News Desk TORONTO: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded GTA dnata the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Registration, following the successful completion of a comprehensive audit of the company and its ground-handling operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). “We are proud to be awarded IATA’s prestigious ISAGO Registration for our Toronto operations,” said Antonio Alvarez, Chief Executive …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: A fresh new Turkish-Middle Eastern contemporary restaurant, CznBurak will open its doors on December 25 at the picturesque Boulevard Point in Downtown Dubai in December. Dives Holding, the owners of the CZNBurak brand, as well as stylish fastfood concept CZNBurger, chose Dubai as the first destination to launch the brand outside of Turkey, as part of their long-term global …

RIYADH: In line with its rigorous expansion strategy, Dur Hospitality has inaugurated the 4-star Holiday Inn & Suites in Al Jubail Industrial area, adding a new and noteworthy property to its rich lineup of hotels and accommodation offerings spread all around the Kingdom. The new hotel will be operated through a franchise agreement with the globally-acclaimed Intercontinental Hotel Group, and …

MANAMA: Gulf Air – the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain – and EGYPTAIR – the national airline of Egypt – are delighted to announce the expansion of their codeshare partnership, bringing more travel opportunities for their customers. Building upon the success of their existing codeshare relationship, Gulf Air expands by adding its ‘GF’ code on EGYPTAIR’s (5) five …

ABU DHABI: Following an announcement by the National Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, effective 24 December 2020, Etihad Airways requires all guests flying from the United Kingdom to present a negative PCR test within 72 hours validity of their flight departure time. Etihad is the only airline in the world requiring 100% of its passengers to show a negative PCR test …

Dubai Duty Free marked its 37th Anniversary in style as it welcomed passengers travelling through Dubai with a special 25% discount on a wide range of merchandise over three days from 18th to 20th December. The 72 hours anniversary sale, which was also extended to it Home Delivery customers, resulted in sales of Dhs69.990 million (US$19.175 million). From a category …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has received the APEX 2021 Five Star Global Official Airline RatingTM, based on feedback from passengers that was independently collected by APEX via its partnership with TripIt, and validated and certified by an external auditor to ensure that all ratings were made by genuine travellers who had flown on the airline they were reviewing. Adel …

Careem, the first Super App of the Middle East and Pakistan, has released its yearly trends for 2020, compiled across all its services, products and business areas. With the global customer landscape drastically changing as a result of the pandemic, Careem successfully accelerated the launch of its Super App earlier in the year to ensure it could continue to meet …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced that it will be operating its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on the Dubai – Sao Paulo route between 9 and 30 January 2021. The Emirates A380 will be deployed four times weekly to Sao Paulo in response to the summer season increase in demand for travel to and from Brazil. This will be the …

News Desk AJMAN: Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) organized the first Aquathlon in the Emirate at Al Zorah on Friday, 18th December 2020. The race was held in cooperation with the UAE Triathlon Association, along with the support of Al Zorah Development company, Ajman Police and the Municipality and Planning Department- Ajman, the General Directorate of Civil Defense Ajman, and Critical Infrastructure & Coastal Protection Authority.  Matt Ortner came in the first …