Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 September, 2015 4:20 pm

Thousands of pilgrims from the UK expected to travel to Mecca to perform Hajj

A dedicated Hajj team at British Airways will be supporting the thousands of customers who are flying with the airline to Jeddah to take part in the annual pilgrimage to Mecca over the next few weeks.     The unique team will be on hand to assist customers at all times during Hajj,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 September, 2015 3:44 pm

Philippines Shopping Festival 2015

The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) together with the Department of Tourism (DOT) is once again teaming up to revive the Philippine Shopping Festival this October 2015.  In line with DOT’s Visit the Philippines 2015 campaign and PRA’s efforts in the development of the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 September, 2015 1:36 pm

FRHI HOTELS IN MAKKAH PREPARE TO WELCOME HAJJ PILGRIMS

    FRHI targets independent Gulf travellers as holy city prepares for millions undertaking the annual pilgrimage   FRHI Hotels & Resorts is set to increase the number of independent Gulf travellers experiencing its hotels in Makkah, as the holy city prepares for a...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 September, 2015 1:31 pm

McDonald’s UAE Set to Open New Restaurant at Dubai International Airport’s Concourse D

McDonald’s UAE will open its sixth restaurant at Dubai Airports with unique implementations of interactive technologies beginning of next year. Located at the new Concourse D, Terminal 1, the 310 square meter store will be introduced once the facilities at Concourse D have been completed,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 September, 2015 2:42 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS AND KEY EQUITY PARTNERS COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL PLATFORM FINANCING TRANSACTION

Etihad Airways, its airport services business and five of its equity partners have today successfully completed an innovative new platform financing transaction, raising $500 million on the international markets.   Etihad Airways, Etihad Airport Services, airberlin, Air Serbia, Air...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 September, 2015 1:52 am

OSN presents incredible line-up of television

This September will see OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, roll out its best-to-date programming. The first-class line-up of fantastic television has something for the whole family as another action-packed season of comedies, thrillers, kids films, gritty dramas and US talk-shows hit...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 15 September, 2015 2:21 pm

Bawadi Mall wraps up summer with 2,921,860 visitors in 3 months

Bawadi Mall, Al Ain’s biggest shopping and entertainment destination, has just ended a very successful summer season, attracting over 2,921,860 visitors in three months (June to August), thanks to a summer calendar packed with shopping and edutainment activities and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 15 September, 2015 2:10 pm

Dinosaurs Roar Through Dubai

Dinosaurs brought busy weekend traffic to a halt on Saturday but thankfully avoided causing a tyrannosaurus wreck. Both residents and tourists of Dubai were stunned to see a convoy of ferocious dinosaurs making their way to their new home in IMG Worlds of Adventure, the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 15 September, 2015 12:56 pm

Gulfood Manufacturing 2015 Provides Critical Platform for Business Success in Regional Food Industry

While increasing global populations and rising income levels deliver baseline success for companies in the food manufacturing industry, those looking for top-line growth will require proactive efforts at a number of levels.  These include new product development, harnessing emerging trends,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 15 September, 2015 10:28 am

Oasis Mall to host ‘Books2Benefit’ in support of the community‘

Oasis Mall, the neighborhood mall part of Landmark Group, is hosting the Books2Benefit drive, a community book sale on the 18th and 19th of September to encourage good reading habits amongst members of the community. The proceeds raised from the sale of these books will be donated to support the...

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