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Brazil Visa Services Resuming from 17th August
COVID-19 is still here but world has to adjust to “new normal”. Despite having record number of daily cases everyday and over 750,000 active cases in Brazil the country is welcoming the tourists. Brazilian Embassy in Islamabad is resuming their visa services for limited number of daily applicants. Consular section for visa seekers will open…
PIA’s Partnership with IHIG offers two FREE nights
Timesharing The benefits of timesharing are known to the travellers worldwide and they invest in bigger chains like Marriott, Hilton, Wyndham etc. However, this concept is relatively newer to Pakistan and therefore it will take some time and effort to tell people about its benefits. International Hospitality Investment Group (IHIG) is Pakistan’s first vacation ownership…
How to get Burundi Visa
When we were planning our East Africa Tour, we really wanted to add this landlocked country called ‘Burundi’ to our tally. Burundi is right next to Rwanda and DR Congo. So I sent a few emails to embassies in that region hoping to get positive responses. My first email was to their embassy in Addis…
How to get upto Rs.16k Cashback on your tickets
The date of filing of tax returns is extended to 31 October 2017 just like last year and years before that. There are many who have not filed their tax returns yet. So those travelers can save some amount by getting a tax rebate on their travels during the tax period 2016-2017. According to FBR,…
Kyrgyzstan eVisa
Kyrgyzstan is a small landlocked Central Asian country North of Tajikistan. It borders with China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan as well as Kazakhstan. Its capital Bishlek is just around 240kms from Almaty. Kyrgyzstan has just taken a major step towards easing their visa services. eVisa services will start operating from 1st September 2017. They have launched this eVisa service…
How to stay at Holiday Inn for under $34 per night OR even less
With 5000+ hotels InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has presence in over 100 countries. Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Crowne Plaza belong to same chain and if you have an account with IHG, you would earn points for stays in any of its divisions and of course redeem in all of its brands. The brands include…
PIA Awards+: Everything you need to know about
Not many people who travel through Pakistan’s oldest national carrier are aware of their Awards+PLUS Frequent Flyer Programme because there hasn’t been much publicity from PIA recently. Even those who know about it do not avail this opportunity to fly for free or less and that’s because they book their flights through conventional travel agents and don’t…
Get FREE Seats from AirAsia
Remember how Air Asia gave away three free Airbnb rentals for a week each? Now they have something even better going on, they’re giving away free flights! All you need to do is to register for free to their loyalty programme called “AirAsia BIG”. You don’t need to have any points/miles in your account to…
Vietnam Visa
The Vietnam Visa was a tricky one. Like many other countries, visa on arrival to Vietnam facility is not being offered to Pakistani citizens. Vietnam embassy website in Pakistan did not have enough information on Visa as well as their consular section was last modified in 2010. Upon digging the search engines further, I found out that…
How I booked 7 international flights for under $180
In February 2014, AirAsia’s BIG Points Deal was on, in which they offered some FREE and many very discounted fares for travel between Oct 2014 to June 2015. I had ZERO points on my BIG Points account, therefore I searched for those flights which offered flights for Zero Points. After a little planning, I booked following flights:…
