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Emirates Holidays Launches TradeNet
Emirates Holidays organised a series of roadshows across various
cities to introduce - TradeNet - an innovative online quotation system, to the
Indian travel fraternity The five-city road show witnessed a presence of over
530 travel agents and consolidators that gathered to learn more about the latest
holiday reservation software.
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TradeNet has been introduced primarily for travel agents
who can now experience ease and convenience in booking and
costing Emirates Holidays vacation packages for their clients from anywhere
in India
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TradeNet has been introduced primarily for travel agents who
can now experience ease and convenience in booking and costing Emirates Holidays
vacation packages for their clients. Agents in different parts of India can
now simply log on to the software, check for availability, create tailor-made
vacation packages, calculate the costs online, and directly communicate with
Emirates Holidays through the website. The hassle-free software reduces unnecessary
communication, time and expenses incurred through telephones, faxes and e-mails.
Commenting on the new software, Jyrki Nilson, Emirates' business development
manager West Asia and Pacific Rim said, "The potential for outbound leisure
travel from India has been steadily rising with the 'Great Indian Middle Class'
contributing to quite actively in outbound travel. For its Indian customers,
Emirates Holidays offers more than 1,000 holiday products to 33 plus countries
across the world. To ensure that our travel trade partners have a better understanding
of our products and booking systems, we have undertaken these road shows."
Statistics released by the Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai International
Airport revealed that 8,99,742 Indian travellers arrived in Dubai in 2003. Further,
according to the Ministry of Planning, India ranked 4th in terms of number of
hotel guests recording a total 273,519 in 2003.
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