Joe’s Backyard, the neighborhood barbecue restaurant at Holiday Inn Dubai Festival City, has launched its hot summer offer, giving residents and visitors money-saving deals on its lip-smacking flame-grilled dishes and thirst-quenching beverages. From now until 30 September, weekend brunches are offered on a Buy One Get One, with packages starting from AED275 per person. Guests can choose one dish from …

ABU DHABI: Acting Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Captain Waleed Abdulhameed AlAlawi recently visited Etihad Aviation Training Centre in Abu Dhabi and was given a tour of the facility. Back in February, Gulf Air and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, signed a Strategic Commercial Cooperation Agreement …

The super number plates (E 55) and (W 29) top a fascinating pack of 100 fancy licensing plates of two, three, four and five digits which will be on offer at the forthcoming 107th open auction of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Plates on offer bear (E-H-I-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Z) codes. Registration of bidders starts on Sunday 22nd August 2021 and bidding …

Union Coop, the largest consumer cooperative in the UAE, launched its second “Back to School” promotional campaign, coinciding with the start of the new school season. The second campaign, which begins on the 19th of August and continues until the 28th offers a discount rate of up to 65% on more than 2,000 products and commodities, as part of the …

News Desk RIYADH, KSA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to accept IATA Travel Pass to confirm pre-departure COVID-19 test results for departing and arriving passengers starting 30th of September 2021. Eventually this acceptance will be expanded to vaccine certification. Travellers to/from KSA will …

Path-breaking tennis ace Sania Mirza has returned to the WTA Tour at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati this week. The former World No. 1 has joined forces with Tunisian star Ons Jabeur for the WTA 1000 tournament scheduled to be held from August 16-22, 2021. Sania and Ons are set to take on Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Elena …

News Desk DUBAI: Further strengthening the 55-year legacy of its best-selling vehicle, Al-Futtaim Toyota has announced that the iconic Corolla model has surpassed sales of 50 million units worldwide. The incredible milestone underlines the enduring appeal of the much-loved model, which is globally renowned for providing low operating costs and reliable, trouble-free motoring stemming from quality engineering, together with outstanding …

Sofitel Dubai The Palm has announced the appointment of Yeliz Hisman, as their new Director of Sales and Marketing. Yeliz is no stranger to the hospitality industry.  She is an industry veteran, with a rich career spanning across 17 years, channeling the sales and marketing departments of renowned hospitality brands across the Middle East and Europe. At Sofitel Dubai The …

News Desk DUBAI: Almost 70% of global consumers plan to travel domestically within the next six months, yet less than 10% have booked their trips according to a new survey from consulting firm Oliver Wyman. “The summer travel surge is just the beginning of a recovery that seemed almost impossible a little more than a year ago,” said Michael Wette, Head …

Lufthansa is setting up an air bridge to Tashkent and Doha at short notice to support the German government with special flights during the evacuation. The first special flight chartered by the German government will depart from Tashkent this evening. An Airbus 340-300 long-haul aircraft will be used. Within just a few hours, Lufthansa is thus quickly and flexibly enabling …