British Airways Holidays has announced a new long-term partnership with leading international wildlife charity Born Free. British Airways Holidays has been working with Born Free over the last year to develop a new animal welfare strategy which launches on August 8, 2019. The strategy, which outlines British Airways Holidays policy in relation to wildlife, sees the travel company commit to never promoting the …

DUBAI: Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA, one of the fastest-growing regional hotel management companies in the Middle East & Africa, is driving the growth of the Saudi hospitality sector with its ambitious plan to open new hotels across the kingdom to add to its growing portfolio. In its first phase, the plan includes the opening of 6 new hotels in …

SHARJAH: Pilgrims flew out from Sharjah Airport bound for Mekkah, Saudi Arabia for the upcoming Hajj season. In cooperation with Sharjah Airport Medical Center, Sharjah Islamic Affairs and University Hospital Sharjah and in line with its continuous efforts to ensure a smooth experience for pilgrims, Sharjah Airport, provided health assessment and checkups for all pilgrims including transit passengers who were …

DUBAI: Emirates gears up for a busy travel period this weekend for the Eid holiday. The busiest time for departures in Terminal 3 will be on Friday 9th August with close to 100,000 passengers travelling through Terminal 3 at DXB. Customers are reminded to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departure to avoid any delays. Peak …

BANGKOK: On the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s Birthday and Mother’s Day, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) is serving special inflight meals and desserts for passengers on 10-12 August 2019. Domestic Flights Passengers traveling on THAI domestic flights will be served special meals between 10-12 August 2019 and special desserts on 12 August …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: marhaba, one of the world’s fastest growing passenger services providers, continues to enhance its lounge offering to meet the growing demand for its globally renowned hospitality services.  Following the recent opening of its new facility at Changi Airport, marhaba has expanded its popular lounge at Dubai International’s (DXB) Terminal 3 by 400 square meters, increasing its …

KARACHI: An important element of Interior Sindh’s landscape is the increasing social, ethnic and religious fragmentation and polarization of the various groups living in Sindh. Limited opportunities to positively engage with one another to break social, cultural and economic barriers have made the socio-ethnic and religious fault lines more prominent. Both of these factors have significantly diminished the resilience of …

DUBAI: Emirates is bringing the generosity and spirit of Eid Al Adha to all its customers with a special inflight offering from the 11th to the 14th of August. Eid Al Adha is one of the most significant dates in the Islamic calendar, and one of the holiest celebrations. The name translates to ‘festival of the sacrifice,’ and it marks …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has achieved outstanding half-year results for the first half of 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 with a higher seat load factor as well as the number of carried passengers. The results further compliment the launch of the airline’s boutique strategy, announced in January 2019, to focus …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has signed a frequent flyer programme agreement with Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms, which enables Etihad Guest customers to earn Etihad Guest Miles when booking accommodation through Booking.com on a special co-branded version of the website.  Depending on the accommodation booked, customers will earn between …