Evoking the joyful and prosperous spirit of Diwali, Emirates will celebrate the Hindu festival of light onboard flights to and from India, from 23 to 28 October. Diwali delicacies will be served in all classes and select lounges. Serving its cosmopolitan customer base, Emirates celebrates many multicultural occasions on-board from Eid to Christmas, Thanksgiving to Lunar New Year. To honour Diwali, …

Emirates Skywards has kicked off the festive season with incredible offers this winter. The loyalty programme will be rolling out special offers every month to provide members with even more ways to earn thousands of Miles with every flight, hotel stay, car rental, shopping spree and more.   Starting from today until 18 November, members can earn thousands of Miles …

DUBAI/KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia, the agency responsible for promoting Malaysia both domestically and internationally, has teamed up with Microsoft Malaysia to boost productivity and improve team collaboration while accelerating its digital transformation journey by leveraging Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure. With 6 regional offices, 13 tourist information centres, 30 overseas offices, and 6 marketing representatives across the world, consistency in …

To celebrate the fourth anniversary of its U By Emaar Visa Credit Card, launched in partnership with U By Emaar, the customer-focused loyalty programme by Emaar, Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, has announced a month-long celebration, rewarding customers with prizes and experiences across the Emaar eco-system. These experiences vary across …

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has signed a global strategic agreement with Visa, world’s leader in digital payments, part of a new 10-year exclusive partnership. This latest collaboration enables Privilege Club to enhance and expand its portfolio of co-branded payment initiatives with key financial partners across key markets worldwide. With the strength of Visa’s global platform and digital-first approach, the partnership …

Ajdan Real Estate Development Company, a leading lifestyle destination developer in Saudi Arabia, has signed a contract with Al-Muhaidib Group to develop, market, and operate “Bayfront”, which will include the Kingdom’s first Blue Flag-certified international standard beach at Al-Khobar Corniche. Bayfront will be located on the northern part of Al-Khobar’s beach, spanning over 100,000 square meters from the shore and a …

Emirates’ Taipei-Dubai route is scheduled to go daily from 6 November, following the conclusion of Taiwan’s reopening plan with the termination of its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for arrivals. Operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft, Emirates’ flight EK366 from Dubai departs at 02:50hrs and arrives in Taipei at 14:45hrs. The return flight EK367 from Taipei departs at 22:45hrs and arrives …

Qatar Airways celebrated the opening of Fuwairit Kite Beach Resort, the new world-class destination for kitesports northeast of Doha. The beach resort was inaugurated by H.E. Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ali  Al Thani, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and H.E. Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive and Qatar Tourism Chairman. The event  welcomed several …

Emirates’ flagship A380 made a landmark touchdown at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, marking the first commercial flight to the South Indian city’s airport of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The special service from Dubai to Bengaluru, operating as EK562 and greeted with a procession of follow-me vehicles, arrived ahead of the launch of scheduled A380 services which will commence on …

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, announced today its agreement with Smartwings, the Czech Republic-based airline, to wet lease four Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft between 17 November 2022 and 16 January 2023. The Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) agreement with Smartwings will see four-leased aircraft support flydubai’s fleet of 68 Boeing 737 aircraft, enabling the carrier to add more capacity for …