LAHORE: Mahan Air, a Premier Iranian Airline has started its operations from Pakistan. The flights are scheduled form Lahore to Tehran, every Monday & Thursday morning. The inaugural Ceremony was held at Lahore Press Club on Wednesday, December 20. Mr. Mehdi Aliyari, Senior Advisor to Managing Director & Vice President, Mahan Air, formally announced the flight Operations. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Pakistan and Iran are maintaining a bond of brotherhood and friendship since decades, sharing the true spirit of neighborhood and common cultural ties. [huge_it_slider id=”153″] “Flight operations inauguration of Mahan Air in Pakistan will help further…
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ABU DHABI: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, on Thursday, December 21, issued a resolution, restructuring the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC). According to the resolution, Abu Bakr Siddiq Al Khouri will chair the newly reshuffled board with Shaikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan as Vice-Chairman. The board membership includes Mohammad Hamad Al Hamli, Abdullah Abdul Hamid Al Sahi, Saeed Rashid Al Zaabi, Tony Douglas and HeshamMalek Khalid.
KARACHI: Mr. Philippe, Executive Pastry Chef Marriott Hotel Karachi baked scrumptious cakes for Christmas this year. A ravishing display was made right next to the Christmas tree and everyone was mesmerized by his expertise &creativity. All the guests in the lobby took hundreds of pictures of the cake display while ordering the same cakes and Philippe became the famous star for his gorgeous cakes. [huge_it_slider id=”152″]
Paris, the global hub of art, fashion and culture, is the most popular destination for luxury travelers in 2017, a recent survey has found. The survey is sourced on data from over 3 million visitors in 2017. [huge_it_slider id=”150″] Dubai is the second most popular luxury travel destination of 2017.Dubai, New York, London and Singapore round out the top 5 destinations for luxury travelers according to the survey. Besides Dubai, another city in the UAE, Abu Dhabi also made the list. The city has recently opened the Louvre and has a range of high end resorts and attractions under development.…
DUBAI: The UAE and China have signed an agreement to exempt UAE nationals carrying regular passports from obtaining pre-entry visas, with the possibility of staying for up to 30 days on each visit, starting from January 16. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi by Ahmed Saeed Elham Al Dhaheri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for UAE, and Ni Jian, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the UAE, reported Emirates news agency Wam. Al Dhaheri said that from January 16, 2018, UAE citizens can…
SANYA: China attracts tourists from around the world as the country has become one of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Located at the southernmost point of Hainan province, Sanya is the country’s sole international seaside vacation destination. [huge_it_slider id=”148″] Sanya received a total of 620,000 inbound tourists during November, representing year-on-year growth of 70 per cent.The city is expected to receive more than 18 million visitors by the end of the year, setting a record for tourism there.In addition to the increase in tourists, the number of international flights to Sanya has increased by 64 per cent year-on-year, and…
MUSCAT: The National flag carrier of Sultanate of Oman, Oman Air has launched online redemption for its valued Sindbad members, enabling customers to spend their miles for flight tickets online. Until now, Sindbad members had to contact Oman Air’s loyalty team to get their redemption tickets issued. Thanks to the implementation of the new process, Sindbad members can now purchase their ticket for miles online on Oman Air’s website. To purchase tickets for miles online, members can simply select the flight of their choice, combine it with any extras, such as lounge access at Muscat International Airport or seats with…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will adopt Amadeus Customer Experience Management, the ultimate tool for building brand loyalty through an understanding of each and every airline customer. The technology will be fully integrated with the Amadeus Altéa Passenger Service System, which Malaysia Airlines migrated to in mid-2017 The airline industry is highly competitive, and travelers now have more choices than ever before. This can make loyalty difficult to maintain, and to be successful, airlines need to tailor their services to what customers really want, so that they feel recognized and valued. Delivering an excellent customer experience is core to Malaysia Airlines’…
Travelport, the leading Travel Commerce Platform, was certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a “Level 3” aggregator under IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative intended to create a new distribution standard for the airline industry. Travelport is now the first global distribution system (GDS) travel commerce platform to acquire such status and will work with airline technology specialist Farelogix to implement the first such NDC connection with a major global airline, details of which will be announced soon. To prepare for this certification, Travelport also worked with the UK travel agency Meon Valley Travel. Travelport was the…
NEW YORK: Luxury cruise line Cunard and 20th Century Fox Film partnered to host the world premiere of “The Greatest Showman” on the greatest ocean liner, Queen Mary 2, while the ship was docked in New York. This was the first time a Hollywood movie premiere took place on a passenger ship. “The Greatest Showman” cast including Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, Director Michael Gracey and Oscar and Tony winning musical duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul walked the red carpet on board Cunard’s flagship ocean liner just before the film was shown in the ship’s Illuminations…