By our correspondent DOHA: Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is pleased to announce the opening of its latest retail outlet at Hamad International Airport (HIA) – Polo Ralph Lauren. This most recent addition enhances QDF’s expanding retail portfolio, which now includes more than 90 of the world’s most luxurious brands all located at Qatar’s five star airport, providing passengers with the …

DUBAI: The Executive Committee (ExCom) at Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has kick-started its ‘Grand Tour of Asia’ with visits to Bangkok, Hua Hin and Phuket — a move that demonstrates its commitment to Thailand’s thriving hotel market. The stopover is part of the leadership team’s two-and-half-week mission to meet colleagues, hotel owners and key partners in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines …

By our correspondent DUBAI: UAE-headquartered hospitality company, TIME Hotels Management, has added another environmental accolade to its growing roster of achievements with the announcement that it has achieved Green Key status for all of its hotels and hotel apartments across the hospitality groups’ entire portfolio. A leading international standard of excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation …

By Rafiq Vayani DOHA: Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG) of prestigious global aviation industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA), effective June 2018. The rotating one-year term will commence at the end of IATA’s 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sydney and will continue until …

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank has successfully launched electronic-Initial Public Offering (e-IPO) subscription facility to its customers through a joint venture with the Central Depository Company (CDC), the sole securities depository in the country. Meezan Bank is the first in the banking industry to allow registered investors to make payments through all of its Alternate Distribution …

News Desk NEW DELHI: Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today held the 2017 Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum (SMSF) India in New Delhi, showcasing its advanced component technologies and confirming its commitment to India’s mobile market. Under the slogan, “Leading the way, shaping the future,” Samsung offered insight on the latest global trends within the industry as …

News Desk LONDON: British Airways has called on the UK’s Border Force to tackle ‘serious inefficiencies’ that are causing British citizens and visitors to endure long queues and frustrating delays when arriving at UK airports. In a submission to the Home Office, the airline has raised concerns that families returning from holidays face long queues to pass through immigration. It …

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo has signed an agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions to offer its Opticooler® range of temperature-controlled containers, providing Qatar Airways Cargo customers the choice of a range of active containers to transport their pharmaceuticals across the cargo carrier’s extensive global network. Qatar Airways’ Chief Officer Cargo, Mr. Ulrich Ogiermann, said: “We understand the intricacies of a seamless …

News Desk DUBAI: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai revealed that its Call Center (8009090) had received 1,184,100 calls during the first half of 2017 at a response rate of 11 seconds per call, which compares well with the planned response period of 20 seconds per call. It is noteworthy that the Center handled 1,084,635 calls during the …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently organised and hosted a workshop in cooperation with the UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA), which aimed to familiarise importers and exporters in Dubai with the forthcoming value-added tax (VAT), as well as mandatory registration procedures associated with the new tax. The second and final workshop, hosted at the Chamber’s premises, was …