ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Immigration and Nationality Affairs main Department in collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines Group has launched E-Visa service for African and international participants of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions to be held in Ethiopia effective September 20, 2017. With the launching of the e-visa, participants of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions to be held in Ethiopia, will be able …

DUBAI: Emirates is set to delight its customers by offering special Diwali delicacies for the celebratory season. The special treats will be available for customers across all classes during the week of Diwali celebrations, from 16th- 22nd October, 2017, on all on flights to India from Dubai. Diwali, the festival of lights, is a significant celebration among Indians across the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Responsible Tourism, including current sustainable travel trends, will be adopted as the official show theme for Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2018, taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 22-25 April 2018. Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, ATM, said: “It is important to highlight that the GCC is one of the fastest growing regional hospitality markets …

SYDNEY/DUBAI: Qantas and Emirates today announce additional network changes under the joint partnership which provide customers with greater year round frequency and more services between Australia and New Zealand.* These changes reflect customer demand and the airlines’ respective network strengths and provide more options for customers to travel between Australia and New Zealand to Asia, the UK/Europe, Middle East and …

DOHA: Qatar Airways is extending its new Pre-Select Dining service to even more First and Business Class passengers from October. It will now be available for those flying long-haul to Africa and Asia, joining Europe, the Americas and Australasia. This bespoke service enables First and Business Class passengers to have even more choice and freedom to create their own personalised …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as Middle East and Africa Airline of the Year 2017 by Airline Economics, the largest aviation finance and leasing print publication in the world, at a Gala Dinner held in Dubai on October 3, 2017. Winners in the Middle East …

Barkha Aslam / Rafiq Vayani BALI: Indonesia-Pakistan Tour Operator Business Meeting took place on Monday 09-October-2017 in meeting room of Jambuluwuk Oceano Hotel Seminyal Bali. Many distinguish guest from both of the brotherly countries attended the meeting including representatives of Thai Airways & tour operators from Indonesia and Pakistan. There were 5 tour operators and 12 hotel representatives from Indonesia and …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest and the most modern aviation academy in Africa, a full ICAO TRAINAIR Plus Member and IATA Authorized/Accredited Training Center, is pleased to announce that it has graduated 262 aviation professionals at a graduation ceremony held at the academy’s Commercial and Cabin Crew Training center October 7, 2017. The academy has graduated 50 pilots, …

DUBAI: Asian premier business aviation group Deer Jet has granted its strategic partner, leading flight support and charter solutions provider UAS International Trip Support (UAS) charter management of the world’s first and only VVIP outfitted Boeing 787, the “Dream Jet”. Appealing to the world’s most discerning business and leisure travellers, the jet offers 7-star hospitality services along with the advanced technology …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: With Expo 2020 on the horizon and a successful push to diversify economies away from a reliance on hydrocarbon receipts, travel professionals from the Middle East are heading to WTM London in November, in confident mood as they look to achieve a greater share of the multi-billion-dollar international travel market. WTM London (6-8 November), the leading …