News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways was the first international flight to land in Phuket today, to mark the reopening of tourism to Thailand. To celebrate the occasion the aircraft was greeted with the customary water cannon salute on arrival. Etihad flight EY430 from Abu Dhabi to Phuket arrived at Phuket International Airport at 11am on 1 July, and is …

News Desk RIYADH: Seera Group, the largest travel and tourism company in the region and Kaden Investment, one of the fastest growing and most successful real estate developers and property management in Saudi, announced today the signing of a master hotels development agreement, a joint venture to manage and develop hotels in various projects developed by Kaden Investment throughout Saudi …

The 2021 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open got off to a spectacular start today (Wednesday, 30th of June) as stars of the celebrity and sporting world competed in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro Am competition. A total of 38 teams played the stunning Mount Juliet Estate golf course in Kilkenny, (Ireland) and enjoyed all the action on the …

DUBAI:  Worldwide leader in travel retail, Travelport, and one of the world’s largest international airlines, Emirates, today announced they have reached a commercial agreement that will allow Travelport-connected travel agencies to avoid the airline’s surcharge on bookings via Global Distribution Systems (GDS) that will be introduced from 01 July 2021. Furthermore, the companies announced a new long-term agreement to enable the distribution …

ABU DHABI/TEL AVIV: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and EL AL Israel Airlines, the national carrier of Israel, today launched their joint codeshare network and reciprocal loyalty agreement for frequent flyers. This builds on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the airlines signed in 2020 following the Abraham Accords signed by the UAE and Israel. Available for sale …

A Kazakhstan national 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 D at Dubai International Airport. Mr. Rishat Tyulegenov, a Kazakhstan national based in Kazakhstan became the latest US$1 million winner …

Starting on 01 October 2021, Lufthansa will be introducing a new connection between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Munich, doubling its capacity on routes to the UAE compared to pre-crisis levels, as a response to an increase in travel demand. The new route will operate three times a week, with LH638 departing Munich on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and LH639 …

Etihad Airways has extended its ‘Verified To Fly’ travel document initiative, enabling travellers to validate their Covid-19 travel documents before arriving at the airport, to routes across its global network. Available for the vast majority of Etihad flights, to use the Verified to Fly service passengers sign-up by visiting Manage my Booking and following the simple instructions to upload and submit their …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates is expecting more than 450,000 passengers to travel from, to and through Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport over the course of the next two weekends on over 1,600 flights. The busiest days for the airline will be the next two weekends, 2-3 July and 9-10 July, although high passenger traffic is expected to start …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in line with its commitment to invest in Bahraini workforce has appointed two Bahrainis in executive and management roles: Mr. Adnan Hashim as Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Jamal AlKuwaiti as Director Human Resources. Mr. Adnan Hashim brings with him more than 25 years of experience in the banking and …