PUTRAJAYA: Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri has graciously presented a certificate of appreciation to international social media influencer, Trevor James, also known as The Food Ranger. This is in line with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture’s (MOTAC) effort in revitalising Malaysia’s tourism sector. MOTAC through Tourism Malaysia has collaborated with Canadian-born food …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been officially rated a Five-Star Global Airline by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). The award was presented to the airline at the virtual APEX Award Ceremony, part of the FTE APEX Virtual Expo, on 9 December. The APEX Official Airline Ratings™ were created based on …

Professional Communication Corporation – Nedaa signed a new partnership agreement with Airbusat the ongoing GITEX Technology Week 2020 in Dubai for the deployment of mission-critical communication solutions. H.E. Mansoor Bu Osaiba, Chief Executive Officer of Nedaa and Walid Lahoud, Head of Sales Middle East and North Africa for Secure Land Communications at Airbus inked the agreement during a signing ceremony held …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has ceremonially signed five agreements with a number of companies during an official visit from the Kingdom of Bahrain to the State of Israel. Captain Waleed A. Hameed AlAlawi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air said “We take great pride in being part of the official delegation from …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE and official partner of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has operated ten flights to transport the protected Formula 1 ‘biosphere’ from Manama, Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Formula 1 management, teams, drivers and crew travelled to Abu Dhabi International Airport on 7 December and were transferred to …

Dubai is open for business and tourism, and Emirates wants the world to know it. Throughout the winter travel season, the airline will run a multi-million dollar global campaign to promote Destination Dubai, including advertising spots and key partnerships to provide travellers with extra value. Emirates’ multi-channel advertising campaign, which showcases Dubai’s diverse attractions to those seeking a winter getaway, …

The Italian Consulate in Karachi is organising its annual “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”, the thematic review dedicated to the promotion of quality Italian cuisine and food products, in Karachi from December 9 to16. The highlight of the celebrations is the participation of award winning Chef Marco Saracino in different activities including a training workshop to engage professional chefs from horeca sector, food bloggers and media …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has committed to purchasing carbon offsets, to completely neutralise the CO2 emissions of its flagship “Greenliner” 787-10 aircraft for a full year of operations in 2021. The initiative is the start of the airline’s journey to reduce CO2 emissions to 50 percent of 2019 levels by 2035, and …

Emirates is getting into the festive spirit. Every year the airline ends the year with extra trimmings for the holiday season and this year is no different. Travellers can look forward to special touches both on board and on the ground from today until 31 December to make travels extra sweet as they reunite with family and friends. Customers can kick off …

Pakistan’s leading Islamic banking network, Faysal Bank Limited, together with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), announced four lucky draw winners for the third ballot of the “Welcome Home – Roshan Digital Account” campaign, during a ceremony held at Faysal House, Karachi. Awarding the winners with economy class PIA return tickets to Pakistan from their country of residence, the balloting ceremony was …