DUBAI: The most exciting new star to arrive on the ATP Tour in recent years is ready to make his second bid for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title. Stefanos Tsitsipas arrived in Dubai a year ago as a budding superstar after upsetting Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Although Federer avenged that defeat in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis …

By Rafiq Vayani KOTA KINABALU: A total of 36 international media from 11 countries are in Malaysia to participate in Mega Familiarisation Programme (Mega Fam) organised by Tourism Malaysia. The programme themed “It’s Summertime in Malaysia in conjunction with PATA Adventure Travel Conference and Mart” is scheduled to be held from 11 to 15 February 2020. Mega Fam is designed …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates is celebrating a milestone in its operations to The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, marking 30 years of service to Riyadh. Since the first Emirates flight between Riyadh and Dubai in February 1990, and the airline has carried over eight million passengers on the route, demonstrating the strong links between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the …

LONDON: British Airways is launching a summer route between London Heathrow and Newquay, creating the only direct route to Heathrow.  This adds to the new routes the airline has already announced for summer 2020 to Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro and Turkey. Seats are available to book from today on BA.com with flights operating on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 2 …

By Rafiq Vayani KOTA KINABALU: The PATA Adventure Travel Conference and Mart 2020 began on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, with 107 international delegates from 30 countries in attendance for the three-day niche event, comprising a one-day-travel mart and one-day conference. The event, which was organised by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and hosted by Tourism Malaysia and supported …

News Desk KARACHI: Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading digital payments platform and GoLootlo, the country’s first and largest QR-based discount app have expanded their partnership by directly integrating GoLootlo services within the Easypaisa App. This integration will enable Easypaisa customers to have an enhanced discount viewing and availing ability, using which they will be able to access 12,000+ special offers on a …

KARACHI: The Nest I/O hosted its 10th Demo Day on Feb 7, where 12 startups pitched their businesses to investors, mentors, and entrepreneurs. Most of the Batch X startups like Nasheman, Irverde, Hyper Up, Track Arts, and Pakistan Cyber Gaming, amongst others have already launched their products/services into the market and completed numerous projects in collaboration with renowned institutions thus …

KARACHI: Careem has recently introduced a new ‘Safety Button’, which not only allows customers to conveniently access all of Careem’s Trust and Safety features but also enables them to call law​ enforcement authorities in case of emergency. Pakistan is the first market in the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where Careem operates, to enable a direct routing …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has announced a partnership with Norwegian technology developer Braathens IT, to develop TravelPass, an innovative travel solution initially aimed at corporate and frequent travellers which will launch later this year. The new TravelPass technology provides a subscription-based travel solution, allowing Etihad to offer its frequent guests complete flexibility and ease with their regular and …

DUBAI: Vezeeta, Middle East and Africa’s leading digital healthcare platform secured US$ 40 Million in its Series D round led by Gulf Capital, the Middle East’s largest and most active alternative asset management firm. The round had strong support from existing investor, Saudi Technology Ventures (STV), who led Vezeeta’s Series C round in September 2018. The fundraising supports Vezeeta’s mission …