DUBAI: Emirates is celebrating the season of love with its customers on board and in its lounges this Valentine’s Day. As part of its commitment to create seasonal menus and unique experiences for celebrations worldwide, Emirates has refreshed its Valentine’s Day offering to create a memorable travel experience for its customers. The celebrations kicks off in Emirates’ network of lounges. In the Emirates …

NEW YORK: Among Pakistan’s leading fashion design house Sania Maskatiya is all set to return to the prestigious New York Fashion Week platform with its F/W 2019 collection as part of The Council of Aspiring American Fashion Designers’ (CAAFD) long running tradition of introducing emerging designer showcases. Sania Maskatiya has been hand-picked by CAAFD, in collaboration with iFashion Network and …

DUBAI: dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, strengthens its position in the UAE and international freight forwarding industry by increasing its ownership in two of its Dubai-based joint venture companies. dnata has purchased a 50% stake in Dubai Express, Freightworks LLC and a 25.5% stake in Bolloré Logistics LLC, UAE from Kanoo Group LLC. As a result …

DUBAI: Blue Ocean Global Group, a Dubai-based diversified business group that represents some of the world’s best-performing telecom and consumer electronics brands and has witnessed more than 20 percent growth year-on-year since its inception in 2013. In a short span of time Blue Ocean Global has partnered with leading multinational brands Gigaset, NEC, Motorola, Htek, SKROSS, Black and Decker and …

DUBAI: Avivo Group’s National Hospital has become the first multi-speciality hospital in Abu Dhabi to acquire prestigious TEMOS accreditation for excellence in international patient care. TEMOS (Trust Effective Medicine Optimized Services) certification is given to hospitals that have a national or international quality management system in place, focusing on medical tourists. Healthcare facilities must fulfil the strict TEMOS quality criteria …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Karachi in collaboration with Pearl Continental Hotel is organizing Sri Lankan Food and Cultural Festival to held from Friday, 8 till Sunday, 10th February, 2019 at beautiful Marquee of Pearl Continental. This festival will give its dinners a bountiful feast of authentic Sri Lankan cuisines courtesy of guest R.A …

DUBAI: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has announced that it has won the bids to host 10 new international congresses at the venue from 2019 – 2022. Strengthening Dubai’s position as a distinctive and competitive destination for the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) and business events industry, these high-profile events will bring in approximately 37,000 delegates from around the …

KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Mr Engineer Daroo Khan has appointed Samir Mir Shaikh as Chairman standing committee on Education, Science and Technology throughout the country, for his third tenure. Samir Mir Shaikh is well known in the political and diplomatic circle and as well as business industry-people. Samir Mir Shaikh is a prominent industrialist …

LONDON: WTM London 2018, the event where ideas arrive, will generate a record £3.4 billion in travel and tourism industry deals, surpassing the figure of £3.1 billion from WTM London 2017. The global travel and tourism industry continues to grow with more than £1.4 billion trips predicted to taking place globally in 2019, with the number predicted to rise to …

ABU DHABI: IBTM Arabia, part of IBTM’s global portfolio of meetings and events industry trade shows and the most established event of its kind in the MENA MICE industry, has announced first details of the networking programme for its 2019 event, which will take place at Jumeirah Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi from 25-27 March. This year the event’s renowned ‘Discovery Day’ …