At the virtual award ceremony for the Duty Free News International (DFNI) – Frontier Asia Pacific Awards, Dubai Duty Free was announced the winner in the category ““Exceptional Achievement by an Airport Retailer in the Middle East “. The award marks the retailer’s twentieth win in this category, which was previously named “Middle East Airport Travel Retailer of the Year” …

A delegation of Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan), GM Ahmet Kursad Ertin met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan and announced an investment of USD 50 million for a Greenfield project the company plans to set up in Haripur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). This will be CCI’s 7th production facility in the country. Construction of this new state-of-the art …

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has renewed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification. Created by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), IOSA is an accredited international evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. The biennial audit was conducted by a specialized international team …

The Dubai Police General Command has recently signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Bosch Service Solutions with the aim of enhancing cooperation in the areas of developing traffic security operations, road safety and traffic management solutions. The MoU was signed by Major General Engineer Kamel Butti Al Suwaidi, Director General of Operations at Dubai Police, and Mr Stefan Gross, Head …

Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), part of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), in cooperation with Dubai Entrepreneurship Academy (DAE), the educational arm of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (SME), have launched the “Medyaf Entrepreneurship’ programme, an initiative that aims to support future Emirati entrepreneurs, as they strive  to succeed …

An Indian businessman became a US dollar millionaire while three other winners will drive away in a luxury vehicle as their winning tickets were drawn today in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw held in Concourse B at Dubai International Airport. Mr. Abraham Joyee, a 60 year-old Indian national based in Dubai became the latest US$1 …

Visa (NYSE:V) today announced the appointment of Dr. Saeeda Jaffar as Group Country Manager, and Senior Vice President, for its operations across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.  Dr Jaffar will join the global digital payments leader to oversee its presence in six countries and will be based in Dubai. Jaffar joins Visa with deep financial services and payments expertise.  She has …

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced that it has partnered with Alhosn, the official UAE app for contact tracing and health testing related to COVID-19, to provide passengers with digital verification of COVID-19 medical records while travelling from the UAE. flydubai becomes the first airline to partner with Alhosn to offer this service to its passengers. flydubai passengers, who are …

TIME Hotels held the soft opening of its much-anticipated TIME Asma Hotel in Dubai’s Al Barsha ‘shopping’ district yesterday, Tuesday 15 June. The new four-star property has a remarkable feature – its management team consists entirely of women, including the hotel manager Alexandra Kelner and 80% of the hotel’s employees. Commenting, TIME Hotels’ CEO Mohamed Awadalla, said: “It has always …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been awarded ‘Best Cabin Crew’ and ‘Best Frequent Flyer Programme’ at this year’s Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2021. This accolade reinforces the airline’s commitment to innovating the inflight guest experience. As a response to the Covid pandemic, Wellness Ambassadors were introduced on board to share …