By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Recognising their role in spearheading efforts to attract international business events to the city and creating a platform to lead the global business events rebound, Dubai Tourism has honoured its Al Safeer Congress Ambassadors. Encompassing healthcare professionals, scientists, industry experts, academics, business leaders and government officials from across the city, the Al Safeer Congress Ambassador Programme …

News Desk KARACHI: Shaan-e-Pakistan kickstarted the most anticipated fashion event of the year, Pakistan’s first ever Phygitial Fashion Summit 2021 in Karachi. With an exclusive list of fashion icons, the Karachi leg of the Summit took place on ground at Dolce Vita Lounge, COM3, Clifton. The complete show is scheduled to be broadcasted digitally for audience world over. With an …

MANAMA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. Gulf Air joins a growing number of carriers to participate …

DUBAI: From inception in 2012 and up to the end of 2020, My Driver service launched by the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) delivered about 2000 orders under contracts signed with individuals, parents and private firms. The duration of such contracts varies from daily to weekly and monthly. Under the service, a professional driver …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Daraz Pakistan hosted an exclusive Seller Summit for Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry merchants on 6th March, 2021. This summit was organized in an effort to extend an offer to these businesses to sell online on Daraz without incurring any signup costs. Additionally, these businesses will be live within 24 hours through the facility of express …

LONDON: To give ultimate peace of mind when planning future travel, British Airways has recently announced that its customers can order discounted global antigen tests from Government-approved COVID-19 testing provider, Qured, at an exclusive price of £33. The rapid test kits are ultra-convenient and can be ordered to any UK address. Designed to be portable, customers can take the kits with …

Likee, a global short video platform with headquarters in Singapore, and now one of the top five most downloaded apps in the Google Play Store shares five easy tips for beginners in Pakistan to livestream over the internet. In the past there has been a lot of positive sentiment towards livestreaming. In fact, according to StreamElements, internet users watched 1.1 billion …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Over 16,000 new member companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2020 as the organisation responded to new challenges and adapted its services and offerings to meet the changing needs of the business community. In 2020, Dubai Chamber saw the return on its investment in digital transformation over the years. The Chamber was digitally …

WhatsApp has announced that private and secure one-to-one voice and video calls are now available on WhatsApp’s desktop app. As per a blog on WhatsApp’s official website, they stated “Throughout the last year we’ve seen significant increases in people calling one another on WhatsApp, often for long conversations. Last New Year’s Eve, we broke the record for the most calls …

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Obaid Bin Suhail Al Maktoum; this year’s Seasons Expo Dubai 2020 took place at the beautiful premises of Zabeel Ladies Club Palace, located in the heart of Dubai from the 26h till the 27th of February 2021. Seasons Expo 2020 focused on the aspects of business growth and creativity within the fashion and beauty …