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Qatar Airways returns to Gatwick
May 24, 2018
Qatar Airways has resumed serving London Gatwick from its Doha base, after quitting the route in 2011. The new twice-daily service, launched on 22 May, is being operated with a Boeing 787 configured with 254 seats: 22 in business and 232 in economy. When it withdrew from Gatwick in 2011, Qatar Airways' chief executive Akbar Al Baker stated that 'following a thorough"...
Qatar Airways launches services to London Gatwick Airport
May 23, 2018
Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to London Gatwick touched down at London Gatwick Airport, where it was welcomed with a celebratory water salute. The new double daily service, operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, makes London Gatwick the award-winning airline’s sixth gateway into the United Kingdom and second gateway to London. The new route will provide even more flexibility and convenience to passengers travelling"...
Hilton Commits to Cutting Environmental Footprint in Half and Doubling Social Impact Investment
May 23, 2018
(AETOS Wire)-- Hilton today announced it will cut its environmental footprint in half and double its social impact investment by 2030. With this commitment, Hilton will become the first major hotel company to institute science-based targets to reduce carbon emissions and send zero soap to landfill. The company will also double the amount it spends with local and minority-owned suppliers, and double its investment"...
Qatar Airways celebrates five years of service to Salalah, Oman
May 19, 2018
Qatar Airways celebrates its five-year anniversary of operating direct flights from Doha to Salalah, Oman. On 15 May, the award-winning airline commemorated this milestone with a celebratory water cannon salute at Salalah International Airport. Salalah is a unique destination in the region, offering fruit plantations, beautiful beaches, traditional souqs and archaeological sites, all scattered across a landscape that fuses the tropical with the"...
Ukraine's government approves visa-free regime with Qatar, Antigua and Barbuda
May 17, 2018
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the agreement on the mutual visa-free regime with Qatar and Antigua and Barbuda as 112.ua reported. According to the document, the citizens of the parties who use the foreign passports can enter, leave, transit and stay without a visa at the territory of the send party's country up to 90 days during 180 days. Antigua and Barbuda is a state at the Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda Islands in the group of Lesser Antilles in the eastern part of the Caribbean Sea. The capital and the main port is St. John's. The square is 442, 6 km2, the population is 83, 000 people. It is a member of the Organization of American States. The Head of the State is Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General. As we reported, on March 18, Petro Poroshenko officially visited Kuwait where he agreed on the bilateral liberalization of the visa regime. And on......
MoI facilitates family visit visa through website & Metrash2
May 17, 2018
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday launched a new service that will enable people to apply for family visit visa through MoI website and Metrash2. This came within the framework to develop services to the public. Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Ateeq, Director General of the Department of Passport and Expatriates Affairs at MoI, said the new service has been added to the various e-services already provided by MoI by the use of modern technology"...
Global Traveler recognises HIA as Best Airport for Layovers
May 16, 2018
Hamad International Airport (HIA) has been voted as the Best Airport for Layovers at the Global Traveler’s (GT) Leisure Lifestyle Awards in Los Angeles on May 10th. Now in its 6th year, the annual GT Leisure Lifestyle Awards celebrates the best in leisure travel and recognises the greatest airports, islands, cities, hotels, and cruise lines, as voted by its readers. The"...
Cvent Unveils 2018 List of Top 25 Meeting Hotels in the Middle East and Africa
May 16, 2018
(AETOS Wire) -- Cvent, Inc., a market leader in meetings, events, and hospitality technology, today announced the results of its Top 25 Meeting Hotels in the Middle East and Africa. The list was compiled by analysing group booking activity through its Cvent Supplier Network, which sourced more than $14.7 billion and more than 40 million room nights in 2017, helping to support more than 715,000 events worldwide. “With industry research showing the current global value of the meetings and events industry at $750+ billion* and growing substantially, there is huge potential for hotels across the region to capitalise on group business opportunities,” said Bharet Malhotra, Senior Vice President of Sales for Cvent’s Hospitality Cloud. “In the Middle East and Africa, Dubai continues to dominate in the group business category, but it is great to see seven different hotel chains......
Qatar completes key phase of Al Wakrah Beach
May 14, 2018
Qatar's Public Works Authority Ashghal said it has completed the main works of the first zone of Al Wakrah Beach Development, which will be open to public this week.
The project is being developed in three zones as a leisure destination suitable for families over a 335,000-sq-m area, said a statement from Ashghal.
Work on 2,100 sq m of interlock paving for the pedestrian walkways has been completed for Zone 1. A total of 120 pergolas will be set up at Al Wakrah Beach Development to provide"...
Qatar participates in Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference
May 13, 2018
The ninth Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism Conference (Medical Korea 2018) was held on Thursday in the Korean capital Seoul. Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea, Dr Park Neunghoo, inaugurated the conference with the participation of health ministries’ undersecretaries from around the world. Commander of Medical Services of the Qatari Armed"...
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