News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates Group today announced its 31st consecutive year of profit and steady business expansion. Released today in its 2018-19 Annual Report, the Emirates Group posted a profit of AED 2.3 billion (US$ 631 million) for the financial year ended 31 March 2019, down 44% from last year. The Group’s revenue reached AED 109.3 billion (US$ 29.8 billion), an increase of 7% …

News Desk PARIS: Star Alliance has officially completed the refurbishment of its lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. The 980 square metre facility offers seating for more than 220 guests and features stylish elements inspired by Parisian design and architecture. The lounge is available to First and Business Class customers as well as Star Alliance Gold members travelling …

DUBAI: After high demand for two years running, dnata Travel, the UAE’s longest standing travel agency, is bringing back its popular ‘Secret Stays’ for 2019. Just in time for the summer months, travellers can snap up unmissable, exclusive staycation deals each week on hotels across the UAE. The only catch is that the property name will not be revealed until the …

DUBAI: Emirates has demonstrated its commitment to fostering innovation in the global aviation industry by signing MoUs with three teams from the sixth cohort of the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) programme. The companies, hailing from the USA, Germany and the UK, were selected from the pool of seven participant teams that worked with Emirates through DFA for nine weeks between …

DUBAI: With the holy month of Ramadan now upon us, join BurJuman in celebrating it in all its reverence as it partners with the UAE Red Crescent to support those less fortunate.  Visitors can drop off pre-loved toys and clothes in good condition at the donation boxes available across the Mall. BurJuman invites visitors to explore the traditional activities that …

DUBAI: Ahead of the inaugural flight to Porto on 2nd July 2019, Emirates is offering passengers a chance to take advantage and explore the second largest city in Portugal. Known for its historical city centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – Porto is a must see destination for families and solo travellers this summer. Economy Class passengers can enjoy fares …

AUSTIN: dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, and Lufthansa Group continue to expand their partnership in the United States. dnata has been selected to provide ramp, secure clean and passenger handling services to Lufthansa at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and now serves the airline group, including Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines and Edelweiss Air, at eight airports in the country. …

DUBAI: Landor, a global leader in brand consulting and design, has seen unprecedented success at this year’s Transform MENA Awards. Now in its sixth year, the awards celebrate rebranding and brand development projects across the region, with winners exemplifying best in class work within the field of brand strategy and demonstrating consistent evolvement of the branding industry in MENA. Landor …

DUBAI: AETOSWire, a leading innovative press release distribution company in Middle East and Africa, and  RoadSafetyUAE, an initiative that ultimately aims to bring about safer roads in the region, cooperate once more in promoting the Road Safety Awareness Campaign for this year’s Holy Month of Ramadan. This year’s campaign will build on the success achieved by the information drive done …

MANAMA: As the Islamic world welcomes the holy month of Ramadan; Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sabre, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, today launched their Ramadan initiative. The project sees the two trade partners collaborate to collect tangible and monetary donations by placing donation boxes at Gulf Air Headquarters and …