Following the much-awaited resumption of its Dubai route in May, Cathay Pacific continues to stay true to its brand ethos and is ‘moving beyond’ to offer a series of enhancements. Customers can now experience and travel the popular – Premium Economy cabin on-board the Airbus A350-900. Starting 06 August, 2021, passengers can experience luxury on one of Cathay Pacific’s most …

Cathay Pacific continues to demonstrate the viability of digital health passes by successfully conducting two live flight trials involving volunteer customers travelling between Hong Kong and Singapore using The Commons Project’s CommonPass app earlier this month. The adoption of digital health passes involving both COVID-19 testing and vaccination records will enable customers to fly with convenience and confidence, laying the …

News Desk DUBAI: Standard Chartered expects global growth to rebound to 5.8% in 2021 from -3.3% in 2020 as economies reopen and vaccination rollouts gain momentum. According to the latest Global Focus – containing the Bank’s economic forecasts for Q3 – it sees two key downside risks to the outlook: (1) a more extensive resurgence of pandemic cases resulting from …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced a revised schedule of three lines of Dubai Ferry as of Sunday 25 July 2021, to improve the level of service offered to the community. The step corresponds to the demand for this service and enhances the operational efficiency of the lines in question as well. The revised timetables of the Dubai Ferry …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etisalat today announced its partnership with Yale Middle East to offer smart locks, accessories and exclusive bundles, providing customers peace of mind and a keyless solution to the main door of their homes. Each offering is built around an easy payment plan, free installation, after-sales support, and a one-year warranty from Yale. Etisalat will manage customers’ experience to …

By Rafiq Vayani LUMUT: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has started its second phase of the Tourism Recovery Plan in Pangkor Island, Perak, with a mass vaccination programme to prepare the island as the next Covid-19 Free Destination. https://youtu.be/ilKsiQHxTUY?t=4 Pangkor Island has been selected to pilot Phase 2 of MOTAC’s COVID-19 Free Destination Programme. It is expected to reach …

Bushra Amiwala Pride of Pakistan Become a Brand Ambassador of America Pakistan Business Development Forum AMPAK BDF world-wide What a Honor for AMPAK BDF Management and members. Bushra Amiwala, Youngest Muslim Elected Official – USA, attended a gathering in her honour hosted by Zeeshan Altaf Lohya – Chairman & Syed Nasser Wajahat – Co Founder & Global Secretary General, America …

DUBAI: At the back of rising sales, Samana Developers, the leading real estate company in Dubai, announced the promotion of Dalya Lebbihi to the General Manager of Sales and Operations role, along with 55% increase in sales headcount to double the sales revenue in 2021 backed by the Expo 2020 visitors’ rush in Dubai. The executive promotion is part of …

Latvian airline airBaltic announces that it has recently improved company’s service for delayed or damaged baggage, introducing an online self-service platform for communication between the passenger and the airline. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Even though we take an extra care of the passenger baggage and in more than 98% of cases it reaches its destination safely and on time, sometimes …

Careem, the Super App of greater Middle East and Pakistan has been honored with three prestigious accolades at the Pakistan Digital Awards. The accolades included; “Most Innovated App”, “Best Transport Service Online” and “Best Digital Customer Service Team. The award for ‘Most Innovated App’ was awarded to Careem for Super App, a one-stop solution for everyday needs. Similarly, this is …