ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner on June 6, 2018,once again leading the way in fleet expansion and modernization in Africa. As part of Ethiopian Corporate Social Responsibility commitments, the new aircraft has ferried medical equipment from the Seattle-based NGO, Direct Relief, to St Paulos Hospital in Addis Ababa. The shipment includes …

DUBAI: Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa, located in Al Fahidi, the historic and cultural district of Dubai, has been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame, for earning a Certificate of Excellence for the past five consecutive years. The hotel was recognized as one of the top-ranked hotels in Dubai for its commitment to consistently delivering great customer …

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) – the first and largest dedicated Takaful enterprise in Pakistan’s has announced the distribution of 28 percent surplus among its Individual Family Takaful Participants (Direct Sales Force-DSF) for the year 2017. With this declaration of Surplus, PQFTL is the only Takaful operator in Pakistan to declare distributable Surplus for Individual Family Takaful in all ten years …

DUBAI: Emirates, the largest international airline in the world, today announced it will start a third daily service between Moscow’s Domodedovo (DME) Airport and Dubai, commencing on 25th October 2018. Emirates has been serving the Russian market since 1st July 2003 and already flies twice daily to Domodedovo on Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER and daily to St Petersburg (LED). …

DUBAI: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras recently gained deeper insights into Dubai’s pioneering experience in building one of the world’s most competitive, attractive, and comprehensive maritime cluster. The top Greek official praised the world-class achievements and competitive edge of Dubai, making it at par with the world’s most important maritime and logistics centers. This took place during his visit to …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a series of interactive workshops at its premises which enhanced employee awareness about several key objectives outlined under the organisation’s 2017-2021 strategy. The workshops, attended by 200 Chamber employees,used gamified training techniques to familiarise staff with the strategy and test their knowledge on the Chamber’s mission, vision, key roles and …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Mövenpick Hotel Karachi conducts Tree Plantation Drive on World Environment Day. The tree plantation drive was conducted on June 5, 2018 at Noor Ali Trust Ground to raise awareness about environmental protection activities to combat rising temperature in our city, Karachi. Mövenpick Hotel Karachi is a green globe certified and socially responsible organisation that believes in benefiting …

KARACHI: The meet and greet was held to promote Safeer by edenrobe. The Brand Ambassador Ahsan Khan recently visited at LuckyOne Mall and schmooze about edenrobe with his fans. Safeer by edenrobe offers the finest in poly viscose (blended) fabric & 100% cotton fabric that speaks for its perfection! Safeer is the result of 35 years of experience in clothing …

ISTANBUL: The third International MICE (meetings, incentive trips, congresses/ conferences and events) & Wedding Forum – IMWF 2018, concluded in Antalya, Turkey last week, hosting over 300 agencies. The forum brought together world-class destination wedding & event planners with luxury hotels, airlines, and top-notch suppliers from over 70 countries including India, Russia, America, Italy, England, Austria, Netherlands, Lebanon, Nigeria and …

DUBAI: In line with Nestlé’s commitment to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from its distribution operations by 10% between 2014 and 2020, Nestlé Waters began in May collaborating with Neutral Fuels on introducing to its Dubai truck fleet a blend of 80% fossil diesel and 20% biodiesel, produced from used cooking oil. Neutral Fuels collects used cooking oil – otherwise considered …