ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has finalized agreements with the Government of Chad for the launch of Chad national carrier. Ethiopian has 49 percent stake in the joint venture while the Government of Chad retains 51 percent. The new Chad national carrier is planned …

HANGZHOU: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Alibaba Group announced a comprehensive strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing the customer experience for travelers through the transformative potential of technology, as well as joining forces in other areas. The collaboration encompasses several players in Alibaba Group’s ecosystem including Fliggy, Alibaba Cloud, Alipay and Cainiao Network. The partnership extends across areas such as flight ticket …

SHARJAH – The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) revealed that its ‘Junior Chef’ initiative successful completed its second phase on a high note—receiving overwhelming public response for its efforts to promote health awareness among children. Spearheaded by the Ministry’s Education and Health Promotion Department, the ‘Junior Chef’ program aims to stress on the importance of eating healthy food and …

By Rafiq Vayani LONDON: The beautiful city of Guayaquil, Ecuador is making final preparations ahead of hosting Latin America’s most important travel and tourism event of the year. The key industry players and VIPs from across South and Central America are set to attend the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America Ceremony on 15th September 2018. The red-carpet ceremony, which will staged at …

DUBAI: Copthorne Hotel Dubai, the popular 4-star hotel located in Port Saeed in Deira, hosted the stay of Filipino pop star Morissette Amon, who staged a successful concert at the Dubai World Trade Center last August 17. Copthorne Hotel Dubai was the official hotel partner of “Morissette is Made”, the singer’s first solo concert. A press conference was held at …

SHARJAH: Air Arabia – the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), has announced today that it has signed an agreement with SAP – a global market leader in enterprise application software for a new cloud-based Human Resources system. The new system“SAP SuccessFactors” will provide Air Arabia with advanced capabilities across all HR functions using some …

DUBAI: Jazeera Airways, the largest private airline operating out of Kuwait, has announced a partnership with Amadeus that will open up increased fare options and availability for travel agencies. Serving more than 2.2 million passengers a year and flying to 26 destinations, Jazeera Airways strives to be the seamless connection between its customers and their sources of inspiration. By adopting …

By Muhammad Rafiq SUFFOLK UK: It has been announced that competitors representing the UAE at this weekend’s H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UK Endurance Festival will not be claiming any prize money that they may win at the Festival. Instead, the money will be donated to increase the expenses and travel allowances of non UAE riders competing at Euston …

KARACHI: Lahori cuisine refers to the food and cuisine of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore is a city with an extremely rich food culture. People from Lahore are famous all over the country for their love for food. The city offers a vast variety of options when it comes to gastronomy. In recent times, the style of …

NEW YORK: dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has launched passenger handling operations at New York-JFK Airport.  Already providing ground handling to over 50 airlines in the United States, this is a natural portfolio extension for dnata in New York. The launch customer is Copa Airlines, the flag carrier of Panama, which operates four daily flights with …