DUBAI: The laser and light display that charmed the world as part of the Emaar New Year’s Eve Gala will continue through March with two distinct sets of experiences. The shows will be complemented by the performances of The Dubai Fountain, ensuring that visitors to Downtown Dubai will continue to be regaled during Dubai’s busy tourist season. From January 1 …

DUBAI: Travel to and from Dubai is expected to reach another peak towards the end of this week, as Emirates anticipates yet another busy period of outbound travel after New Year’s celebrations and inbound travel for the Dubai Shopping Festival. More than 180,000 travellers will be making their way to Emirates’ dedicated Terminal 3 facilities from 1-5 January 2019. Roughly …

DUBAI: A new dining place set to offer the finest selection of multinational and multi-cultural dining experience to hundreds of visitors coming to the Historical and Cultural Hub of Al Fahidi Fort will soon open at Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa. Cross-Cultural Café and Bistro, located across the street from the Rulers Court and Dubai Museum in Bur Dubai depicts …

LONDON: Flying to almost 300 destinations, British Airways’ cabin crew are ready to wish customers a Happy New Year wherever they are in the world when the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2019. As well as acting as chefs, waiters, paramedics and most importantly safety experts responsible for keeping everyone safe, 45 different languages are spoken by our cabin …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently arranged a press trip for Bahraini press to experience its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on a flight to one of its newest destinations, Casablanca, Morocco. The journalists had the opportunity to experience the comfort of flying Gulf Air’s new Dreamliner and the facilities of its Falcon Gold lounge …

DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, delivered another year of trendsetting product and service initiatives across its fleet and network to make ‘flying better’ for its customers. In the last twelve months, Emirates carried over 59* million passengers on over 3,700 passenger flights on average per week. The airline proudly served a diverse menu of over 66 million meals on …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Visa (NYSE:V), the world leader in digital payments, renewed its sponsorship of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) for the twenty-fourth consecutive year. This year again, Visa brings many exciting deals for its domestic and international cardholders to help them find their escape during DSF 2019. This DSF, Visa cardholders can benefit from attractive deals and promotions …

ISLAMABAD: VC of Air University AVM (r) Faaiz Amir has termed Alumni Reunions a gateway to reconnect graduates with their alma mater, to commemorate their wonderful past, to celebrate their present achievements and to strengthen professional networking for bright future. He made these remarks while addressing the ‘Air Alumni Homecoming 2018′ ceremony as Chief Guest. On the occasion, it was …

LONDON: For many flights present the perfect opportunity to get some shut-eye in front of a relaxing film or TV show but this wasn’t the case for British Airways customers this year, as it has been revealed that heart-racing thriller Red Sparrow has topped the list as the airline’s most watched film on its inflight entertainment system in 2018. Red Sparrow features Jennifer …

DUBAI: A member of Star Alliance, Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines, and India’s largest domestic carrier, IndiGo recently announced a codeshare and mutual cooperation agreement. The signed codeshare and mutual cooperation agreement between the two carriers, the effectiveness of which is subject to receipt by Turkish Airlines and IndiGo of all necessary Board and regulatory approvals, will enable both carriers to provide …