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Emirates Skywards hits the 20-year mark with over 27 million members Emirates Skywards hits the 20-year mark with over 27 million members

Dubai: Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has marked 20 years of service. Over the past two decades – the loyalty programme has grown its membership base from a million members in 2005, to 27 million members in 2020

11 October, 2020

Momo Inn appoints Jewel Khan as General Manager Momo Inn appoints Jewel Khan as General Manager

Bogura: Momo Inn, the high-end experience-driven city retreat in Bogura, has appointed Jewel Khan as its new General Manager.

Jewel Khan has been working in the hospitality industry for nearly two decades. He has worked with leading hotel...

10 October, 2020
Emirates partners with Int’l Human City for rapid deployment of humanitarian aid Emirates partners with Int’l Human City for rapid deployment of humanitarian aid

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates and International Humanitarian City (IHC), the world’s largest hub for humanitarian aid, have signed an MoU to cooperate on humanitarian logistics and crisis relief solutions. The MoU was signed by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senio...

10 October, 2020
Thailand to allow ‘low risk’ tourist flights from late October Thailand to allow ‘low risk’ tourist flights from late October

Dhaka: Thailand is to begin reopening its borders to foreigners in an attempt to kick start a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic with a flight from China in late October.

The kingdom’s economy is highly dependent ...

10 October, 2020
Australia's travel ban likely to remain till late 2021 Australia's travel ban likely to remain till late 2021

Dhaka: Australia's borders for international travel are likely to remain closed till late 2021, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg flagged the distant date in his post-budget address to the National Press Club in Canberra in early October.

10 October, 2020

Qatar Airways to fly to San Francisco from Dec 15 Qatar Airways to fly to San Francisco from Dec 15

Dhaka: Qatar Airways makes San Francisco it latest US destination. Beginning December 15, the carrier will operate four flights a week to San Francisco from its hub in Doha.

Qatar Airways will fly the 8,087-mile route with Airbus A350-900...

09 October, 2020
Global tourism to plunge down to 80pc in 2020: UNWTO Global tourism to plunge down to 80pc in 2020: UNWTO

Dhaka: Internationally, tourism will plunge between 60 – 80 per cent by the end of the year. The UN World Tourism Organisation makes the forecast in their latest report.

The prediction, broad and probably conservative, will put mill...

08 October, 2020
Singapore Airlines to resume flights to Dhaka on Oct 20 Singapore Airlines to resume flights to Dhaka on Oct 20

Dhaka: Singapore Airlines will resume scheduled passenger flights to Dhaka from October 20 after a hiatus following the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline will operate twice weekly flights every Tuesday and Thursday using the Airbus A3...

08 October, 2020
Qatar Airways increases flights to BD to nine weekly Qatar Airways increases flights to BD to nine weekly

Dhaka: Qatar Airways on October 7 announced it has increased flight frequency to nine weekly flights to and from Bangladesh.

The airline's flight 638 will depart Doha at 18:05 and reach Dhaka at 02:10 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sa...

08 October, 2020
Airline industry burns $ 300,000 per minute in second half of 2020: IATA Airline industry burns $ 300,000 per minute in second half of 2020: IATA

Dhaka: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020 (almost $13 billion/month or $300,000 per minute), despite the restart of operations. The slow recovery in air tr...

07 October, 2020