By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: In a bid to improve the tourism sector, Tourism Malaysia in conjunction with the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Dubai – UAE have unveiled a campaign that will see over 36 million tourists visiting Malaysia and with tourist receipts reaching RM168 billion in 2020. Dubbed Visit Malaysia 2020, the campaign was officially launched by Datuk Mirza Mohammad …

DUBAI: Emirates and flydubai revealed today strong passenger numbers for the first six months of their partnership, illustrating the tremendous positive response from customers, and the successful start of the expanded codeshare partnership which was announced in July 2017. The first code-share flights began at the end of October 2017.  Between November 2017 and March 2018, over 400,000 passengers have …

DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, officially inaugurated Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2018 today, marking the start of the 25th edition of the show. He was joined by Nick Pilbream, Divisional Director, Reed Travel Exhibitions, and other VIPs who embarked on a tour of the exhibition as the four-day industry showcase …

DUBAI: A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises LLC, a Dubai-based service oriented conglomerate that offers a wide spectrum of business interests, today revealed three iconic hotel projects – Hilton The Palm, TAJ Exotica Resort & Spa and Marriott The Palm – with a target opening date of first quarter of 2019. The luxurious properties located on the Palm Jumeirah will add 1,500 …

By RafiqVayani DUBAI: Emirates, the Official Airline of the 2018 Arabian Travel Market (ATM), welcomed His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, to its stand during the opening of the region’s largest travel and tourism trade event. His Highness Sheikh Maktoum was officially welcomed by Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President …

DUBAI: The total value of the 1,156 hospitality and tourism projects in the GCC region has exceeded US$147 billion (Dh539 billion) in March 2018, according to BNC Network, the largest project intelligence provider in the MENA region. Among the 1,156 hospitality projects,724 projects worth US$78 billion (Dh286 billion)are hotel projects while 140 hospitality projects worth US$50 billion (Dh183 billion) are …

DUBAI: Excited to announce that Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts scooped eight trophies at the World Travel Awards including the award for Middle East’s Leading Luxury Hotel Brand 2018! At the gala ceremony held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Marianne Fitzgerald, Hotel Manager at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and Savino Leone, General Manager at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa …

KARACHI: Hum Mart (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Hum Network Limited, went live today with its online grocery store HumMart.com. HumMart is a grocery products web store which aims at saving users from the hassle of going out and buying everyday necessities.  The online store brings to you different categories such as biscuits and chocolates, breakfast and dairy, grocery and …

LONDON: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales met with Heads of Government and Heads of State from across the Commonwealth at a Prince’s Trust International reception held at St James’ Palace recently. Faraz Khan, CEO of SEED Ventures in Pakistan was in attendance to talk about how delivery of the Prince’s Trust International Enterprise Challenge programme is inspiring the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The Malaysian Director General of Tourism Datuk Seri Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, will be leading a delegation of 108 Malaysian participants from 69 organizations to attend the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), scheduled from April 22 to 25, 2018 in Dubai. The Malaysian delegation will comprise of different hotels, resorts, travel agents, tourism product owners, and Malaysian states …