By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: As part of its continuous efforts to enhance residents’ health and wellbeing, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District One has launched a free Wellness Programme offering a series of revitalising activities for the body and mind. Every Friday and Saturday, residents can take part in fitness classes ranging from relaxing sessions to full-body workouts, held in collaboration with …

MADRID / GENEVA: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announce a Destination Tracker in preparation for the restart of international travel. It is the result of both organizations joining efforts to boost confidence and accelerate recovery of the tourism sector when borders reopen. The UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker is a new free online tool for …

Biz Today International, being one of the leading & pre-eminent online business publication hosted ‘Biz Today Lifestyle Summit 2021’ at Mövenpick Hotel on Friday 02nd April 2021. This event was hosted in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia was powered by Naya Nazimabad in association with Mentor Suiting. Theme of this Lifestyle Summit was about ‘Celebrating Life’, which was aimed to uplift …

News Desk DUBAI: Contactless technology is defining the passenger experiences at an increasing number of airports across the world after the 21st century’s second pandemic turned the world of travel upside down and rapidly accelerated the pace of biometric deployment. Biometrics remain the focus for investment with 64 per cent of airports aiming to roll out self-boarding gates using biometric and …

By Rafiq Vaayni STORY Hospitality announces the reopening of Fishermans Cove Resort in the Seychelles to add to their growing portfolio of hotels and resorts globally. This historic and iconic named resort sits within the groups offering for the Indian Ocean region and will be able to offer guests a unique experience for their island getaway, with a sympathetic subtle refresh of the …

Emirates has announced it will resume four weekly services to Mexico City (MEX) via Barcelona (BCN) from 2nd July 2021, re-opening connectivity and boosting trade and tourism while providing customers worldwide with more connectivity, convenience and choice. The BCN-MEX route will be operated with a two-class Emirates Boeing 777-200LR which offers 38 Business Class seats in a 2-2-2 configuration and …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has operated its first ecoFlight for 2021, continuing research and testing under the Etihad Greenliner programme to assess environmental sustainability initiatives during scheduled services. This is Etihad’s fourth ecoFlight, operated on the airline’s signature Greenliner aircraft which is fully offset for all operations through 2021 as part …

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) and Lifebuoy have signed the first of its kind Hygiene Partnership Agreement in the Middle East. Living true to the purpose of making hygiene commonplace, Lifebuoy and SAUDIA will come together to drive the common goal of keeping citizens, staff & passengers safe and protected on-flight and on-ground. As per the agreement, Lifebuoy and SAUDIA-branded …

News Desk DUBAI,UAE: flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has added Batumi to its seasonal summer schedule. The carrier, which currently operates to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) in Georgia, will also operate a three times weekly service to Batumi International Airport (BUS) from 12 May until 01 September. Commenting on the announcement, Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and E-commerce at flydubai, added: “we are pleased to relaunch our operations …

The famous blue and white silks carried to so many victories at Newbury for the late H.H Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum were once again in prominence on day two of the Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials Weekend, when Jim Crowley powered the William Haggas-trained Al Aasy home to a convincing four and a half lengths victory in the Group 3 …