Gulf Air extends direct presence to four cities in North Pakistan

Source: Gulf Air.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has officially opened four new sales offices in the north Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Sialkot. 

Gulf Air operates direct flights between Bahrain and the Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Sialkot with 23 flights a week in total. Flights to and from Pakistan can be booked either online at gulfair.com, through the airline’s 24 hour Worldwide Contact Centre on +973 1737 3737, through any Gulf Air sales office or at approved travel agencies.

The new offices will manage passengers’ ticketing and sales requirements and respond to any general enquiries. The new Gulf Air offices in Pakistan can be found at:

Gulf Air, Islamabad
Unit 1-A, Shahid Plaza, 

Blue Area Jinnah Avenue F-6/4, 

Islamabad.
Tel: +92 512 8100 2832

Gulf Air, Karachi
1st Floor, Kashif Centre, 

Shahrah-e-Faisal, 

Karachi.
Tel: +92 21 5675 2316

Gulf Air, Lahore
Lufthansa House 5-G/2, 

Block H, Gulberg II, 

Lahore.
Tel: +92 423 5763 4569

Gulf Air, Peshawar
UG-46, Deans Trade Centre, 

Peshawar Cantt
Tel: +92 9 1556 0778

Gulf Air, Sialkot
10 Ground Floor, 

Abdullah Trade Centre, Kutchery Road, 

Sialkot.
Tel: +92 524 2684 2831

Gulf Air increases flights for summer

As part of its new summer* schedule, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air will increase its flights to and from Amman, Beirut, and Bangkok among other cities during the upcoming peak summer travel period and until September 2015.

This follows the airline’s recent announcement of its enhanced Istanbul summer schedule, which now offers a choice of up to seven weekly flights during the summer period.

The frequency increase will provide greater choice of flights and enhanced connectivity for passengers travelling across the Gulf Air network with multiple daily flights to Amman, nine weekly flights to Beirut, and daily flights to Bangkok.

Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Commercial Officer, Ahmed Janahi said: "With the summer holidays upon us we are seeing an increase in travel demand to some of the airline’s most popular destinations. Our additional flights across the Gulf Air network are key to strengthening our strategic business and tourism links. These additional frequencies allow greater connectivity for passengers travelling across our extensive network including key destinations in Europe, the MENA region and Asia, via Bahrain International Airport while facilitating movement to and from the Kingdom of Bahrain.”

*See this blog's timeframe for summer

Expatstoday offers essential tips for Gulf expats

Source: Expatstoday

A new portal targeted at expats wants your eyeballs. Would-be expats expecting to relocate to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & the UAE can check out living conditions in the Gulf countries on the Expatstoday website.

According to the company, the information it carries is as secure, relevant and reliable as possible. The pages for individual countries for the Gulf are fairly well-populated, indicating an existing community, but pages for other countries seem quite new, often with no listings in a number of categories. 

Source: Expatstoday website

The sections available include:

• Secure job exchange portal - job seekers can feature their profiles while employers can list job requirements. 
• Accommodation for rent - Accommodation profiles from owners who are open to expats as tenants.  
• Used cars - Details include what documentation is needed from expats, and the procedures to conclude a transaction successfully.
• Furniture and household items  
• Household and essential service providers - Look for home cleaners, painting, gardening, exterminators and similar services here.  

As with all communities, the success of Expatstoday will depend on how active individual members are and whether there are enough listings to make it worth visiting over and over again. There is definitely some level of utility for the GCC countries, and it could well extend in future to the pages for the rest of the world.