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Emirates signs pact to support visitor arrivals to The Bahamas
By Sherrica Thompson
Staff Writer
#TheBahamas, January 15, 2023 – The world’s largest international airline, Emirates, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas to promote tourism to the Caribbean nation.
According to the Government of Dubai, under the agreement, the airline and The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism will embark on joint initiatives to boost visitor traffic into the islands from key markets across Emirates’ network.
The agreement will also see marketing activities, including media and trade familiarization trips, in the first quarter of 2023 and the development of tailor-made tour packages, through its tour operating arm Emirates Holidays. Both parties have also agreed to explore opportunities to collaborate on joint advertising campaigns to promote the West Indies destination.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive,
In commenting on the partnership, Al Maktoum said he was pleased about the collaboration and was looking forward to promoting the Bahamas as a leisure destination.
“We are pleased to collaborate with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas in supporting its goals to boost the nation’s tourism economy. Through our partnerships with United and Air Canada, we look forward to playing a key role in promoting The Bahamas as a key leisure destination.
“Our global customers from across our network can enjoy Emirates’ services to our points in North America and benefit from enhanced connectivity and access to the islands,” he said.
Joudi, in his remark, thanked Emirates for strengthening the connection between the two nations.
“I would like to thank Emirates for playing a role in strengthening the connection between the two countries. Tourism is the lifeblood of our nation’s economy, and by growing visitor arrivals to our tropical island paradise, we hope to achieve our goals of stimulating the tourism economy and providing impetus to the business climate,” Joudi said.
He added: “Emirates is a facilitator of global connectivity and links the East with the West, and we look forward to working closely with the airline to help us achieve our tourism targets. The economy at large will benefit from a further boost to tourism, and our country has made significant investments in infrastructure to accommodate the anticipated boom in tourism.”