Global tourism to end 2023 close to 90% of pre-pandemic levels International tourism is set to recover almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023, with the Middle East, Europe and Africa leading the recovery. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer,
The launch takes place at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Express One Zone, an advanced, high-performance storage class designed to cater to customers’ needs with the most latency-sensitive applications. Boasting the title of the lowest latency cloud object storage available, Amazon S3
Asia is projected to continue driving the bulk of global growth The latest Economic Outlook issued by the Paris-headquartered Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) expects the global business landscape to experience modest growth amid ongoing challenges, even as the impact of necessary monetary policy tightening, coupled with weak trade and reduced
Abu Dhabi-based carrier aims to double its fleet size by 2030 Etihad Airways has laid out its growth plans at the Dubai Airshow 2023. In a keynote interview, Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways, took to the airshow’s main stage to discuss ‘Journey 2030’ – the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s growth plan for the next seven […]
By Talal Thabet, CEO and Co-founder, Haltia.AI In the high-stakes world of venture capitalism, a startup’s fate often hinges on its ability to captivate and convince those holding the purse strings. Arto Bendiken and I, leading Haltia.AI, have waded through the venture funding quagmire, collecting a trove of do’s and don’ts — some learned the […]
Gulf emirate clinches the world’s first and largest angel investment event The UAE has firmly established itself on the global startup map, with the UAE government’s Entrepreneurial Nation initiative seeking to develop 8,000+ startups and SMEs in the Gulf nation by 2030 and setting up 20 startups valued at more than $1 billion by 2031. […]
Order confirmed at ongoing Dubai Airshow 2023 Dubai-based Emirates Airline has signed an order for 15 A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow 2023, taking its total order for the A350 version to 65 aircraft. The deal, worth AED22.08 ($6 billion) at list price, was signed on November 16, 2023. The first A350 is scheduled to join […]
3-day event held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe The Madrid-based World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) brought together top tourism and travel practitioners from 20 African countries to explore ways to deliver more effective tourism communications and showcase the sector’s role as a development pillar. The first Communications, Media and Tourism Training Workshop in Africa
Deal formalised at Dubai Airshow 2023 Boeing and flydubai have signed an agreement wherein the low-cost carrier will purchase 30 787-9 Dreamliners as the airline diversifies its fleet by introducing widebody jets. In a signing ceremony at the Dubai Airshow 2023, the Dubai-based carrier said it plans to use the efficient 787 to open new routes and grow […]
USA Partnership Pavilion is where business gets done More than 130 American companies are exhibiting an impressive number of US military and commercial aircraft and aerospace technology at the Dubai Airshow (November 13-17, 2023). A high-level delegation of American diplomatic, military and industry leaders are also visiting the airshow, taking place at the DWC Dubai […]