Company Insights Qatar Airways Aviation Qatar Airways News Exclusive Interviews MassiveMusic is making some noise with Middle East move “Sonic branding” is not a term many people outside the marketing industry are familiar with, especially in the Gulf region. But they may become more so, as companies increasingly adopt music strategies to reach their customers. “We know the effect that successful music can have on communication, and it is fast becoming a point of […] November 25, 2022 Opinion Aviation Fly the environment-friendly skies Middle East airlines have led the way in showing how Gulf economies can diversify. Now they have to become pioneers of net-zero aviation too November 21, 2022 Analysis Business of Sport Nine ways the World Cup will transform Qatar Qatari strategists conceived the World Cup as a catalyser for long-term development ambitions. Across a range of economic sectors, the government has sought to embed the transitory impact of the tournament with longer-lasting side-benefits. None are more evident than in the tourism sector. As Berthold Trenkel, chief operating officer of Qatar Tourism, told AGBI: “The […] November 21, 2022 Long read World Cup 2022 Lusail City is ready for Qatar 2022 … and beyond All over the Gulf, Vision 2030 mega-projects are somewhere on the road from drawing-board dream to functioning reality. One has already got there: Lusail City in Qatar. Work on the development began almost a decade ago, spurred on by preparations for the 2022 World Cup. At the time, the site was a mere village, about […] November 18, 2022 Dubai gears up for 120 match-day shuttle flights to Qatar World Cup Dubai Airports is preparing for a massive surge in passenger numbers at Dubai World Central (DWC), with the match day shuttle flights to Doha, Qatar, for the FIFA World Cup 2022 all set to start from November 20. UAE’s low-cost Flydubai and Qatar Airways will fly up to 120 match-day shuttle flights in and out […] November 16, 2022 Aviation Qatar airport’s final expansion phase to start in early 2023 The final phase of Hamad International Airport (HIA) expansion will start early next year, Qatar Tribune newspaper reported, citing Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker. The expansion will increase the airport’s annual capacity to up to 75 million passengers. Phase A of HIA’s expansion plans is now ready for the much-anticipated FIFA World […] November 13, 2022 Aviation Qatar Airways wins UK court battle with aircraft seat maker A British court has ruled in favour of Qatar Airways in a dispute between the Gulf carrier and an Italian aircraft seat manufacturer. Sezze-based Optimares had sued Qatar Airways after the airline terminated a contract to buy made-to-order business and economy class seats for some of the Doha-based airline’s Boeing and Airbus aircraft. But a […] October 25, 2022 Exclusive Tourism Sydney-based StayWell looks to add up to 15 Mideast hotels StayWell Holdings, one of the largest hotel management groups in Asia Pacific, is looking to add up to 15 new properties in the Middle East, with its luxury brand targeting debuts in Dubai and Riyadh. Simon Wan, president and director of StayWell Holdings, told AGBI that the expansion plan comes on the back of advances […] October 7, 2022 Energy Jet fuel pipeline opens as Dubai gears up for World Cup flights ENOC's 16.2km pipeline is delivering fuel to Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be a hub for World Cup match-day flights to Qatar October 3, 2022 Analysis Aviation Gulf carriers set to benefit from ‘reordering’ of aviation industry Gulf carriers are likely to strike up new partnerships with foreign airlines as the war in Ukraine and the lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic threatens to reorder the global aviation scene. The reshaping of the airline industry as a result of pandemic-induced change is opening up new, and more competitive avenues for global airlines […] September 28, 2022 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 12 13 14 15 Next
Exclusive Interviews MassiveMusic is making some noise with Middle East move “Sonic branding” is not a term many people outside the marketing industry are familiar with, especially in the Gulf region. But they may become more so, as companies increasingly adopt music strategies to reach their customers. “We know the effect that successful music can have on communication, and it is fast becoming a point of […] November 25, 2022
Opinion Aviation Fly the environment-friendly skies Middle East airlines have led the way in showing how Gulf economies can diversify. Now they have to become pioneers of net-zero aviation too November 21, 2022
Analysis Business of Sport Nine ways the World Cup will transform Qatar Qatari strategists conceived the World Cup as a catalyser for long-term development ambitions. Across a range of economic sectors, the government has sought to embed the transitory impact of the tournament with longer-lasting side-benefits. None are more evident than in the tourism sector. As Berthold Trenkel, chief operating officer of Qatar Tourism, told AGBI: “The […] November 21, 2022
Long read World Cup 2022 Lusail City is ready for Qatar 2022 … and beyond All over the Gulf, Vision 2030 mega-projects are somewhere on the road from drawing-board dream to functioning reality. One has already got there: Lusail City in Qatar. Work on the development began almost a decade ago, spurred on by preparations for the 2022 World Cup. At the time, the site was a mere village, about […] November 18, 2022
Dubai gears up for 120 match-day shuttle flights to Qatar World Cup Dubai Airports is preparing for a massive surge in passenger numbers at Dubai World Central (DWC), with the match day shuttle flights to Doha, Qatar, for the FIFA World Cup 2022 all set to start from November 20. UAE’s low-cost Flydubai and Qatar Airways will fly up to 120 match-day shuttle flights in and out […] November 16, 2022
Aviation Qatar airport’s final expansion phase to start in early 2023 The final phase of Hamad International Airport (HIA) expansion will start early next year, Qatar Tribune newspaper reported, citing Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker. The expansion will increase the airport’s annual capacity to up to 75 million passengers. Phase A of HIA’s expansion plans is now ready for the much-anticipated FIFA World […] November 13, 2022
Aviation Qatar Airways wins UK court battle with aircraft seat maker A British court has ruled in favour of Qatar Airways in a dispute between the Gulf carrier and an Italian aircraft seat manufacturer. Sezze-based Optimares had sued Qatar Airways after the airline terminated a contract to buy made-to-order business and economy class seats for some of the Doha-based airline’s Boeing and Airbus aircraft. But a […] October 25, 2022
Exclusive Tourism Sydney-based StayWell looks to add up to 15 Mideast hotels StayWell Holdings, one of the largest hotel management groups in Asia Pacific, is looking to add up to 15 new properties in the Middle East, with its luxury brand targeting debuts in Dubai and Riyadh. Simon Wan, president and director of StayWell Holdings, told AGBI that the expansion plan comes on the back of advances […] October 7, 2022
Energy Jet fuel pipeline opens as Dubai gears up for World Cup flights ENOC's 16.2km pipeline is delivering fuel to Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be a hub for World Cup match-day flights to Qatar October 3, 2022
Analysis Aviation Gulf carriers set to benefit from ‘reordering’ of aviation industry Gulf carriers are likely to strike up new partnerships with foreign airlines as the war in Ukraine and the lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic threatens to reorder the global aviation scene. The reshaping of the airline industry as a result of pandemic-induced change is opening up new, and more competitive avenues for global airlines […] September 28, 2022
