ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has forwarded a summary to the Interior Ministry for onward submission to the federal cabinet, seeking a decision on reducing commercial charges for hotel and motel projects in Islamabad. Read More: IHC orders federal government to dissolve CDA Sources said the move comes after last week’s cabinet submission, highlighting demands […]
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Hospitality business needs govt’s push
Senior chair Pakistan Hotels Association, Barrister Mansoor Shah said the association has been working with the provincial and centre to make sure that services of a particular standard are provided by the association members. He said the association expects the govt to facilitate the hotel industry in Pakistan by incentivizing various aspects of the hotel […]
Cannes ‘can’t wait’ for film festival after ‘horrible’ year
The five-star palace hotels are in full swing, the sound of music drifts across the beach and after a ‘horrible’ year blighted by coronavirus, Cannes is buzzing again for its international film festival. “We can’t wait,” admits Pierrick Cizeron, chief executive at the Majestic hotel that overlooks the Mediterranean and the festival convention centre. In […]
Sri Lanka Catholics turn to TV mass amid bomb threat
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after canceling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter suicide bombings that killed 257 people, a spokesman said. Father Edmund Tillakaratne said public masses were suspended for a second week, but a service conducted by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith will be broadcast on national […]