DUBAI: Mohammed Al Habtoor, Vice Chairman & CEO of the Al Habtoor Group and Ian R. Carter, President, Global Development, Architecture, Design & Construction, Hilton hosted a press event to announce a new franchise agreement, effective as of 1 August 2018, for the three hotels at Al Habtoor City. The decision to rebrand these properties as Habtoor Palace, LXR Hotels …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards today replaced flydubai’s frequent flyer programme, OPEN, officially becoming the loyalty programme of Emirates airline and flydubai. The alignment of the loyalty programme now allows Emirates Skywards members to also earn Skywards Miles and Tier Miles when travelling on both airlines. Former OPEN members can enrol into Emirates Skywards to continue earning Miles on flydubai. The alignment …

ABU DHABI: The UAE, which hosts more than 8 million (88%) expatriates, is an ideal hub for second citizenship and residency prospects for countries in Europe, America, Canada, the Caribbean and Australia – who attract wealthy investors and skilled immigrants through business and investment immigration programmes offered to boost their economic growth. The UAE residents from Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, …

DUBAI: Emirates is celebrating 10 years of A380 operations. Since its first flight to New York from Dubai on 1 August 2008, the Emirates A380 has carried more than 105 million passengers, clocking in more than 1.5 billion kilometres on 115,000 flights, equivalent to 39,000 trips around the globe. Watch the Emirates A380 10 year journey here Emirates is the world’ largest operator of …

DUBAI: As part of Gulf Craft’s continued focus on international growth and recognition, the luxury yacht and leisure boat builder are pleased to announce the appointment of Bush & Noble Yacht Brokerage as the official broker for the shipyard’s select pre-owned yachts and boats. The appointment will provide a full marketing & distribution service to help expand and promote the …

DUBAI: Al Rawabi Dairy Company, the largest UAE-based dairy company, by herd size and production, has reported its half-year results for 2018, announcing a 12% increase in revenue, compared to the same period in 2017. The record growth is driven by the company’s strong retail performance brought by the introduction of a series of products such as Al Rawabi Skim Long …

KARACHI: Uber has today announced it will provide all driver-partners, with an insurance product, known as ‘injury Protection’ across Pakistan in collaboration with Chubb Insurance, a global insurance leader. Key to the product is the ability for drivers to be protected from the financial cost of injury, including medical expenses and lost earning opportunities up to certain limits, if an accident takes …

AMMAN: Fine Hygienic Holding (FHH), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hygienic paper products, is proud to announce the appointment of its new Chief of Compliance, Alizeh Iqbal Haider. An accomplished lawyer, Haider has spent much of her career closely involved with human rights and social welfare and has had a remarkable career spanning multiple firms and specializations. Upon …

KARACHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan has announced the results of Certified Finance and Accounting Professional (CFAP), Multi Subject Assessment (MSA) and Final Examination held in June 2018. As many as 318 candidates qualified CFAP/Final Examination whereas 2265 candidates have obtained permanent credit. ICAP has awarded Gold medal to the following students: Ghufran Ahmed has been awarded ICAP …

DUBAI: Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), organiser of the annual Arabian Travel Market (ATM) showcase in Dubai, has boosted its executive team with the appointment of Danielle Curtis as regional Exhibition Director for the Middle East Curtis takes on the overall responsibility for ATM, IBTM Arabia and all associated travel projects throughout the region. Originally from Australia, Curtis has over 15 …