Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, unveiled its new travel agent booking system called EYHolidaysConnect at an event in Kingdom of Bahrain.
The event was attended by more than 60 local travel trade executives and holiday managers whose roles are to provide Etihad Airways' guests with complete holiday packages. The Bahrain launch is part of an overall roll out of the new EYHolidaysConnect system across the entire Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
Working as a one-stop shop, the EYHolidaysConnect system allows travel agents to offer guests complete tailored packages, including flights, accommodation in more than 30,000 hotels across the globe, and a range of other services such as tours, excursions, transfers and cruises.
Husam Alaseeri, Etihad Airways' General Manager in Bahrain said: "The launch of the new EYHolidaysConnect is a big step forward for the airline here in Bahrain and across the GCC. It makes the job of the travel agent easier in that they are better able to match the holidaymaker to their ideal holiday package.
"Etihad Holidays offers an incredibly diverse range of packages, including honeymoons, family summer getaways, holidays for adventurers and extreme sports lovers, Formula 1 packages, fun-filled excursions to Disneyland Paris, and other specially tailored packages on demand."
The system also offers "The Luxury Collection," which features exclusive five-star hotels located across five continents, along with complimentary chauffeur-driven services for the most discerning traveller.
Mr. Alaseeri added: "It was good to see the Bahraini travel industry so well represented at the launch and we are delighted with the enthusiastic response we received from those in attendance."
"In working with travel agents, our goal is to give our guests the holiday they desire, and to make it as easy as possible for travel agents to make this happen," said Mr Alaseeri.
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About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, began operations in 2003, and in 2012 carried 10.3 million passengers. From its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Etihad Airways serves 86 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas, with a fleet of 72 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and over 90 aircraft on firm order, including 10 Airbus A380s, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Etihad Airways also holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia and Aer Lingus. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com.
For further information, contact:
Etihad Airways Corporate Communications
Telephone: + 971 (2) 511 1034
Visit: www.etihadairways.com or www.etihadmediacentre.com
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