LONDON: Yesterday, Amadeus and International Airlines Group (IAG) have partnered to announce their commitment to drive advanced travel retailing through NDC. Through the agreement, content from IAG operators, including British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, will be made available for travel sellers, agents and corporations through the Amadeus Travel Platform via Amadeus’ NDC-enabled solutions. British Airways and Iberia NDC …

Likee, a global short video platform with headquarters in Singapore, has been growing in popularity in Pakistan, and has now risen 14 places in rankings. According to App Annie, the leading global provider of mobile data and analytics, the number of Likee downloads from the Google Play Store ranks it as No.4 in Pakistan. Likee has been gaining in popularity across the …

The Board of Directors of Indus Motor Company (IMC) released its financial results for the half-year ended December 31, 2020. IMC’s combined sales of Completely Knocked Down (CKD) and Completely Built-up Units (CBU) units increased by 82% to 26,362 units against 14,453 units sold in the same period last year. The Company produced 26,383 vehicles, registering an 81 % increase, as …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Takaful Pakistan Limited, the largest dedicated general takaful operator in the country, unveiled its new brand image of “Salaam Takaful Limited”. To commemorate the commencement of this new name, a grand launch event took place in Karachi on Friday, 26th February 2021. With the top brass of financial industry and leading corporations, Shariah scholars and media personnel, the company’s stakeholders were also in attendance. Dr. Ishrat Husain, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms and Austerity of Pakistan, was the chief guest and in …

Al-Futtaim’s Trading Enterprises – Volvo has announced the inauguration of a new state-of-the-art aftersales centre in Abu Dhabi, renewing its commitment to better serve the brand’s customers in the UAE capital. Located on the popular auto stretch in Al Musaffah Industrial Area, the new Volvo Service Centre marks a new milestone in Trading Enterprises – Volvo’s customer care in the …

Al-Karam Textile Mills, in collaboration with Fair Trade USA, have partnered with Dr. Essa Laboratory & Diagnostic to provide free-of-cost and best quality pathological services to the employees of Al-Karam Textile Mills. At the inauguration of this project, a unit of the lab providing basic services was instated within the premises of their mill in Karachi, along with the presence …

In line with the UAE innovates week held from 21-27 February 2021, Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) is showcasing an interactive digital map for the Emirate of Ajman. It provides visitors and tourists with key information on the Emirate’s top tourist attractions, hotel establishments, cultural & sports facilities, and their directions. HE Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry, ATDD Director General stressed the …

Nestlé Pakistan posted a revenue of PKR 118.8 billion for 2020, a 2.4% growth from 2019. Despite the unprecedented situation caused by the pandemic, the company was able to grow the revenue through undisrupted supply and availability of products, innovation and renovation initiatives, numeric distribution expansion and investments behind the brands. The company was also able to improve profitability with …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims to position Dubai as one of the first cities in the world to implement digital verification of traveller medical records related to COVID-19 testing and vaccination. The MoU was signed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ …

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, today announced the launch of flights to Cluj-Napoka in Romania. The airline will operate twice-weekly flights between Dubai International (DXB) and Avram Iancu International Airport Cluj (CLJ) starting from 20 March 2021. flydubai operates a double daily service between Dubai International (DXB) and Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP). With the start of flights to Cluj-Napoka …