Etihad Holidays offers new deals to Malaysia

Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has announced a new cooperative agreement with Tourism Malaysia to promote holiday packages to Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi and Kota Kinabalu.

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, said that as part of a special promotion running throughout April and May 2010, Etihad Airways would offer travellers a range of value-for-money holiday packages to popular destinations in Malaysia.

Mr Baumgartner said: “Malaysia is one of our key holiday destinations, offering travellers a rich culture and history from a mosaic of ethnicities. The special promotion offers a wide range of packages to popular beach front destinations, as well as city breaks in vibrant Kuala Lumpur.”

Etihad Holidays guests are being offered a range of bonus privileges, including: free flights for children; free accommodation for children in selected hotels; additional complimentary nights; free room upgrades; breakfast; airport transfers; and attractive discounts on a wide selection of services.

The sale period for the special offers runs from April 1 to May 31. The travel period for the offers is from April 1 to June 30 and the ‘kids fly free’ promotion is valid until June 10.

Etihad Holidays commenced its first partnership with Tourism Malaysia in 2007 and in 2009, Etihad Holidays received an award for ‘Best Foreign Tour Operator - West Asia’ by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism.

Mr Baumgartner said: “We are committed to forging strong partnerships with tourism bodies in all of our destinations, offering our customers access to the best range of holiday packages under our Etihad Holidays World Deals. Today, we are pleased to announce our new agreement with Tourism Malaysia.”

Etihad Holidays also offers its World Deals program to destinations across the globe including Europe, US, Africa, Middle East and Asia, as well as Etihad’s newest destinations in Japan and Sri Lanka.

Source : Travel Daily News
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Etihad Airlines To Double Agents Commission

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is doubling its commission to its associated travel agents.

In a statement, the airline said it would double the commission for any tickets sold between October 5 and November 1, 2009.

Besides, passengers would also enjoy a promotional price of RM1,900 to the airline's European destinations when they purchase airline tickets between October 5 and November 30.

Etihad Airways offers flight to more than 50 destinations all over the world.

Source : Bernama
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Etihad Airways Target 70% passenger Load to KL

United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways, which made its maiden flight here from Abu Dhabi on January 16, is targeting 70 percent passenger load on this route for its first year of operations.

Etihad's chief executive office James Hogan said this positive outlook was due to Kuala Lumpur's popularity as a business and travel destination among travellers from the Middle East. For Malaysian travellers they will have easy access to key international trading hubs in West Asia and Europe via Abu Dhabi.

Hogan added that the new KL route was set to be one of Etihad's most popular routes.

Source : TravelWeekly
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Bigger aircraft on Etihad’s KL-Abu Dhabi flights

The strong passenger demand on UAE’s Etihad Airways’ new Kuala Lumpur-Abu Dhabi route has led the airline to introduce a bigger aircraft, the Boeing 777-300ER, for this service.

Currently it is using the Airbus A340-300 on this route.

Etihad Airways country manager Malaysia, Lindsay White, said since the launch of the service two months ago, "we have seen an astonishing demand for our flights to Abu Dhabi and beyond.”

Source : TravelWeekly
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Etihad Airways lands in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR – United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways, which made its maiden flight here from Abu Dhabi on January 16, is targeting 70 percent passenger load on this route for its first year of operations.

Etihad's chief executive office James Hogan said this positive outlook was due to Kuala Lumpur's popularity as a business and travel destination among travellers from the Middle East.

For Malaysian travellers they will have easy access to key international trading hubs in West Asia and Europe via Abu Dhabi. Hogan added that the new KL route was set to be one of Etihad's most popular routes.

The airline operates six weekly direct flights on the Kuala Lumpur-Abu Dhabi route, using the 265-seater A340-300 aircraft Kuala Lumpur is the Etihad's fourth destination in the Asia Pacific region after Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila.It is the eighth Middle East airline to fly to KL.

The others are Emirates, Gulf Air, Iran Air, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Yemen Airways and Kuwait Airways.

Source : Travel Weekly
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