DOHA: Qatar Airways is extending its new Pre-Select Dining service to even more First and Business Class passengers from October. It will now be available for those flying long-haul to Africa and Asia, joining Europe, the Americas and Australasia. This bespoke service enables First and Business Class passengers to have even more choice and freedom to create their own personalised …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as Middle East and Africa Airline of the Year 2017 by Airline Economics, the largest aviation finance and leasing print publication in the world, at a Gala Dinner held in Dubai on October 3, 2017. Winners in the Middle East …

Barkha Aslam / Rafiq Vayani BALI: Indonesia-Pakistan Tour Operator Business Meeting took place on Monday 09-October-2017 in meeting room of Jambuluwuk Oceano Hotel Seminyal Bali. Many distinguish guest from both of the brotherly countries attended the meeting including representatives of Thai Airways & tour operators from Indonesia and Pakistan. There were 5 tour operators and 12 hotel representatives from Indonesia and …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Thuraya Telecommunications Company will be showcasing a diverse range of maritime, voice and data products and services at booth 11 during the upcoming Offshore Patrol Vessels Middle East event (OPV). Held from 9th-11th October in Kuwait City, the summit is a leading annual gathering of maritime and defense stakeholders, focusing on naval surveillance and offshore patrol …

BIZ TODAY REPORT LAHORE: The global leader in technology and electronics – Samsung has launched its most advanced Galaxy Note 8 smart-device that features the fascinating S-Pen and numerous other revolutionary technologies, to enrich the lives of tech-savvy consumers. A grand ceremony was held at the Expo Center in Lahore on Friday, 6th of October, 2017, where the President of Samsung …

LAHORE: FINCA, one of the fastest growing micro finance banks in Pakistan, has selected Analytics (Private) Limited (APL) as a strategic partner to power its journey towards becoming a data-driven organization. This partnership will be enabled by IBM’s analytic platform which consists of market leading business intelligence and data manipulation tools. FINCA takes pride in being an early adopter of …

DUBAI: Asian premier business aviation group Deer Jet has granted its strategic partner, leading flight support and charter solutions provider UAS International Trip Support (UAS) charter management of the world’s first and only VVIP outfitted Boeing 787, the “Dream Jet”. Appealing to the world’s most discerning business and leisure travellers, the jet offers 7-star hospitality services along with the advanced technology …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: With Expo 2020 on the horizon and a successful push to diversify economies away from a reliance on hydrocarbon receipts, travel professionals from the Middle East are heading to WTM London in November, in confident mood as they look to achieve a greater share of the multi-billion-dollar international travel market. WTM London (6-8 November), the leading …

LAHORE: GE (NYSE: GE) and Shirazi Trading, distributors of hospital equipment including diagnostic imaging systems, yesterday kicked-off a three-day series of Cardiac CT & MR workshops in Pakistan, which convened cardiologists and radiologists from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Peshawar, Bahawalpur and Faisalabad. Dr. Saima Mushtaq, a renowned leader in the field of cardiac imaging from Italy, will facilitate the workshops. The …

DUBAI: A recent study, estimates that organisations will spend around USD 2 trillion by 2020 on Digital Transformation Technologies. This dramatic shift in investment is due to the growing complexity of IT related to devices and applications and rising expectations from employees who expect their IT to ‘just work’. To remain competitive in the market, ITCIOs need to re-focus their …