LONDON / DUBAI: Emirates celebrated a double win this week at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards, after being named ‘Best Business Airline’ and ‘Best Airline – Long-Haul Holiday’. The airline won the prestigious accolades based on votes from Condé Nast Traveller readers’ for the best travel experiences in the world. The Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards 2018 questionnaire ran online from 4th March 2018 …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the Smart Services Centre affiliated to the Customers Happiness Centre at Umm Al Ramool attracted 8500 clients since it opened two months ago. “The Smart Centre has processed 8500 transactions since it opened two months ago. It is the first 24/7 unmanned smart centre in Dubai Government,” said Ahmed Mahboub RTA’s …

DUBAI: World-first space sharing platform from Australia, spacenow.com, has just signed a regional partnership agreement with Dubai’s SEED Group, a group of diversified companies owned and chaired by the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum. Leading the signing was Hisham Al Gurg, CEO of the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum and SEED Group. Spacenow is a platform that …

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic Bank recently donated funds for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams in fulfilment of its earlier pledge to pitch in for this national cause. Mr. Irfan Siddiqui – Meezan Bank’s Founding President & CEO presented the cheque to Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, in Karachi. In addition …

KARACHI: A three-day single country Thailand Exhibition concluded here on Monday as more than 100 Pakistani companies have expressed their interest to engage in import of Thailand products by getting dealerships. The exhibition was organized by Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government with the support of Royal Thai Consulate-General Karachi and managed by Event and …

DUBAI/HO CHI MINH CITY: Emirates and Jetstar Pacific (IATA code: BL) have announced a new codeshare agreement, expanding the existing partnership between the Dubai-based carrier and Jetstar Group. The new partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City-based carrier allows Emirates’ passengers to enjoy connectivity on domestic flights within Vietnam, in addition to flights connecting Vietnam to Singapore, Thailand as well …

KARACHI: HumMart has added the category of fresh fruit and vegetables to its portfolio. HumMart an online grocery store went live in April this year. HumMart is continuously expanding its product range and adding new products on a daily basis, and the newest addition is that of a much-needed category of fruits and vegetables. Speaking on the occasion of bloggers …

KARACHI: Mövenpick Hotel Karachi has always tried to emerge as a socially responsible entity by giving back to the area it operates in. The hotel has undertaken many activties previously as well to support key social causes, especially related to education. The hotel recently took part in a global CSR campaign ‘Kilo of Kindness’ that comes under the CSR function …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi is going to hold the first Conference and Exhibition on Indonesian Palm Oil (CEIPO) 2018 at the Movenpick Hotel, Karachi on 6th of September 2018. The one-day event is going to be held from 09.00 in the morning to 16.00 in the afternoon. It will consist …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has successfully transported the first group of 67 horses for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The horses were flown from Liege, Belgium to Greenville-Spartanburg, USA in an Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. This is the first of the nineteen flights that Emirates SkyCargo will be operating as …