Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 24 December, 2018 2:17 am

The Dubai Mall announces Guinness World Record for the world’s largest festive ornament

  When it comes to record breaking feats, there seems to be no place like Dubai to showcase extraordinary achievements.    The Dubai Mall, the world’s most visited retail and lifestyle destination, is raising the bar yet again by adding another Guinness World...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 24 December, 2018 2:00 am

100,000+ customers across 78 countries check into OYO hotels in UAE in 9 months

OYO Hotels & Homes, South Asia’s biggest, one of China’s top five, and the world’s fastest-growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes and living spaces, welcomed over 100,000 guests from 78 countries across 14 properties and 20 homes in UAE, since its launch in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 24 December, 2018 1:45 am

New Jeddah airport operator ‘by second half of 2019’

A new private-sector operator of Jeddah airport will be appointed by the second half of next year, an aviation official confirmed to Arab News. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in February said it had terminated an agreement to allow a consortium consisting of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 24 December, 2018 1:14 am

Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas Captures the Festive Spirit With a Culinary Extravaganza

Celebration is in the air with a series of events in the Festive  Season withPark Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Villas bringing a culinary journey of seasonal classic delicacies, vegan options and traditional favourites.   Start the yuletide celebrations on 21 December within...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 24 December, 2018 1:00 am

Bram Schot to be the new Chairman of the Audi Board of Management

The Supervisory Board of AUDI AG has appointed Bram Schot as the Chairman of the Board of Management effective January 1, 2019. Schot has headed the company since June 2018 as interim CEO. Schot will continue temporarily to hold Board of Management responsibility for Sales and Marketing from...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 24 December, 2018 12:33 am

Turkish Airlines Corporate Club won the First-Ever GT Tested Reader Survey Award for “Best Corporate Travel Program for Business Travelers”.

Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries and international destinations than any other airline in the world, is the recipient of three 2018 GT Tested Reader Surveyawards by Global Travelermagazine, including the first-ever award for “Best Corporate Travel Program for Business ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 23 December, 2018 4:20 pm

Janadria Festival is a Valuable Opportunity to Promote Saudi Cultural Heritage Worldwide

The National Festival of Heritage and Culture in Janadria, which began last Thursday, is a valuable opportunity to highlight the elements of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on an international level. Mainly as the festival is the most important event of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 December, 2018 4:06 pm

Emirates Scientists Council, Emirates Global Aluminium sign MoU to open the company’s laboratories for scientific research

The Emirates Scientists Council (ESC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to make the latter’s nine laboratories available to UAE scientists for scientific research.   The MoU forms part of the ‘Open Labs’ initiative,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 23 December, 2018 1:50 pm

Saudia Cargo extends its services to Calicut International Airport

Saudi Airlines Cargo Company ( SACC ) has extended its services to its customers offering a cargo capacity of 60 tons a week to Calicut International Airport (CCJ) in the Indian state of Kerala on the daily operation of Saudi Arabian Airlines passenger Airbus A330 flights, four flights...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 December, 2018 1:09 pm

Uber hosts UberEXPO

Uber hosts UberEXPO – or “Madinat Uber” the largest open-day event for driver-partners in the Middle East – witnessing over 2,500 driver-partners engage in a series of interactive activities, held in Riyadh. The expo organised engaging sessions on stage including, awards, a...

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