DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB) is maintaining its position as the world’s busiest hub for international passengers with traffic reaching 64.5 million passengers in the first nine months of 2019.  Key facts and figures A total of 23,217,492 passengers travelled through DXB in the third quarter (-2.4% YoY), bringing the year to date traffic to 64,495,241 (-4.5% YoY). The slight contraction …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards has launched Skywards Exclusives, a unique airline loyalty initiative that offers curated and carefully crafted experiences from Emirates’ expansive sponsorships portfolio. World-class sporting events, performances, concerts, VIP hospitality and thrilling, money-can’t-buy experiences globally are now just Skywards Miles away for its 25+ million members. Why watch on TV or the small screen of your smartphone when you …

DUBAI: The Acting President of the Republic of Mauritius His Excellency Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory at the Indian Excellence Awards Dubai says that the awards, recognitions and conferences encourage and teach entrepreneurs to do better business and serve the mankind. He was addressing a crème de la crème gathering of UAE’s Tamil business community at the Indian Excellence Conference and Awards, held …

ABU DHABI: Trade relations between Brazil and Arab countries continue to soar to greater heights as seen in the recording of a Year-on-Year (YoY) growth of 50.57 per cent in trade balance from USD 3.1 billion from January to October 2018 to 4.68 billion during the same period of 2019, according to figures released by Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC). …

News Desk ABU DHABI: The Airport Belgrade Catering (ABC) company, recently fully acquired by Emirati-owned Cirta Group, a stable of companies supported by government entity Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), has signed an agreement with Etihad Airways to provide air hospitality, on-board retail services and logistic solutions over an initial period of three years that will cover more than 700 Etihad flights …

KARACHI: The Sindh government apart from providing support to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to beef up its firefighting system is also ready to work with industrial zones and commercial centres in the city to enhance their safety systems so to tackle any fire or similar disaster. Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah stated this while speaking as the chief …

KARACHI: One of Pakistan’s leading banks, Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) participated in the Institute of Business Management (IoBM)’s International Conference on Islamic Banking & Finance. The two-day conference which took place at the Institute of Business Management is now in its 3rd year. Faysal Bank Limited has displayed its commitment to developing academic resources who can contribute towards the success …

KARACHI: PINE (People’s Incubation New Enterprise) welcomed its first batch of incubates. The Orientation and meet and greet was held at Karachi Gymkhana. Pine sets itself apart from all incubation programs based on the training they offer to entrepreneurs. They offer entrepreneurial training based on the Youth Entrepreneurship Policy of commonwealth and UNDP. The incubatees with innovative ideas will be …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s No.1 Data Network Zong 4G has partnered with Careem, Pakistan’s top ride hailing app, to bring yet another convenience for their users. Now Zong 4G customers can avail Free Careem Credits by simple Recharging Rs.500 & above on their Zong prepaid accounts in a day. These Careem Credits can be used for all Careem car types. The offer …

DUBAI: Seera Group, the region’s leading travel services company, has been appointed as Saudi Arabia’s first Official Ticket Reseller for Expo 2020 Dubai, a global mega event that will be held from October 2020 for a six-month period. With 192 countries expected to participate, and over 25 million visits Expo 2020 Dubai promises to be the World’s Greatest Show. Seera will …