SALALAH: Millennium Resort Salalah, a four-star resort in Northern Salalah announces its partnership with Fly Dubai. This partnership is aimed at promoting the laudable services of the resort and the airlines, and to boost tourism in the region at the same time. The partnership favors not only guests but also the airline staff with several benefits, offering them a convenient …

DUBAI: Dubai Airports yesterday lauded the announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on the formation of the new Dubai Council and its role in furthering Dubai’s aspiration to become the best city in the world by providing a high quality of life for all …

KARACHI: Dolmen Mall, Pakistan’s favourite chain of shopping malls marked the closing ceremony of Dolmen Shopping Festival (DSF) with a grand event with the gifting ceremony of the 27th shopping festival across its three malls in Clifton, Tariq Road and Hyderi. The festivities came to an end with a glimpse of the celebrations that will continue this year. Hosted by Anoushay Ashraf, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Samana Developers, a Dubai-based boutique real estate developer, today announced the appointment of Atcon Construction for its second project – AED100 million Samana Hills, located in Arjan, close to Dubai Miracle Garden, the world’s largest natural flower garden featuring over 50 million flowers and 250 million plants.   Samana Developers projects are funded by Samana asset management arm, which …

DUBAI: With the rising popularity of vegan meals amongst its customers, Emirates is celebrating Veganuary on board by including an additional plant-based option on its menus for the month of January. While vegan meals can be pre-booked on all flights and classes, this is the first time Emirates is including a readily available vegan option on its menus. The plant-based meal is …

KARACHI: Enter the world of ice, snow and exciting adventures. Winterland, stationed at PAF museum brings forward a one of a kind experience for Karachiites and held a launch event opening doors to attendees with an -10 degrees Celsius. It’s absolutely magical and an interesting trip to make for you and your younglings and with a whopping 25% introductory discount …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has announced the return of its signature pass, My Emirates Pass – a fantastic offer that turns an Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership card allowing customers to avail special benefits and discounts of up to 50% off in over 500 retail outlets and leisure destinations across the UAE. The …

Tourism Malaysia hosted a group of 14 international media persons from 14 different countries for a visit to Malaysia on Mega Familiarization Tour Program (Mega Fam). Purpose of this visit was for reminiscence of Malaysian Heritage and Culture in particular historical places like Selangor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Kuala Lumpur. Mega Familiarization Tour Program (aka Mega Fam) is Tourism Malaysia’s …

KARACHI: Uber (NYSE: UBER) today confirmed the official close of the previously announced acquisition of Careem for $3.1 billion. Careem Networks FZ-LLC has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber, preserving its brand. Careem co-founder and CEO Mudassir Sheikha will continue to lead the Careem business, which will report to a board made up of three representatives from Uber and two …

KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia kicked off the highly anticipated Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) Campaign on the first day of the year with a special reception at major entry points to welcome domestic and international tourists as a symbolic gesture indicating the commencement of the campaign. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia Datuk Mohamaddin bin Ketapi was at the …