Effective 15 February 2021, Etihad Airways will recommence passenger flights from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to Doha, Qatar, subject to the applicable government approvals. The service will operate daily using an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Martin Drew, Senior Vice President Global Sales & Cargo, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “With ties between the UAE and …

News Desk Five lucky individuals have been added to the long list of dollar millionaire and luxury vehicle winners when Dubai Duty Free conducted the latest draw for Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire: and Finest Surprise promotion today, 20th January at Terminal 2 of Dubai International Airport. Mr. Amit S., a 46-year old Indian national based in Bangalore became a …

Sport Desk LAHORE: Tetra Pak Pakistan is partnering with Islamabad United Team as its Official Nutrition Partner in the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to take place in 2021. The signing ceremony for the partnership took place at the Tetra Pak Head Office on January 19th, 2021, while keeping strict COVID-19 SOPs in place. This is the third time …

ENOC Group recently announced the first winner of an Audi Q5 selected from a lucky draw that included all of its ‘YES’ rewards programme subscribers. The winner of the Audi Q5 is Dwi Utari, a 43-year-old from Indonesia. Dwi has been in the UAE for the past five years and is a regular customer at ZOOM. ‘Yes’ rewards programme enables customers …

TPL Insurance, Pakistan’s first Direct Insurance Company, has partnered with Sastaticket, a one-stop shop for all travel related services, based in Karachi. Following the partnership, customers will have access to TPL’s Travel Insurance products while they compare airline and hotel prices on Sastaticket.pk. Additionally, Sastaticket customers will get coverage of up to Rs. 100,000, including protection against accidental death, permanent …

PUTRAJAYA: Tourism Malaysia is participating in the virtual tourism exhibition AVIAREPS Southeast Asia Virtual Roadshow, which is held today and tomorrow, 20th and 21st January 2021. The AVIAREPS Southeast Asia Virtual Roadshow is the first of its kind in a fully 3D environment, allowing both sellers and buyers to interact using their individual avatar that provides an illusion of a real exhibition, …

Following the purchase of 80,000 tonnes of Carbon Offsets in November, Etihad Airways is expanding its offset programme in collaboration with Shell. Separately, the airline is also setting up a guest programme to allow guests to purchase additional voluntary offsets. Shell’s nature-based carbon offsets Through its participation in Shell’s carbon credit programme, Etihad will expand its offset programme beyond the …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK International Airport), aiming to build connectivity between the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Heralding a new phase of operations for RAK International Airport, which is quickly establishing itself as a major transport and …

IATA Travel Pass for Etihad Airways’ guests. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 tests or vaccines. IATA Travel Pass will initially be offered to Etihad’s guests on selected flights from Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2021. If successful, the pass …

Legal and social barriers that exist for women’s access to jobs is costing the MENA region $575 billion. According to a survey done by global accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), only 56 percent of women felt they were treated equally to men when it came to promotions (55 percent in KSA and Egypt and 66 percent in UAE).  Women entrepreneurs add US$5 …