BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: The 3rd edition of ‘Biz Today Leadership Talks: Coffee and Conversation’ powered by Mentor Suiting was held on Monday 15th February 2021 at Marriott Hotel Karachi. With these leadership talks, Biz Today aims to bring the world closer and open new ways of collaboration over a cup of coffee. As usual, it starts over a cup …

Facebook hosted a virtual event for Pakistani businesses to share insights and key findings regarding Ramadan shopper behavior and trends, as these businesses initiate the planning of their respective campaigns. These insights were shared from a report Facebook commissioned from YouGov, to help advertisers gain a better understanding of their target audience. The event consisted of four sessions altogether:  Discover Ramadan …

Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency, has been named as one of Time’s 2021 list of the Next 100 Most Influential People in the World for successfully leading the UAE’s Hope Probe into Mars’ orbit, in the first-ever Arab interplanetary mission. The 2021 Time100 Next list, which celebrates …

AJMAN: A delegation from the Ajman Free Zone led by H.E. Eng. Ali Abdulla Bin Towaih AlSuwaidi, Director General of AFZ visited Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai site, in line with AFZ’s commitment and vision of achieving sustainability. The pavilion has been built to operate net zero for energy and water consumption as part of …

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 …