MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Middle East Airlines-Air Liban, the flag carrier of Lebanon, proudly announce their codeshare cooperation. This agreement will see Middle East Airlines place their ‘ME’ code on Gulf Air flights on the Beirut-Bahrain-Beirut route. Mr. Krešimir Kučko, Gulf Air’s Chief Executive Officer said: “We are glad to sign this codeshare …

PUTRAJAYA: In conjunction with Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020), Tourism Malaysia has launched the VM2020 Website Campaign which can be accessed at vm2020.malaysia.travel. The campaign is a digital initiative by Tourism Malaysia to support the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign and to portray Malaysia as one of the top destinations to visit in 2020. YBhg. Datuk Musa Yusof, Director General of Tourism Malaysia …

News Desk DUBAI:  Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, today announced it has been appointed to operate and manage the renowned Capri Palace in Italy. Reopening as Capri Palace, Jumeirah in April 2020, this beautiful Italian property enjoys an idyllic location in bustling Anacapri; one of the most exclusive and unspoiled parts of …

LONDON: dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has announced an agreement to purchase the remaining 50% of its UK inflight catering joint-venture, Alpha LSG, from the LSG Group. The acquisition expands Dubai-based dnata’s international portfolio, and will make it the sole shareholder of the biggest inflight catering, on-board retail and logistics company in the UK. The transaction …

KARACHI: Emirates launched a Super Sale promotion that will allow Pakistani travellers to fly to select destinations across the airline’s network on special fares starting as low as USD 271. Pakistani travellers can start their New Year with a new adventure to popular destinations where they can explore new cultures, relax on the beach or enjoy a city break across …

MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, earned 4 World Travel Awards at the organization’s 2019 Grand Final Gala ceremony held recently at the Royal Opera House Muscat. The airline was honoured for: World’s Leading Airline to the Middle East, World’s Leading Airline – First Class, World’s Leading Airline – Business Class Lounge and World’s Leading …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today celebrated Bahraini Women’s Day at the airline’s headquarter in Muharraq. The celebration included a ‘talk show’ event which featured a number of Bahraini female staff from Gulf Air and two external Bahraini women as guest speakers to talk about and share their career experiences. Gulf Air’s Bahraini female workforce …

HATYAI: Tourism Malaysia has launched the “Malaysia Tourism Seminar and B2B Session” in conjunction with Cul-Tour Border Tourism for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) at the Centara Hotel, Hatyai, to promote Malaysia as a top of mind tourist destination among Southern Thai communities. More than 100 local delegates from travel agents, associations and members of the media from southern Thailand attended. Tourism …

News Desk DUBAI: Celebrating the unique unifying power of diversity in the UAE, the historic one-off Emirates A380 flight marking the 48th UAE National Day and the UAE Year of Tolerance has returned to Dubai International Airport. With over 540 passengers celebrating a shared sense of place and pride to call the UAE their home, the one-of-a-kind flight, unprecedented in the industry, …

KARACHI: Gerry’s dnata, the leading ground services provider in Pakistan, has been awarded for the ‘Best Cargo Handling Operation’ at the 2019 Pride of Ground Handling Awards. The prestigious award was accepted by Syed Haris Raza, Vice President of Gerry’s dnata, at a gala dinner during the 21st Ground Handling International Annual Conference in Amsterdam.  Syed Haris Raza said: “We are extremely …