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 …

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 …

KARACHI: As part of a mission to the region promoting post-Brexit business, delegates from the Mayor of London’s Office visit Karachi hub of London-backed startup colwiz. London-Karachi collaboration: colwiz Founder Tahir Mansoori with his team of talented engineers and designers and the Deputy Mayor of London, Rajesh Agrawal. The Deputy Mayor of London was in Karachi this week as part of …

BEIJING: In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed during the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB) meeting in Beijing, Star Alliance, member carrier Air China and Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) have agreed to closely cooperate to further establish Beijing Capital International Airport as a leading hub and transfer airport as well as to significantly enhance the future customer experience. …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: The International Property Show (IPS), the Middle East’s biggest property sales platform for local and international real estate markets, is set to take place in Dubai from 9th to 11th April 2018 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, where it will be driving international sales through Country Pavilions that open up a world of investment opportunities …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: The certificates’ distribution ceremony for the newly qualified Chartered Accountants was hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and organised by the Southern Regional Committee (SRC), ICAP, here at a Marriott hotel. As many as 148 newly qualified CAs of the Southern Region received their certificates, 13 students were awarded merit certificates and …