LONDON: British Airways has recently released its Gender Pay Gap figures. The airline’s statistics show that the median hourly pay difference between men and women is 10 per cent, compared to the national average of 18.1 per cent*. The airline’s median bonus pay difference is -19 per cent, which, using this calculation, means that the bonus pay gap favours women. …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Dinner in the Sky is a Belgian based novelty restaurant service, which uses a crane to hoist its diners, table, and waiting staff up-to 223 feet high into the air. Forbes magazine called it “one of the world’s ten most unusual restaurants.” This most amazing ‘floating’ restaurant; “Dinner in the Sky” is now coming to Pakistan …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, will launch direct daily flights to Bangalore from 1st May 2018 and direct 7 weekly flights to Calicut from 15th June 2018. This will expand its India operations to serve 8 cities in total supplementing its existing services to Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Trivandrum and Hyderabad. The expansion coincides with Gulf Air’s new …

DUBAI: Qantas and Emirates welcome the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) reauthorisation of their partnership until 2023. For customers, the continuation of the joint business, announced in August 2017, will deliver expanded services, greater schedule choice, increased frequent flyer benefits and an ongoing commitment to the development of world class products and travel experiences. Comments from Qantas International CEO …

DUBAI: Tejar Dubai, an initiative of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry,has announced the launch of Treatery Café, a new café in Dubai serving gourmet breakfast, main courses and specialty coffee. The café, located in the emirate’s Al Mizhar area, is the 31st business venture to be launched under the entrepreneurship development programme to date, and the first project …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: ACCA Pakistan hosted the Pakistan Leadership Conversation (PLC) 2018 in Karachi on March 22, 2018. Pakistan Leadership Conversation is a critical forum for thought leaders to discuss important policy issues and in turn develop an actionable agenda to drive economic growth. This year the conversations in Karachi were held around the theme, ‘Collective vision for an …

KARACHI: International Consumer Product Fair (ICPF) has been held since 2012 and ICPF exhibition is one of the largest, most influential and most productive consumer fair in Pakistan. This year’s International Consumer Product Fair (ICPF) 2018 is being held at Karachi’s prestigious Expo Centre organised by Ecommerce Gateway from 20th March to 22nd March 2018. This three-day exhibition incorporates event like Household Asia, Beauty …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, will launch direct 5 weekly flights to the Saudi Arabian cities of Abha and Tabuk from 15th June 2018. Taking the total number of cities served by Gulf Air in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to 7, the launch of direct operations to Abha and Tabuk will be in addition to the …

DUBAI: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) e-commerce market is growing rapidly and is expected to reach $23.7 billion by 2022 rising at a rate of 7.2% per annum, according to the findings of the latest study commissioned by Gulf Pinnacle Logistics and conducted by an independent research firm. Established in 2014, Gulf Pinnacle Logistics (GPL) is a Dubai-based logistics and …

SYDNEY Gulf Craft, in conjunction with its exclusive Australian Dealer, Australian superyachts, is pleased to announce the delivery of the Majesty 100 M/Y ONEWORLD to an experienced Australian yacht owner.  ‘Oneworld’ is fully customized for commercial charters in Australia and will soon commence operations on the East Coast of Australia with Oneworld Charters. Notis Menelaou, VP of Sales said “The completion …