News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will offer exclusive rich content and services for travel agent partners on its NDC-enabled direct connect platform, Emirates Gateway, starting from 01 July 2021. A surcharge on all bookings made via Global Distribution Systems (GDS) will also kick in on the same day. This follows the launch of Emirates Gateway in October last year, and marks …

After putting its first Inventory Robot into action in 2019, Carrefour – owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE – has announced that it is expanding its robotic fleet, adding 11 more Tally Robots across select UAE stores to support with stock management and control. Tally was the first robot to be employed by a retailer in …

Romanian superstar Simona Halep is eagerly counting down the days to when she can begin the defence of her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title. The prestigious WTA1000 tournament, which will start on March 7th, is one of the most popular on the worldwide tour, and the reigning champion will be competing for the eighth time. It is clearly a week …

KARACHI: TPL Insurance, Pakistan’s first direct insurance Company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Let’s Compare. An MoU was signed between the two companies at the TPL Insurance Head Office in Karachi. The partnership aims to digitize the end-to-end experience of purchasing insurance. Let’s Compare, allows users to research, compare and buy insurance products online to make well-informed decisions. Following …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI/MANAMA: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have signed a Strategic Commercial Cooperation Agreement (SCCA) to deepen their partnership between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain and beyond the respective hubs. The wide-ranging SCCA, subject to obtaining applicable governmental and regulatory approvals, sets …

RIGA, Latvia: Lufthansa and airBaltic are starting codeshare cooperation that will open new, seamless travel opportunities. As of March 28, Lufthansa will put its marketing codes on routes operated by airBaltic between Munich and Riga, Latvia as well as Munich and Vilnius, Lithuania. airBaltic customers will benefit from convenient access to Lufthansa’s worldwide network. At the same time, Lufthansa passengers will have more possibilities to travel from Munich …

Samana Developers has begun handover of first keys to tenants at Dh75 million Samana Greens residential project at Arjan, near iconic Dubai Miracle Garden, the world’s largest natural flowers garden in Arjan, Dubailand District. Samana was awarded the Building Completion Certificate (BCC) last month by Dubai Development Authority. The handover ceremony was chaired and inaugurated by Mr. Marwan Bin Ghalita, …

An Indian expat based in the UAE was announced as the latest US$1 million winner in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise promotions at the draw held in Concourse C of Dubai International Airport. Mr. SarathKunnummal, became a dollar millionaire when his ticket number 4275 in Millennium Millionaire Series 351, which he purchased online on 2nd February, …

By Afshan Lalani Pakistan and Japan have a long history of friendly relations. The year 2022 will mark 70 years of Diplomatic Relation between the two. Pakistan offers immense opportunities for trade and investments to the Japanese businessmen as the Government is seeking all possible avenues to ensure ease of doing business and provide level playing field to them. This …

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE: dnata continues to invest in leading-edge equipment to further enhance its pharma handling capabilities globally. The company has added four high-tech ‘cool dollies’ to its Australian cargo fleet, becoming the first air services provider to offer a fully integrated, temperature-controlled cool chain for pharma and perishable shipments in this important market. Offering a closed, temperature-controlled system, the specialised containers will ensure safe and …