Emirates Airlines facilitates the arrival of visitors to the «Bahamas»

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Ahmed bin Saeed and Tony Judy after signing the agreement.

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Emirates Airlines, the world's largest international carrier, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islands

Bahamas to promote tourism in that Caribbean archipelago.

The two sides will launch joint initiatives to enhance the movement of visitors to the islands from the main markets through the Emirates network.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Supreme President and CEO of Emirates Airlines and the Group, and the Ambassador of the Bahamas to the UAE and the State of Qatar, Tony Judy, at the group’s headquarters in Dubai, in the presence of the Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates Airlines, Adnan Kazim, and Deputy Salem Obaidalla, Senior Head of Commercial Operations, Emirates Airline Americas.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said: “We are pleased to cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bahamas in supporting its goals to boost the country’s tourism economy.

Through our partnerships with (United Airlines) and (Air Canada), we look forward to playing a major role in promoting the Bahamas as a major entertainment destination, and enabling customers across our global network to enjoy Emirates Airlines services to our points in North America and benefit from enhanced connectivity and access to the islands ».

For his part, Tony Goody said: “On behalf of the Government of The Bahamas, I would like to thank Emirates Airlines for playing a role in strengthening relations between our two countries.

Tourism is the lifeblood of our country’s economy, and we hope that by increasing the number of visitors to our tropical islands, we will achieve our goals of stimulating the tourism economy and providing an impetus to the business environment.”

He added, “Emirates Airlines facilitates communication across the world, connecting East with West, and we look forward to close cooperation with it to help us achieve our tourism goals.

Our overall economy will benefit from boosting tourism thanks to our significant investments in infrastructure to accommodate the expected boom in tourism.

We look forward to organizing an introductory trip this year for influencers and the media to experience the best that our country has to offer and highlight it as a major tourist destination for their audience.”

The Bahamas archipelago, made up of 16 major islands, is spread over 100,000 square miles of ocean waters.

With its pristine waters and pristine beaches, the islands are among the most attractive tourist destinations in the Caribbean, offering a rich mix of recreational and cultural activities for visitors.

According to the agreement, the two sides will organize joint promotional campaigns to benefit the airline and facilitate and enhance the arrival of tourists to the Bahamas, by highlighting the destination's attractiveness to visitors, as well as marketing activities, including information and commercial trips, and the development of specially designed tourism programs, through Emirates Holidays, its arm. Emirates Airlines for foreign tourism programs, customers can book them through the airline's wide global network.

Emirates Airlines currently operates regular flights to 12 destinations in the United States of America, in addition to Toronto in Canada.

Through its global network, Emirates customers can benefit from its services to travel to American destinations, such as Houston, Chicago or Newark, and continue their travel to Bansau, with United Airlines, thanks to the partnership between the two carriers.

Customers can also travel to the Bahamas via Toronto, with Canadian national carrier Air Canada, which activated a codeshare partnership with Emirates Airlines last November.

Emirates Airlines operates a modern fleet of Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 aircraft, and its regular services currently cover more than 130 destinations across six continents.

• Joint initiatives to boost visitor traffic to the islands from key markets across the Emirates network.

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