cut the ribbon during the ceremonial opening of the Yangdok Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Centre and praised his soldiers for creating a "miracle and prefect edifice" that serves the ruling party's efforts to guide people to modern civilisation.
Dec 07, 2019
Statue of Unity Beats Statue of Liberty
In just over a year of its unveiling, the Statue of Unity surpassed the footfall at the 133-year-old Statue of Liberty in the US, with an average of over 15,000 tourists visiting the monument in Gujarat daily.
With 74% increase over the daily average of the first year, that is, November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019 the daily average of 15,036 is now registered in the first month of this second year. This has further increased to 22,430 on weekend days. The Statue of Liberty of New York, United States, attracts around 10,000 visitors a day.