Gulf Air hosts Russian travel agencies

Date

3/31/2016 1:22:01 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Officials from Gulf Air and Russian-based MICE travel agencies in Manama.

Manama: Gulf Air Bahrain’s national carrier recently hosted representatives from key Russian-based MICE travel agencies on a 4-day visit that gave them the opportunity toexperience the comforts of flying with Gulf Air and enjoy some of Bahrain’s most notable tourist attractions.

In a meeting with Gulf Air A/Chief Executive Officer Maher Salman AlMusallam and Gulf Air A/Chief Commercial Officer Ahmed Janahi at the airline’s headquarterstopics of discussion included the importance of travel agents’ role and function and their critical partnership with Gulf Air to promote Bahrain and raise awareness of all that the Kingdom and its national carrier have to offer Russian visitors. In turn the representatives voiced their positive feedback on the Kingdom’s many tourism and business capabilities and its broad appeal to various types of visitors.

Gulf Air launched a direct Moscow link in October 2014 and the route has seen steady growth to date. In support of this the airlinehasentered into a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with Russian carrier S7 Airlines enabling Gulf Air passengers to take flights beyond Moscow to and from the Russian cities of St Petersburg Kazan Samara Volgograd Rostov Nizhny Novgorod Perm Ufa Sochi and Voronezh.With a combined fare that is more attractive than those purchased separately the SPA agreement allows passengers to purchase only one ticket at a more competitive fare for their entire journey instead of separate tickets for each individual carrier.

Gulf Air’s direct four weekly flights to Moscow Domodedovo Airport operate on Mondays Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays. Flights to and from Moscow can be booked online at www.gulfair.com by calling the airline’s 24 hour Worldwide Contact Centre on (+973) 17373737 or through any Gulf Air sales office and approved travel agencies.The Peninsula

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