Dubai: Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has rolled out an exclusive offer to help members fast-track to a higher tier status. Members can automatically earn...

Dubai: Emirates’ special flight EK2021 made a journey across the different emirates on April 10, which carried fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard. The flight operated with Em...

Dubai: As part of its annual Ramadan service, Emirates offers a specially curated meal served in ready-to-eat boxes to customers fasting during the holy month. Emirates’ signature Rama...

Dubai: Emirates will resume four-weekly services to Orlando from 2nd June 2021, further expanding its US network, and offering customers worldwide more travel choices and enhanced connectivi...

In the run up to World Health Day (7 April), Emirates SkyCargo, cargo division of Emirates airline has become the first airline cargo carrier in the world to have transported more than 50 mi...

Dubai: Emirates will be showcasing the UAE’s remarkable progress in its vaccination programme with a special flight on 10 April 2021 that will carry only fully vaccinated crew and pass...

Dubai: Emirates and TAP Air Portugal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the codeshare partnership currently in place between both airlines.

2021-03-21

Dhaka: As part of celebration of the centennial birthday of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Emirates airline, undertook various activities includi...

Beijing: China’s travel and tourism industry showing strong recovery. Demand for leisure city travel, vacations in the suburbs, family trips and study tours showed a s...

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways is unlikely to welcome the Airbus A380 back to its fleet in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown, chief executive Tony Douglas has confirmed.

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, freight division of Emirates airline and the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority(DCAA) have signed an MoU to streamline processes for the transportation...

Jakarta: The UAE is to develop a multimillion-dollar tourism resort in its westernmost Aceh province, in Indonesia as part of its plan to support implementation of several m...

Doha: Qatar Airways first airline in the Middle East to trial IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’.

Passengers on Qatar Airwa...

Beijing: China has launched a Green Virus Passport in the form of a health certificate program and is thought to be the world’s first known “Virus Passport.&rdqu...

Dubai: Emirates will increase services to popular holiday destinations, Maldives and Seychelles, ahead of the Easter break to meet the customer demand. Starting 28 March, th...

Bangkok: Thailand is considering to withdraw its two-week mandatory quarantine policy for foreign visitors with proof of Covid-19 vaccination as the country seeks to revive ...

Paris: Air France flight from Paris to New Delhi makes emergency landing in Bulgarian capital’s airport. Rowdy passenger is being charged with endangering flight safet...

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) currently is not recommending issuing special certificates for people who received coronavirus vaccination. It advises against issuin...

Dubai: Steve Allen has been appointed as the Executive Vice President of dnata, a global leading air services provider under the umbrella of The Emirates Group.

2021-03-04

Dubai: Emirates and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) have signed a MoU which aims to position Dubai as one of the first cities in the world to implement digital verification...

Dubai: Emirates Group has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to protecting wildlife and habitats while celebrating World Wildlife Day. It also shone the spotlight on co...

Jeddah: State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans to order 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing, reports Saudi news sources.  aviation news bd

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister Tawfiq Al Rabiah said “compulsory vaccination” would be required for all Hajj pilgrims

2021-03-03

Joyeeta Foundation – an initiative under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has undertaken an extensive program to provide culinary training to women entrepreneurs. With the su...

Dhaka: India has extended its ban on international flights till March 31 taking into view the current coronavirus pandemic situation.

"In partial mo...

Dubai: Emirates’ Economy Class customers can now enjoy even more personal space and privacy onboard with the ability to purchase up to three empty adjoining seats on their flight.

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Securities Exchange Commission (BSEC) has nominated six distinguished persons as independent directors of United Airways (BD) Limited.

2021-03-01

Dhaka: Emirates has announced it will introduce First Class services on the Dubai to Dhaka route, starting 1st March. The airline is currently the only international airline...

Montreal: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects its digital Covid Travel Pass will be ready for use “within weeks”.

2021-02-24

Emirates will resume daily services to Newark via Athens from 1st June 2021. The resumed flight will provide global travellers with another access point to the popular New York Metropolitan ...

Emirates as one of the first airlines in the world operated a flight yesterday, February 21 with fully vaccinated frontline teams servicing customers at every touchpoint of the travel journe...

Emirates as first airline in its region to offer travel trade partners bespoke products and services, including rich content and differentiated pricing, through its NDC-enabled direct connec...

Istanbul: Istanbul Airport has rolled out a rapid COVID-19 testing facility. The PCR Testing Center inside the airport’s terminal has a daily testing capacity of 12,00...

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, cargo division of Emirates airline has signed an agreement with UNICEF to prioritise the transport of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medic...

Dhaka: Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has learned to have imposed a security deposit of US dollar 50,000 from new airlines seeking permission to operate commercial flights.

London: Anyone arriving in England and found to have lied about a recent visit to a country on the British government’s travel ban list faces up to 10 years in prison ...

London: The Government of United Kingdomt has announced a new quarantine system and some other policy, which will come into force from Monday February 15.

2021-02-10

Montreal: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is offering an online training course to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market. This ...

Dhaka: Reeyana Rahman, a student of Diploma in Culinary course under the National Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (NHTTI) has won the ‘Ambassador’ awar...

Dhaka: Coronavirus took the world by surprise. Many of the most developed countries failed to protect its citizens. New Zealand, Australia, Latvia or Cyprus are a big except...

Beijing: China’s economy has rebounded and domestic air travel was quickly re-established

Civil Aviation Administration of China (...

Dubai: Emirates’ self-check-in and bag drop kiosks at Dubai International (DXB), which made its debut in September last year, have now gone touchless. The 32 self-serv...

Dhaka: A research data analyzed and published by Comprar Acciones,  reveals that during  January 1 and December 20, 2020, there were a total of 16.8 million flight...

Montreal: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand for air cargo decreased by 10.6 percent in 2020...

Bangkok: Thailand  Ministry of Tourism and Sports is considering plans to attract foreign tourists back to Thailand, and may allow vaccinated foreigners to enter the country without the...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced suspension of  entry to the kingdom from 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners and their familie...

Dhaka: Radisson Blu Dhaka’s Signature Programme offers an exotic BBQ Dinner Buffet with exciting entertainments at its Water Garden Poolside on Feb 14.

New Delhi: As the world hopefully finds a way to begin healing from the COVID-19 pandemic, both in health and the economy, the India tourism budget has turned out to be a hu...

Dhaka: Dubai-based airline Emirates  to resume their passenger flights from the United Kingdom from February 2 following temporary suspension. These flghts will be one-way only.

Dhaka: The government of India has extended the ban on international commercial flights till 28 February says a circular, issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation...

Dubai: Emirates airline has partnered with GE Digital Aviation Software and TE-FOOD to trial TrustOne, a mobile app that allows passengers to undergo COVID-19 PCR tests at s...

Kathmandu: As per Department of Immigration, foreigners are allowed to enter into Nepal, ensuring compliance with below requirements and procedures:

Arri...

Dubai: Dubai today launched the Vaccine Logistics Alliance to speed up distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world through the emirate.
 
In support of the World He...

Dhaka: The airlines of Bangladesh—now struggling for survival because of the situation created by COVID-19 pandemic—have got some good news from the government.

2021-01-31

Dhaka: To celebrate the multicultural diversity of food from across the world the 7th International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO)-2021 kicks off January 31. 

New Delhi: Over half of those employed in the tourism industry in India have either lost their jobs completely or are currently on leave without pay. This adds up to 40 mill...

Montreal: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, b...

Montreal: Canada introduces new rules on international travel, in addition to the multi-layered approach on COVID-19 already in place

Th...

Dubai: Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has rolled out new measures to offer its members more support, flexibility, and choice – allowing members to r...

New York: The United Nations, and subsidiary agencies, has cautioned its staff against flying with any Pakistani airlines.

The UN warning comes after the...

Washington, DC: As of Tuesday, January 26, travellers boarding international flights to the United States have a big hurdle to clear.

For the first time ...

Dhaka: The new White House administration has further extended travel restrictions for Europe, the U.K. and Brazil.  It also has banned entry of most of the non-U.S. ci...

Dhaka: The Government of Kuwait has delayed second phase of its plan for resuming commercial flights until further notice, reports local media, citing a cabinet decision, ke...

Dhaka: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) signed a term facility agreement with the Development Bank of Austria - OeEB to provide financial support in foreign currency to its local RMG and SME clien...

Dhaka: Emirates resumes passenger flight operations to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from this week, following temporary suspension due to restriction imposed by Australian government over ...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Airline Pilots’ Association (BAPA)  has elected a new executive committee for the year 2021-22 at an election, held recently in Dhaka. Capt Mahbubur Rahman has b...

Washington, DC: Among the flurry of executive orders signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday was one ending the ban on travelers from several majority-Muslim countries, w...

Dubai: Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help ...

Dhaka: Turkish investors are keen to invest in a special economic zone in Bangladesh as it offers attractive incentives for foreign investors, said Turkish Ambassador to Ban...

Dhaka: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been awarded the Diamond rating – the highest level attainable – in the APEX Health Safety powered by SimpliFlying a...

Dhaka: Emirates has launched its much-awaited global sale to inspire and encourage travelers to reconnect with family and friends or explore new destinations in the New Year...

Dubai: Emirates airline, dnata and other subsidiaries within Emirates Group today, January 18 rolled out a COVID-19 vaccination programme for its UAE based workforce in coordination with the...

Dhaka: Eastern Bank Limited(EBL) has formally launched instant digital customer onboarding solution EBL INSTA BANKING on January 14, 2021. This solution allows the Banglades...

Dhaka: Children up to eleven can travel free when they accompany an adult passenger on their next flight to Abu Dhabi with Etihad Airways.

2021-01-16

Madrid: Shaika Mai Al-Khalifa from the kingdom of Bahrain will challenge the incumbent, Zurab Pololikashvili, for the role of secretary-general of the 2021-01-15

London: Britain removed the United Arab Emirates from its travel corridor list on January 11 amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the Gulf nation.

Starting from 4:00 am on January 12, people...

Dhaka: Turkish Airlines offers up to 40 percent discount for both economy and business class travels from Bangladesh across its global network. The 3-day discount offer on t...

Dhaka: To make access to citizen services easier, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on January 11 introduced an app -- "Sobar Dhaka".
"Residents of DNCC will be abl...

Dhaka: The Corona pandemic has hit the travel industry around the world especially hard during the year 2020. The border closures and travel warnings made vacations almost impossible.

Dhaka: The popular seaside city of Pattaya in Thailand was often known to be a city, which never sleeps. That was true, until late last month, thanks due to domestic tourist...

Dubai: Emirates will resume non-stop services to Seattle from 1st February, Dallas and San Francisco from 2nd March, offering its customers seamless connectivity via Dubai f...

Dhaka: Bakshi Mohd. Tayab , Sales Manager, Qatar Airways has been promoted as Commercial Manager for Bangladesh with effect from January 1, 2021. This was announced by the Airline in a sta...

Dhaka: Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, President of Thai Hotel Association in a meeting with the Tourism and Sports Minister, has urged upon the Government for a co-payment scheme...

Dhaka: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson along with Khalid Mustafiz Gaffar, Deputy Head of Trade and Investment paid a visit to Eastern Bank ...

Dhaka: The Turkish Visa Application Centre has started functioning at its new office at the house - 77, road- 11, block:-M, unit- B...

Dhaka: A  Cessna 152 aircraft of Galaxy Flying Academy has suffered an accident at the Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Airport today afternoon. No casualty reported so far. The a...

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline has successfully executed a cargo charter to transport the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 from Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil ...

Dhaka: Unilever Bangladesh Ltd. for easy financing of their product dealers has signed a deal with Eastern Bank Ltd.( EBL)   EBL through their  Online Supply Chain...

Dubai: Emirates brings back its My Emirates Pass – an exclusive offer that turns the Emirates boarding pass into a membership card giving customers deals and discounts in over 450 re...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Association of Call Center and Outsourcing (BACCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Royal Tulip Sea Pearl Beach Resort and Spa, Cox’s Bazar on January ...

Dubai: Emirates deploys its latest flagship A380 aircraft featuring new premium economy seats and luxurious enhancements across all cabins to London Heathrow. Starting from 4 January, passen...

Dhaka: After a series of setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, Abu Dhabi's new low-cost carrier- Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is set to operate its inaugural commercial flight to Athens on 1...

Dhaka: Bangkok city authorities have tightened COVID-19 quarantine restrictions due to the coronavirus, banning the activities of entertainment venues, local media outlets r...

New Delhi: Indian authorities have informally requested all domestic and international air carriers not to fly any Chinese passengers into India.

2021-01-02

Dubai: Emirates is taking its signature A380 experience to the next level with the unveiling of a brand new Premium Economy cabin product, together with enhancements and a r...

Dhaka: Singapore has reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 on December 30, including one infection in the community. The remaining cases were imported. Among them was a Singapor...

Dubai: Emirates has announced the appointment of Mohamed Alhammadi as Country Manager in Bangladesh, effective 1st January 2021. Saeed Abdulla Miran, currently Country Manag...

Dhaka: M. M. Haikal Hashmi and M. Khurshed Alam have been appointed as the Deputy Managing Directors of Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL).

Prior t...

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on December 27 formally inducted the newly brought Dash 8-400 aircraft by Biman Bangladesh Airlines into its fleet through a videoconference from her of...

Dhaka: Etihad Airways has announced an additional frequency on their scheduled passenger services between Dhaka and Abu Dhabi taking the total number of flights to three weekly effective f...

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, cargo division of Emirates airline has already commenced distribution of COVID-19 vaccines from a range of manufacturers and geographies. But, for ...

Dhaka: As part of the ‘MujibBorsho’ celebration, Bangladesh Army will organize an international mega event ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2021&rs...

Dhaka: Biman Bangladesh Airlines has announced to resume scheduled passenger flights to Kathmandu in Nepal from February 1, 2021.

Flight BG071 will fly on Mon...

Dubai: Emirates has received the APEX 2021 Five Star Global Official Airline RatingTM, based on feedback from passengers that was independently collected by APEX, the world&...

Dhaka: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on December 20 announced to suspend all international passenger flights for one week from December 21-27 in response to a new strain...

Dubai: Emirates has been adjudged Airline of the Year 2020 at the Aviation Business Awards. The airline was recognised for its resilience, agility, and innovation in the fac...

Dubai: Dubai has yet again captured the attention of the golfing world with high profile competitions like the DP World Tour Championship and ‘Race to Dubai’, the European Tour...

Dubai: Emirates has announced it will resume its operations to Istanbul from 21 December. Flights to/from Istanbul will operate once daily by the Boeing 777- 300ER. The addition of Istanbul ...

Dhaka: In a fillip to people ties that will allow the resumption of business, medical and FIT travel, the Indian government has decided to start an “air bubble" with Nepal. The ...

Dhaka: The newly built passenger departure lounge at Cox’s Bazar airport was opened on December 8 with a view to providing more comfort to local and international tourists.

Dhaka: Kuwaiti airline Jazeera Airways has introduced a fourth frequency to Dhaka on Thursday effective from December 10 in addition to its regular flights on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

Dubai: To meet the growing passenger demand, Emirates has announced it will operate double daily flight to Dhaka starting 14 December. The added services will offer customers enhanced connec...

Dhaka: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has received first ever four full body X-ray scanners at the pre-boarding security checkpoint installed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangl...

Dubai: Emirates has welcomed MSN A6-EVL, its 116th A380 as the first of three A380 double deckers to join its fleet in 2020. The aircraft arrived in Dubai on December 5, powered by a blend...

Dubai: mirates has started re-opening its lounges around the world. The Airline recently re-opened its lounge in Cairo International Airport to be followed by lounge services in other destin...

Dhaka: The new hospitality property Best Western Plus Maya located at Nikunja-2 in the capital soft opened its doors to guests through an inauguration ceremony on December 1.

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Dubai: Emirates has been named as the World’s Leading Airline in three major categories at the World Travel Awards 2020: World’s Leading Economy Class, Airline Rewards Programm...

Dubai: Emirates has re-launched its Dubai Connect offer which gives customers transiting through its hub a complimentary hotel stay in Dubai. The offer is available to customers booked in ...

Dubai: Emirates has completed an intensive programme to clear its backlog of refund requests which was caused by pandemic-related travel disruption.

Over the seven-month per...

An online survey has found that a 62.2% hotel guests within the country during this time, represent holiday and family travelers, 31.1% Business travelers and the rest are for workstation....

Dhaka: A retired British Airways 747 aircraft caught fire near its cockpit while being dismantled at a regional airfield in Spain on November 23.

“Emergency services q...

Dubai: Emirates offers its customers even greater assurance and peace of mind, with the airline’s latest industry-first initiative to provide expanded, multi-risk travel cover on top...

Dubai: On World Children’s Day, celebrated worldwide on November 20, the Emirates Airline Foundation and its NGO partners share their hopes for improving the welfare of disadvantaged...

Dubai: Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 Pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer.

The airline, which has set in...

Dubai: Emirates airline and FlySafair have announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair’s network in South Africa.

Dhaka: Intiha Samanta, a law graduate and an amateur culinary artist from Dhaka division has become the winner of Meizan Malaysian Palm Olein Shera Rondhonshilpi 2019. Kamrun Nahar, a banker...

Dhaka: The Emirates Group comprising Emirates airline, dnata and others, on November 12 announced its half-year results for the 2020-21 financial year ending on September 30, 2020, recordi...

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, freighter division of Emirates airline has started utilising its double decker Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently requi...

Dhaka: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has become an Associate Member of FCI , previously known as Factors Chain International. FCI is a global representative body for Factoring and Financing o...

Dubai: Emirates airline has launched an integrated biometric path at Dubai International airport (DXB). The contactless airport experience is now open to Emirates passengers travelling fro...

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, cargo division of Emirates airline is stepping up its readiness to handle the logistical complexities of distributing a potential COVID-19 vaccine globally by cre...

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 1 asked the authorities concerned to ensure proper screening and compulsory quarantine of the returnees from abroad following the second wav...

haka: American Airlines is planning to bring back the Boeing 737 Max to service for passenger flights by the end of the year.

The return-to-service dates are "highly de...

Dhaka: Testing airline passengers for coronavirus is "the key to reopening the world economy", said Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines in a statement. The airline is starting COVI...

Dhaka: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has been recognized with the 2020 Leading SME Trade Bank award for its outstanding contribution in supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises in Bangl...

Dhaka: Taufiq Rahman, CEO of one of the leading tour operating company of the country Journey Plus, has been admitted to Square Hospital in the capital recently after testing positive for ...

Dhaka: Jazeera Airways has said it is carefully returning to the pre-Covid expansion plan it had put on hold earlier when revenues plunged following the coronavirus pandemic.

Dhaka: Passengers coming from the UK and Germany now have the option of taking a COVID-19 PCR test on arrival in Dubai instead of presenting a negative test certificate before their depart...

Dhaka: US-Bangla Airlines has resumed scheduled flights on Dhaka-Chennai-Dhaka, Chittagong-Chennai-Chittagong and Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka routes from Wednesday ,October 28 under Air Bubble Agree...

Dhaka: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has launched a one-stop service center for EBL cards called EBL SKYCARE at Banani Safura Tower on October 22, 2020. The center is   providing safe, fas...

Dhaka: Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to operate flights to Chennai from November 15, announced the carrier in a press release.

The move follows ...

Emirates has earned top spot at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2020, sweeping four awards including the coveted ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ award for the seventh consec...

Dhaka: Budget airline IndiGo is now charging passenger Rs 100 service fee if they want to check-in at the airport counters from October 17, the airline said in a statement.

Dubai: Dubai has launched a unique programme that enables overseas remote working professionals to live in the emirate while continuing to serve their employers in their home country, as rep...

Dhaka: As the airline industry continues to struggle amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Delta Air Lines, on October 13, posted a USD 5.4 billion loss in the third quarter after spending ...

Dhaka: Hotels, attractions and tour agencies in Malaysia have been hit by a wave of cancellations, as the country’s major cities enter a partial lockdown once again following a recent ...

Dubai: Emirates has extended its support to the newest global movie “What is Human Trafficking by “It’s a Penalty” launched in collaboration with actor Liam Neeson. The short film is designed t...

Dubai: An experienced hospitality professional, Christopher Baker has been appointed as the new General Manager of Amari Dhaka. Before assumption of new office he was serving as General Mana...

Dhaka: Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, the departing Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh on October 7 said Thai visa processing will now be easier and quicker for Bangladeshis.

Dhaka: Bangladesh and India want to resume flight operations through a special "air bubble" arrangement "as soon as possible" after finalising the "technicalities&qu...