By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Golden Sands Hotel Apartments, part of A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises and pioneered the concept of hotel apartments in the region, will make a strong presence in this year’s Arabian Travel Market, as part of its strategy to position the brand as a market leader in the hospitality industry. Despite a challenging time, the team of Golden …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) will join in preserving Thai traditional culture during Songkran festival 2018.  THAI Ground Staff will dress in national Thai costume to welcome passengers at Premium Check-in Row A, Suvarnabhumi Airport, from now until 20 April 2018.  Mrs. Manusnunt Sitthijirasin (fourth from left), THAI Managing Director, Ground Customer Services, recently welcomed passengers at …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: In a ribbon cutting ceremony held Friday, 13 April, 2018, the Paramount Fine Foods team celebrated the grand opening of their new restaurant at Sindhi Muslim Society with the children from Dar-ul-Sukun and Karachi Down Syndrome Program. Paramount Fine Foods which originates from Canadais the fastest growing authentic Middle Eastern cuisine franchise that has restaurants around …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Satisfying that last-minute craving for a taste of Dubai right before jumping on a plane is now very easy as Dubai Airports welcomes Tranzeet DXB to the family. Travellers can now sample a taste of where they are in the world while in Dubai International at this fun, nostalgic restaurant. With the option to grab a …

LONDON: British Airways’ new long haul ‘Basic’ fare is now on sale on flights from London to Austin, Boston, Delhi, Denver, Dubai, Hong Kong, Oakland, Philadelphia, Punta Cana and Singapore. The fares, which the airline is launching in conjunction with its transatlantic joint business partner airlines, American Airlines, Finnair and Iberia, will cost up to £60 less than the standard …

DUBAI: Emirates has refreshed its spirits offering across all classes with a range of premium brands. Spirits on board are served complimentary across all classes and routes and include a range of whiskeys, cognacs, gins, vodka and flavoured liqueurs amongst others. The new selection was made by an in-house team of experts who spent two years working directly with suppliers …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI/SHARJAH: In a significant deal that will boost the hospitality landscape of Sharjah, ARADA, a joint venture between KBW Investments and Basma Group, today signed a management agreement with Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality & leisure subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, to launch three new hotels in Sharjah. The three hotels under Emaar Hospitality Group’s premium lifestyle …

SYDNEY: Global air services provider dnata has today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Qantas’ catering businesses. The agreement is subject to approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Qantas’ catering businesses include wholly-owned subsidiaries Q Catering Limited and Snap Fresh Pty Limited. Q Catering has centres in four Australian ports – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Copthorne Hotel Dubai, the popular hotel in Deira, recently hosted a group of travel agents, tour operators and journalists from Vietnam visiting the UAE on a three-day familiarization trip. In collaboration with Rida International Tourism & Travel, a leading Destination Management Company in the Gulf, agents from Deks Air Vietnam Travel & Tours, Atoz Travel, Ido Trading …

DUBAI: Emirates has set a new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March alone. During the month, 1,037,016 Emirates customers connected to the internet during their flight. The connections were mainly made over mobile devices with over 94% of users connecting with a smartphone –twice as many connections were made on an iOS …