Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island General Manager Gaurav Thakur explains how the resort blends ultra-luxury hospitality with genuine marine conservation, and what it takes to run a 50-villa property on a remote, self-contained island. You’ve spent over 20 years across Waldorf Astoria, Conrad and Hilton properties in the UK, India and the Maldives. What made […]
Latest Beach & Coral Collection release spans 10 architectural designs and represents one of the final opportunities to own a new beachfront villa on the destination’s fronds Nakheel, a member of Dubai Holding Real Estate, has unveiled a limited release of 44 beachfront villas from its Beach & Coral Collections, spanning 10 distinct architectural designs […]
Alef Education‘s Chief Product Officer, Joe El Sebaaly, on why the company’s growth to nearly two million students across three countries has been driven by one principle: the learner comes first, technology second. Since launching in 2016, Alef Education has grown from a single idea into a company serving close to two million students. Joe […]
SOHL SKIN, a new Dubai-based skincare brand founded by Samuel Pohlner, officially launches at www.sohlskin.com with a debut collection of four Facial Mask Sticks, reimagining one of skincare’s most familiar rituals for simple, mess-free application. Created around the belief that skincare should fit naturally into modern life, SOHL SKIN rethinks the traditional facial mask in a convenient…
With the round led by Raed Ventures and participation from AngelSpark, 500 Global and Oraseya Capital, XSquare is building the region’s first B2B-only payment orchestration layer and bringing B2B card-to-account payments to government and enterprise clients across the UAE and Qatar. XSquare, a business-to-business (B2B) payments company operating in partnership with Mastercard, today announced the…
ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI control tower for business reinvention, today released UAE-specific findings from its Enterprise AI Maturity Index, exposing a critical disconnect between organisations’ AI spend and execution. Despite a 105% year-on-year increase in AI spending, UAE organisations achieved an AI maturity score of 48 out of 100. While this marks a 13-point […]
Every journey begins with a destination in mind. Yet what determines whether that journey ends safely is often shaped long before an unexpected moment occurs. Road safety is not defined solely by how a vehicle performs during a critical situation, but by how effectively it helps drivers avoid one altogether. This belief underpins the collaboration […]
At LEAP 2026, Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, will showcase how organisations can build the Agentic Enterprise, where humans and intelligent agents work together to accelerate decisions and deliver measurable business outcomes. Customers, partners and industry experts will demonstrate how trusted data is enabling the next generation of AI innovation. Snowflake will highlight how […]
At the end of June, a new adults-only hotel – the Harmony Valley Resort in Szklarska Poręba – opened its doors. The interior design of the new hotel was created by the Tremend studio, which based its concept on the idea of harmony between nature, local heritage and contemporary design. Inspiration drawn from the Karkonosze […]
This season, ICD Brookfield Place invites guests to experience ‘Under the Sun’, a spectacular, large-scale summer installation celebrating the colour, warmth and abundance of the season by Craig & Karl. Transforming the striking 31-metre-high Summer Garden atrium on Level 1 from August until late September, the installation is centred around a radiant sun, with an […]