DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed that the number of international delegations it hosted during the first half of this year increased by 106% over the same period last year. The chamber, which represents the interests of Dubai’s business community, announced that it received 721 visiting delegations, compared to 350 for the same period last year. Dubai …

DUBAI: Golden Sands Hotel Apartments, part of A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises and pioneered the concept of hotel apartments in the region, is pleased to announce its successful participation in the 2018 Dubai Tourism China Roadshow. The team of Golden Sands Hotel Apartment visited the cities of Shanghai, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou and Hong Kong where they met with tour operators and …

BEIJING: His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Group CEO, held a series of meetings with Chinese oil, gas, refining and petrochemical industry leaders, focused on expanding and deepening investment and partnership opportunities across ADNOC’s integrated Upstream and Downstream value chain, during a visit to Beijing. H.E. Dr. Al …

MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will resume its service between Muscat and Malé in the Maldives this October. Flights to the Maldives with Oman Air will recommence for the 2018-19 winter season from 28 October 2018. The service will be operated by the new Boeing 737 aircraft. Oman Air flights from Muscat to Maldives …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates airline, has partnered with the ENTERTAINER to launch its own Emirates Skywards GO app for members. The app is a mobile travel companion that offers members access to over 4,400 2-for-1 offers at some of the best restaurants and spas in over 20 cities. In addition to value for money offers, Emirates …

AJMAN: The Department of Economic Development in Ajman (DED-Ajman) recorded an outstanding 5 per cent growth in the number of new and renewed licenses during the first quarter of 2018. The high number of issued commercial licenses reflects the confidence of the local, regional and global investment community in Ajman’s competitive economic and investment capabilities and was the result of …

ASMARA: Ethiopian Airlines is very pleased to land in Asmara, neighboring Eritrea, in VVIP flight led by H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. While we celebrate this beautiful day in history, we wish the best of sustainable peace, friendship and prosperity to both the Eritrean and Ethiopian peoples. We are looking forward not …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai will host the first Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) – a major aviation conference – to be attended by the world’s 500 top aviation finance, aviation asset managers, aircraft lessors, investors, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities, aviation logistics suppliers, fixed-base operators (FBOs), as the UAE emerges as the region’s biggest …

KARACHI: Mövenpick Hotel Karachi is a socially responsible organisation that believes in supporting social causes that can benefit the area and people of the city. Recently the hotel developed exclusive internship opportunities for the individuals enrolled in TVET Reform programme. TVET Reform Programme has been established by the government to provide skill based training to individuals in order to meet …

ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of and former provincial of Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said that Rawalpindi is fourth most populated city of the Country and economically interlinked with Islamabad; twin cities are of high importance to the Country. The city is a major transit point as …