Etihad Airways offers complimentary 96-hour UAE visas

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ghale Treks

The visa offer is valid for travellers previously eligible for Etihad Airways' paid-for visa service.

Etihad Airways on Tuesday said it is offering complimentary 96-hour tourist visas to guests transiting through the UAE, “effective immediately”, targeted at travellers making stopover visits en route to their final destination.

The visa complimentary visas are being offered in cooperation with Radisson Blu hotel on Yas Island, the Abu Dhabi carrier said in a statement, adding that eligible guests must have confirmed overnight accommodation at the Radisson Blu Yas Island, available at promotional rates from $70 per person per night.

The visa offer, meanwhile, is valid for travellers previously eligible for Etihad Airways’ paid-for visa service (available at a cost of Dh300), including passport holders from Bangladesh, Belarus, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam, the carrier stated.

To book accommodation and apply for a complimentary visa, guests can visit etihad.com/freeuaevisa. A passport copy and passport-sized photograph are required for processing visa applications. Continue reading →

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Kangel airport resumes operation

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Ghale Treks

Kangel airport resumes operation

Kangel Airport in Solukhumbu resumed operation on Monday after a hiatus of seven months. Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) and Tara Air operated flights to the airport on the day. Airlines had stopped flying to the airport after Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) — the aviation sector regulator — failed to arrange technicians at the airport. CAAN has now deployed an Air Traffic Controller (ATC) at the airport. Both the airlines fly once a week to the airport from Kathmandu. Meanwhile, locals have expressed happiness after flights resumed at the airport.

Source: MyRepublica
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Tourism entrepreneurs ask govt to end NTB dispute

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ghale Treks

 

Tourism entrepreneurs ask govt to end NTB dispute

Tourism entrepreneurs today asked the government to make the member selection process in Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) transparent. During a meeting with the minister Lokendra Bista Magar representatives from tourism associations including HAN, NATTA, NATO, TAAN, NMA, PATA Nepal Chapter, HRA, NARA, and Reban insisted on reshuffling the current board member.

“We have submitted a memorandum to the tourism minister urging him to revise the member selection process of the board,” said president of Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (PATA) Pabitra Kumar Karki. “We want two representatives from the private sectors to be included in the selection committee,” he said, adding that the representatives will be selected by the entrepreneurs instead of the government.

The government has selected two members from the private sector in the board but the incumbent two members went to court challenging the government decision as according to them their term has not expired. Karki also said that the tourism entrepreneurs will coordinate among themselves to request two members to resign from the disputed board. Continue reading →

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