DOHA: Qatar Airways’ first flight to Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, proudly touched down at Thessaloniki International Airport ‘Makedonia’ yesterday, as the airline’s Airbus A320 was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, followed by welcome ceremony for VIP delegates. The new four times-weekly service from Doha to the airline’s second gateway in Greece commenced just one month ahead of the launch …

PARIS: Oman Air France has been awarded for its continued contribution to the development of tourism in the Sultanate. The award was presented to Rocio Jolivet, Country Manager France by the Oman Minister of Tourism H.E. Ahmad Al Mahrizi at the prestigious Oman Workshop in Paris on 14 March. The Oman Workshop in Paris was created to help promote Oman …

GWADAR: Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (PQTG), Pakistan’s Pioneer and Largest Takaful Group recently participated in the 10th All Pakistan Chambers Presidents’ Conference (APCPCI) organized by Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI) at Gwadar – 2018 from March 11 to March 14, 2018. Pak-Qatar Takaful Group was a proud sponsor of the conference. The two-day 10th APCPC moot adopted joint declaration …

DUBAI: OSN, the region’s leading entertainment network, has extended its partnership with Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) enabling OSN Pehla customers to continue to enjoy popular channels Sony Entertainment Television, Sony MAX, Sony MIX and Sony SAB TV. As part of the renewed agreement, TEN Cricket is now in High Definition and will also be live streamed on OSN Play, for …

ABU DHABI: Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Future Food Security, and Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, visited the ‘ALZAD World of Food’ Pavilion, set up by the UAE Office for Future Food Security at the third edition of the Mother Of The Nation Festival, which is being held at the Abu …

PRAGUE: Emirates today announced it will add a second daily flight between Dubai and Prague, after steadily growing passenger numbers on the route during the eight years since launch of operations in July 2010. The new Emirates flight will commence from 1st July 2018 to meet the increasing demand for both inbound and outbound travel. The  second daily flight will …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a workshop on April 10th which will provide participants with practical information related to the UAE’s recently introduced value-added tax (VAT) law. The upcoming workshop, entitled “The Essentials of VAT”, will be held at the Chamber’s headquarters in Deira. The event is being organised in cooperation with BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem& …

DUBAI: Emirates Airline has been named ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2018 Air Transport Awards. Emirates won the prestigious accolade based the evaluation from a jury comprised of executives and experts from different sectors within the aviation industry. Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Emirates received the award on behalf of the airline. Commenting on the …

SHARJAH: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), has received the ‘Corporate Editor Choice Award’at the 2018 Air Transport Awards organised by Air Transport News held this year in Dubai, UAE. The accolade is a demonstration of Air Arabia’s continued commitment to passenger satisfaction and development within the industry. Air Arabia picked up …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Arrivals from the Middle East, North America and Africa will drive growth in Egypt’s tourism industry to 2021, according to the latest data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2018, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22-25. Between 2018 and 2021, arrivals from North America will increase at a Compound Annual Growth …