By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Bahria Town unveiled CineGold Plex at Bahria Town Karachi on a beautiful winter evening this Friday, amidst great applause from a dignified gathering comprising top management of Bahria Town Karachi, noted social and media personalities. The cinema was inaugurated by the chief guest of the evening Mrs. Malik Riaz Hussain. The star-studded Red Carpet was hosted …

DOHA: Qatar Airways has been named ‘Best Airline for International First Class,’ ‘Best First-Class Seat Design,’ and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ for the second consecutive year by the ‘Global Traveler Tested Reader Survey Awards’, one of the most respected awards in the business travel industry. The U.S. based Global Traveler Tested Reader Survey awards are voted on by …

KARACHI: Mr. Samir Mir Shaikh Chaired Meeting of Higher Education Science & Technology at FPCCI. Mr. Samir Mir Shaikh said that there is a huge gap between academia and industry that needs to be filled. An MoU between NIM and FPCCI also was discussed. Mr. Hunaid Lakhani highlight that many institutes are running in Karachi without any NOC from HEC …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: DUKES Dubai has been named ‘World’s Leading New Hotel 2017’, at the grand final of the World Travel Awards, which took place on December 10 at the JW Marriott, Emerald Bay, in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. The five-star hotel, which only opened its doors on the western trunk of Palm Jumeirah in March this year, had already …

KARACHI: Bahria Live is on its way to step in the digital infotainment arena with the mission of providing live transmission from Bahria Town Karachi to its stakeholders. Now all BTK investors, plot owners, brokers and those planning to invest in Bahria Town Karachi will be able to have a live experience of the master-planned Community. Bahria Town is a …

LONDON: British Airways is to launch more content in the first half of 2018 to the travel trade thanks to New Distribution Capability (NDC), starting with new short-haul price points. The move follows the successful introduction by the airline of the distribution technology charge and new agreements with trade partners. Adam Daniels, the airline’s chief commercial officer said: “We’ve successfully …

DUBAI: Emirates yesterday operated a special one-off A380 service to Bahrain in celebration of the country’s 46th National Day. The special flight operated as EK 835, and is one of the shortest scheduled A380 flight routes in the world, with a duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes. The A380 one off service was proudly operated by Captain Hassan Alsaati and …

DUBAI: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, Emirates Aviation University celebrated on Thursday, 14 December the graduation of 220 postgraduate and undergraduate students. His Highness handed over the certificates to the graduates during the ceremony that was held at the university campus and was attended by …

BIZ TODAY REPORT MANAMA: Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, in collaboration with Bahrain Airport Company, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the managing body and operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), and all three Gulf Air unions, celebrated all of The Kingdom of Bahrain’s National Day, Accession Day and Martyrs’ Day today at the airline’s headquarters in Muharraq. …

MILAN: VICENZAORO January 2018 – The Jewellery Boutique Show, scheduled to take place in the Vicenza Exhibition Centre from 19th to 24th January, is a sold out with a growth trend in counter tendency with the general international jewellery trade show panorama. Matteo Marzotto, Executive Vice President, and Corrado Facco, Managing Director of IEG, Italian Exhibition Group, the company generated …