By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Armani Hotel Dubai’s sustainability initiatives have been recognised at the 2017 Dubai Sustainable Tourism Awards with Abdul Quddus Sheikh, Director of Engineering, honoured as ‘Sustainability Champion’ for demonstrating excellence in implementing and delivering sustainable development initiatives at the hotel. Under Abdul Quddus Sheikh’s leadership, Armani Hotel Dubai achieved impressive results in energy and water savings in …

KARACHI: Engro Corporation – widely regarded as Pakistan’s leading conglomerate – has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to jointly co-develop opportunities, with IFC InfraVentures, in the Temperature Controlled Logistics (TCL) industry of the country. The partnership stems from Engro’s intent to study the logistics sector and devise integrated solutions for …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed an agreement with Thales to equip the airline’s new, incoming 12 Airbus A320Neo and 17 A321Neo aircraft with a cockpit package of Thales avionics solutions including the TopFlight and Flight Management System (FMS). With 70% market share on the Airbus A320Neo and A330Neo families, TopFlight FMS remains …

KARACHI: Parchi, the latest offering by ARY Films, had created a lot of anticipation with its intense teaser and the audiences had been waiting for the official trailer to be released. It has officially been released on December 2nd 2017 with a special screening at Neuplex Cinemas,and it has taken the excitement a notch-higher. The trailer is action-packed with the …

KARACHI: ICMA Pakistan organized convocation for its new Associate and Fellow Members at Pear Continental hotel on Saturday, 2nd December. Mr. Jahangir Siddiqui, Founder, JS Group, Chief Guest on the occasion advised the young graduates to Dream Big, He said that we all have a tendency to play safe and settle for levels, which we consider safe and attainable. If …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: The 6th season of the Crafter’s Expo celebrates Happiness is Handmade with 90 participants. Creatives from around Pakistan come forth with handcrafted gifts, souvenirs, accessories, decor, footwear, apparel and more. All items showcased have been at work over 3 months as part of the show. Participants received a one day workshop with mentors the likes of …

DUBAI: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority, the Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine Conference (ESEM17) is going to be heldfrom 6th to 9th of December 2017 at the Intercontinental Dubai – Festival City, United Arab Emirates. Hospitals across UAE receives thousands …

DUBAI: Emirates’ new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its game changing fully enclosed private suites in First Class, as well as refreshed Business and Economy Class cabins, has now entered service, to the delight of customers. The new Emirates cabins were unveiled for the first time at the Dubai Airshow last month, to positive acclaim from visitors at the show …

LONDON: Best Western Great Britain has appointed Rob Paterson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Paterson joins from Village Hotels where he is presently Commercial Director. Paterson will join the largest collection of independent hotels in Great Britain in mid-February after a 16-year career with brands such as Accor, De Vere, Malmaison and Hotel du Vin. Tim Rumney, chairman of …

By Rafiq Vayani Embassy of Republic of Indonesia, Islamabad along-with the Consulate General of Republic of Indonesia in Karachi with the support of Thai Airways International arranged Fam trip program to Indonesia for leading travel agents, tour operators and travel consultants of Pakistan. The Fam trip includes trips to popular destinations of Bali, Yogyakarta and capital city of Jakarta. Propose …