Emirates Holidays promotes special packages to Seychelles |17 April 2010

This promotion, offering up to 50 per cent discount with selected resorts, begins this month and will last up to end July.

The special packages target markets with high potential such as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Greece and Turkey.

The local resorts participating in this operation are Constance Ephelia Resort of Seychelles, Le Meridien Fisherman’s Cove, Hilton Seychelles Horthholme Resort & Spa, Four Seasons Resort Seychelles and Banyan Tree Seychelles.

Oomar Ramtoola, Emirates’ manager for the Seychelles and the Indian Ocean Islands, said: “This year, the airline stepped up its frequencies to the island, providing more flexibility and convenience to holiday-makers. We also announced that we would enhance our efforts to promote the island within our network. This is exactly what we are doing through this promotion”.

John Felix, senior vice-president - Emirates Holidays, said: “The archipelago is a fantastic tourist product. We believe that we need to explore new markets and this explains why we have chosen the above countries. The Emirates Holidays team will engage in an important marketing effort to push the special packages. We are very confident that this initiative will bring results.”

From the start of its operations to Seychelles in January 2005, Emirates has promoted the island destination throughout its network. Every year, Emirates Holidays’ brochure – A World of Choice – dedicates a prominent part to the destination.

Emirates Holidays is the largest wholesale tour operator in the Gulf and the Middle East. It offers flexible, affordable and quality holidays to leisure destinations within Asia, Australasia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Europe and North America.