Emirates, Malta Tourism sign partnership
Emirates airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malta Tourism Authority to bolster inbound tourism through collaborative marketing efforts.
The MoU was signed by Thierry Aucoc, Emirates' Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations (West) Europe and Americas, and Carlo Micallef, Chief Executive Officer of Malta Tourism Authority, during ITB Berlin, Germany's premier travel trade exhibition.
Under this strategic alliance, Emirates will leverage its expansive global network to promote Malta as a premier leisure destination. Key initiatives will include organising media familiarisation trips from key target markets to showcase Malta's unique appeal as a Mediterranean gateway.
The two entities will further explore joint advertising campaigns and collaborations with tour operators and travel agents to develop compelling promotional packages.
Adnan Kazim, Emirates' Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer said, 'Malta has been a key destination in our European network for over two decades, and we've witnessed its growing popularity as a sought-after leisure gateway over the years. This agreement reaffirms our commitment to supporting Malta's tourism industry by leveraging our global reach to further boost inbound travel.' Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Hon. Ian Borg said that this agreement will continue strengthening the long-standing collaboration between Malta and Emirates, while reaching out to more travellers.
To date, the airline has transported over 1.2 million passengers between Dubai and Malta. Emirates has been serving Malta since 2003 and currently operates a daily flight using a Boeing 777-300ER. Travellers to and from Malta benefit from Emirates' award-winning service and industry-leading products in the air and on the ground across all classes, with regionally-inspired dishes and complimentary beverages and the airline's ice inflight entertainment system which offers more than 6,500 channels of on-demand entertainment in over 40 languages.
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