Author: Arabian Media staff
Image: Getty Images/ For illustrative purposes Business travel demand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region surged by 30 per cent in Q3 2025. This recovery was driven by a busy September booking period that offset earlier regional disruptions, according to a report released Thursday by Tumodo, a UAE-based online business travel platform. The quarter saw an initial “unexpected pattern” due to political volatility, which caused widespread trip cancellations and some airport closures. However, September emerged as the busiest booking month of the quarter, coinciding with the end of the vacation season and a post-crisis recovery. The data…
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Muhammad Ovais Yousuf, PIF’s Head of Aviation, at a panel discussion at the 2024 Future Aviation Forum. (Image: Facebook) Riyadh Air’s official passenger launch is “imminent”, and the aviation sector is critical to Saudi Arabia’s economic growth as it is highly accretive and delivers a GDP multiplier effect of up to fourfold. That’s according to the PIF’s Head of Aviation, Muhammad Ovais Yousuf, who spoke to Gulf Business in an exclusive interview just a day after Riyadh Air announced its inaugural test flight to London. On Wednesday, Riyadh Air, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), said it will begin…
Images: Supplied At the recent 2025 World Congress for Self-Driving Transport in Dubai, Tensor made global headlines with the debut of what it calls the world’s first ‘personal’ Level 4 autonomous vehicle — the Tensor Robocar. Following its debut, Tensor will also be at GITEX Global 2025 to advance the dialogue from industry vision to tangible, real-world application, the firm said in a press statement. Unlike fleet-operated or ride-hailing autonomous vehicles, Tensor’s innovation puts full self-driving capability in the hands of individual owners, marking a major milestone in personal mobility. In this conversation, Amy Luca, CMO, discuss how the company’s…
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Matin Jouzdani, partner, Data, Analytics and AI at KPMG Lower Gulf/Image: Supplied The UAE is emerging as a global leader in artificial intelligence literacy and adoption, with residents demonstrating higher engagement and confidence in AI than the global average, according to KPMG’s Trust in Artificial Intelligence Insights report. The study, conducted by the University of Melbourne in collaboration with KPMG International, found that 97 per cent of UAE respondents use AI for work, study, or personal purposes — significantly ahead of global peers. Moreover, 89 per cent said they are already experiencing the benefits of AI, compared with 83 per…