ABU DHABI: Bawabat Al Sharq Mall, Abu Dhabi’s premier family shopping and leisure destination, travels back in time treating visitors to a completely different Ramadan experience. Ramadan Zaman rediscovers the unique traditions of the Holy Month followed in the olden times. Special activations take place at five locations inside the mall each dedicated to a particular traditional activity. From Kids …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced it enhanced the baggage allowance for all college and university students with an additional free of charge 23-kilogram bag. The new baggage allowance is applicable to all undergraduate and postgraduate students holding a valid college or university student ID card and flying between any points within the …

DUBAI: A brand new 109,000 Sq ft Carrefour Hypermarket, developed as part of major retail development, Cityland Mall, off the 311 Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed highway, has opened its doors.  The 1.2 million sq. ft GLA Cityland Mall is adjacent to Global Village, and Carrefour, being developed as part of the ambitious project, will cater to the residential communities of …

DUBAI: Volara – the fully integrated voice-based conversation management software for the hotel industry – and Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, have signed a  partnership agreement to combine their automation and voice technology expertise to co-develop new innovative solutions in the hospitality industry. Together, Schneider Electric and Volara will provide intuitive voice activated …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is offering 100 catchy number plates of 3, 4 and 5 digits at the forthcoming 56th Online Auction. Plates on offer at this auction, the second of its kind this year, bear (H – I –J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – …

KARACHI: Indonesian Consul General H.E. Totok Prianamto hosted a reception in a bid to acknowledge and pay homage to Pakistan Ju-Jitsu team on the remarkable achievement in Ju-Jitsu World cup in Thailand ,Mrs Totok Prianamto, Sigit Sadiono, Consul for Cultural Affairs, Tariq Ali, Associate Secretary Pakistan JuJitsu Fedration, & excuctive board members of Sindh Ju-Jitsu Association and Athletes Fatima Irfan , Dilawar …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand Convention and Exibition Bureau (TCEB) to support Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) travel.  Mr. Wiwat Piyawiroj, THAI Executive Vice President, Commercial, and Mr. Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, , TCEB President, signed the MoU, which was witnessed by Ms. Nooch Homrossukhon,  TCEB Director …

DUBAI: Master sculptor Richard Hudson has returned to Downtown Dubai and he’s back with something bigger and better. The artist’s three-dimensional, mirrored-steel ‘LOVE ME’ heart sculpture that first appeared in February last year to visitors to The Dubai Mall, has been recreated – but this time on much larger scale. The new ‘LOVE ME’ heart, the latest piece to be …

DUBAI: Tourism Malaysia is planning to collaborate with one of the largest Online Travel Agency (OTA) in the Middle East Holidayme, as part of their efforts to drive more tourist traffic from the UAE to Malaysia. Tourism Malaysia together with Holidayme will announce this joint initiative during the Arabian Travel Mart 2019. The target is to promote Malaysia in the …

BIZ TODAY MONITOR LONDON: Summer gets off to a flying start next week as British Airways welcomes the sun season with free ice cream, low fares and the chance to win holidays from London City Airport. To mark the airline’s 100th birthday there will be 100 return seats for just £100 on offer to each of three selected British Airways’ sunshine …